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Information here is categorized into three units – Preparing for GMAT, tips for admission process and information to help you ease into the program once selected.
Preparing for GMAT
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Sending scores to schools - http://www.mba.com/mba/thegmat/gmatscoresandscorereports/sendingyourscorestoschools.htm
Preparation Fundamentals
Step 1: Try the basic test given at the beginning of GMAT Official Guide (combined one) – http://www.amazon.com/Official-Guide-GMAT-Review-12th/dp/0470449748/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244511342&sr=8-1 (11th edition will be equally effective) – or from the GMAC – http://www.mba.com/mba/thegmat/downloadfreetestpreparationsoftware.
Measuring the Results:
- These are the simplest you will come across during your preparation. A score of 680-700 is an indication of good starting point.
- Identify preparedness in Quant and Verbal section for initial assessment of problem areas.
Step 2: Suggested material to attain a score of 700+:
- GMAT Official Guide – http://www.amazon.com/Official-Guide-GMAT-Review-12th/dp/0470449748/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244511342&sr=8-1
- GMAT Official Guide – Quant Review – http://www.amazon.com/Official-Guide-GMAT-Quantitative-Review/dp/0976570920/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244511342&sr=8-3
- GMAT Official Guide – Verbal Review – http://www.amazon.com/Official-Guide-GMAT-Verbal-Review/dp/0976570912/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244511342&sr=8-4
- Kaplan GMAT Premier Program – http://www.amazon.com/Kaplan-GMAT-Premier-Program-CD-ROM/dp/141955204X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244511920&sr=8-1 – older edition will be equally effective, if the latest is not available.
- Prepare extensive notes – particularly for verbal.
- List of incorrect problems during exercises & categorization of typical mistakes is required.
- Repeating the problems you got wrong – this helps to internalize the conceptual underpinnings not just for GMAT but beyond as well.
Measuring the results:
- Use the practice test at the end of GMAT official guide to check the level of preparation. Anything less than 700 warrants a repeat of concepts and problems.
- These guides should be internalized by the end of this step.
Step 3: Practice Tests (in this order)
- GMAT official Guide tests
- Princeton Review Free practice test: http://www.princetonreview.com/business/free-gmat-practice-test.aspx
- Tests on Kaplan GMAT Premier Program – it might be advisable to keep 3-4 tests for after step 4.
Measuring the Results
- Score of 640-660 or thereabouts on Kaplan tests indicates strong preparation.
- Check the time usage on each section and pattern of mistakes. For instance, at what level of difficulty mistakes are made leading the test to lower difficulty levels and lower scores. Key to GMAT success is to sustain ansewring high difficulty levels consistently in the test problems.
Step 4: To get to 720+:
- Excellent resources from Kaplan – GMAT 800 – check out, called GMAT Advanced for 2009-10 edition: http://www.amazon.com/Kaplan-GMAT-2008-2009-Gmat-Advanced/dp/1419551795/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244511920&sr=8-3
Some Additional sources:
Though resource and steps listed above are sufficient to reach your targeted score, here are some additional links for additional practice tests:
- Princeton review GMAT – moderately difficult, no significant incremental difference if Step 1-4 are done already – http://www.amazon.com/Cracking-GMAT-Graduate-School-Preparation/dp/0375428593/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244513924&sr=8-6
- Free sample GMAT exam: http://www.manhattangmat.com/free-gmat.cfm
- MGMAT sentence correction guide: http://www.amazon.com/Sentence-Correction-Strategy-Guide-Manhattan/dp/0981853366/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244513924&sr=8-16.
- MGMAT resrouces: Question banks, practice tests etc. – http://www.manhattangmat.com/store.cfm
Tips for Admission Process
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Information to help you ease into the Program
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