Short Amount of Prep Time

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tmrandlett: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 2; Joined: Mon May 04, 2009 8:29 pm

by tmrandlett » Mon May 04, 2009 8:38 pm

I am about to graduate with a bachelors in accounting, and just recently decided I want to get my masters. The deadline for the graduate school where I want to attend is June 1st, and I am taking the GMAT on May 14th. I have not started reviewing for the test, or taken any practice tests, though I do know the format, but my question is what would you guys suggest as a crash course in studying? I am a good test taker, and all I need is about a 550. I bought the kaplan study book, so should I just read through that? Thanks for any help.

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by 4seasoncentre » Mon May 04, 2009 11:33 pm

Practise Data Sufficiency and Sentence Correction.

Everything else you can wing.

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farooq: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 140; Joined: Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:51 amFollowed by: 3 members; Location: India; Thanked: 14 times

Re: Short Amount of Prep Time

by farooq » Mon May 04, 2009 11:52 pm

If you are comfortable with RC and CR then I suggest you to focus on short cuts of Math’s and SC.

Try to give few test and analyze your mistake or weak area.

Best of luck.

Regards,
Farooq

Regards,
Farooq Farooqui.
London. UK

It is your Attitude, not your Aptitude, that determines your Altitude.

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tmrandlett: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 2; Joined: Mon May 04, 2009 8:29 pm

by tmrandlett » Tue May 05, 2009 7:47 am

Ok thanks for the advice.

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by VP_Jim » Tue May 05, 2009 11:01 am

I don't know about winging everything else... but I do agree that you should definitely practice data sufficiency since that type of question is unique to the GMAT.

Other than that, I'd recommend getting a general idea of how the test works (very important!), and the basics and most common rules/tricks for each section, just so that you know what to expect. Take a couple practice tests to get a feel for the timing and format. You don't have time to worry about the difficult and/or rare stuff, so again - focus on the basics and easy to mid level difficulty questions.

Jim S. | GMAT Instructor | Veritas Prep

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