Are there any other ideas?

My take is B.

the idiom is Expecation that X would lead to Y.

Please post in the OA.

Thanks,
Ankit

Answer choices:

Hi everyone!

GoGMAT SC Question of The Day:

@deepdutta2402 said: @GoGMAT__Team : thanks for replying. We all have an idea about the other sections of the GMAT exam, but for IR we don't have suffice information. I haven't heard anything from Puys who have taken the test after pattern has changed. I'm asking how do we approach IR section. It would be not easy to do 12 IR questions in 30 minutes. I appreciate that you are including CR and SC question. Along with that if you can include IR questions as well, then we all would get an idea about it..

Hi, Im am planning to give GMAT and start preparing for it, can anyone please let me know some good coaching centres in Delhi NCR preferably near Noida.

@[591874:GoGMAT__Team] : thanks for replying. We all have an idea about the other sections of the GMAT exam, but for IR we don't have suffice information. I haven't heard anything from Puys who have taken the test after pattern has changed. I'm asking how do we approach IR section. It would be not easy to do 12 IR questions in 30 minutes.

I appreciate that you are including CR and SC question. Along with that if you can include IR questions as well, then we all would get an idea about it..

@ankit0411 said: Can we have SC and CR questions posted everyday on this thread? Also, could they have a realistic level as the GMAT actually tests.

Can we have SC and CR questions posted everyday on this thread?
Also, could they have a realistic level as the GMAT actually tests.

@GoGMAT__Team said: @pagalguy Thank you for mentioning! To everyone, feel free to practice and discuss GMAT questions we are going to post every day!

@deepdutta2402 said: @GoGMAT__Team would appreciate if you can emphasize more on IR questions.. How much IR has got importance in the test.

Hello Puys,

Hi puys, I am planning to take GMAT in the first week of October. I have already started with OG13 for verbal and Quant. I have read Manhattan SC and PowerScore CR but I need to know any good practice material for Verbal SC,CR and RC. Could anyone please suggest any books?

@[591874:GoGMAT__Team] would appreciate if you can emphasize more on IR questions.. How much IR has got importance in the test.

@[1:pagalguy] Thank you for mentioning! To everyone, feel free to practice and discuss GMAT questions we are going to post every day!

@[591874:GoGMAT__Team] seems to be pinging some GMAT questions - you guys may want to check and follow them for updates

Hello puys! I am planning to appear for GMAT in Oct. Please count me in too.

I appeared for CAT 2010. scored 81 Percentile. Looking for a dedicated group! Happy preparartion to all!

hi

I am also in the same group

Hello Puya,

I will be booking for Mid September, I have 4 years of IT exp and will start from scratch from today only.

I have lots of study material for GMAT and it took me 1 week still not able to decide what to study .I have decided to not join any institute and will start with OG -12 and OG -13.

Can you please suggest other books to improve my verbal specially CR.

Other inputs are welcome for my perp.

Thanks,
Abhinav

hi,

about to joining GMAT coaching institute from tomorrw at noida the princeton reviw. any one have idea howz it?

pls give ur inputs..
thanks!!

Dude, you don't need a coaching for GMAT. This is totally as per my perception. However, If you think that this would help you in someway then go ahead. Can you please tell me what does your coaching program include in terms of material and stuffs.? Don't forget to take lotta of mock tests from princeton, I think that would help you a lot..

hi,

about to joining GMAT coaching institute from tomorrw at noida the princeton reviw. any one have idea howz it?

pls give ur inputs..
thanks!!

Hi Guys,

I am Shweta, currently located in USA. I have total experience of around 6 years in IT firm.
I would be interested to join online group study and pace up with you guys for GMAT preparation. I m planning to take my GMAT sometime in month of Sep this year. It would be great if someone who have already started preparation share prep strategies and download material with me.

Shweta

I think you can PM anyone who has started with the preparation and ask them for the study material.
Otherwise , a lot of material can be found on the internet.

