Hello everybody,
First of all, I'd like to thank everybody because this forum is really one of the best ressources on the GMAT.
Background: 21 years old, French, senior.
I started my preparation July the 1st and I studied very hard to get this score (8 hours per day until October 10th). I feel I could have a little bit better because during the test I was too stressed and it was difficult to stay concentrated. Too much pressure maybe... Is 710 enough to get anywhere or is it too low? If you have any suggestion, please...
I used OG 11th + verbal and quantitative review. OG 11th really became a bible at the very beginning of the preparation. Then, I took a class with Kaplan and even if it's quite expensive, I think it's worth it. They give you really good materials and even if the practice tests seem harder, you can still use them for practice.
I also had the Kaplan 800 book, but don't buy it, I think it is completely useless.
I also used the MGMAT practice tests. Good practice tests overall.
My test experience:
AWA: read the essays available on this forum and if you're lucky like me, you may have to write about a topic that you read the day before...Confidence builder for the rest of the test!
Math part: the questions were pretty straightforward and everything was perfect until the 10th question. Then the questions became too diffcult for me even if I was convinced that it was possible to find the answer with more time. However, I started to waste time and until the 25th questions, it was horrible. The key here is to breathe and do your best (something I wasn't able to do).
Verbal part: passages were really easy and if you practiced with Kaplan, you'll do fine. During my prep, I was able to answer only 50% of the RC questions I got, but during the test, I answered confidently.
CR: no boldface, but a lot of assumption questions
SC: nothing really hard compared to MGMAT and Kaplan materials
If you have any questions, don't hesitate. By the way, I have one question for the gmat experts of BTG: I got quanti 48 (85%) and verbal 40 (89%) but my overall score is 710 (93%). Isn't there a problem? How is it possible? Maybe, it's something about the algorithm that I don't understand?
Is it worth retaking the test because I think I can get a 740 or is it completely unecessary?
Thanks a lot,
"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity"
First of all, I'd like to thank everybody because this forum is really one of the best ressources on the GMAT.
Background: 21 years old, French, senior.
I started my preparation July the 1st and I studied very hard to get this score (8 hours per day until October 10th). I feel I could have a little bit better because during the test I was too stressed and it was difficult to stay concentrated. Too much pressure maybe... Is 710 enough to get anywhere or is it too low? If you have any suggestion, please...
I used OG 11th + verbal and quantitative review. OG 11th really became a bible at the very beginning of the preparation. Then, I took a class with Kaplan and even if it's quite expensive, I think it's worth it. They give you really good materials and even if the practice tests seem harder, you can still use them for practice.
I also had the Kaplan 800 book, but don't buy it, I think it is completely useless.
I also used the MGMAT practice tests. Good practice tests overall.
My test experience:
AWA: read the essays available on this forum and if you're lucky like me, you may have to write about a topic that you read the day before...Confidence builder for the rest of the test!
Math part: the questions were pretty straightforward and everything was perfect until the 10th question. Then the questions became too diffcult for me even if I was convinced that it was possible to find the answer with more time. However, I started to waste time and until the 25th questions, it was horrible. The key here is to breathe and do your best (something I wasn't able to do).
Verbal part: passages were really easy and if you practiced with Kaplan, you'll do fine. During my prep, I was able to answer only 50% of the RC questions I got, but during the test, I answered confidently.
CR: no boldface, but a lot of assumption questions
SC: nothing really hard compared to MGMAT and Kaplan materials
If you have any questions, don't hesitate. By the way, I have one question for the gmat experts of BTG: I got quanti 48 (85%) and verbal 40 (89%) but my overall score is 710 (93%). Isn't there a problem? How is it possible? Maybe, it's something about the algorithm that I don't understand?
Is it worth retaking the test because I think I can get a 740 or is it completely unecessary?
Thanks a lot,
"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity"
