Prep Courses in NYC, et.

[Charlet]

Hello Forum,

I reside in NYC and am looking to you for advice on prep courses. I have taken the GMAT twice, scoring a 610 both times, and with reversed subscores. Yes, it appears my right brain took the exam on May 2006, scoring a 34Q/41V; my left brain taking the second exam in September 2006, and scoring a 40Q/34V. My heart thought that was pretty funny.



I plan to take it again March 2007. I have exhausted all the popular books (OG, Manhattan GMAT Series, Kaplan Series). I have also taken the Kaplan Course (who really does only focus on 500-600 people, don't believe their hype).

So, now I ask for your suggestions. Mainly, how do I leap off my platform & combine my high scores in order to move towards a 700? Right now, I am looking into Veritas Programs & Bell Curves, who claim they focus on the 600-700 bracket. Anyone know anything about these courses? Erin?

I am weary of the Manhattan GMAT prep course, since I have already done every problem in those books & took a practice test at their center (score: 660). If you all think they are the best teachers, however, I will definitely reconsider.

Thanks for your time- I look forward to the advice, even non-Prep Course suggestions!


NYC Architect, 28F- Charlet

[celesking]

Charlet,

I am in the same situation. I took it first in 2003 and the 2nd time last year. Both got around 600. I also took MGMAT in 2005, and thought their course is pretty good. I was bit surprised that my score did not improve the 2nd time after 2-month study. I guess that my new strategy is simply going through the several GMAT forums and answering most questions as a daily routine. If I am discipline enough, I will improve my score the next time. If it takes entile 2007 to get ready, so be it. I guess that part of this battle is never give-up trying.

[Charlet]

Thanks for the response celesking, I decided to sign up for Veritas. They are partners with Business Week and ML4T. They seem to have a good reputation with Stanford hopefuls. They are new in NYC, but claim to hire only 99% scorers. Their material is familiar to the MGMAT set-up, so it is hopeful. Their classes start tomorrow and run from 10am-5pm. So far, I have reviewed my coursework from the Kaplan class, bought the Challenge Bank from MGMAT (plus 6 exams) and the $70 membership package from Bell Curves. I will be taking 2 practice exams per week, for 6 weeks, starting next week- since my reversed sub-scores seem to point out that my issue is the test itself. I hope it works. I'll be sure to post problem questions!