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Hello again! So to start you should take a practice test. Manhattan GMAT and Veritas both provide a free practice test. After you're done you'll see what your level is and then you'll know weather you should start with the very basics (like some of the foundations of GMAT math books) or if you can s...
- by Dan@VinciaPrep
Tue Oct 01, 2013 11:18 pm- Forum: The Application Process
- Topic: Executive MBA - What to do next?
- Replies: 5
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Hi Monikasharma, Not all schools ask for the IELTS. For Kellogg it seems that their executive program asks for the TOEFL unless you've taken certain English classes. If you're not sure if your classes are sufficient you can always send them an e-mail. "International Students Is the TOEFL requir...
- by Dan@VinciaPrep
Mon Sep 30, 2013 11:58 pm- Forum: The Application Process
- Topic: Executive MBA - What to do next?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2638
Hello! So Rich covered the stuff that you will receive pretty well. Some things to keep in mind though: 1) You won't be able to bring water or a watch into the testing room. So make sure you practice without these things. 2) Don't bring your notes to the testing center. If you're caught looking at t...
- by Dan@VinciaPrep
Thu Sep 19, 2013 10:12 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Are TestTakers given certain stuffs
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1943
Hello! I usually advise my students to apply to at least one lower level school that you could be happy with. There are two reasons for this: 1) If you turn out to write some really great essays you may be able to get a scholarship. You can then use the scholarship to negotiate with other schools 2)...
- by Dan@VinciaPrep
Mon Sep 16, 2013 8:19 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: 660 score, worth applying?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1556
Hello! How many times have you done the questions from the OG books and your old practice tests? Have you gone over them just once? Usually when I see someone who has done as many questions as you have, and who hasn't improved enough it is because they haven't reviewed the practice questions that th...
- by Dan@VinciaPrep
Tue Aug 20, 2013 9:25 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Please Help!! Need a better strategy
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1351
Hello Amnesty, Another couple things to think about 1) Do you know where your weaknesses are exactly? It's not enough to say "the verbal section". You need to know exactly where your problem areas are. For example, you might have trouble with modifiers in the sentence correction part. Anot...
- by Dan@VinciaPrep
Tue Aug 20, 2013 9:14 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Fifth Attempt 680, Need Strategy to score 720+
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1190
Hello again! So first off, you need to go back through all of the questions that you had trouble with, or took too long on (both on your practice tests and practice questions). It's easy to go through questions once, but it's really the second (or the third time) that things really start to stick. K...
- by Dan@VinciaPrep
Sun Jun 09, 2013 11:19 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Retaking the GMAT, but I'm not sure what to do differently.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1669
Hello! Before I try to help I'm going to have to ask you some questions. So, exactly what are all of the materials that you have used thus far? Veritas prep stuff, and anything else? Also, how many times do you go through the questions that you worked on? Did you just do them once, review your work ...
- by Dan@VinciaPrep
Thu Jun 06, 2013 5:25 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Retaking the GMAT, but I'm not sure what to do differently.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1669
The Manhattan tests are pretty good. Also, you definitely need to the GMATPREP tests. A couple things to keep in mind when doing the GMATPREP tests- 1) When you finish the exam you won't be able to come back to the test after you close the application. So after you take the test make sure you review...
- by Dan@VinciaPrep
Thu May 23, 2013 11:53 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: 640 first practice test cold... 3 weeks to study!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1786
Hey Brandon, Well in 3 weeks most people can usually make the a fair amount of progress on the Sentence Correction part of the exam. However, this depends on what your current SC level is. If you had some trouble with this section, start reading the Manhattan book right away along. At the same time ...
- by Dan@VinciaPrep
Thu May 23, 2013 2:11 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: 640 first practice test cold... 3 weeks to study!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1786
How did you study in between the tests? While it's true that people generally don't make much improvement between tests, it can be done.
- by Dan@VinciaPrep
Wed May 22, 2013 11:50 pm- Forum: Ask the Test Maker
- Topic: Stuck at 650
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1751
So this is a little off topic, but possibly useful. Have you considered non-US schools? Do you think any of them could fit your objectives? I've had quite a few Americans who had positive results with a similar score at non-US schools because you're more unique abroad. London Business School may sti...
- by Dan@VinciaPrep
Thu May 16, 2013 10:20 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Scored 700, should I retake?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2670
I agree with David. I actually had the same thing happen to me when I was studying for the GRE (a similar standardized test). I took an unofficial test and I scored way below all of my other tests. I took the real test three days later and I got the exact same score as I did on the official GRE prac...
- by Dan@VinciaPrep
Thu May 16, 2013 10:08 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Test Taken But Confusion with result? Urgent Help please
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1315
Hi dipti, Eki made some very good points in his debrief. I think he's right in saying that you should take a look at it. One of the things that he said is particularly important- you'll probably need to read the strategy books more than one. I read the Manhattan SC book three times just as dipti did...
- by Dan@VinciaPrep
Wed May 01, 2013 12:04 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Got 650 in gmat in 2009 and 610 in 2012 !! :-(
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1594
Hi Basso, Although the majority of my classes are face to face, I also do online classes. My students and I generally find that the classes are still effective, however they aren't quite as efficient. What I mean by this, is that you can go through the math material faster when you have someone righ...
- by Dan@VinciaPrep
Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:48 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Help: is an online private tutor effective??
- Replies: 2
- Views: 953