Thanks,
Ankit

Hi Guys,

I am Shweta, currently located in USA. I have total experience of around 6 years in IT firm.
I would be interested to join online group study and pace up with you guys for GMAT preparation. I m planning to take my GMAT sometime in month of Sep this year. It would be great if someone who have already started preparation share prep strategies and download material with me.

Shweta

I plan to give GMAT in September.
As a part of preparation I have completed doing SC and Quant from OG 12th edition.
I did well with all the Quant in OG but in SC my accuracy is around 70 percent.
Now I plan to work on RC and CR from OG 12th edition itself.
Can someone please advise me from where should I practice some more Questions for Quant and SC.?

If you are doing good on OG 12.. Make sure that you finish OG 12 properly.. Grill it and make sure that you are clear with all the problems in OG12. After that you have time, I would recommend you to pick up OG13 and finish that. Guess that would be suffice to get a decent score.. ALL THE BEST

I plan to give GMAT in September.
As a part of preparation I have completed doing SC and Quant from OG 12th edition.
I did well with all the Quant in OG but in SC my accuracy is around 70 percent.
Now I plan to work on RC and CR from OG 12th edition itself.
Can someone please advise me from where should I practice some more Questions for Quant and SC.?

Hi Guys,
I am planning to take GMAT during the mid of August, will think of the timings further based on my level of preparation. Is there a particular time thats the last ? i understand that it depends on the college you apply. Please let me know on what basis you guys are deciding when to take up the test

thanks,
Man

Hi All,

I am planning to take GMAT on mid October. I started my preparation 1 month back. Currently I am following only OG Verbal and Quants. After finishing this I will start other books.I want to know practising from couple of books is fine or we have to do practice from many books. Please suggest any book for Analytical argument practice.

Hie guys. I am planning to give GMAT this September. My main objective behind giving the exam is to break-through to ISB. I am based out of Mumbai, and have been working with KPMG since 2 years now. I am just about to start my preps. I realise its a little too late to begin, considering i have only weekends in hand

Can you please gimme some suggestions.. how to start, is is necessary to take classes..i understand gmat format has undergone significant change starting june 2012.. can u please suggest how to begin, what material to use, and how to go about the preps?

many thanks in advance !

you can probably apply to ISB in the R2 round and give some time to your GMAT preparation.
If you haven't yet kicked off with it I suggest you start studying soon.

If you have appeared for the CAT I don't think QA should be a trouble but English yes is definitely different and requires some hard work on it.
IF your weekdays are really rigorous a weekend batch can you put on toes for your preparation.

In Mumbai I think Crackverbal should be a good option; I've heard pretty good reviews about it.

I really would not recommend Jam-bor-ee from my personal experience.

Rest you need to do a little of research and everything should fall in place.

Let me know if you need to know anything else.

Best,
Ankit

You can join jambo.ree or manya. Somebody in this thread also put something about veritas and manhattan. For mid sept date, you are a bit late. jambo.ree has a fast track prog which you can join but it is on weekdays only.(AFAIK one batch is going to begin on 7th of july). Weekend batch is difficult for this date.

This post will be a little detailed:

1) GMAT is more than a 50 years old exam. Thus it is important to know what not to study rather than what to study.
a) Do not go for books from third party. Stick only to Official Guides atleast in Verbal.
b) Official Guide 13 is the most important book. It can be supplemented with other Official Guide.
c) Do purchase Manhattan Sentence Correction Guide. It is a good book. Book on RC and CR from Manhattan are not that good.
d) Power Score CR Bible is recommended by some. But I will say keep away from it. Of late GMAT CR's are becoming very organic rather than technical.
e) Every question for you in the OG's must be a study. Wrong options make you learn. Right options take you to the next question, thus concentrate on wrong options.
f) In Quant, OG's fail to give you the feel of the real exam. In fact in my fourth atempt I realised that Quant has become quite tough. Anything less than 50 in Quant means there is a 80% probability that you will not score 700.
g) For Quant for basics you can refer Manhattan but if you are weak in Quant then you need to start from a basic book on maths.
h) Later shift to the 700-800 document in Quant.

