720!! (Q47, V41) DONE
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05 Feb 2007, 21:46
Took my gmat this morning and was very glad to see that my hard work paid off.
AWA:
I did not spend any time studying for this and am glad that I didn't. I don't know my score yet but am pretty sure that I got 5+. Anyone that has written papers on a college level should be able to do this section with ease.
Quant:
I got a really tough first question that kind of threw me off. There were actually several really tough questions early on and I really thought that I was doing horribly. I would really advise doing a lot of Quant questions when studying...there are so many ways to test the same concepts. If you go in unfamiliar with some of these, it is easy to waste time just figuring out what the question is asking. I spent too much time on some questions in the middle and ended up with 10 questions left and only 10 minutes!! I kind of freaked out and just tried not to miss two in a row, hoping to save my quant score. Maybe it worked or maybe I did well in the middle section but I ended up with a good quant score relative to my practice tests.
Verbal:
No problems here. I did get one really tough and long RC passage around questions 15-20. Also got some pretty tough CR toward the end but everything was similar to GMAT prep.
I have not posted much up to this point but wanted to say thanks for all the wonderful advice that is on this forum. My study plan was relatively laid back because I work full time. I would say I averaged 6-7 hours a week (including a full test) over 3 months with the intensity increasing the last 2 months. I took a ton of practice tests and would definitely advise anyone who wants 700+ to do this.
Here are my practice scores...
Kaplan paper diagnostic- 620
Kaplan online diag- 630
PR online diagnostic- 610
Kaplan CD Cat1- 540
GMAT Prep- 680 43Q 39V
PR online (several months later)- 650 42Q 39V
Kaplan online (several months later)- 700 42Q 43V
GMAT Prep 2- 710 45Q 42V
Powerprep 1- 650 43Q 34V (one week before test- a little unnerving)
Powerprep 2- 730 46Q 42V
ACTUAL GMAT 720 47Q 41V