Now, before I begin my preparation, I had to have a few things in place.
First, there's the study material. I haven't gone out and spent too much money buying books. My material is a mix of books purchased and those borrowed from friends. At the end of it all, I've landed up with the following books:
1. Official Guide for GMAT Review - 11th Edition (OG)
2. Kaplan GMAT Premier Program - 2007 Edition (Kaplan)
3. Kaplan GRE & GMAT Exams Math Workbook - 3rd Edition (Kaplan Math)
Before I start my preparation, I had to figure out where I stand. This will help me figure out what areas I need to concentrate most on. So I took the Diagnostic Test in the OG. The results weren't particularly good, given my target. I've given below a brief analysis of my performance on the diagnostic.
Quant - 48 Qs
Problem Solving - 13/24 (Average)
Data Suffiency - 14/24 (Average)
Verbal - 52 Qs
Reading Comprehension - 14/17 (Above Average)
Critical Reasoning - 11/17 (Above Average)
Sentence Correction - 13/18 Above Average)
Apparently, I need to work harder on Math, which has traditionallly been weak for me. But this test gives me confidence since Verbal is considered to be the more difficult of the two sections on the GMAT test.
My core preparation will begin tomorrow. Let's see how it goes.
First, there's the study material. I haven't gone out and spent too much money buying books. My material is a mix of books purchased and those borrowed from friends. At the end of it all, I've landed up with the following books:
1. Official Guide for GMAT Review - 11th Edition (OG)
2. Kaplan GMAT Premier Program - 2007 Edition (Kaplan)
3. Kaplan GRE & GMAT Exams Math Workbook - 3rd Edition (Kaplan Math)
Before I start my preparation, I had to figure out where I stand. This will help me figure out what areas I need to concentrate most on. So I took the Diagnostic Test in the OG. The results weren't particularly good, given my target. I've given below a brief analysis of my performance on the diagnostic.
Quant - 48 Qs
Problem Solving - 13/24 (Average)
Data Suffiency - 14/24 (Average)
Verbal - 52 Qs
Reading Comprehension - 14/17 (Above Average)
Critical Reasoning - 11/17 (Above Average)
Sentence Correction - 13/18 Above Average)
Apparently, I need to work harder on Math, which has traditionallly been weak for me. But this test gives me confidence since Verbal is considered to be the more difficult of the two sections on the GMAT test.
My core preparation will begin tomorrow. Let's see how it goes.
1 comments:
Hey have u given ur
GMAT yet ? i did not find any more details on how to go about the prep in a months time!
I'm planning to take my paper in november some time!
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