2) How much time is required for the GMAT?
I will recommend 3 to 5 months. Yes that much of time is indeed required if you are planning a 700 or above. In fact it may take more time if you are weak in both quant and verbal.

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PARVEEN CHAUDHARY 740 , 750 , 740 , 720
Average GMAT SCORE of the four attempts: 738
MY LINKED IN PROFILE

This info. is really good. Alright, I would be sticking to OG 12 and 13 for Verbal. I guess that would be suffice ? Apart from that, I need to know what 700-800 doc. ? I don't have it. Can you share it with us ?

Hi Parveen,

Thanks for your feedback. Can you suggest us the books which would help us in getting a good score. We all referring the books which have been mentioned to us by seniors or MBA graduates.

Deep

This post will be a little detailed:

1) GMAT is more than a 50 years old exam. Thus it is important to know what not to study rather than what to study.
a) Do not go for books from third party. Stick only to Official Guides atleast in Verbal.
b) Official Guide 13 is the most important book. It can be supplemented with other Official Guide.
c) Do purchase Manhattan Sentence Correction Guide. It is a good book. Book on RC and CR from Manhattan are not that good.
d) Power Score CR Bible is recommended by some. But I will say keep away from it. Of late GMAT CR's are becoming very organic rather than technical.
e) Every question for you in the OG's must be a study. Wrong options make you learn. Right options take you to the next question, thus concentrate on wrong options.
f) In Quant, OG's fail to give you the feel of the real exam. In fact in my fourth atempt I realised that Quant has become quite tough. Anything less than 50 in Quant means there is a 80% probability that you will not score 700.
g) For Quant for basics you can refer Manhattan but if you are weak in Quant then you need to start from a basic book on maths.
h) Later shift to the 700-800 document in Quant.

2) How much time is required for the GMAT?
I will recommend 3 to 5 months. Yes that much of time is indeed required if you are planning a 700 or above. In fact it may take more time if you are weak in both quant and verbal.

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PARVEEN CHAUDHARY 740 , 750 , 740 , 720
Average GMAT SCORE of the four attempts: 738
MY LINKED IN PROFILE

Hie guys. I am planning to give GMAT this September. My main objective behind giving the exam is to break-through to ISB. I am based out of Mumbai, and have been working with KPMG since 2 years now. I am just about to start my preps. I realise its a little too late to begin, considering i have only weekends in hand

Can you please gimme some suggestions.. how to start, is is necessary to take classes..i understand gmat format has undergone significant change starting june 2012.. can u please suggest how to begin, what material to use, and how to go about the preps?

many thanks in advance !

Hi Priyanka,

Go through the thread, you will find all the materials you should follow. As you will be taking GMAT within two weeks, so its important that you finish OG couple of times. I have sent a PM too. Check it and I hope this information would be helpful to you

Cheers,
Deep

Hie guys. I am planning to give GMAT this September. My main objective behind giving the exam is to break-through to ISB. I am based out of Mumbai, and have been working with KPMG since 2 years now. I am just about to start my preps. I realise its a little too late to begin, considering i have only weekends in hand

Can you please gimme some suggestions.. how to start, is is necessary to take classes..i understand gmat format has undergone significant change starting june 2012.. can u please suggest how to begin, what material to use, and how to go about the preps?

many thanks in advance !

Ankit, you are indeed right. But I will suggest that Manhattan RC is not a very good book. The strategies suggested in the book are not very practical. In quant you can add the 700-800 doc.
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PARVEEN CHAUDHARY 740 , 750 , 740 , 720
Average GMAT SCORE of the four attempts: 738
MY LINKED IN PROFILE

Hi Parveen,

Thanks for your feedback. Can you suggest us the books which would help us in getting a good score. We all referring the books which have been mentioned to us by seniors or MBA graduates.

Deep

Dont spend too much time on study materials.
you will just end up getting confused trust me.

Stick to the basics get the OG 12 or 13 . get the og verbal and quant review.

