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Calling all people with good GMAT scores |
| Message Name: |
Work +++ |
| Date Posted: |
05/15/2000 |
| Message: |
The only reason for doing GMAT is to gain entry to the MBA programme of your choice. That said, it is extremely important to get as high a score as you can. Ignore people who say it does not accurately reflect a person's intellect or ability: while this is true, it's also completely irrelevant. MBA admissions, like job-hunting, is a game with specific rules; you may not like them, but if you want to 'play', you have to follow them.
Studying definitely makes a difference to your score. I have an MD, and have not studied any maths for the last ten years. Similarly, working as a hospital doc, you don't spend much time writing essays. However, I found that concentrated practice made a BIG difference to my practice scores.
I didn't attend any courses (time and money contraints), just practice at home. I only used the official gmat guide for practice; I bought the Barrons guide as well, but found that while the quant section was ok, the verbal section questions were'nt so good. On the official gmat guide, I'd get 8-9 out of ten, but only 4 / 10 on the barrons guide. I felt the questions(and answers) were poorly written and misleading if you relied on them for practice. I don't know if these criticisms also apply to other 'non-official' guides, but my advice would be to complete the official book before buying any other guide (I don't work for gmac, honest!)
Wait until you are getting the kind of practice scores you need for the mba programme you want (or the best you can do) before you take the test. Don't rush into it 'for the practice'. Remember, universities don't know how long you studied for, just the final score.
Good luck when you do take the test.
48 quant (92%), 51 verbal (99%), 770 total (99%), AWA 5.5 (92%)
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