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hey guys, have just started preparing for the GMAT. I know that over 700 on the GMAT is a safe territory but just want to know what is considered a good profile to get an admit from a decent B-school... Generally Speaking, A good score is considered between 680 till 720. Any score over 700 will put...

by vivecan2005

Sun Mar 07, 2010 3:55 pm
Forum: The Application Process
Topic: What's a good profile
Replies: 6
Views: 1719

So I took GMAT again today and got 680(V40 Q43). My last attempt 2 months ago was 670. In between I studied sentence correction from MGMAT, Kaplan 800, questions on this forum, and took 3 additional MGMAT CATs and 2 practice test from GMAC. In my MGMATS I scored 700 in all 3, and for GMAT practice ...

by vivecan2005

Sun Mar 07, 2010 2:33 pm
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: Need Advice. 680
Replies: 6
Views: 2292

Today was a busy day for me. I finally appeared for GMAT after a long hesitation and scored 610 ( 48/27) . I am so unhappy with my verbal score. I will probably go for one more attempt soon. Please suggest me some ways to improve verbal score. Why not two more attempts in coming 8 months? First Att...

by vivecan2005

Sun Mar 07, 2010 8:02 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: First GMAT attempt - 610
Replies: 5
Views: 3423

Today was a busy day for me. I finally appeared for GMAT after a long hesitation and scored 610 ( 48/27) . I am so unhappy with my verbal score. I will probably go for one more attempt soon. Please suggest me some ways to improve verbal score. Why not two more attempts in coming 8 months? First Att...

by vivecan2005

Sat Mar 06, 2010 10:21 pm
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: First GMAT attempt - 610
Replies: 5
Views: 3423

Greaaaaatttttttttt dude! You made it!! Can you also post your practice tests and details?

by vivecan2005

Sat Mar 06, 2010 7:19 pm
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: I finally did it! 760 (Q49 V45)
Replies: 12
Views: 5189

thanks both of u. will u please tell me where can i get good gmat level sc questions with explanations. Again, Official GMAT verbal review and OG 12 are the best source for typical tough SC questions. Harder questions are scattered in OG 12 after every 10-11 questions and thier explanations are als...

by vivecan2005

Thu Mar 04, 2010 12:20 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: GMAT sc
Replies: 4
Views: 2069

Great Debrief!! When study SC from other books like "Doing Grammar", Don't you feel that these books kind of pass the boundryline of GMAT scope? It is well known tha t GMAT test 8-10 kinds of errors spanning from Parallelism till Conjunction and these books take you to many areas which are...

by vivecan2005

Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:39 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: Scored 780 thanks to Ian Stewart
Replies: 21
Views: 21090

Regardless what happened this time, Do not give up. After reading dozens of GMAT blogs and forums on thing I figured out that 2nd and 3rd time test takers can do a great job and get amazing score if they have a smart plan and ability to analyze that What went wrong in first attempt? Where is the wea...

by vivecan2005

Tue Mar 02, 2010 4:18 pm
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: I fought the gmat and the gmat won -
Replies: 7
Views: 10104

For Thomas Hardy question "B" seems correct Answer.

by vivecan2005

Sun Feb 28, 2010 5:04 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Religious beliefs
Replies: 8
Views: 1967

Accentuated by the cold weather during rainy season, moisture and dampness in soil lead to decomposition of organic matter into humus enabling mushrooms to flourish. A. enabling mushrooms to flourish. B. for the mushrooms to flourish. C. for flourishing mushrooms. D. that enable the mushrooms to flo...

by vivecan2005

Sun Feb 28, 2010 4:01 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: present participle phrase or relative clause
Replies: 1
Views: 3838

where can i get 800 Bobs explanations please. Don't worry about 800 level questions. The hard questions given is Official Guides are the 700-800 level questions. Usually these hard questions are scattered in Official guides after every 10-11 question. I searched a lot and ended up with this conclus...

by vivecan2005

Sun Feb 28, 2010 2:27 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: GMAT sc
Replies: 4
Views: 2069

I have no idea what to say? I mean one thing is sure that score can easily vary around 150-160 Points from home based test. So If you want to get 600 in Exam then get around 740-750 in practice test at home.


DeepakR: I never expected that applicant like you who is planning to attend Graduate Business School have this type of mind! My quote was an expression of surprise given the extremely high requirements of good Business Schools and increased competition? You can't just treat it like negative quote? M...

by vivecan2005

Sat Feb 27, 2010 8:51 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: Alas its done!! I finally beat the gmat
Replies: 17
Views: 5818

ManhattanGMAT books are great for Maths. In addition, Official Quantitative review by Graduate Management Admission Council. Remember, During preparation always be around the Official Material and never go too far in search for great material. The approach you should adopt at this point of time: I d...

by vivecan2005

Mon Feb 22, 2010 10:40 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: Retaking the GMAT - Revision schedule & Best revision gu
Replies: 3
Views: 3113