Supplement the above books with Manhattan SC and RC and they should be enough.

Doing tough questions only will just waste your time and energy.

Thanks,
Ankit

Ankit, you are indeed right. But I will suggest that Manhattan RC is not a very good book. The strategies suggested in the book are not very practical. In quant you can add the 700-800 doc.
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PARVEEN CHAUDHARY 740 , 750 , 740 , 720
Average GMAT SCORE of the four attempts: 738
MY LINKED IN PROFILE

Hi guys,

I am planning to give GMAT somewhere around Mid-End September 2012. I am looking to join a weekend classroom coaching for the same. I am absolutely confused. Can anyone tell me which institute to go for??
I put up at Rohini, Delhi. $$ is not an issue.

Thanks in advance.
Aman

You can look for Jam boree, Prince ton or any reputed institute. Self study is more important rather than coaching as per my perspective. Read the all posts and then you will get an idea of which books you should follow. If you need plan and execute the plan, if you can do that well, then it GMAT exam and MBA admission would be a cake walk for you. Btw, I would be appearing in Sept. end. Hope this helps !

Hi guys,

I am planning to give GMAT somewhere around Mid-End September 2012. I am looking to join a weekend classroom coaching for the same. I am absolutely confused. Can anyone tell me which institute to go for??
I put up at Rohini, Delhi. $$ is not an issue.

Thanks in advance.
Aman

Hello Everybody,

Is Sept-Oct good time to appear for GMAT? how? I have started preparing from this month ...all the study materials are confusing me and m unable to concentrate on one....help me out here....I have following material will that suffice for the 700+ score?
1.OG12
2.MG SC and RC
3.Kaplan Premier
or do I need to buy some more?

Thanks
Balz

Dont spend too much time on study materials.
you will just end up getting confused trust me.

Stick to the basics get the OG 12 or 13 . get the og verbal and quant review.

Supplement the above books with Manhattan SC and RC and they should be enough.

Doing tough questions only will just waste your time and energy.

Thanks,
Ankit

ABHILASHA ARYAN Says

What would be the most ideal date for GMAT testing around mid oct i.e. (10-25) and TOEFL corrsepondingly so that I have around 1 month(preferrably more) to meet Business school Round2 deadlines?

The R1 deadlines for most B schools end up in the 1st week of October.

So probably the second week should be a good date to write the GMAT.

The round 2 deadlines go upto Nov/Dec/Jan for different B Schools.

Depends on which ones do you target.

Thanks,
Ankit

Hello Everybody,

Is Sept-Oct good time to appear for GMAT? how? I have started preparing from this month ...all the study materials are confusing me and m unable to concentrate on one....help me out here....I have following material will that suffice for the 700+ score?
1.OG12
2.MG SC and RC
3.Kaplan Premier
or do I need to buy some more?

Thanks
Balz

@deepdutta, ankit
Thanks for your reply. Actually I went there in the morning and attended a demo RC class. Actually I myself feel that joining a coaching won't do the work of a magic wand. But what I like is that they are offering abt 30 CATs which are definitely a plus as there are not many good CAT based tests which are freely available. In addition, they are offering additional study material which I felt was good. What do you think ?

Its upto you to decide whether you want to join or not ! If its just because of mock papers, then I would suggest there is no need to join. However, if you still think that somehow coaching will help in your preparation, then GO AHEAD. For Mock tests, you can buy online which would be less compare to your coaching fee.

Cheers,
Deep

Ankit,

That's great ! Lets go ahead with our preparation Lets keep each other posted with our progress.

Cheers,
Deep

Hi Ankit,

Thanks for your feedback. I will also pick up OG 13 from flipkart then. I have mentioned all the books from where I'm studying. Do you think it would be suffice ? Yes, I do agree that building the basic concepts is very very important. I'm sticking to to all the materials which I have mentioned in the above post. Btw, when you are appearing for the GMAT test ? We all have to give lot of mock papers before the actual exam. Do you have mock papers with you? If yes, please share with me and other puys too.

