Beat the GMAT with a 730(Q 47 V 44)

[Ryanb612]

I took the GMAT this morning and scored a 730. Here's my breakdown:

Quantitative 47 (81%)
Verbal 44 (97%)
Total 730 (96%)

I was surprised because I just graduated in electrical engineering and based on my practice tests I felt I was stronger in quant than verball. The results of my practice tests were as follows:

GMATPREP1: 49 40 730
GMATPREP2: 49 41 730

I would like to claim that I put a ton of hard work into preparation and used a ton of strategies but I only prepared for two weeks. This was mainly because I'll be starting a strenuous job soon and wanted to take the exam before I got too involved with my work. I worked hard during my undergraduate education and I'm assuming that is what led to my success.

For preparation I went through all of the SC questions in OG11 because that's where I struggled the most. I also did the last 50 questions in the other sections.

I used this forum for advice over the past few days and I wanted to thank everyone for their help. I plan on using this site for advice when I apply for my MBA as well.

[mlane25269]

Hi Ryanb612,

Did you find the questions on the actual GMAT to be just like those found in the Official Guide? I fear walking in on test day and not recognizing any questions because they don't like the ones in the official guide.

[Ryanb612]

The questions on the actual GMAT were similar to those in OG11. However, I felt that the quantitative section was harder on the actual test than the two GMATPREP tests.

[mlane25269]

Thanks! I kind of thought they would be similar to those in the OG.