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Has anyone on here written the GMAT? Any hints or suggestions?
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| Sentinal |
| Hey guys I recently wrote a GMAT Prep Test at Ryerson and didn't do so hot. This was after partying at Vola so it was to be expected, but I was wondering if the Official GMAT Prep book is useful and any other literature was good for preparing for this test. Ryerson also offers a course for 571 dollars to prep you for the test. Is this course or others like it money well spent? Cheers!! |
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| Sentinal |
| oh and just a follow up, I dont know if anyone is interested but there is an MBA fair at the MTCC on the 13th of November. |
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| Intangible |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sentinal
oh and just a follow up, I dont know if anyone is interested but there is an MBA fair at the MTCC on the 13th of November. |
If you are going let me know :) |
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| VDub |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sentinal
Hey guys I recently wrote a GMAT Prep Test at Ryerson and didn't do so hot. This was after partying at Vola so it was to be expected, |
I wrote a math exam in high school on acid once...
Scored 95%... |
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| Joe Drust |
| a prep book is useful. There are a lot of easy questions that you just forget how to complete in a reasonable amount of time. Knowing what you are headed for makes it easier. |
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| *~LiSa-LoO~* |
| The prep classes can be pricey, but in my personal experience taking one for the LSAT, I found them to be helpful. Not only b/c they give you some tips that you won't find in the books, but it essentially forces you to study. The best part about the classes is that they give you practice exams in actual exam-like settings. |
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| VERTiG0 |
| quote: | Originally posted by VDub
I wrote a math exam in high school on acid once...
Scored 95%... |
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| Skipper |
| quote: | Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~*
The prep classes can be pricey, but in my personal experience taking one for the LSAT, I found them to be helpful. Not only b/c they give you some tips that you won't find in the books, but it essentially forces you to study. The best part about the classes is that they give you practice exams in actual exam-like settings. |
I found the LSAT prep courses really helpful too. They are definitely freaking expensive though! |
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| love_child |
| quote: | Originally posted by VDub
I thought I wrote a math exam in high school on acid once...
Scored 95%... |
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| Sentinal |
It is definatly expensive to take the prep courses. I have found some from 570-1300 each. It is crazy.
Tara: I am indeed going to the fair. |
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| Skipper |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sentinal
It is definatly expensive to take the prep courses. I have found some from 570-1300 each. It is crazy.
Tara: I am indeed going to the fair. |
Depending on your background you may not need it. I've heard GMAT prep courses are helpful for people that come from totally non business backgrounds, like science, health care but many people do just fine without a course. |
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| Deacon_Ran |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sentinal
Hey guys I recently wrote a GMAT Prep Test at Ryerson and didn't do so hot. This was after partying at Vola so it was to be expected, but I was wondering if the Official GMAT Prep book is useful and any other literature was good for preparing for this test. Ryerson also offers a course for 571 dollars to prep you for the test. Is this course or others like it money well spent? Cheers!! |
Practice on computer based platforms. Don't bother with books and paper based test prep. It's a totally different dynamic. You won't score anywhere near as high as your paper based prep tests on the computer exam if you're not familiar with it.
You might already know this, but for others every following question is based on whether the previous one was answered correctly. Right and the next question is increased difficulty and vice versa. Don't spend too much time on a question that stumps you. It's more important to answer all the questions and you run the risk of not finishing if time management isn't a concern. Not finishing is a HUGE penalty - more than wrong answers to a large degree.
Paying for a prep course is worth it if getting a top score is really important - ie. you want to go to a tier 1 school. If not a reasonably intelligent person can score 600+ without spending much cash and you can fork over your $50k+ to go to a lesser ranked school. Just don't expect to get recruited into the McKinseys or Goldmans of the world. |
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