have u guys started preparation for the exam?? wat r the books u guys are going thru?? i mean...which one do u guys plan to finish off first?? any particular strategy u guys are adopting.
As for me...i have bought
1) OG 11
2) Kaplan premier edition
3) Kaplan Verbal
4) Kaplan 800.
i am goin thru the kaplan verbal strategies. then plan to move on toi 800 and then OG. I might even go for a princeton..
As for math, i have CAT books. I feel that should suffice. wat do u feel???
i am plannin to give myself a timeframe of 4-5 months. (considering varying workload)
I havent got any strategy yet. But I plan to take the test sometime in April. This leaves 4 months for prep.
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Since I am working its quite tough to devote time in the evenings. I feel sleep :)
But currently I want to focus on verbal as it really is my weak point.
One word to all would be to download
Powerprep and GMAT prep. Take one test from either one of them and see your score.
This should help you analyze your weak areas and focus more on that in the begining.
Dont exhaust all your tests from these two as they are said to be pretty accurate to your actual GMAT score.
save them for the end.
there are various online tests for free ( kaplan and princeton )
plus kaplan cd is available for download and has 4 full length tests ( download is in forums not on kaplan site )
I am yet to take the full length test and I am really scared of doing so 😞
Psychodementia, in case you'll dont know, is a very respected poster on Pagalguy when it comes to the GMAT. You'll might want to read the following thread, atleast for the first 5 pages or so.
http://www.pagalguy.com/discussions/the-countdown-to-mba-25010794
thanks Neo. when i saw the mail notification, I thought you locked the thread ;)
Somehow I am paranoid 😃
hi vivek,
i started with the verbal. i finished off the concepts in SC, RC and CR. but still i get so many questions wrong, that it drives me crazy. SC is getting better. i recently started with CR and RC. my reading and comprehending seems to a problem. I have to actually go thru it twice to understand what it says. yest i tried out a set each in CR and RC. outta 10 ques i got 4-5 wrong. 
i am not able to get those asusumption ques right man.. ..i fail to get the assumption. any suggestions on that???
i haven't started math as of now. am plannignt o go thru math next week.
sandy, dont loose hope. i am sure you can crack it....
I have one question which I am sure many of us have here
Could someone please give an estimate of how many questions I can get wrong in both verbal and quants sections to get the following scores:
780
770
760
750
740
730
720
710
700
say if 700 means i get around 10 out of 41 wrong in verbal and 9 out of the 39 in quants,
this would mean that i have to fair better than this. Coz I dont want to score below 700...
MathVerbalPercentileScore
GMAT 50 51 101 790
GMAT 50 46 96 780
GMAT 51 44 95 770
GMAT 50 47 97 770
GMAT 51 48 99 770
GMAT 49 47 96 760
GMAT 49 45 94 760
GMAT 50 42 92 750
GMAT 49 44 93 750
GMAT 49 42 91 750
GMAT 50 40 90 740
GMAT 49 41 90 740
GMAT 50 40 90 730
GMAT 50 38 88 730
GMAT 48 41 89 730
GMAT 45 44 89 720
GMAT 47 42 89 720
GMAT 49 38 87 710
GMAT 48 40 88 710
GMAT 48 38 86 710
GMAT 47 40 87 710
GMAT 39 47 86 710
GMAT 43 44 87 710
GMAT 50 36 86 710
GMAT 48 38 86 700
GMAT 49 34 83 690
GMAT 48 37 85 690
GMAT 48 35 83 680
GMAT 49 33 82 680
GMAT 49 31 80 680
GMAT 40 42 82 680
GMAT 49 33 82 670
GMAT 50 29 79 660
GMAT 47 34 81 660
GMAT 49 29 78 650
GMAT 48 30 78 650
GMAT 42 39 81 650
GMAT 50 27 77 640
GMAT 49 27 76 640
GMAT 38 39 77 640
GMAT 51 27 78 630
GMAT 49 25 74 620
GMAT 48 25 73 610
GMAT 45 29 74 610
GMAT 46 26 72 600
GMAT 48 18 66 540
GMAT 48 17 65 540
GMAT 40 23 63 520
GMAT 50 21 71 610
I got this from another forum. I want to know how the mistakes contributes towards a section score based between 0 and 60 (I think)
Form the GMAT forum at PG.com
http://www.pagalguy.com/index.php?categoryid=43
How the GMAT finds your score
Breaking 750 at GMAT
I have yet to start my preps although i have ordered my books. I will start my preps from DEC. wil work out basics slowly and remove my rustiness both in maths and verbal. Just to ensure that all the basics get back to me before i start my preps. I have to do some homework even before i start my marathon.
