Hello,
Firstly, I'd like to thank Eric and all the contributors for a fantastic forum! I've learned a great deal in the last 3 months from this forum. I have been working for the last 8 years, so preparing for an exam after a long gap was definitely a challenge. Thanks to everyone for all your direct and indirect help!
I had to rush through the last 3 questions of Quant ; I completed verbal with 30 seconds to spare. I am a little disappointed with my Quant score, as I was averaging around 48-49 in practice CATs. As of today, the percentile for a Quant score of 46 is 76% and that for 48 is ~84% ; obviously anything over 80% feels MUCH better
. However, I'm happy with my verbal score of 41 (92%), so at least that part went well. Knowing that I can't get WAY better than this with a month of preparation, and that the GMAT score will be only one part of my application, I think I'll stick with this.
Coming to my preparation during the two and a half months, I was putting in an average of 1.5-2 hours on 4 weekdays, and 4 hours on Saturday/Sunday. I primarily used OG-12 for practice and Manhattan GMAT books for concepts. I also invested in Manhattan CATs, which helped me practice my timing. My last Gprep practice CAT score was 730.
Looking forward to contributing more often on this forum.
Thanks again!
Firstly, I'd like to thank Eric and all the contributors for a fantastic forum! I've learned a great deal in the last 3 months from this forum. I have been working for the last 8 years, so preparing for an exam after a long gap was definitely a challenge. Thanks to everyone for all your direct and indirect help!
I had to rush through the last 3 questions of Quant ; I completed verbal with 30 seconds to spare. I am a little disappointed with my Quant score, as I was averaging around 48-49 in practice CATs. As of today, the percentile for a Quant score of 46 is 76% and that for 48 is ~84% ; obviously anything over 80% feels MUCH better
. However, I'm happy with my verbal score of 41 (92%), so at least that part went well. Knowing that I can't get WAY better than this with a month of preparation, and that the GMAT score will be only one part of my application, I think I'll stick with this.Coming to my preparation during the two and a half months, I was putting in an average of 1.5-2 hours on 4 weekdays, and 4 hours on Saturday/Sunday. I primarily used OG-12 for practice and Manhattan GMAT books for concepts. I also invested in Manhattan CATs, which helped me practice my timing. My last Gprep practice CAT score was 730.
Looking forward to contributing more often on this forum.
Thanks again!
