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Congrats on the 710, that's a great place to be at! As Matt said, it is important to make sure you are doing lots of work outside of the tutoring to make the best of your time. Some tutors make study schedules for you and, like a course, it is important to follow it. When choosing a tutor it is also...
- by BestGMATEliza
Mon Jan 26, 2015 3:42 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Recommendation on # of tutoring hours?
- Replies: 13
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Hey Peter, I believe there aren't any reviews for MGMAT Interact, because it is a fairly new course. I think it is definitely a good idea to try them out before you decide. In the mean time here are some key differences. MGMAT does not have a score guarantee, but Veritas will let you take another Ve...
- by BestGMATEliza
Mon Jan 26, 2015 3:31 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Manhattan GMAT Interact vs Veritas Prep On Demand
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12116
I would definitely recommend taking more practice tests to both improve your pacing and build your mental endurance, so that you aren't exhausted by the verbal section. To make the best of your practice test they should be done under as close to test like conditions as possible. This means, it shoul...
- by BestGMATEliza
Mon Jan 26, 2015 3:26 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: How many practice tests should I consider
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12373
You're off to a great start!! A 660 is a really strong starting point. My one suggestion would be to do the OG guide questions after going through the MGMAT strategy guides. Get a handle on the strategy and content you will need from MGMAT, then use the OG guide for practice questions. Since you are...
- by BestGMATEliza
Mon Jan 19, 2015 1:15 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Starting my GMAT study, intro and questions
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2605
A 570 is definitely a great start and a 700 is possible. An important first step is to honestly assess your needs. For example, do you learn better on your own or in a classroom? Is your score skewed to one section or are your weaknesses pretty evenly spread out? These types of questions will help y...
- by BestGMATEliza
Tue Jan 13, 2015 7:06 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Starting Out Blind at 570
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2849
I think the most important first step is to assess your needs. To do this, you should take a full length practice test. GMAC gives you two free when you download their GMAT prep software. Once you have taken the practice test, you will know how far you are from your target score and where your weakn...
- by BestGMATEliza
Tue Jan 13, 2015 6:58 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: I have around 9 Year IT experince and want to write GMAT
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1992
First of all, congrats on the great practice score! It definitely means that you are capable of scoring really well on test day, but it is not assured. People tend to fluctuate in their scores and if you didn't take IR and AWA with that test then it is likely higher than what it would be if you had....
- by BestGMATEliza
Tue Jan 13, 2015 3:45 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: 700 & 1 month till test?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2693
I find that there are two important steps to breaking that 700 barrier. First of all, you need to build up your mental endurance. In order to do this, you should take at least 10 full length practice tests under test conditions. This means that you should do the IR and AWA sections of the test and y...
- by BestGMATEliza
Sun Nov 23, 2014 11:35 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Verbal/Quant resources/recs to improve from 690 to 700+?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3534
I agree that taking a practice test is a great start and will help you assess your needs for studying. As far as taking a course goes, it really depends on your study habits and needs. There are three types of courses that are available: -Online on demand- pre recorded lessons that you can watch acc...
- by BestGMATEliza
Sun Nov 23, 2014 11:27 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: GMAT - Where to begin?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2272
First of all, congrats on your progress so far! I would definitely recommend that you look into getting more strategy and content books. There are A LOT of quant rules to memorize and usually they can't all be covered in one book. I think both the Veritas and MGMAT strategy guides are good for this....
- by BestGMATEliza
Sun Nov 23, 2014 11:21 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Stuck around 600... How can I improve that??? I need 700+
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4830
This problem is a really good example of why it is so important to look for the missing kinks between the premisses and the conclusion. The study discusses certain results when participants ate all their food within 6 hours of waking up. However, the conclusion states that "eating all of one's ...
- by BestGMATEliza
Sun Nov 23, 2014 10:42 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: MGMAT 5 | Assumption
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3887
I would recommend taking a practice test to start to see how far away you are from a 730. That will give you a better idea of how much you have to study and over how long.
- by BestGMATEliza
Thu Nov 13, 2014 8:38 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Manhattan 5th edition and official guide 13th edition
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1275
I think you made an important realization and you should try to take all your practice exams under GMAT conditions by doing the IR and AWA sections, no pausing and taking only the allotted 8 minute breaks. Another important step to improving from a 710 would be to practice with the most difficult qu...
- by BestGMATEliza
Thu Nov 13, 2014 8:34 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Desperate to improve from 710 to 730+
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3037
I think it is doable, but Rich is right it isn't just about how much time you put in, its also about how you study. So it is important to pick the right study path for you by analyzing your needs. Also, since you are planning ahead, you can study for a month and then check your progress before booki...
- by BestGMATEliza
Mon Nov 10, 2014 1:46 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: From 550 to 750 in ~77 days studying full time,is it doable?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3220
I think that taking doing more practice on the computer is an excellent idea. Even though you are less comfortable doing so, this is how you will be tested so it is really important to get comfortable with it. I would also recommend building up your mental endurance by taking at least 5-10 full leng...
- by BestGMATEliza
Mon Nov 10, 2014 1:43 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: 38 Days to Go !! Request Suggestions on the roadmap ahead
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1697