Once i feel good i will give a sample test to access my score. My GMAT date will depend on my score. If i feel fairly confident i will book the an earlier date otherwise in april/may.
I will post as and when i progress. right now. I am just in dreaming stage:-) and collecting information and materials. You can expect some action from my side from first week of dec.
:eh: Donno what to say
Thought tonight I would take my first powerprep test to see where I stand.
The test started with 2 AWA, and I chose to quit the section.
Next was quants in which out of the 37 I got 10 wrong and got a section score of only 34 :(
But the biggest let down was that the test quit automatically in 1h15min saying that my time has expired. I could do only 3 questions in verbal. all three were SC and I got only 1 correct from them :(
Did this happen to anyone else? Which test should I now take? Should I uninstall and re-install powerprep?? Can anyone please help me here
thanks
Vivek
PS: some quants questions were silly mistakes and some were genuinely tough.
Good that you started your journey. I would suggest taking another test without any time cutoff. Just try and solve as much you can and try to fit in the time. You dont have to necessarily. I will do the same once i brush up some topics.
hey vivek, i have not taken any of the powerprep tests. but still what happ to u out there seems pretty absurd.
BTW, when do u guys plan to start prep for the AWA? that too is an imp part of the GMAT (though its not considered in the scoring process)....
took a practice set on SC and CR. CR sucked bad. hope it improves quickly...
where can one post the doubts of CR, SC or RC? can it be done here???
Post CR Doubts here
http://www.pagalguy.com/discussions/cr-doubt-25018741
As for RC and SC use the Search option
If there are no threads, start a new one and name it SC Doubts and RC Doubts respectively. Be sure to invite Psychodementia to both.
Count me In
I have started with og 10 as of now
Resources i have downloaded from this forum will going by them side by side
Cheers
MiLi 😃
hey guys, hows the prep going?? keep posting about your preps. it'lll be a motivation for everyone taking the exam... 
as for me, i took up a pracice set on SC. still am not able to lessen the number of mistakes i commit. so i am trying out new strategies.
As for RC and CR, dont ask!!!!!:( will let you guys know when i start getting decent scores.
hey vivek, did u take up another of those PP tests? wats the score?
no, i havent taken any more tests yet. right now going through verbal notes from sumeet thakur.
Anyone wanting GMAT Manhattan softcopies can PM me. No e-mail ids please.
guys i will post a plan for gmat which i derived from princetonreview website. i hope to try and follow this in addition to some of my own prep.....hang on for the post.
Week 1
Activity Assignment Priority Done* DVD Watch your DVD High Cracking Read Part I: Orientation through Chapter 6: Taking the GMAT High Online Work through the lessons under Online Lessons/Introduction/Welcome High Online Read GMAT Pacing Advice 1 and take CAT 1 with AWA under Practice/Practice Tests and Review/Online Practice Tests High Reading Read 1-2 articles from a newspaper each day this week Low
Week 2 Activity Assignment Priority Done Cracking Work through Chapter 7: GMAT Math (Basic Principles) and Chapter 8: POE and GMAT Math High Online Work through the lessons under Online Lessons/Introduction/Taking the GMAT CAT High Reading Read 2-3 articles from newspapers or magazines and summarize the main idea of each Low
Week 3 Activity Assignment Priority Done Cracking Work through Chapter 15: Reading Comprehension High Online Work through the lessons under Online Lessons/Math Strategies/Overview High Online Work through the lessons under Online Lessons/Verbal Strategies/Overview High Official Guide Do Reading Comprehension Section 7.4: Sample Questions 1-69 Medium Reading Read 2-3 articles from newspapers or magazines and summarize the author's tone for each Low
