GMAT May 2012 - Bangalore Study group

MBA
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Hi,
This is Prithvi from bangalore. I am done with the GMAT exam and want to sell off my preparation materials. Those who are interested to buy can send me a private message(pm). The book details are:

1) Official Guide For GMAT Review 12th Edition
2) Manhattan GMAT, Set of 8 Strategy Guides - 4th Edition

Regards,
Prithvi


Congrats!Wats your score?How much the material costs?
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kallamohan Says
Congrats!Wats your score?How much the material costs?

HI Kallamohan,

You can get the OG 12 edition and the other prep. material online.
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Folks, i'm giving my GMAT in May. I stay in BTM. If anyone staying close by, please do let me know.

Also, if anyone come across good material apart from the bibles, please suggest in this forum.

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HI dude... i stay in Tavarkare....

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Hi Guys,

Need information on GMAT coaching classes

1. Princeton Review
2. Manhattan Review
3. IMS
4. Career Launcher
5. ********
6. Ivy@GMAT

Which of these will you prefer and why ? I know many of you suggested of doing it your self, however for working people need to get into some coaching class, else very hard to find time.

thanks
JQ

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Looking for institutes around Indiranagar ( preferably ) and then Koramangla .

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Hi Guys

I am planning to write GMAT around the same time as people here. Please let me know if you guys have created any groups around this gang till now.

Let's start pooling in our resources and crack the GMAT.

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Jhony, all the more reason to prefer the self-study route.
If you feel you are always short of time due to your office, how will you manage the coaching classes and then the self-study?
Coaching classes will not be able to completely overhaul you in a matter of hours, you need to come back and devote time to study.
So, a normal weekend with coaching will look something like this:
Sat: Classes 09:00 - 13:00, go back, self study for another 3-4 hours.
Sun: Repeat the above.
Total effort of around 16hrs over the weekend.

Additionally, if you only study on weekends, I can tell you from my experience, you need to be extraordinarily brilliant to score 700+
GMAT needs constant attention, even if you give it 2 hours on weekdays and 4 hours on weekends (2*5 + 4*2 = 18 hrs), you will fare better than putting in those additional hours going to the coaching classes.

Which of these will you prefer and why ? I know many of you suggested of doing it your self, however for working people need to get into some coaching class, else very hard to find time.

thanks
JQ
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Hi Puys,

I'm located in Brookefields. Aiming for MBA abroad. Plan to take GMAT during April-May.

Would like to have group study. Any Puys in Brookefields/Whitefields area, please PM me for a group study.

Have 8+ yrs exp. in IT/ITES sector.

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Folks, i'm giving my GMAT in May. I stay in BTM. If anyone staying close by, please do let me know.

Also, if anyone come across good material apart from the bibles, please suggest in this forum.

zinny Says
HI dude... i stay in Tavarkare....


I am also planning to take GMAT in April-May 2012 and I stay at BTM IIn stage. We could definitely catch up to foster our endeavors :
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Hi I live in kodihalli near indiranagar. If anyone stays close by lets catch up and get started.

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Hi All

I'm also working in Bangalore , having 4.5 yrs work ex in IT sector and planning to take up GMAT around end of April.If you guys have formed a group mailing list then please let me know to whom i should send my mailing address. If not , then it's beneficial to have a common google group where we can share material/discuss doubts/keep up the momentum.

Anyone who wants to sync up for a shared study plan is welcome.

cheers
rahul

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Hi all,

I guess my post will be similar to the posts seen here already, since I am in a similar kind of situation as yourselves. Just to emphasize, I have an experience of 4 years in the R&D; domain (energy sector) currently. I am primarily looking towards a 1-yr MBA and an executive one suits me fine. But the kind of scores or profiles required for the admissions of the same are phenomenal!!
I would request my fellow puys from this thread to include me into the mailing list, if any, or to provide me a google group link (that too if any :)). If there is none, I guess its high time we get together and works our socks off...
Lets begin in the right earnest.

With Earnest Regards,
Pradeep

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ankushskapoor Says
Hi I live in kodihalli near indiranagar. If anyone stays close by lets catch up and get started.

Hi Puys,

I'm located in Brookefields. Aiming for MBA abroad. Plan to take GMAT during April-May.

Would like to have group study. Any Puys in Brookefields/Whitefields area, please PM me for a group study.

Have 8+ yrs exp. in IT/ITES sector.


