[techno_nishi]

Starting this new thread for GMAT aspirants in and around Noida.
I am planning to give gmat in June this year.
No coaching.. only self study.
Currently started with CR and Quant.
btw, m into software development.

[Infinite Improbability]

I too, May 2009 .ha:

It'd be great if we could share a plan. That would keep us motivated and ensure that we track the date.

Cheerio
I2.

[techno_nishi]

I work in sec - 60, Noida. If it suits you, we can meet this Wednesday, Jan 7. At present am practicing grammar and quant in parallel.

[prateek_pranky]

Me too planning to give it on this July. Will like to share plan with you.

[techno_nishi]

is anybody planning to join any coaching classes in / around noida?
Or share any good study material..

[prateek_pranky]

Well i was not planning to go for any coaching. Will do all self study stuff.
Right now planning to go through Kaplan first. Then will go for other materials as well. Does anyone knows about better material kindly suggest me. Online material will be really appreciative.

[tarusardana]

me also plannin GMAT in March end this year.
by the way i have already taken it once
landed up with a measly 690 qa-50,va-33 AWA 5.0

for materials
Manhattan SC is a bible for SC(15 ques of 41 in va) so a must do
OG11

so these 2 must be done.

[techno_nishi]

Some idioms i have compiled:-

bear/take the brunt of - to receive the worst part of something unpleasant

knock dead - to do something so well or look so attractive, other people admire you a lot.

I take/plead the Fifth on - something that you say in order to tell someone you are not going to answer a question.

Don't make me laugh - something that you say when someone has suggested something that you think is not at all likely to happen.

pay respects - to express your admiration or friendly feeling for someone.

at one time - in the past.

kick against the pricks - to fight against people in authority.

dance to tune - to always do what someone tells you to do, whether you agree with it or not.

patience of Job/a saint - a lot of patience.

put into service - to begin to use something.

an early bath - if you take an early bath, you are forced to stop doing an activity sooner than you intended to.

let have it - to attack someone physically or with words.

sick to death of - extremely bored with something.

mind goes blank - if you are asked a question and your mind goes blank, you cannot think of anything to say.

rub off (on someone) - to be learned or obtained without any effort.

see the colour of money - to make sure that someone can pay for something before you let them have it.

stand/stick out a mile - to be very obvious.

you can kiss goodbye- you will not get something back.

grab bag - a mixture of different types of things.

in gear - working well.

disaster area - 1. if a place is a disaster area, it is very untidy. 2. if a subject, a piece of work, or an organization is a disaster area, it causes many problems, often because it is badly organized.

feel the pinch- to have problems with money because you are earning less than before.

hold/keep in check - to keep something or someone under control, usually to stop them becoming too large or too powerful.

be done in - to be too tired to do any more.

eye/mind candy - something that is intended to be pleasant to look at but has no real meaning.

be the toast of - to be liked and admired by a group of people.

penchant for - a great liking for something.

steal the show- o get all the attention and praise at an event or performance.

crop up- to appear by chance.

in the worst way - very much.

lions' den- an unpleasant situation in which a person or group of people criticizes you or your ideas.

be too clever by half - to be too confident of your own intelligence in a way that annoys other people.

see things- 1. to notice something, esp. something that someone else would not notice. 2. to imagine something is present or happening when it is not

cheap shot- a criticism of someone that is not fair.

shoot wad- 1. to spend or use everything that you have. 2. to say everything that you want to say about a particular subject. 3. if a man shoots his wad, semen (= thick liquid containing a man's seed) comes out of his *****.

blue-eyed boy- a man who is liked and admired by someone in authority.

[tyagideepa]

Me toooooooo:angel:

planning to take GMAT sometime in April...

Thanks for the Idiom list ...

[tarusardana]

le me give my experience on GMAT
initially u have to select 5 schools b4 the test starts. yes without the score in hand!! then only the test will start.
firstly thr wud be AWA.

for this my take go thru AWA example in OG11. It has got 2 samples and 3 types of answers for each. also it is given why this responser essay will fetch a score 6 similarly for 4 and 2 also given. After going thru this i formed a template for myself and followed and landed up with a decent score of 5.0/6.0 .

then qa will start--- in qa maximum questions asked was from Number System. like prime number properties. divisibility. HCF, LCM etc. a few questions each from Time Speed Distance, Percentages, Averages. so these topics are a must.

then va-- started off slowly and well. but lost time coz of speed. and had to hurry and messed up this section. :sad::sad::sad: