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Thanks for the reply As of now, I have just completed Kaplan 2009 edition, Maths Bible and some basic Ad hoc material for Quant & Verbal as practice. Am currently doing the Maths & English Review books after which I intend to start the OG. I was planning to finish all this by around 20 June...

by gmattester123

Thu Jun 10, 2010 10:26 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: 520 in the first practice test - Month to go
Replies: 5
Views: 2969

hi i have just studied a birds eye view of gmat materials and gave some practice tests my scores are: 590,610,595. i am able to hit quant at 49 Q in 2 tests 45 in other one. My focus is on Verbal, i want improve it , suggest me a verbal strategy to hit verbal in 40+. i would say suggest me a hard b...

by gmattester123

Sat Jun 05, 2010 9:34 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: suggest a verbal strategy
Replies: 3
Views: 1082

Hey guys, I've been preparing for Gmat since the past couple of months now. Out of that, I've been giving it full time since May after taking break from my work. Today I sat to give my first mock test from Manhattan Gmat site and scored a 520 (Q32/V30). Pretty devastated considering that am aiming ...

by gmattester123

Sat Jun 05, 2010 5:31 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: 520 in the first practice test - Month to go
Replies: 5
Views: 2969

What to specialize in?

Hi all. Thanks to this forum, I obtained my target GMAT score, did well at my interview, and have been accepted into my primary MBA program of choice! Now, according to my program, there are various specializations that students must choose from. There are about 10+ different specializations, but on...

by gmattester123

Wed May 19, 2010 12:19 am
Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
Topic: What to specialize in?
Replies: 0
Views: 1045

Dear gmattester123, Congratulations on your admission offer! Your assessment of the advantage and disadvantage is accurate--that is the risk in telling the school. Most folks tend to keep it quiet and let the decision be about the merits of their application. At this point in the admissions cycle, ...

by gmattester123

Wed Apr 28, 2010 7:10 pm
Forum: Ask Stacy Blackman
Topic: Tell an adcom that I've been accepted by another program?
Replies: 2
Views: 1292

Tell an adcom that I've been accepted by another program?

Hi all! Thanks to all the help I've received from this forum, I have now been accepted to an MBA program! However, the issue for me is this: I applied to two different MBA programs. I have a primary choice and a secondary choice. Now, my secondary choice has sent me an acceptance letter so I am in i...

by gmattester123

Tue Apr 27, 2010 2:10 am
Forum: Ask Stacy Blackman
Topic: Tell an adcom that I've been accepted by another program?
Replies: 2
Views: 1292

If I were you, I'd focus my attention on the OG. In the days leading up to your test, it's important to focus on official material, because its structure is pretty unique and hard to replicate. It sort of gets you in the mood, so to speak. It's also a good idea to work on your weaknesses right now ...

by gmattester123

Wed Apr 07, 2010 11:35 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Can I go from 600 to 700 in 2 weeks?
Replies: 3
Views: 2526

What was your verbal score? MGMAT CAT verbal questions are a bit different than actual GMAT questions. Here are a few differences: 1) Almost all the MGMAT CAT SC questions are setup to allow you to splice. There are certain questions on the GMAT where you cannot splice. 2) Some MGMAT CAT CR question...

by gmattester123

Sat Apr 03, 2010 11:31 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: MGMAT Scores Inflated?
Replies: 21
Views: 5478

GMAT timing strategies/tactics

Hi all. I'm done with writing the GMAT and I finally got the score I wanted. Anyways, I hope the following strategies/tactics help my fellow brothers/sisters in this forum that are trying to push there score from the 500s to 600s (if you're getting over 700s, I dunno if you will find these strategie...

by gmattester123

Mon Mar 29, 2010 3:42 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: GMAT timing strategies/tactics
Replies: 1
Views: 1664

When you say MGMAT verbal isnt indicative of real GMAT , do you mean to say MGMAT verbal is very easy? Can you please elaborate your opinion about MGMAT verbal What osirus0830 said. All of the MGMAT SC questions allow you to splice. However, not all the GMAT SC questions allow you to splice - this ...

by gmattester123

Sun Mar 28, 2010 1:01 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Best Practice Tests?
Replies: 285
Views: 313351

My GMAT timing strategies that got me from 530 to 620

Hi all. I'm done with writing the GMAT and I finally got the score I wanted. Anyways, I hope the following strategies/tactics help my fellow brothers/sisters in this forum that are trying to push there score from the 500s to 600s (if you're getting over 700s, I dunno if you will find these strategie...

by gmattester123

Sat Mar 27, 2010 5:12 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: My GMAT timing strategies that got me from 530 to 620
Replies: 0
Views: 1524

Hi luckydude. This is exactly what I experienced . There is a divergence between MGMAT verbal and actual GMAT verbal. The SC on the actual GMAT appeared to be much harder - specifically, many SC questions on the MGMAT CAT have well defined "splits" that you can use POE (Process Of Eliminat...

by gmattester123

Thu Feb 04, 2010 6:41 pm
Forum: GMAT Verbal & Essays
Topic: Another Low GMAT Score 600 - 44Q 29V
Replies: 1
Views: 2822

Good verbal CAT?

Hi all. Which CAT best mimics the Verbal portion on the GMAT? Of course, the GMAT Prep is the best, but I am coming to a point where I need additional CATs to practice off of because I can take the GMAT Prep only so many times. Unfortunately, I find that sometimes, the Manhattan GMAT Prep is not a g...

by gmattester123

Thu Feb 04, 2010 6:01 pm
Forum: GMAT Verbal & Essays
Topic: Good verbal CAT?
Replies: 6
Views: 2616

This is definitely one guessing methodology that could work. However, this could be tricky to put into practice because it requires the test taker to have a very good sense of how much time they are taking for each question. This requires either: (1) the user constantly checking the timer for each ...

by gmattester123

Wed Sep 30, 2009 2:49 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: GMAT Quantiative time saving strategy when you need to guess
Replies: 3
Views: 1309

GMAT Quantiative time saving strategy when you need to guess

Hi. Like many others that take the GMAT, I am struggling to finish the Quantitative section on time. I've thought of several strategies to save time on the Quantitative section: 1) For PS questions, if you cannot figure out the equations within one minute and a half after reading the question, take ...

by gmattester123

Tue Sep 29, 2009 11:02 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: GMAT Quantiative time saving strategy when you need to guess
Replies: 3
Views: 1309