Finished GMAT!! 720 (Q49, V39) Suggestions/Advice provided

[lebronge]

720 Q49, V39 (95th percentile)

Finished the GMAT!! Glad that's over with, so glad that I don't have to take it for a second time. I've been frequently browsing this forum for the past couple of weeks, and have benefited from some of the advice/tips that were provided by other users.

As such, I hope to do the same by providing some anecdotal advice.

Some information about myself--recently graduated from college in US, will be entering the investment banking industry. Preparation time: 6 weeks, with about 20 hours per week devoted to studying.

Test day: be aggressive and paint a positive mental picture. This was stated elsewhere in the forum and it really is great advice. Picture receiving the score you want and never doubt yourself during the test.

I found the Quantitative section to be virtually identical in difficulty to GMATPrep software, and much easier relative to Manhattan GMAT's section. On verbal, the difficulty was very similar to that of Manhattan GMAT.

Thus, doing Official Guide problems would be essential in preparation, as they accurately portray the difficulty of the real exam.

Materials used: Manhattan GMAT 8 guides, Official Guide 11 (all 3 guides)

Practice exam scores:

Manhattan GMAT #1: 640 Q43, V34 (no studying done yet)
Manhattan GMAT #2: 680 Q48, V35 (2 weeks later)
Manhattan GMAT #3: 680 Q48, V34
Manhattan GMAT #4: 680 Q47, V35
Manhattan GMAT #5: 710 Q48, V39 (4 days before test)

GMATPrep #1: 680 Q48, V35
GMATPrep #2: 700 Q48, V38
GMATPrep #3: 750 Q50, V42 (saw repeats from Official Guide)

[jimmy23]

Congratulations buddy,
thanks for your advice.

[05rose]

well i am new but i am planning to give Gmat this march i hope that your advice help me a lot.

[sgmat]

congratulations for your next move...this score is definately competitive with very high chances of getting accepted in top B school.....

btw thanks for your motivating advise....cheers!!

[mitzi]

Congratulations on your achievement!

I wish you all the best in your future endeavor!

[rainbownlife]

great score !

[Shakilabd]

Excellent score!!!!!!!!!!!!!!congrats....

[agarbattis]

I am little bit confused. What is Manhattan GMAT ?

and some more question
How frequent you were taking the practice tests ?

[chosters]

Manhattan GMAT = Manhattan GMAT

Congrats on the great score!!

[Gmater-1]

Thus, doing Official Guide problems would be essential in preparation, as they accurately portray the difficulty of the real exam.

Do you mean Official Guide is represtative of Quant section also or just a rep. of verbal section?