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Don't worry too much about the difficulty levels. They are pretty much the same. But, the most important thing is how you handle the questions in the final exam. You might be a little light during GMATPrep, but tensed in actual test. It also depends how well you adjust to an alien computer, keyboard (mine was too hard) and mouse.. though all these are minor things..!! Best of luck to every one!

thanks GMATbong.. where are you from?

Agree with that... I got a similar score 740 (Q49, V41). In the last 10 minutes, I had around 8 questions remaining for verbal. And then I got one very tough CR (atleast for me) which took more than 3 minutes. I had to rush through the remaining questions and I felt I could have got a little more in verbal had I managed my time better.

Got the AWA - 6.0 :tup:

Yes, I figured that out myself! But please provide me some pointers. I am ready to research, but I need some good starting points! Thanks for your replies!

And why is that? Anyways, as of now I do not have any preference over the country where I would like to work. Its only that the job should excite me. One concern I have here tought is that, there might not be universally applicable laws in marketing. Things which will work in US might not work in India. So... tricky! :rolleyes: You have put me back where I began :blush:

Hi, I am interested in doing an MBA with Marketing as a preference. But, I have done very little research over this. I am feeling so dumb right now! But anyways, need to start somewhere. So here I am! Okay a brief about my profile: - Nationality : Indian - Degree : Computer Engineering - Academics : Good. 77% aggregate in Engineering - Work Ex: Close to 4 years. 1 year in education. 3 years in IT. (2 years in Infosys, 1 year in GE - current) Domains: Education, Telecom, Healthcare - GMAT : 740 (Q49, V41) - Extra curricular activities: As such am quite active, but may not have anything to show or prove. But am working on this. I would need information as to: - How high need I aim? - What schools might be best for me? - What schools I need to apply? I am open to any country! Any other information (which I even might not know is required) will be appreciated. Also, any pointers as to how to improve upon my profile and how to research further on the MBA in marketing (to be able to answer why MBA? after self evaluation) will be openly accepted. And one question--This is my first visit to this particular forum--Who is GMATBong? Cheers, Ilano. How's this for a start!!?

Hi Mohit, About a month back, I was in the same state of mind. I got 630 - q48 and v28. For one moment, I had decided to drop the idea of doing an MBA all-together. Just changed my plans in the auto while coming back from the test center. I would advice you one thing--make a fresh start. Especially in verbal, you could first forget everything about GMAT and take up a basic school Grammar book. I would suggest Wren and Martin. Spend about 10 days on the same trying to enjoy learning grammar, rather than taking it as a burden. Return to GMAT. Take up Manhattan SC. Visit the Sentence Correction forum and try to solve the questions posted by people. Initially, if the OA is also posted, look at the OA and try to justify the OA from the options. List down two errors in each incorrect option. Do this for about a week and also post the reply assuming that you are an expert and your post is going to help many people (people will come to your post even by doing google search.. so remember) Than in the next week, same approach, but this time do not look for the OA. Check the OA afterwards. Sometimes even the OA is wrong.. are you able to catch it! Thats for SC. For CR, the best approach which worked for me, was read the stem (not the question), try and predict the question itself... read the question .. try and predict the answer.. read the options. If you start getting your predictions matching, than you are done with CR preparation. RC, again read with a clear mind. Try to derive some interest out of the passage, as if you are reading a novel. DS--if only I could improve mine--try sample numbers for all the conditions. All the best! You could read both of my debriefs.. One for the appearance and second for the second one. I wont point you to the link. Search yourself. Its advisable to read debriefs of people. It generally helps

