[BMW F22]

I just went over the quantitative section and I felt stupid...lol

I don't remember a lot of the basic stuff. Any tips on studying for the GMAT? Also list your score if you've taken it.

[nightkhan]

the manhattan gmat books are great. i used those and did a kaplan review course before that, and the manhattan books BLEW away the kaplan review course. all the strategies and methods to tackle the problems are broken down.

just keep going over reviews questions and make sure you practice proper time management. i ended up running out of time for each section (missed prob around 4-5 questions each section) since i have a tendency to always try to work out a problem.

ended up getting a 720. not as high as i wanted, but not worth taking it again unless i can get an 800 or seomthing.

[JayKay335i]

The most important thing for tests like that is test taking strategy. Its more important than knowing the answer.

[Blake]

i wanna see some gmat tits.

[JayKay335i]

Yes. tits.

[Repsol]

Just get one of those gmat for dummies books or the one that kaplan makes. It will teach you strategy and give you practice. I got a 700 but was more than enough to get into my local Uni.

[JayKay335i]

herpderp

[BMW F22]

I bought the official gmat review book (created by the GMAT council). It has all the sections including about 800 review questions. I suppose that is enough to study from no? Should I buy the Manhattan books too? I just don't wanna overwhelm myself with too many things to study from. I'm hoping to get at least 600-650.

[JayKay335i]

Originally Posted by BMW E90

I bought the official gmat review book (created by the GMAT council). It has all the sections including about 800 review questions. I suppose that is enough to study from no? Should I buy the Manhattan books too? I just don't wanna overwhelm myself with too many things to study from. I'm hoping to get at least 600-650.

You need the review book from the gmat people for the questions and you need a review book from another company for test taking skills.

[mileydog]

680 here, just study the techniques and little tricks on how to solve the problems. Many times there are multiple ways to get to a solution. One way will take a long time, another way (that the books explain) will get your there very quickly. Its not always obvious until the books explains the solution.

[dth656]

700 here. i did the same, bought a kaplan book, and a princeton review, and started cranking problems. by recommendation would be to take it the summer before you plan on applying. the issue i ran into was trying to do practice problems/GMAT prep at the same time i was trying to crank all of the application essays (which, at least for me, took quite a bit of effort).

[persian54]

I took mine 2 years ago just to see how it is... without studying I got a 550

Pretty crappy

but it showed me what I should do for when I really want to take it

I was still in College at the time and opted to not submit my scores

it was $250, but a great practice IMO.

I am really bad at taking these type of tests... I can never finish the whole time.. I get bored and start rushing...
take test preps and become a patient man...
I left 40 mins early from my GMAT..
But then considering I never finished the SATs or my AP tests while in High School... bad pattern I guess

Test prep a lot... take practice test... and make yourself sit there through it

in a way I'm just typing all of this so I tell myself to do it lol

if you only need a 600-650 it'll be pretty damn easy..

breaking into the mid 700s is my goal....

[JayKay335i]

800 or your a tard

[jlspeed29]

anyone got GMAT books they want to sell?

[just4kickz]

kenny trying to get a MBA?

[JayKay335i]

IM FUCKEN DONEEEEE




But lets hope they're all As

[xsb00st]

Official GMAT review book worked well for me. I believe it even included flash cards you could use for studying. Mind you, this was 5ish years ago.

As for tips, it's important to try to get the first 5-10 questions correct. The computer uses these first few questions to benchmark/gauge your ability and will decide whether to give you more difficult or easier subsequent questions. Here's a better explanation http://www.gmatstudy.org/gmat-questi...gmat-questions

Good luck. 4 hours of my life I'll never get back

[double_j]

Above 700 and you're good for pretty much any school provided your resume stacks up.

Take a course. Well worth the money. You'll learn all of the tricks to answer the questions without wasting brain space actually learning arcane math or verbal info that have zero application in the real world and that you'll never, ever have to use again.

[BMW F22]

Cool thanks for all the tips/comments guys/girls! I will look over the official GMAT book first. I think a friend of mine has the Kaplan book so I can borrow it from her when I'm done with the official GMAT one.

Originally Posted by jlspeed29

anyone got GMAT books they want to sell?

Check Craigslist. I looked there and found a guy selling a bunch of GMAT prep books (something like 7 or 8) or $60. It included essay topic book, etc.

Originally Posted by just4kickz

kenny trying to get a MBA?

Yes sir. Was gonna take a year off after I got my BS and then go for an MBA but never got around to it. I think now is the time to get started. Otherwise I'm gonna be freaking old when I'm done with the MBA.

[BimmerPod]

Originally Posted by double_j

Above 700 and you're good for pretty much any school provided your resume stacks up.

Take a course. Well worth the money. You'll learn all of the tricks to answer the questions without wasting brain space actually learning arcane math or verbal info that have zero application in the real world and that you'll never, ever have to use again.

Just say you have great job experience/resume (7yrs worth of great resume), and assume you get above 700 on GMAT. Would that POS gpa keep you out of top tiers?

[xsb00st]

Originally Posted by BimmerPod

Just say you have great job experience/resume (7yrs worth of great resume), and assume you get above 700 on GMAT. Would that POS gpa keep you out of top tiers?

Not necessarily. If you have a good story that can explain the low GPA they may place less weight on that part of your application. At the end it comes down to your entire package: GMAT, work experience, GPA, essays, recommendations and interview.

[BMW F22]

Originally Posted by BimmerPod

Just say you have great job experience/resume (7yrs worth of great resume), and assume you get above 700 on GMAT. Would that POS gpa keep you out of top tiers?

Business schools usually have a minimum GPA requirement. For example, the one I'm thinking of applying to requires at a minimum 2.5 GPA. The average is 3.3 and they want at least 3.0. The 2.5 GPA minimum is for special cases. It states that in some cases, the absolute minimum GPA is something like 2.5. YMMV though...