Hi Guys,

I stay near Marathahalli bridge. I am interested to study with you guys.
If there is a group formed I am willing to join.

My profile:

X: 90%
XII:: 88%
BE: 87%
Work Ex: 3.5 years in Automotive Industry. Part of SW design for automotive products.

Please PM me your details. We can meet this Republic day and kick start.
What say???
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I have seen a lot of people mentioning 'bibles', 'RC Grails' for GMAT, can anybody please elaborate, what exactly are those books (name/publisher) ... !! That'd be of great help...

Thanks..

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Absolutely brilliantly done !

Totally agree with the assumptions and I realised the assumption point 2, when I had gone to meet Arun one day.
While I was waiting, I jumped into a discussion with 2 students on a SC question from OG10 and it was definitely a stimulating experience.

Assumption point 1 is also very valid because your experience and structured teaching module would obviously provide answers to a lot of questions.

Again, this is a very personal decision, and self study can very well backfire on anyone. I was probably lucky to have managed it without coaching classes :)

I hope that many confused souls get their answers after reading these posts, that's the whole point, isnt it?
And I have been recommending people to take demo classes before joining, so hopefully the confusion can get cleared when they get the "feel" of the classes !

Funny what teaching GMAT can do to you. Your argument seemed quite apt for a CR question; so, let's do this quick exercise (strictly non-partisan):

Question. In course of GMAT preparation, coaching classes cannot overhaul GMAT aspirants in a matter of hours and aspirants inevitably need to come back and devote time to study. A normal weekend with coaching will entail typical 4 hours for classes on Saturday and Sunday each.

"sausi007", a GMAT trail blazer's experience shows that a self study regimen of 2 hours on weekdays and 4 hours on weekends (2*5 + 4*2 = 18 hrs per week), is much better than the additional hours aspirants would spend in the coaching classes.

What is the Assumption in the above argument?

Answer: As in almost all CR questions, we must start by first identifying the "conclusion". In this case, the conclusion is quite evident:

A self study regimen, is much better than the additional hours aspirants would spend in the coaching classes.

Since this is an Assumptions question, the most common category of Assumption is the one that bridges the gap between the premise and the conclusion. So, let us see if we can identify few assumptions that bridge this gap:

1. Joining Coaching does not impose an addded discipline on aspirants, to observe the study regimen recommended for GMAT preparation.

2. The students in the classroom coaching do not effectively interact with one another during the class, in a manner that stimulates and benefits all students.

Apart from the above, there are a couple of very important assumptions that are still missing. Let us see if someone is able to identify those; else this post will just age naturally and find its place in annals.

By the way, the "Question" statement above has a crucial Sentence correction type of error as well. Let us see if someone can figure it out.

p.s. sausi007, I think Arun already mentioned it in one of his mails. Really appreciate you are finding time to help aspirants, even after your GMAT is through.

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Thanks,
Ashish
GMAT Faculty @ EducationAisle
GMAT - 99th Percentile, MBA - ISB
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MGMAT SC Guide = Manhattan GMAT Sentence Correction Guide
CR Bible = Powerscore CR Bible by David M Killoran
SC Grail = SC Grail by Aristotle Prep (only available online)
RC 99 = 99 practice RC's by Aristotle Prep (only available online)

I wish you would have read other people's posts before posting this question ! You do get a lot of info, reading other puys' posts.

I have seen a lot of people mentioning 'bibles', 'RC Grails' for GMAT, can anybody please elaborate, what exactly are those books (name/publisher) ... !! That'd be of great help...

Thanks..
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Hi puys,

I will be moving to Blr shortly and therefore would like to join this group for preparing for GMAT. To give a brief about myself, I am not new to GMAT - have taken GMAT before, this time my only aim is to get a target score of 730+.

Self study is the best way forward. How are you all interacting? Gtalk/FB ???

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hi
This is sandeep agarwal
I want to prepare for gmat this year for ISB Hyderabad

But I dont have much info regarding the same.

Please help me .....

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Sandeep, read through the first few posts available here (by Neo): http://www.pagalguy.com/discussions/gmat-query-center-2010-13-25055904

You can also start posting your queries in that thread, if you have any after reading Neo's posts.

hi
This is sandeep agarwal
I want to prepare for gmat this year for ISB Hyderabad

But I dont have much info regarding the same.

Please help me .....