Slay The Gmat Test

Recently, I scored 740 on the GMAT test. I was frankly shocked to score over 675 since I had only spent less than 4 weeks on preparations.

So many friends asked me whether I did anything special to get such a good score. Rather than keep repeating myself, I thought I'd create an online tutorial so everyone can gain from it.

The GMAT is divided into two sections: Math and Verbal. Since it's significantly hard to improve your English in a few weeks, I spent majority of my time working on the Math section. By spending 4-5 hours a day for 2 weeks on practising mathematics problems, anyone can improve their math skills notably.

Its possible to boost your verbal score too, and you can through a similar amount of effort, but it's a lot more difficult since it is (at least to me) a lot more boring. Preferably I suggest improving your spoken English(if it's not very good) by seeing a lot of films and reading a lot of English books. Obviously this is not anything you can do in 2 weeks so I advise you start out six months before you plan to take the GMAT.

But if you're like a majority of the people I know, your math skills could absolutely need a certain amount of revision. Luckily, you actually can work on this in 2-4 weeks.

I strongly advise you procure the Kaplan Premier book. It contains a CD that has actual computer based tests on it. These tests replicate a live test environmentenvironment and are timed. They also estimate your score for you. The problems are much more difficult than the real GMAT test so don't be dissaponinted if you don't score very well on these tests. I didn't score more than 610 in any of the tests(I gave about 6) but my average score was only 560 on these prep tests.

I also completed the Kaplan 800 book which has a list of the most nutcracking problems and I highly suggest solving that after you're done with the first book.

However, if you're a math-challenged person and are finding the math tough, particularly the probability and combination problems, I highly suggest procuring Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences. You should be able to get it at your bookstore or buy it on Amazon for $5. It's an easy to follow book that gets you thinking about using numbers in everyday situations.

The one thing I highly suggest is doing all the practice lessons and tests on the Kaplan CD. It will really assist you devise a game plan for quickly solving the problems in time.

One of the things I concluded was that I was hurrying through questions in order to finish the practice tests in time. This was making me to make mistakes and dropping my score. In the real GMAT exam, I took my time on the first 5-6 questions. In fact, for the first couple of questions,problems, I spent,took nearly 4-5 minutes on each one. The GMAT difficulty level changes with your level of math and becomes progressively more difficult. If you get the first several questions,problems right, you stand a great chance of getting, achieving a top score.

Half way through the math section, the questions were so tough, I immediately knew I couldn't solve them. I skipped 2 such questions and thus made up for lost time without significantly impacting my score.

Here is a complete list of the best GMAT prep books I used. I strongly recommend you use these books.

Even if you're not planning on going to Yale or UCLA, you might think you can get by with a 545 score. However, one thing you might not be aware of is that with a 700+ score, even if you go to a 3rd tier college, you stand an excellent chance of
1. getting your application fee waived
2. getting free money to pay for college

So don't slack off on your prep just because you want to go to a 3rd rate college.

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The author scored a 740 on the GMAT and maintains a blog dedicated to Investing & Passive Income.

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