Numi, I went through all the books, and found them suprisingly effective. Given the current enviroment I would strongly encouage you to aim for a score above 700. Some other advice: Take as many practice tests as you can. Once you finish take the time to go over each problem that you got wrong and don’t move on until you understand what you did wrong, and concept behind the question. Effective time management is key!!!
solarpower03 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Numi, > You might be right. A good idea will be to pick up > some equity research report and see how many > errors/ambiguities one can find using GMAT’s eight > or so grammar rules. > S I agree with you there - it’s scary how copious (and embarrassing) those mistakes can be
Gmatclub is a top resource. There are tons of good posts for sentence corrections and lots of maths tricks that can help you to do maths quickly. It was instrumental in my scoring high. I think for analysts, difficult section would be reading comprehension which could be weird science and at times organizational behaviour text. In reports, I find many ambiguities, inappropriate references and comma joined independent sentences. When I correct them, I sound pedantic. But I guess that must be industry standard as I have not written any stock report. That’s why I put a post on Equity research report writing -http://www.analystforum.com/phorums/read.php?1,875328
I Find This Meatloaf Rather Shallow and Pedantic. There, I Said It.
Numi, I’ve been through all 8 of the MGMAT books, as well as Princeton Review’s Cracking The GMAT, and various Kaplan books. I think it’s worthwhile to go through each MGMAT book- if only to ensure that you aren’t missing anything in the GMAT “curriculum”. Many (if not most) of the sections were not particularly challenging so you should be able to get through them quickly. Sounds like you are on the right track as of now. Even in a competitive year, if you can knock out a 730+ you should be solid. I’m not sold on the fact that 700 is the “magic number” any longer. I assume you’re looking at top 5 schools…in which case a 730+ is a better number to shoot for IMHO. Do you plan on applying Rd. 2 this year?
mzwerner Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I Find This Meatloaf Rather Shallow and Pedantic. > There, I Said It. ha ha ha - nice Family Guy reference
I plan to apply for business school next year
i’m in your boat too numi, trying to get close to 700 the next upcoming weekend…
cool, good luck
Guys, I just got 740 on my GMAT. Is this something that I should cheer for? Is having a good gmat score a big plus on apps?
The consensus seems to be 700+ is just fine. A 740, nice work bud! You have my envy.
ancientmtk Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Guys, > > I just got 740 on my GMAT. Is this something that > I should cheer for? Is having a good gmat score a > big plus on apps? Higher score is never a problem but anything beyond 700 is OK. The key point in application is how you differentiate yourself from people who are like you . What do you bring to the school ? B School want people who are best in whatever they do - charity, research, consulting or anything else, your work sector barely matters. Hope that helps.
Solarpower: That’s awesome. A lot of employers at B-Schools have GMAT cutoffs. 740 could benefit down the road.
740 is awesome!!! Top B-school avg pegs around 710 tops.
Guys, When you mention Manhattan, do you mean Manhattan Review?
MaxIm Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Guys, > When you mention Manhattan, do you mean Manhattan > Review? I was referring to manhattan gmat http://www.manhattangmat.com