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Hi Chimerical, It's my understanding that the kaplan exams are more difficult than the actual gmat exam..but if you aced the kaplan, i'm pretty sure you'll have no problem on the GMAT. Have you tried taking the two GMATprep cat exams? People generally say that that's the most accurate measurement of how you'll do on the real test. My suggestion is to try the two GMATprep exams and if you do well on those, go straight for the real thing! Good luck!

Wow. 47 in verbal is absolutely AMAZING..well done!

Hi Lalitgupta, I think the most important part about quant is working on your fundamentals..like, knowing all the basic formulas etc. If you look the front part of each OG book (quant part) there's about 10-20 pages that summarizes the range of topics that appear in the exam, such as statistics, geometry, equations etc. I would recommend that you tear that part out and read it whenever you have the extra time. I made a little booklet for myself and read the formulas/equations from and back from work almost everyday (I take the subway to work). This method definitely worked for me, as my quant improved from an initial 42 on my prep to 47, 48, and 49 on each of my three exams. Good luck!

Wow congrats martin!!:tup: Tell us your strategies..how you approached questions, managed your time etc! Best of luck in your application process!

Thanks venkiboy and necron.. You're both right. MBA is all about time management..I guess I was just demotivated after seeing my score yesterday. Am back at work with a fake smile on my face and will get back to studying in the evenings..good luck to all of you:tup:.

Hi I am also desperately looking for a copy. Pls could you forward me a copy as well? Thanks! My email address is jyyang00@gmail.com

Hi Everyone, I really need some good advice, so those of you who can offer advise, please please please help! I took my first gmat in March, scored a 680 (Quant:47, Verbal: 36. AWA:5.5) and was quite pleased as it was my first time taking the exam. I immediately thought that I would manage to get a score above 700 on my second try. In April, too my deep frustration, I received a 640 (Quant: 49, Verbal: 29, AWA:6.0). I took another gmat exam today after two months and received a 670(Quant: 48 and Verbal: 34). Am so frustrated, as I need to get at least a 700 in order to get into the business schools I am aiming for. As do probably most other gmatters, I am working full-time and most weekdays I get off work around 8-9pm, which doesn't give me much time to study. I feel that I can definitely get a higher score if I study full-time, ie. quit my job. The only thing that is stopping me from quitting is that I don't have much work experience. I've been working for a total of 2 and a half years, two years in a local finanacial institution, and 7 months in a renowned financial corp. I'm not sure about the specifics, but I heard that some business schools require a minimum of at least three years of work experience, is this true? I don't want my short work experience to go against me during my application process. But at the same time, I feel like I really need to focus on my gmat, which is pretty difficult to do with work in the way. Any suggestions? Would it be unreasonable for me to quit and study full time for gmat/other application processes with my short work experience? Any piece of advice would be extremely helpful, thanks.:D

Hi Everyone, I really need some good advice, so those of you who can offer advise, please please please help! I took my first gmat in March, scored a 680 (Quant:47, Verbal: 36. AWA:5.5) and was quite pleased as it was my first time taking the exam. I immediately thought that I would manage to get a score above 700 on my second try. In April, too my deep frustration, I received a 640 (Quant: 49, Verbal: 29, AWA:6.0). I took another gmat exam today after two months and received a 670(Quant: 48 and Verbal: 34). Am so frustrated, as I need to get at least a 700 in order to get into the business schools I am aiming for. As do probably most other gmatters, I am working full-time and most weekdays I get off work around 8-9pm, which doesn't give me much time to study. I feel that I can definitely get a higher score if I study full-time, ie. quit my job. The only thing that is stopping me from quitting is that I don't have much work experience. I've been working for a total of 2 and a half years, two years in a local finanacial institution, and 7 months in a renowned financial corp. I'm not sure about the specifics, but I heard that some business schools require a minimum of at least three years of work experience, is this true? I don't want my short work experience to go against me during my application process. But at the same time, I feel like I really need to focus on my gmat, which is pretty difficult to do with work in the way. Any suggestions? Would it be unreasonable for me to quit and study full time for gmat/other application processes with my short work experience? Any piece of advice would be extremely helpful, thanks.:D

Hi, I also got a 680 on my first gmat after studying for about two months..Quant 47, Verbal 36, and AWA 5.5, which is pretty similar to your scores. I retook the test in exactly one month and got a 640 (q 49 v 29 AWA 6) and was devastated.. From personal experience I find that gmat is all about your condition on the day of the exam. I was suffering from a nasty cold during my second exam and really couldn't concentrate during the whole verbal section. I took quite a few practice tests and my verbal score never fell below the 30s range, but I got a 29 on my second exam, which really took me by surprise. I practically just sat there in front of my computer staring at the screen..I guess it never really occured to me that my score could fall, rather than increase, on a second try. I plan on retaking the gmat again in a few days. My advise would be 1. to get lots of sleep on the day before the exam and 2. to focus on getting the first 5-10 questions right on each of the quant and verbals sections AT ALL COSTS. I took 5 manhatten practice exams and each time I found that whenever I really focus and spend a bit more time on the first 5-10 questions, I get a score over 700. On those exams where I tend to pace myself or feel like i'm losing concentration, grades fall to the late 600s range. Gmat is all about concentration and self-motivation. Good luck to both of us on our next exam! :D

Wow your story is truly inspiring..I know how difficult the verbal section can be to those people whose first language is not English..including myself. I find that quant is something you can really work on and improve in a short period of time, but verbal, you either have it or you don't.

Actual GMAT: 680 (Q: 47, V: 36), 640 (Q: 49, V: 29) -PowerPrep: 640, 700 -Manhatten: 670, 700, 710 Can anyone tell me how accurate the Manhatten exams are in comparison to the actual GMAT? I seem to get more number of questions wrong on the Manhatten, but still manage to receive higher scores..how is this possible?

I agree with munna2002 in that Manhattan gmat is a pretty accurate measurement of how you're going to do on the actual gmat. I scored 670 on manhatten and 680 on the actual gmat. Also, personally i think GMATprep is a bit harder than the actual exam. From my experience, GMATprep + 20to40 points = actual GMAT