Gmat Help

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by bo79, Oct 4, 2003.

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  1. bo79

    bo79 New Member

    Hello,

    I am just starting to study for my GMAT and I'm a bit nerves. I heard from people that it's one of the hardest tests that they ever had to take. So I am kind of nerves right know and I would appreciate any suggestions on nailing it. Anything at all books, web sites and you name it. Right now I using the Kaplan GMAT, 5th edition and I'm also planing on getting the Princeton GMAT book.

    Thanks a MILLION:D
     
  2. agilham

    agilham New Member

    First up, get the free Powerprep software from the mba.com website. Also buy the official Guide to GMAT Review (you can buy it from mba.com), as it's the only guide with actual questions.

    Next, have a skim through the guide and the example sections in the software and identify any possible areas of weakness (this is where I went wrong last time around). The work on the areas of weakness.

    Once you're moderately happy with your overall understanding of the question types, fire up the Powerprep software and try one of the example GMATs. Do it under proper exam conditions, no music on the stereo, no interruptions, just some plain scratch paper for any calculations.

    If you like the results of the practice, book your actual GMAT. If you don't, note the areas where you scored badly, and do some more practice. I personally quite like the Kaplan books, so I've got their math review and the GMAT 800 book glaring at me from my bedside table.

    As to difficulty, it depends on what you're good at. I got straight 6s for the essays and scored in the 98th percental for the verbal test, despite finishing almost quarter of an hour early, but I've always been very good at verbal reasoning tests and the essays were simply exercises in argument assembling, which any good English teacher will have taught you to do in your composition classes . . . my quant results, on the other hand, were truly, deeply and hideously awful. I also know a guy with a maths degree from Cambridge who got the same numerical score as me, but he aced the quant section in well under the allotted time.

    Angela
     
  3. bo79

    bo79 New Member

    Thanks Angela:)
     
  4. agilham

    agilham New Member

    Pas de problem.

    Kristie might have more to say, as I think she'd the most recent GMAT taker here.

    To drag the topic back to DL, Kaplan also do a range of online courses, the majority of which (last time I looked) are aimed at the US market.

    Angela
     
  5. bo79

    bo79 New Member


    Thanks I'll look into it. BTW how many weeks did you prepair for the GMAT and how many hrs per week did to study?

    Bo
     
  6. Han

    Han New Member

    Yes, I am probably the last to take the GMAT, and I hated it.

    There are a couple of sections. Reading comprehension, sentence completion, and a math section.

    I would really reccomend to get the book or some type of support, the answers were not intuitive, and my scores raised about 100 pionts once I saw what they were looking for.

    There is also an essay (2) that you take first thing. That is not give to you when you leave the facility, but the raw score is.

    The essay is 1-5. It doesn't get used in my opinion, since two of the schools that I applied only wanted to see the raw scores and I did the best on the essay portion (bummer for me).

    Like any standardize test, the test books (like the one free from GMAT) give you what they are looking for, not what is necessarily right. Many times there are more than one right answer, and I disagree with their assessment of what that is.

    The good part is you walk out of there knowing what you received.

    I would reccomend at least 2-3 rounds of taking the past tests. Probably 5-8 weeks depending on your time. I would take the test straight through before you even start studying, then see where you need to study. If you have the money, take on of those classes, I have heard they have really picked a part the strategies and it helps.

    The above is right about the questions. It is now computerized, and as you answer a question it will give you a harder or simplier question, then weight those at the end.

    I don't envy you, and best of luck, I hated it - twice! (and a $225 it isn't a good feeling).
     

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