Deep

I am planning to write GMAT in the last week of August.

Yes mocks are a must but they are useful to track your progress .

Please don't waste the mocks. Give the mocks only when you think your are through with the basics and done with the official guides.

Only then will you see your score rising in leaps and know your short comings.

I dont have any mocks except for the GMAT prep from MBA.com.

Will buy 6 Manhattan mocks at a later stage :)

Cheers,
Ankit

@deepdutta, ankit
Thanks for your reply. Actually I went there in the morning and attended a demo RC class. Actually I myself feel that joining a coaching won't do the work of a magic wand. But what I like is that they are offering abt 30 CATs which are definitely a plus as there are not many good CAT based tests which are freely available. In addition, they are offering additional study material which I felt was good. What do you think ?

Hi Ankit,

Thanks for your feedback. I will also pick up OG 13 from flipkart then. I have mentioned all the books from where I'm studying. Do you think it would be suffice ? Yes, I do agree that building the basic concepts is very very important. I'm sticking to to all the materials which I have mentioned in the above post. Btw, when you are appearing for the GMAT test ? We all have to give lot of mock papers before the actual exam. Do you have mock papers with you? If yes, please share with me and other puys too.

Deep

Hey deksterous,

No problem mate !

Let me give a brief about Jam Boree. Teachers are good, no doubt. I would suggest not to join any coaching. As for GMAT, there is no requirement of coaching. Quant part is easy and doable at home. Get OG 12 or 13 and starting doing it from there. If you do all or say 90% of the questions on your own then I think you don't need any coaching for Quant at least. For Verbal or English part, you have to slog a lot. I didn't find anything relevant in the coaching and that's why I mentioned Jam Boree has given me a basic idea of GMAT.

Why don't you pick up the books and start doing it on your own and analyse yourself for 2 weeks. Check yourself whether you are able to follow the books or not. If not, then join a coaching. It would definitely help you to understand the basic concepts. English in GMAT is tough! One needs more and more practice.

Now coming to what Jam Boree provides ! Yes, they provide materials, adaptive tests and class handouts which are helpful. Trust me I never referred any of Jam Boree's material. I always preferred Manhattan and other books which I think are better and develop your skills gradually. I have some friends who all already there in US and they advised me the same. One of my friend had joined with me and he gave GMAT on 31st May and Scored 600 which is not suffice to get into a good B-School. I would suggest you to pick up Manhattan books, OG 12 & 13, Aristotle Grail and RC99. If you can follow all these books properly, 700+ for sure.. Even I'm doing the same. Btw, I had joined the Noida Center and there is no difference as teachers of Jam Boree are same. They make the timings of batch in such a way that their teachers are easily available to all the centers.

Let me know if you have any further questions.

Deep

If you have the right material and you can tackle it rightly only then self study is the best to approach the GMAT.

Most of the people lose motivation midway and then end up screwing the GMAT.

The basic concepts are of utmost importance while studying for GMAT.

Just practising and solving loads of material won't help you get anywhere.

Do the right questions. Only solving the difficult questions which are a level above the gmat is os no use and certainly a waste of your energy as well.

Stick to limited quality material.

deepdutta2402 Says

Do you have OG 13 soft copy.? If yes, please send me.. I have sent my mail id to you

Hey mate,

I don't have the soft copy for OG-13 , I have ordered the book from flipkart.

Subscribed..

Verbal:
Aristotle SC, RC 99 & CR Bible

This Week's Target:
Complete SC Theory from Aristotle SC. Will try and post updates as and when I make significant progress.

Request everyone to give a one liner about their study plan, It will keep us motivated.

Okay I have sent you an invite on gmail.

Thanks,
Ankit

Do you have OG 13 soft copy.? If yes, please send me.. I have sent my mail id to you

Hey deksterous,

No problem mate !

