Took the GMAT bright and early at 8:00 AM in DC today. Was looking forward to getting my tail handed to me and was very pleased when I got the results. It seems like a lot of people on the board will commit hari-kari if they don't get a 740, (which I don't really understand) but I'm ecstatic about my little 680. From my conversations with Admissions folks, GMAT scores might keep you out, but they don't get you in to the school in and of themselves. Only took the GMAT on such short notice because of a specific opportunity, and studied hardcore-ish since about the 9th or 10th of January. Made it to about page 150 in the OG book and did the PR, Kaplan, and MGMAT CATs.
PR:600
MGMAT:610
Kaplan: 490 (Did last night and was getting tired so skipped most of the verbal)
GMAC: Didn't take. Why they don't have Mac compatibility is beyond me.
Bought a Kaplan math book but didn't crack it until last night (with Quant scores to prove it) Didn't study Verbal at all as I'm much better in V than Quant naturally.
Analysis:
1.The OG book certainly helped me prepare for what kinds of questions I was going to get and provided the basic quant foundation as I had forgotten most of this stuff after high school.
2.Taking multiple practice CAT's was a huge help because it got me into the rhythm of dissecting and answering questions quickly, knowing when just to guess and move on, and how to allocate time and effort.
3. I was relaaaaaxed going into the test. I assumed I would have to take it again given my practice test scores and such a short study window, so while I took it seriously, I didn't find myself freaking out. Got a decent night's sleep last night and watched some Family Guy to unwind.
One question I have is given that my verbal was lower than my quant, why was my percentile rank so much higher for V? (like 27 points higher)?
Hope this helps anyone in my situation or similar
PR:600
MGMAT:610
Kaplan: 490 (Did last night and was getting tired so skipped most of the verbal)
GMAC: Didn't take. Why they don't have Mac compatibility is beyond me.
Bought a Kaplan math book but didn't crack it until last night (with Quant scores to prove it) Didn't study Verbal at all as I'm much better in V than Quant naturally.
Analysis:
1.The OG book certainly helped me prepare for what kinds of questions I was going to get and provided the basic quant foundation as I had forgotten most of this stuff after high school.
2.Taking multiple practice CAT's was a huge help because it got me into the rhythm of dissecting and answering questions quickly, knowing when just to guess and move on, and how to allocate time and effort.
3. I was relaaaaaxed going into the test. I assumed I would have to take it again given my practice test scores and such a short study window, so while I took it seriously, I didn't find myself freaking out. Got a decent night's sleep last night and watched some Family Guy to unwind.
One question I have is given that my verbal was lower than my quant, why was my percentile rank so much higher for V? (like 27 points higher)?
Hope this helps anyone in my situation or similar