Thank you everyone. The reason I did not mention the prep material was because I didn't use anything different from what people generally use. But still for some people's convenience, I am listing down them: Before the first appearance: Kaplan and OG 11. Went through some material from 800score. But don't know how much that helped. Perhaps, the biggest mistake I did was not to practice on the computer. I could solve verbal questions from OG 11 with great accuracy. Maths was a cakewalk in both these books (too easy) because of which I realized too late that I was weak in DS. I didn't give any practice exam, not even GMATPrep, fearing that a bad score might dent my confidence. But, I ought to have given atleast the two GMATPrep. Before the second appearance: I wanted to give the exam as early as possible, because I felt that I was well prepared and it was just because of some basic mistakes and a bad day that I got a poor score. But, I was not aware about the 1 month mandatory gap. I had given my first GMAT on 16th May. I registered again for 18th June. As for the preparation, initially I was a little clueless as to what went wrong. Thats when I thought of changing the approach and started visiting this forum and ScoreTop. God knows from where I heard about Verbal Jungle Juice and Math Jungle Juice, which were supposed to be real GMAT questions. I took the VIP registration of ScoreTop only to find that VJJs and MJJs are a thing of the past. Disappointed, I thought I will get whatever material people suggest on this forum. I went through a couple of debriefs, and one of them, I now don't exactly remember which one, I found very encouraging and really helped me from there on. I planned to solve the 1000SC and 1000CR (did not solve more than 200 in total finally :p). I decided, I will settle for a 48 or 49 in Math, just because of DS, and didn't work on math. As I mentioned above, what worked definitely for me was trying to solve the questions posted on the Sentence Correction forum, trying to provide explanation for each option I eliminate. I discovered that SC was not that hard after all. Just need to find two errors in each wrong option. Actually comparing any two options points out atleast one of the errors. Earlier I just relied on intuition for SCs. CRs and RCs are needed to be approached with a clear mind. My exam was on Monday. I gave one PowerPrep and GMATPrep each on Saturday and Sunday. Scores in the order of giving the exam: 1 GMATPrep1 - 770 (was so high, I was flying to catch it) 2 PowerPrep1 - 690 (feet back on the ground) 3 PowerPrep2 - 720 (a bit relaxed now) 4 GMATPrep2 - 660 (for what I feared, actually came true... a nightmare... had left this one for the end assuming that GMATPrep was easier than PowerPrep. I was totally down before the test. This was also the reason I was extra careful on the actual GMAT) Till I saw my actual score of GMAT, I was not very sure how I am performing. But by the grace of GOD (need to trust HIM sometimes), it was actually a good score. I could have got more on verbal. I got a very tough CR around 35th and with only 10 minutes left. I spent about 3 minutes on that and there after had to rush on the remaining questions. But, human tendency, never be satisfied. What else can I ask for 28 to 41? One very important point which I missed in my previous post is that... TRY and ENJOY solving the questions on the GMAT.

Hi All, I made a second attempt to GMAT and finally got a score which gives me more reasons to be satisfied than be dissatisfied. I will just list down some important things which I learnt (the hard way) during my experience: General: - Giving practice tests is very important, to help you better manage time. Give the full tests at a stretch, especially while the test day is approaching. - Practice as much as possible on the computer. VERY IMPORTANT - Use forums like this one to exchange ideas. For exchanging ideas, you first need to develop an idea, and to develop an idea, you need to start thinking. These forums make you start thinking (this seems like a question applicable to the CR section). It is very important to think laterally! Verbal: (from 28 to 41) Sentence Correction: - Try to clear the basic concepts of grammar. I found Manhattan SC to be quite useful. - This is the most important section where lateral thinking helps (perhaps even more than in CR). - While using this forum, if you post a question, never immediately post the OA, to avoid any biased responses. And while answering, never look for the OA. Never post answers like "IMO A, what's the OA?" Try to write a justification for each option you eliminate. This will help you think laterally. - In relation to the third point above, one thing you should always realize is that in GMAT's SC questions, most options will have two errors. Sometimes we become too obsessed about the correct usage of idioms, but there is a clearer error somewhere else in that option. If you try practicing the elimination, with justification--providing all errors in the option--you will quickly be able to spot the errors and eliminate options even in seemingly tough SCs. - Time Management: (Less than minute) SC questions are generally meant to save time which can be spent on RC and CR questions. However, devote enough time to SCs you find tough. Critical Reasoning: - Again lateral thinking is very important here. But, always start with a clear mind and try to predict, by reading the stem, first, what could be the question asked, and second, what could be the answer to that question. Many people talk only about the second part. But, with practice, you will find that it is easy to predict even the question just by reading the stem. - This is generally the easiest section of verbal so try to CAPITALIZE on it. - Time Management: (Less than 2 minutes) Devote enough time to tough CRs, if you are able to save time from SCs. Reading Comprehension: - No short cut ever worked for me in RCs. The best approach for me was similar to the one for CR section. Read the passage with a clear mind. The passages aren't generally that long and can easily be read within 3-4 minutes. - I always re-read the first three lines of the first paragraph in case I felt I am not getting into the topic. - For any question, first read all the answer choices. Think twice before you eliminate any answer choice. There will always be around three useless and irrelevant options. - Always use a COMPUTER to practice Reading Comprehension. I even used to change the font to "Verdana" 12 similar to the one used on GMAT. - Time Management: (Paragraph 3-4 minutes; each question less than minute) Devote enough time for the passage. Also enough time for tough question. Use time saved from easy SCs and easy RCs. Quantitative: (from 48 to 49) Problem solving: - There will be tough problems and there will be easy problems. Even if you are doing well in this section, you will still get some easy questions towards the end. This is a GMAT's way of helping you with time management. - When I read Kaplan, it mentioned somewhere that.. "if you are getting too many hard questions, don't get bogged down. It simply means you are doing good." This statement had made a lasting impression on me and actually worked against me when I got those easy questions. I thought I am performing poorly in this section. It played in my mind and affected my performance in verbal during my first appearance. - Time Management: (depends upon the question) Devote enough time to a difficult question. Use time saved from easy question. Data Sufficiency: - Well I cannot be of much help to anyone with this. This was my weak point. I make lots of mistakes in this section, but never found a way to improve. - The 49 I got in quantitative is a stretch for me just because of DS. I never expected to get 50 or above. - The funniest part is that DS was my favorite section when I was preparing for the Common Admission Test (CAT). - Time Management: No comments The main point I would like to stress is that it is very important with what approach you take the exam. I didn't read any different material for my second appearance, just altered my approach. Finally, a thank you to Erin and other active participants in this forum. I didn't make many posts, but I tried to see that each of my post is of some value. Cheers, ilano