Let me give a brief about Jam Boree. Teachers are good, no doubt. I would suggest not to join any coaching. As for GMAT, there is no requirement of coaching. Quant part is easy and doable at home. Get OG 12 or 13 and starting doing it from there. If you do all or say 90% of the questions on your own then I think you don't need any coaching for Quant at least. For Verbal or English part, you have to slog a lot. I didn't find anything relevant in the coaching and that's why I mentioned Jam Boree has given me a basic idea of GMAT.

Why don't you pick up the books and start doing it on your own and analyse yourself for 2 weeks. Check yourself whether you are able to follow the books or not. If not, then join a coaching. It would definitely help you to understand the basic concepts. English in GMAT is tough! One needs more and more practice.

Now coming to what Jam Boree provides ! Yes, they provide materials, adaptive tests and class handouts which are helpful. Trust me I never referred any of Jam Boree's material. I always preferred Manhattan and other books which I think are better and develop your skills gradually. I have some friends who all already there in US and they advised me the same. One of my friend had joined with me and he gave GMAT on 31st May and Scored 600 which is not suffice to get into a good B-School. I would suggest you to pick up Manhattan books, OG 12 & 13, Aristotle Grail and RC99. If you can follow all these books properly, 700+ for sure.. Even I'm doing the same. Btw, I had joined the Noida Center and there is no difference as teachers of Jam Boree are same. They make the timings of batch in such a way that their teachers are easily available to all the centers.

Let me know if you have any further questions.

Deep

Hi Puys,

I have done a lot of research on GMAT. I had decided to take up GMAT on May 31st , however, had to postpone my date to Sept. due to lack of preparation and confidence within myself. I had joined Jam Boree for coaching and they have given us a basic idea about the GMAT test pattern.

I read all the comments of all the members in this group. We can concentrate and crack the exam. Well, I'm doing Manhattan books for GMAT, Aristotle SC, RC 99 and OG 12.

I have some 35 questions of IR part which has been given by Jam Boree. Unfortunately, I don't have OG 13. Can someone please give soft copy of OG 13, if available ? I would have 4 years of experience by the time of applying. Btw, I'm from Delhi

Looking forward for feedback from you all.

Cheers,
Deep :cheers:

@Deepdutta. I'm also thinking of joining a coaching institute. what are your views about Jam.bo.ree. How are the teachers/instructors ? do they provide any study material ? is the test series included in the prog you joined ? if yes are they offering cat based tests and/or pen paper tests ? and how many tests are included ? I'm also based in Delhi have 4 yrs work ex. which centre did you join btw ? I know I have fired too many questions but please try to answer them. :bg:

Thanks Ankit.

Could you please share any online material free for downloading. Also a FEW books to buy. you have my id in case files are too heavy.

Okay I have sent you an invite on gmail.

Thanks,
Ankit

Hey Monika,

Pleased to guide with all the required steps for GMAT.
But posting personal email id on the forum is against the rules

You can PM the id to the concerned person or anyone and he/she can help you with everything :)

You can PM me with any specific query if you have !

Thanks,
Ankit

Thanks Ankit.

Could you please share any online material free for downloading. Also a FEW books to buy. you have my id in case files are too heavy.

Hi Puys,

I have done a lot of research on GMAT. I had decided to take up GMAT on May 31st , however, had to postpone my date to Sept. due to lack of preparation and confidence within myself. I had joined Jam Boree for coaching and they have given us a basic idea about the GMAT test pattern.

I read all the comments of all the members in this group. We can concentrate and crack the exam. Well, I'm doing Manhattan books for GMAT, Aristotle SC, RC 99 and OG 12.

I have some 35 questions of IR part which has been given by Jam Boree. Unfortunately, I don't have OG 13. Can someone please give soft copy of OG 13, if available ? I would have 4 years of experience by the time of applying. Btw, I'm from Delhi

Looking forward for feedback from you all.

Cheers,
Deep

Hi All,

I have booked my date..its on september 3rd.

To start off, I guess it is best to take a diagnostic test and have a rough analysis to check in the areas you are lagging behind.

Guys, currently I m using GMAT Review 13th Edition.

Any suggestions on the Integrated reasoning??

