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GMAT Test Preparation for 3 months was well worth the effort!. I am absolutely thrilled with my score 760 [Q:51, V:45] . I expected >700 easily with my prep, but never expected it to go so high.
Thanks Scorechase and scorechasers, without you’all it wouldnt have been possible. Special thanks to Sneha for amazing explanations in Verbal, Guardian for helping in Math and RC, Hagrid for being the best admin, maverick and saswati for keeping things alive.
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I started my GMAT preparation in October [I forgot to mention, my first mock test score in october was 580] , here is the first advice I got from Guardian and Sneha [the GMAT Tutors on Scorechase], which I relegiously followed:
- DO NOT refer to a LOT of material. concentrate on basics for 2 weeks and then PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE.
- Stay positive, if you have worked hard for it, you will do it.
- Take GMAT Gold Seekers membership [its worth every penny!]
- Remember: You have got nothing to loose, nothing is the end of the road.
Given the advice, here is the material I recommend:
- Manhattan SC for sentence correction – dont read it digest it.
- OG11 – read math concepts, practice SC ONLY after you have completed Manhattan SC
- Scorechase Gold Seekers Cove subscription [that made my day]- do MGs and VGs religiously, pm Sneha/guardian if you dont get any of them, but solve them religiously ..each of them
- beatthegmat forum [great resources]
- GMATPrep tests [ take them more than 2 times to exhaust all questions from the bank]
- Kaplan tests [I hate them, but if you are scoring around 700 in GMATPrep then these definitely help[although the max I got in Kaplan was 680]
And thats it for the prep!!
Final day of the exam
- Took rest, as is always wisely adviced. Believe me you would need it in verbal.
- Reached an hr earlier and relaxed.
GMAT exam
AWA: easy, just look around for some tips needs 4-5 days of prep at max.
Math:
I got quite a few concepts on algebra. I was surprised to see no questions on mean/median/SD.
Verbal:
- Got 3 RCs, I had read it just couple of days ago and that saved me a bunch of time in reading and digesting the paragraph. The other two RCs … one was political and other was about butterflies .
- SCs were purely GMAT type, Manhattan SC will do it. Saw just a couple of VGs, but that was enough to boost my confidence, I knew I got em right and was sailing. For verbal, if anything else except Manhattan is needed ..Sneha’s explanations will fill the void
- CRs always strong for me ..
Overall, was expecting somewhere around 720 , 40 marks I guess bonus, MGs and VGs helped.
All the best all for your preps.
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GMAT. ON the Jeff Sackmann GMAT Tutor/Bible?I I tried to do some research before getting the Jeff Sackmann GMAT Tutor, but i only got 1 answer saying it was a scam? if so, could you be more specific? and if not? i'd really like some feedback.
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I think some services offer multiple classes a week, but I'm pretty sure they do it over fewer weeks, so you're stuck cramming even more information per class. If you need customized help, a tutor is probably the way to go.
That said, before you go spending more money, have you tried just studying on your own? You should still have access to the materials for a while after the course ends, and you don't go through all of them during the class itself.
Want a GMAT tutor? Don't restrict yourself to LA area. Try online tutoring. Then you can have a worldwide choice of GMAT tutors. And its cheaper than hiring an in-person tutor. Try sites like:
1) http://www.tuitionplaza.com/tutoring/ – tutoring by retired teachers and volunteers (free)
2) http://www.tutor.com – tutoring by professional tutors (not free)
3) … and many more (use search engine!).
Think outside the box and you'll have more options.
Hi. When I was getting ready for the GMAT I went with Powerscore based on the recommendation of a friend, and found it extremely helpful. Regarding verified credentials, their instructors have all scored in the 99th percentile on an actual GMAT. I went with the weekend course, but since their instructors are also their tutors, I am sure that they'd cover the same approaches to the test, which are both understandable and effective.
When it came time for my test, I felt prepared and confident (which was probably half the battle). I ended up with a 770 (!) and got into my top choice for B-school.
You can for the site which provides tutoring services. I know only one.
http://www.scorechase.com
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Sorry, I have never heard of that one. I took a Kaplan course when I prepared for the GMAT. It was worth the $900 I paid (about 10 years ago).
That's great you're getting a tutor for the math portion of the GMAT. But remember the GMAT doesn't test how smart you are, it test how well you take test and it's a strategy. With the tutor, go through a princeton review book (the best) of your level (if you're aiming for a really high score, then get a more advanced book) on your own and then with your tutor, review the problems you had questions on. You should probably get the tutor a copy as well. The best way is to be proactive and not to just let someone tutor you because at the prometric testing center, its only you and your ID, no tutor.
Also, take the practice exams, as many as you can get in, to stimulate the actual exam (very quiet room) and so that you're not spending too much time on one question. Make sure the tutor knows the GMAT and not just math. I had a tutor for the GMAT and he actually taught some portions of the review here at my university and he knew how the GMAT tested math and how to solve the questions in an efficient manner. It's all about shortcuts and strategy. I hope this helps.
So for the amount of time per week, I spent about 4 hours per week for 4 – 5 weeks preparing for the entire exam. I would still review the reading and the basic grammar so you can be equal in both. Remember, after the first 10 or so questions, the GMAT has already calculated a score for you, unless you make a sudden jump and your score could either go down or up. The easier the questions get, the lower your score and vice versa.
The 99th percentile is possible but you gotta do more than one thing. At the very least, do a structured test prep. All said, hiring a private tutor for one-on-one tutoring is the best way to go. However, if money is an issue, you can opt for online tutoring instead. Try some online tutoring services like:
(1) http://www.tuitionplaza.com/tutoring/ – tutoring by retired teachers and volunteers (free)
(2) http://www.tutor.com – tutoring by professional tutors (not free)
(3) … and many more (use search engine).
I think the best way to improve your verbal score on any standardized test is just to read whatever you can get your hands on. If you're having trouble with the sentence correction, you might want to make sure one of the books you get your hands on deals with grammar (Strunk and White's is always good), but the more you absorb, the better.
Also, when you're doing the passage or argument problems, read the question carefully and be sure you understand exactly what it's asking you to analyze. A lot of times, it's easy to get distracted by answers that might be true if a certain condition was in place or that only deal with a portion of the question.