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by ankur13 » Fri Feb 11, 2011 4:06 pm
Hi,

I'll probably ask the same old questions, but will be grateful for any answers/suggestions/direction -

I have been thinking about giving GMAT for almost 2 yrs now. Bought Kaplan 800 in 2009. But finally, about two weeks back, I became somewhat serious (in that I started googling GMAT prep help, etc). Based on what most people have written here, 2 days back, I bought OG 12th Ed and Manhattan SC.

Then I gave the official GMAT sample test 1 and scored 700 (QA-49, VA-35), though I'm not sure if I should've scored this much cuz when I checked, I had got 9 wrong in QA and 12 wrong in VA!!

But anyway, I was (mildly) elated with my score.

I don't think I need to stress about the QA part (despite those 9 as 4 of them were out of my carelessness and impatience), I am quite comfortable with the types and levels of questions asked. (Except Number Theory, where I take a lot of time)

What do I need for VA? Please suggest a strategy, or any other pointers. My issues are - I had a bad GPA (6.2/10) in a field I never cared for - Computer Science. I'm curently working in an IT MNC in Support. Had good high-school scores though. And I don't really have much curricular activities. I do take really good pictures, like to blog, and obsess about Music (almost all genres),

Anyway, PLEASE GET ME TO A Top 20 program. I am interested in stuff like Public Policy and Human Welfare. Also, are these fields 'proper'? As in, will I get enough food?
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by rishi raj » Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:45 pm
Welcome to this wonderful community ,Ankur! I'm sure that joining this community would be one of the best steps you could take in conquering the monster called the GMAT. Your query is quite a generic one and I'd suggest that you go through the "GMAT Articles" forum in the "Self Study" section to get more info. If you have any specific queries, do let us know.