deepika_k

Hi I took my GMAT and TOEFL in Dec. Got 710 on GMAT and 280 on TOEFL. I have the following books available if anyone is interested to buy GMAT- Princeton Review (with CD), Kaplan(with CD), Arco. TOEFL - Cliffs(with CD) Additional material that I downloaded from the net and advise are available with the books for free :-> I'm in Delhi - can be contacted at 26179365 Thanks Deepika

PANKAJ !! you sure have a lot of time on your hands !! when is your GMAT ?

they don't here in mumbai either. you have to keep all the stuff in the locker. but then u can open the locker in your breaks.

After 2 months of agony, its finally over. Am I glad!!! As regards my experience, here goes.... - The essays were trivial and I had lots of points to write. No problem there. - The math was definitely tough. I had always believed my math abilities to be higher and hence did'nt focus on the same, leading to a lesser score than expected. I got a lot of sequences and series questions and long word problems. I would suggest that one learn the basic series / sequences formulae before going for the exam. I also got one question on compound interest with different compounding periods which baffled me. There were a couple of probability questions as well but since i had done a lot of probability practice, i did not find those questions tough. - The verbal was quite OK. similar to the stuff i downloaded from downdowndown. net ( methinks this is similar to that on Powerprep/OG)Thanks to TestMagic I discovered this site and the wonderful practice material available. As regards my scores on practice tests, they were as follows : 1) Kaplan - 600,550, 610,610 2) PR - 670,650,690 3) Powerprep - 700, 720 As they say, PP accurately predicts your final score more or less. My advice to GMAT takers - Its very important to be relaxed. I was really tense. In the math, i could'nt think straight. i think i made few silly mistakes which affected me negatively. - Do carry stuff to eat and drink as one can get famished in 4 hours. The sandwiches and the tea were a saving grace for me. - I think i overdid my GMAT study. By the day of the exam, my eyes had started straining by spending too much time on the computer. Do not overkill yourself. Finally, many thanks to TestMagic. I felt a lot better after reading others experiences. all the best to all you GMAT takers... deepika

Ananya....that was a big help. Congratulations on your big score.... I would like to add something here.... a friend of mine also took the test yesterday and he did'nt have a valid passport !!. He did have relevant documents evidencing that he had applied for a renewal, but the test center people did'nt accept that. They said he could take the test but ETS would cancel the scores. So all those planning to take the GMAT....its very important to ensure that your documents are in order. That's my bit. deepika

Hey that's a good GMAT score. how did you prepare. Kaplan, PR , Official Guide. And what were your scores in these practise tests. How different is the actual GMAT from these practise tests.

I'm still awaiting a reply. Erin....cud you help please. Deepika

Hi All I discovered this site a few days ago and wish had found it earlier. Damn cool. Am taking the GMAT in Dec this year. Need a couple of clarifications - if someone can help ! 1) Is there a way of relating the number of questions one gets right to the total score. Have been practising on Kaplan and Powerprep. Have noted that the scoring is much more conservative in Kaplan. Why is that so? I got about 64 questions correct on Powerprep Test 1 which translated to a 700 score, however on Kaplan a total of 60 correct translated to a 620, which is very low I think. 2) How many "experimental questions" can one expect on the real GMAT. Is there any method of detecting these questions. 3) Also would like to know about any sites which offer good probability, series, permutation / combination practise. Thanks in advance... Deepika