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  1. GMAT Score : 730 Math # 51 Verbal # 38 I think a lot of people have already given a lot of inputs regarding strategies and resources. I would just like to share my story. First of all, relax and be confident when taking GMAT. I think along with sound preparation, confidence is the key. Second, GMAT tests you on time, time your answers well. Third, although practice is the key, don't over burden yourself with millions of resources available, go for quality not quantity. My study plan : For math, I don't have to practice much as I am an engineer, so my background already equipped me with that. I followed OG and Kaplan.I also practiced problems from Kaplan 800, but to be frank, this book doesn't provide users with quality math problems, I think one must follow OG to get the grasp of standards of GMAT. Verbal : I am not a native English speaker, but I have been working with MNCs and living in States for past 3 years hence my English is neither great nor bad. I spent a lot of time towards preparing for sentence correction probs. I studied OG,Kaplan,Kaplan 800 and Manhattan GMAT. For people, who are trying to lift their success rate in sentence correction, Manhattan GMAT is the best resource I have come across.Kaplan 800 has the some of the toughest problems and throws light on some of the fundamentals tested by GMAT. Practice Test Scores PowerPrep 1 : 740 PowerPrep 2 : 770 Kaplan CAT 1 : 640 Kaplan CAT 2 : 630 Kaplan CAT 3 : 660 Kaplan CAT 4 : 700 Princeton 1 : 670 Princeton 2 : 690 Princeton 3 : 740 Out of all the practice tests, I find Kaplan tests the best, Princeton tests are also close to real GMAT standards but the quality of questions is not consistent. Test Day # I wasn't nervous till I reached the testing center :). Started with AWA, and it went smooth as I had already prepared templates for issue and argument. Math started with easy questions and then I was stuck on a couple of tricky DS questions. I took around 8 mins to solve those questions and proceeded. I didn't encounter any tough questions on probability or geomatry.Everything went smooth and I was sure that I did well in Math. Here comes the monster, Verbal, started of with 3-4 sentence correction questions of which 2 were really tricky, followed by a couple of critical reasoning questions and a RC.RC was pretty cool, if you can comprehend the author's point of view, conclusion and structure of passage, you shouldn't have any problem with RC.First half of the verbal was tough and I took around 38 minutes for 18 question, I got a bit tense and I think that's where I hurried up and did a couple of questions wrong. One strange fact I noticed was, though I did OK, I didn't get any double bold face questions ( which I have seen in discussions are supposed to be encountered if you are doing good on tests). Because of this, I was all upset at the end of test and wasn't happy, after I completed the survey and clicked on Report Score, it was good to see 730 :). Overall guys, give your honest effort in the preparation, have confidence and you will definitely achieve your goal. Best of luck to all future GMAT takers. Zombie
  2. For the second part of question P(three dice showing the same face)=4C3.(5.6/6^4) P(all dice showing the same face)=6/6^4 Hence, P(at least 3 dice showing the same face)=(20/6^3)+(1/6^3)=7/72
  3. Hey Guys, I joined this forum recently and have to so that the forum is asewome. I have my GMAT scheduled on 06/17/2005 , I want to know views of some of you on whether I should postpone my test date or not.To give you an insight, following are the scores I have achieved in various practice tests ( I am aiming for at least 700 in real GMAT) PP1 - 750 Kaplan GMAT CAT1- 590 KAPLAN GMAT CAT 2 - 680 KAPLAN GMAT CAT 3- 600 Princeton Review TEST 1- 650 I have heard that Princeton Review tests are the closest to actual GMAT test, considering that 650 is disappointing to me. Please let me know what do you guys think. zombie
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