Week 4 Activity Assignment Priority Done Cracking Work through Chapter 9: Arithmetic High Online Work through the lessons under Online Lessons/Math Strategies/Fundamentals High Official Guide Do Diagnostic Test Section 3.1: Quantitative Sample Questions 1-48 and Section 3.2: Verbal Sample Questions 1-52 Medium Official Guide Do Reading Comprehension Section 7.4: Sample Questions 70-141 Medium Reading Read 2-3 articles from newspapers or magazines and summarize the structure of each Low
Week 5 Activity Assignment Priority Done Cracking Work through Chapter 10: Algebra High Online Read GMAT Pacing Advice 2 and take CAT 2 with AWA under Practice/Practice Tests and Review/Online Practice Tests High Online Do the Basic Fractions and Decimals drill under Practice/Online Drills/Math Drills Medium Online Do the Intermediate Plugging In drill under Practice/Online Drills/Math Drills Medium Reading Find an article from a newspaper or a magazine in which the author is making an argument for something, and identify the author's main point Low
Week 6 Activity Assignment Priority Done Cracking Work through Chapter 14: Sentence Correction High Official Guide Do Sentence Correction Section 9.6: Sample Questions 1-64 Medium Reading Read 2-3 articles from newspapers or magazines and identify the main idea, tone, and structure of each Low
Week 7 Activity Assignment Priority Done Cracking Work through Chapter 16: Critical Reasoning High Online Do the Basic Sentence Correction I drill under Practice/Online Drills/Verbal Drills High Online Do the Basic Critical Reasoning I drill under Practice/Online Drills/Verbal Drills High Official Guide Do Critical Reasoning Section 8.4: Sample Questions 1-62 Medium Reading Find an article from a newspaper or a magazine in which the author is making an argument for something, and identify the author's conclusion and main premises Low
Week 8 Activity Assignment Priority Done Cracking Work through Chapter 13: Data Sufficiency High Online Read GMAT Pacing Advice 3 and take CAT 3 with AWA under Practice/Practice Tests and Review/Online Practice Tests High Official Guide Do Critical Reasoning Section 8.4: Sample Questions 63-124 Low Official Guide Do Data Sufficiency Section 6.3: Sample Questions 1-73 Medium
Week 9 Activity Assignment Priority Done Cracking Work through Chapter 11: Applied Arithmetic High mba.com Download the free GMATPrep Test-Preparation Software from www.mba.com and take the practice test High Official Guide Do Data Sufficiency Section 6.3: Sample Questions 74-155 Medium Reading Find an article from a newspaper or a magazine in which the author is making an argument for something; identify the author's conclusion and the assumptions the author is making Low
Week 10 Activity Assignment Priority Done Cracking Work through Chapter 12: Geometry High Cracking Take the Warm-Up Test on pages 307-321; score the test using the Scoring Guide on pages 324-325, and note your appropriate Bin numbers for later practice Medium Official Guide Do Problem Solving Section 5.3: Sample Questions 1-124 Medium
Week 11 Activity Assignment Priority Done Cracking Read Chapter 17: Writing Assessment High Online Work through the lesson under Online Lessons/Introduction/The Essay Low Cracking Work through all of the practice questions in the lowest-level Math Bin that's appropriate for you; the Math Bins are in Chapter 21: GMAT Practice Test High Cracking Work through all of the practice questions in the highest-level Math Bin that's appropriate for you Medium Official Guide Do Problem Solving Section 5.3: Sample Questions 125-249 Medium
Week 12 Activity Assignment Priority Done Cracking Work through all of the practice questions in the lowest-level Verbal Bin that's appropriate for you; the Verbal Bins are in Chapter 21: GMAT Practice Test High Cracking Work through all of the practice questions in the highest-level Verbal Bin that's appropriate for you; if you have only one Verbal Bin to tackle, then you may do the next lower bin instead Medium Online Read GMAT Pacing Advice 4 and take CAT 4 with AWA under Practice/Practice Tests and Review/Online Practice Tests High Cracking Reread pages 34-35, beginning with "On the Days Before the Test"
I dont know if this is useful for all, but I think OG based plan here might be useful.
