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by Purusha » Mon Aug 23, 2010 5:59 pm
So, just got back from taking the GMAT!

Scored a 660 (Q47/V34) | AWA 6.0 . (just got the AWA score today--08/30/10)

Self-studied for 6 weeks and used OG '11 and MGMAT CATs.

Didn't really study for Verbal; went with gut-feeling. I guess that was NOT a good idea.

Took the first GMAT Prep CAT blind and scored 630 (Q46/V32).

My top CAT score (MGMAT) was a 650 (Q45/V35). I took four (4) MGMAT CATs in test-day scenario (w/ AWAs etc.). Took GMAT Prep CATs twice (4). Total of 8 CATs.

I guess unless I can improve the Verbal to at least a V40, it's not worth retaking the GMAT.

I'm aiming for the stars and hopefully I'll land on the moon. :D

Wish me luck in my apps!

Good luck to those who are planning on taking the GMAT!
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by Osirus@VeritasPrep » Mon Aug 23, 2010 6:03 pm
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by boazkhan » Mon Aug 23, 2010 6:23 pm
Congrats! Think you did really well given your time constraint. Did you find the verbal at par with manhattan/gmat prep?


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by bmorgan » Mon Aug 23, 2010 6:24 pm
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by kvcpk » Mon Aug 23, 2010 7:26 pm
Congrats!! Can you tell us the relative diffculty levels of each section.
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by Zhana » Mon Aug 23, 2010 9:38 pm
Great score!
Good luck with your applications! Schools look at many factors, not only the GMAT score. It looks like you have that score that most of the top schools would consider, so good luck!
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by Purusha » Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:04 pm
boazkhan wrote:Congrats! Think you did really well given your time constraint. Did you find the verbal at par with manhattan/gmat prep?


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Thanks for the compliment!

The verbal was on par with the GMAT Prep more so than with MGMAT, at least that is what I felt during the test. The passages were actually interesting (LOL!).
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by Purusha » Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:07 pm
kvcpk wrote:Congrats!! Can you tell us the relative diffculty levels of each section.
The difficulty in Quant was not too bad. MGMAT Quant is definitely more time-consuming; not more difficult as others have stated. Of course, this is my experience so it varies from person to person.

The Verbal was on par with GMAT Prep so I think if you are doing well on those, you can do well on the real deal. As I mentioned, I didn't really study for the Verbal part; that is why my Verbal scores on all of the CATs hovered around 34/35. I was not able to touch V40 on any of the CATs. :(

However, I'm satisfied with the result since it is really commensurate to the time (practice) I put in.
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by Purusha » Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:10 pm
Zhana wrote:Great score!
Good luck with your applications! Schools look at many factors, not only the GMAT score. It looks like you have that score that most of the top schools would consider, so good luck!
Thank you! Yes, that is what I believe as well.
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by skins81 » Tue Aug 24, 2010 11:37 am
how did you prepare for Quant?
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by Purusha » Fri Aug 27, 2010 11:18 am
skins81 wrote:how did you prepare for Quant?
I used OG '11 and the MGMAT guides for VICs & Word Translations. I only came to know about the MGMAT guides 12 days before my actual test! So I had to rush through them.

The MGMAT CATs are probably the best practice as they are quite tough and prepare you well for the real thing.
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by skins81 » Sat Aug 28, 2010 11:35 am
what about verbal? how did you prepare? thanks.
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by Purusha » Mon Aug 30, 2010 9:13 am
skins81 wrote:what about verbal? how did you prepare? thanks.
As mentioned earlier, I didn't really prepare for Verbal. I did about 50 questions of the Verbal section in OG '11. Obviously, if I had prepared more, I could have brought my score up significantly.
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