^ Inspiration? you kidding me? Look at this arrogant 13itch: “I got a 740, 2 weeks of study, it’s really not hard at all. Granted I’m a good test taker, 1480 SAT” - MissCleo Translation: “I’m so smart that I barely do any work and score in the 99th percentile of GMAT! It’s not that I consider myself a genious though, it’s that I consider the rest of you retarded (all though I am pretty damn smart, and I don’t even study). Tests are so easy and I’m awesome at them without trying. YAY ME, and BOOO ALL OF YOU!”
Rofl. Well I was being polite, obviously there are a few people on here that don’t fit my general description, but a lot of people on here are working hard toward a goal. I respect their drive.
magicskyfairy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ^ Inspiration? you kidding me? Look at this > arrogant 13itch: > > “I got a 740, 2 weeks of study, it’s really not > hard at all. Granted I’m a good test taker, 1480 > SAT” > - MissCleo > > Translation: > “I’m so smart that I barely do any work and score > in the 99th percentile of GMAT! It’s not that I > consider myself a genious though, it’s that I > consider the rest of you retarded (all though I am > pretty damn smart, and I don’t even study). Tests > are so easy and I’m awesome at them without > trying. YAY ME, and BOOO ALL OF YOU!” +1000 LMAO
Maybe it’s just me. Those kind of standardized test aren’t hard and never had been. This is just the case for some people who are good at quick math and can memorize vocab/ grammar rules. I’m not a genius by any means. I failed L 1 of the CFA once, and failed L II at least once, maybe twice after this time. I’m just saying the CFA is leaps and bounds harder than the GMAT. If english is your first language, and you went to a half decent high school, 700+ on the GMAT isn’t that hard.
If heard that your SAT score is probably the best indicator of GMAT performance. Someone once told me that you should be able to score relatively close to your SAT/2.
I made a 300 on my SAT so 300/2=150. I should be able to get into Pace baby!!
wake2000 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I made a 300 on my SAT so 300/2=150. I should be > able to get into Pace baby!! HARSH HAHA
720 on my GMAT, easy relative to level 2 imo. I studied about 3 months, was hard for me as I took it at 29 and had forgotten most of the HS math and English the GMAT is based on. Felt like clearing cobwebs out of my brain lol, but I started testing well on the practice GMATs after a couple of weeks.
I took the GMAT mid-December between CFA’s. While I think it was generally a good strategy, I would definitely recommend taking the GMAT much earlier than I did. I would suggest starting to study now and taking the GMAT in October, at the latest. CFA is so much harder than the GMAT that I would leave adequate time after the GMAT to be able to relax for at least a month before jumping back into CFA mode, while still leaving plenty of time to study for the CFA. I studied hard for the GMAT for 1 month and got a 750. I took Manhattan GMAT - not sure what benefit it provided other than helping me structure my time and understand what material would be covered. If you can do CFA, you can absolutely rock the GMAT.
diggles15 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I took the GMAT mid-December between CFA’s. While > I think it was generally a good strategy, I would > definitely recommend taking the GMAT much earlier > than I did. I would suggest starting to study now > and taking the GMAT in October, at the latest. > CFA is so much harder than the GMAT that I would > leave adequate time after the GMAT to be able to > relax for at least a month before jumping back > into CFA mode, while still leaving plenty of time > to study for the CFA. > > I studied hard for the GMAT for 1 month and got a > 750. I took Manhattan GMAT - not sure what > benefit it provided other than helping me > structure my time and understand what material > would be covered. If you can do CFA, you can > absolutely rock the GMAT. Did you take a class or self-study through the books? I just received the box set from MGMAT yesterday opened it up today and reading/doing practice questions. I’m making flash cards of topics I think will be important to have quickly at your disposal test day. Do you have any suggestions? I’d love a 750 w/ one month of studying haha.
I took the actual class – it cost a lot of money, but I think it’ll be worth it in the end and it really helped me stay on top of the workload. Don’t get me wrong - by one month of studying, I mean one month of CFA-like cramming, where I did absolutely nothing else. One resource that I definitely recommend is Manhattan GMAT’s Official Guide Companion Plus (http://www.manhattangmat.com/ogc-plus.cfm), which is only $14, and was my primary aide for math (which is the harder of the subjects for me). It stores all of the answers and categorizes all of the questions in both the Official Guide and the 2 supplements (which you should own by now). Additionally, it provides Manhattan GMAT’s explanations for all the Official Guide math questions, which are much better than the convoluted answers that GMAC provides. It also has a stop watch feature. If you use it, then it stores all of your answers and how long the questions take you, and gives you detailed statistics to help you determine, and improve on, your weaknesses. This tool really helped me. Other than that, my big suggestion is to do as many mock exams as possible. I did 6, including one each Sunday for the last 4 weeks before the exam. I would recommend doing at least the last 2 practice tests with the essays, so that your brain develops enough stamina. If you didn’t do the 2 GMATPrep free exams (available on mba.com), then definitely do them. I guess my main emphasis would be on doing as many official GMAT problems as possible, so that you can be prepared for what they hit you with.
I took the GMAT last summer post-graduation and passing CFA level 1 and before real work began. If you can dedicate full time to studying - it should take 4 weeks. Buy the manhattan GMAT books and take all the manhattan GMAT practice exams online. They are much harder than the actual GMAT. For example, for harder questions they will test two difficult mathematical concepts in one question to throw you a curveball. You will rarely see this on the actual GMAT. Their practice questions and exams can be discouraging (I scored 650-690 on manhattan GMAT). When it came time for the actual GMAT, I found the questions seemed particularly easy. This concerned me because the test is adaptive. Fortunately, the manhattan GMAT gives you very difficult problems so that when you take the actual test, the problems seem too easy. Bottom line - 730 on GMAT in 4 weeks light (4-5 hours at most a day) study time. The GMAT is a joke compared to CFA level 2. It just takes some practice.