I am thinking it’s time I take the GMAT. Does anyone here have advice on the best resources? I would like to take mock online exams to emulate the exam scenario. I’ve been a stalker over at beatthegmat and gmatclub, but wanted to ask you all if you had any insight.
no alcohol, no fap, no HCBs, no BSDs, no GTA V.
Kaplan was good for me for the lsat so im sure it transfers over to the gmat. Ive heard things (good) about manhattan gmat too.
I absolutely _ loved _ mastergmat, it was the perfect tool for me and helped me get a 730.
Looks like other people did too, as they’ve been bought out by the Economist – I haven’t tried it in about a year and a half, but I would hope it has only gotten better. They used to allow a week-long free demo (including practice test + as much of the curriculum as you could cover), which was what sold me.
I also got the Manhattan GMAT study guides, but used them significantly less because they just weren’t as engaging. They’d get my vote if you’re more of a “traditional study habits” kind of person, though.
Here is a thread I posted on my GMAT experience from four years ago
http://www.analystforum.com/forums/cfa-forums/cfa-general-discussion/91050393
I hear great things about manhattan gmat and will probably use them myself.
OOC - I spent approximately zero hours and zero minutes prepping for the GMAT.
I knew I wasn’t going to get into a “good” school (even good by my low standards), and the school I was going to attend had virtually open enrollment.
How many hours do people actually spend on their GMAT?
I used something with 800 in the title. I scored upper 600’s but was going to a pt state program ranked like 40 or so. The book was solid.
I think prep depends on goals. My advice would be study the math as well - I didn’t because I thought it’d be heavy advanced math, so when they were asking me questions about calculating the area of objects and not statistics/etc… I wasn’t as prepared as I could have been.
Jcole21: You must be talking about Kaplan 800. I’ve heard that it’s pretty good.
Greenman: People generally advise to study for 2-3 months with 2-3 hours during weekdays and 4-5 hours at weekends.
lxwarr30: I’ve been in the same boat. Scheduled GMAT for mid-Aug but passed on it because I couldn’t even start preparation. Now I think it’s too late and maybe I should apply next year. Competition is tough in 2nd round apps and I don’t want to go below top 20 (Wash. U being an exception).
If I were to start now and allocate 2 months with 3-4 hours during weekdays and 6-8 hours at weekends, I’ll be starting with Kaplan Premier to brush up basics. Then I’ll take first CAT from GMATPrep to identify problem areas and do those areas from Manhattan GMAT (MGMAT). Once I’m done with theoretical stuff, I’ll just focus do all questions from OG-13, OG-10 and take as many practice tests as I can.
I used Manahattan GMAT and used Test Masters for LSAT. I got a 770 on GMAT and 175 on LSAT. Just find what works for you. There are plenty of test preps out there but go to book store and thumb through a few pages to see what you like (assuming a bookstore exist in your neck of woods).
I used Kaplan, and I was happy with it. I was far less happy with the results of my applications, though.