Let us post a few questions to start off our practice and we can tackle the difficulty level in all the sections

Also, any suggestions how good is SC Grail and RC99 for the new pattern?

If so share your thoughts and post the links where we can download these books.

I m following GMAT for Critical Reasoning.It has good stuff and very informative.

I suggest people who never tried on Critical Reasoning can take this up.

Regards
Prazna

I think you might want to try out IR by Manhattan .

SC Grail 2nd edition is very well written with 100 practice questions at the end.

RC99 I believe is a little tougher than the passages in the OG, but one should do the RC's from here.

For CR I suggest you go through the Powerscore CR book aka the Bible of CR.

Thanks,
Ankit

Hi,

I am Monika. I have 8 years work experience in Pharma brand management. I am in Netherlands with my husband currently and plan to return to Bangalore in August 1st week. I decided to appear for GMAT yesterday and registered today for Sept. Hence hardly have an idea of GMAT study material and my own weaknesses and strengths in exam areas. Hence really have to gear up. Can you people please help with some online material available for download. So I can start preparing immediately. And may be buy few books when in Bangalore. Appreciate all the guidance. My id is monika.m1209@gmail.com

Hey Monika,

Pleased to guide with all the required steps for GMAT.
But posting personal email id on the forum is against the rules

You can PM the id to the concerned person or anyone and he/she can help you with everything :)

You can PM me with any specific query if you have !

Thanks,
Ankit

M in Netherlands currently. And take the test in Bangalore in Sept.

Hi,

I am Monika. I have 8 years work experience in Pharma brand management. I am in Netherlands with my husband currently and plan to return to Bangalore in August 1st week. I decided to appear for GMAT yesterday and registered today for Sept. Hence hardly have an idea of GMAT study material and my own weaknesses and strengths in exam areas. Hence really have to gear up. Can you people please help with some online material available for download. So I can start preparing immediately. And may be buy few books when in Bangalore. Appreciate all the guidance. My id is monika.m1209@gmail.com

Hi All,

I have booked my date..its on september 3rd.

To start off, I guess it is best to take a diagnostic test and have a rough analysis to check in the areas you are lagging behind.

Guys, currently I m using GMAT Review 13th Edition.

Any suggestions on the Integrated reasoning??

Let us post a few questions to start off our practice and we can tackle the difficulty level in all the sections

Also, any suggestions how good is SC Grail and RC99 for the new pattern?

If so share your thoughts and post the links where we can download these books.

I m following GMAT for Critical Reasoning.It has good stuff and very informative.

I suggest people who never tried on Critical Reasoning can take this up.

Regards
Prazna

Hi fellow GMATters,

I'm taking the GMAT this September. I was initially planning to apply for B-schools last year so I could depart this fall however work obligations, and some personal reasons made me postpone. After alot of dilly dallying I have finally booked my GMAT date for the 12th Sep...phew!

And now the jitters are finally arriving - study group sounds fantastic. We can perhaps help each other complementing where the other falls short. I for one am extremely comfortable with verbal (being a lawyer), however Quant is an area alien to me.

Please share your gyan, experience, tips.

I'm on the verge of joining Manya Princeton Review Centre in Gurgaon this Saturday. Good decision?

Anyone heard of Pythagurus? Are they any good?

Hi ,

Before joining any institute you really would want to know where you actually lack.
From you post above it seems QA is your weak area ,I somehow think that QA is one area which can be conquered with regular practice.
The coaching center will do the same thing , give you loads of questions and make you practice.
The GMAT QA is not that a great deal to crack like we indians generally do by trying to tame the Quant that comes in CAT.
I have joined princeton , Rajouri Center but that is for Verbal Classes (I am not a lawyer , I hope that doesn't make my English weak ).

If you really feel the need of taking up mocks GMATPrep mocks and Manhattan mocks should be enough for practice .

BTW ,How are your mocks shaping up ?Taken any test as yet ?

If you could share some mock scores that can be better to analyse where you really need to work and how much improvement in points is required !

Cheers !
Ankit