Activity Assignment Priority Done* DVD Watch your DVD High Cracking Read Part I: Orientation through Chapter 6: Taking the GMAT High Online Work through the lessons under Online Lessons/Introduction/Welcome High Online Read GMAT Pacing Advice 1 and take CAT 1 with AWA under Practice/Practice Tests and Review/Online Practice Tests High Reading Read 1-2 articles from a newspaper each day this week Low Week 2
Activity Assignment Priority Done Cracking Work through Chapter 7: GMAT Math (Basic Principles) and Chapter 8: POE and GMAT Math High Online Work through the lessons under Online Lessons/Introduction/Taking the GMAT CAT High Reading Read 2-3 articles from newspapers or magazines and summarize the main idea of each Low Week 3
Activity Assignment Priority Done Cracking Work through Chapter 15: Reading Comprehension High Online Work through the lessons under Online Lessons/Math Strategies/Overview High Online Work through the lessons under Online Lessons/Verbal Strategies/Overview High Official Guide Do Reading Comprehension Section 7.4: Sample Questions 1-69 Medium Reading Read 2-3 articles from newspapers or magazines and summarize the author's tone for each Low Week 4
Activity Assignment Priority Done Cracking Work through Chapter 9: Arithmetic High Online Work through the lessons under Online Lessons/Math Strategies/Fundamentals High Official Guide Do Diagnostic Test Section 3.1: Quantitative Sample Questions 1-48 and Section 3.2: Verbal Sample Questions 1-52 Medium Official Guide Do Reading Comprehension Section 7.4: Sample Questions 70-141 Medium Reading Read 2-3 articles from newspapers or magazines and summarize the structure of each Low Week 5
Activity Assignment Priority Done Cracking Work through Chapter 10: Algebra High Online Read GMAT Pacing Advice 2 and take CAT 2 with AWA under Practice/Practice Tests and Review/Online Practice Tests High Online Do the Basic Fractions and Decimals drill under Practice/Online Drills/Math Drills Medium Online Do the Intermediate Plugging In drill under Practice/Online Drills/Math Drills Medium Reading Find an article from a newspaper or a magazine in which the author is making an argument for something, and identify the author's main point Low Week 6
Activity Assignment Priority Done Cracking Work through Chapter 14: Sentence Correction High Official Guide Do Sentence Correction Section 9.6: Sample Questions 1-64 Medium Reading Read 2-3 articles from newspapers or magazines and identify the main idea, tone, and structure of each Low Week 7
Activity Assignment Priority Done Cracking Work through Chapter 16: Critical Reasoning High Online Do the Basic Sentence Correction I drill under Practice/Online Drills/Verbal Drills High Online Do the Basic Critical Reasoning I drill under Practice/Online Drills/Verbal Drills High Official Guide Do Critical Reasoning Section 8.4: Sample Questions 1-62 Medium Reading Find an article from a newspaper or a magazine in which the author is making an argument for something, and identify the author's conclusion and main premises Low Week 8
Activity Assignment Priority Done Cracking Work through Chapter 13: Data Sufficiency High Online Read GMAT Pacing Advice 3 and take CAT 3 with AWA under Practice/Practice Tests and Review/Online Practice Tests High Official Guide Do Critical Reasoning Section 8.4: Sample Questions 63-124 Low Official Guide Do Data Sufficiency Section 6.3: Sample Questions 1-73 Medium Week 9
Activity Assignment Priority Done Cracking Work through Chapter 11: Applied Arithmetic High mba.com Download the free GMATPrep Test-Preparation Software from www.mba.com and take the practice test High Official Guide Do Data Sufficiency Section 6.3: Sample Questions 74-155 Medium Reading Find an article from a newspaper or a magazine in which the author is making an argument for something; identify the author's conclusion and the assumptions the author is making Low Week 10
Activity Assignment Priority Done Cracking Work through Chapter 12: Geometry High Cracking Take the Warm-Up Test on pages 307-321; score the test using the Scoring Guide on pages 324-325, and note your appropriate Bin numbers for later practice Medium Official Guide Do Problem Solving Section 5.3: Sample Questions 1-124 Medium Week 11
Activity Assignment Priority Done Cracking Read Chapter 17: Writing Assessment High Online Work through the lesson under Online Lessons/Introduction/The Essay Low Cracking Work through all of the practice questions in the lowest-level Math Bin that's appropriate for you; the Math Bins are in Chapter 21: GMAT Practice Test High Cracking Work through all of the practice questions in the highest-level Math Bin that's appropriate for you Medium Official Guide Do Problem Solving Section 5.3: Sample Questions 125-249 Medium Week 12
Activity Assignment Priority Done Cracking Work through all of the practice questions in the lowest-level Verbal Bin that's appropriate for you; the Verbal Bins are in Chapter 21: GMAT Practice Test High Cracking Work through all of the practice questions in the highest-level Verbal Bin that's appropriate for you; if you have only one Verbal Bin to tackle, then you may do the next lower bin instead Medium Online Read GMAT Pacing Advice 4 and take CAT 4 with AWA under Practice/Practice Tests and Review/Online Practice Tests High Cracking Reread pages 34-35, beginning with "On the Days Before the Test"I dont know if this is useful for all, but I think OG based plan here might be useful.
hey vivek, i was wondering, what is this summet thakur notes. have read abt it in a few other threads too. is he some faculty in some class??? how did u get it? is it downloadable???
pm me your mail id...i will send it to you.