Baby Steps - 750 Q48 V45

[saurabh_pant]

HI Guys,
I am having two years of experience in IT industry and i want to go for GMAT this year. Please suggest me some book to start with and also i have taken the time span of preparation as 3 months. Also please suggest when is the best time to give gmat so that i can apply to all good B-schools.Also i want to inform you that i have just done the basic english preparation. Please give your suggestion as i am looking as a self preparation aspect.

regards
saurabh pant

[pankhuri83]

Wow..!

Rocking Score Gal...!!
Congratulations....

Actually 'rocking' would be an understatement... its simply fantastic...

And i must say tht after reading ur post the thread title seems very apt...

So now you are one more 'baby' step closer to fulfilling ur goals.. ..

All the best for the next phase ..

Applications ... here comes Chandani....

[tusis_2]

Originally Posted by ChanduChick

thanks!
great to pata nahi....but yes, i did only 2 practice tests. The tests sent by the GMAT ppl....they're not powerprep i think....they're GPrep....it used to be powerprep earlier.
yeah, the list helped. I finally went with the old formula - 1 dream college, 1 safe college and 3 'i would like to get into them' kinda colleges.

great goin chandu...

hey got few dbts:

1. wat all stuff did u take to the exam? ie passport photo etc...??
2. it wud be encouragin if u cud share ur scores in the 2 practice tests
3. which all schools did u apply for?
4. last... profile?

im takin mine this weekend...so am a lil too excited abt this one

[ChanduChick]

Originally Posted by tusis_2

great goin chandu...

hey got few dbts:

1. wat all stuff did u take to the exam? ie passport photo etc...??
2. it wud be encouragin if u cud share ur scores in the 2 practice tests
3. which all schools did u apply for?
4. last... profile?

im takin mine this weekend...so am a lil too excited abt this one

Thank you.

1. Only the passport. You don't need anything else.
2. Test 1: 710 Test 2: 750
3. ISB, Wharton, INSEAD, Rice, NUS Singapore.
4. 26/IT - 41 months of work-ex as of today.

[sachin_h]

Chandni,
Thanks for all the info....
More than anything else the fact that the Test centres for GRE and GMAT are different....
Take my words for this..I wud i have probably done the same mistake....
Luckily u didn't panic....that's gr8....

[ChanduChick]

Originally Posted by saurabh_pant

HI Guys,
I am having two years of experience in IT industry and i want to go for GMAT this year. Please suggest me some book to start with and also i have taken the time span of preparation as 3 months. Also please suggest when is the best time to give gmat so that i can apply to all good B-schools.Also i want to inform you that i have just done the basic english preparation. Please give your suggestion as i am looking as a self preparation aspect.

regards
saurabh pant

Hi,
If your 3 months of prep starts now, u need to hurry. U can make it to the last rounds of admissions. But try to give u'r GMAT as soon as possible, so that you have enough time for the applications.
Since you have 3 months, u can cover all the books that i've listed. More the practice, the better u'll get. Since you've done basic english prep, start with OG SC. For CR, go through Kaplan GMAT and Princeton Review to get a feel of the questions and then attack SC. In the end, do all these books completely.
Self preparation is sufficient. Be self motivated and find a study partner for company.
All the best!

[Success82]

Hey,

Congrats for the great score )
Hope to seek some help from you for GMAT. I am planning to give it by December. According to you is it good to join to coaching class for GMAT preperation?

[ChanduChick]

Originally Posted by Success82

Hey,

Congrats for the great score )
Hope to seek some help from you for GMAT. I am planning to give it by December. According to you is it good to join to coaching class for GMAT preperation?

Thanks!
You have more than enough time. Take a diagnostic. Go through the GMAT prep material. See where you stand. THEN decide about coaching. Honestly, anyone can prepare for GMAT on his/her own. If you do want to make a choice between the two, take this effort to test yourself and then decide.

[Success82]

Thanks,
Are there any online diagnostic tests available?? Also, where can I find the books you have listed in your post. Do I need to order all online because I could arrange only for OG from the Book store in my city. They say, others are out of order.

[ChanduChick]

Originally Posted by Success82

Thanks,
Are there any online diagnostic tests available?? Also, where can I find the books you have listed in your post. Do I need to order all online because I could arrange only for OG from the Book store in my city. They say, others are out of order.

There is a diagnostic in OG i think. I don't have an idea about any other diagnostic tests.
I don't know how ppl procure the books in Kolkatta. Usually, there are a few shops which sell photocopies of these books. U'll have to ask around and catch hold of some GMATer from Kolkatta. I didn't need to order online as I found them in the Pune book stores.