One automobile manufacturer has announced plans to increase the average fuel efficiency of its sport utility vehicles by 25 percent over the next five years, amounting to roughly five miles per gallon, and represnting the first significant change in the fuel efficiency of any class of passenger vehicle in almost two decades. - amounting to roughly five miles per gallon, and representing - amounting to roughly five miles per gallon, and it would represent - an increase that would amount to roughly five miles per gallon and it would represent - an increase that would amount to roughly five miles per gallon and would represent - which is an increase amounting to roughly five miles per gallon, representing On Earth, among the surest indications of sunspot cycles are believed to be the rate that trees grow, as seen in the rings visible in the cross sections of their trunks. - On Earth, among the surest indications of sunspot cycles are believed to be the rate that trees grow - On Earth, among the surest indications of sunspot cycles are, it is believed, the rate of tree growth - On Earth, the rate at which trees grow is believed to be among the surest indications of sunspot cycles - Among the surest indications on Earth of sunspot cycles, believed to be the tree growth rate - Among the surest indications on Earth of sunspot cycles is believed to be the rate at which trees grow I will post answers later

For every positive even integer n, the function h(n) is defined to be the product of all the even integers from 2 to n, inclusive. If p is the smallest prime factor of h(100) + 1, then p is - between 2 and 10 - between 10 and 20 - between 20 and 30 - between 30 and 40 - greater than 40 An equilateral triangle ABC is inscribed in a circle (A and C in bottom half, B in upper half). If the length of arc ABC is 24, what is the approximate diameter of the circle? - 5 - 8 - 11 - 15 - 19 If x is positive, which of the following could be the correct ordering of 1/x, 2x and x^2? I. x^2 II. x^2 III. 2x - None - I only - III only - I and II only - I, II and III At least 100 students at a certain high school study Japanese. If 4 percent of the students at the school who study French also study Japanese, do more students at the school study French than Japanese? - 16 students at the school study both French and Japanese - 10 percent of the students at the school I figured out this one but am still posting it! Each of the students in a certain class received a single grade of P, F or I. What percent of the students in the class were females? - Of those who received a P, 40 percent were females. - Of those who received either an F or I, 80 percent were males. I will post answers later

In the multiplication of 3 consecutive numbers, the following rule applies. it is always a multiple of 3 (so A is redundant) it c is even then c + 2 is also even. so the multiplication is a multiple of atleast 2 x 3 x 4 (or 6 x 1 x 4 or 2 x 1 x 12) = 24 if c is odd then c + 1 is even. so the multiplication is a multiple of atleast 1 x 2 X 3 (or 1 x 6 x 1) = 6 (so B is insufficient and as A is redundant answer is E)

A diagram would better explain this.. but please pardon me here! The length of semicircle is 4pi (180 deg) The length of arc is 4pi/3 (60 deg) Suppose perpendicular bisector from center O, intersects RU at S, then /_ ROS = 30 deg. OR = 4, RS = 4 sin 30 = 2, RU = 2RS = 4