Has anyone here ever taken the GMAT?

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Can you give me some insight as to how hard it is? I was scheduled to take it in March but now I'm going to have to push that date up a lot in order to make some deadlines for graduate school. 
 
It's a very psychological exam.  It's pretty hard, not in the amount or type of knowledge you need to know, but it's hard in the sense that it's heavy on the lateral thinking.  Are you thinking of going to business school?
 
Originally Posted by CDUNK

It's a very psychological exam.  It's pretty hard, not in the amount or type of knowledge you need to know, but it's hard in the sense that it's heavy on the lateral thinking.  Are you thinking of going to business school?
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Yup. Master of Accountancy. I'm in the process of filling out apps now, but you cant really do much without your GMAT scores some schools wont even let you finish the app without them.
 
Are you still in undergrad right now?  I'm not too sure what the GMAT requirements are for those special type of programs, but I'm sure you're still aiming for around a 700.  Anyways, to achieve that score, it takes some people a week to familiarize themselves with the GMAT and knock out a 760, while it takes other 3 years to go from 500-720.  It's heavily dependent on how you approach the exam; how you by the book you are, so to speak.  Test prep companies tells the average test taker to prep for around three months, but again, those are just guidelines.  




The best thing you can do right now is to take a practice exam, as identical to testing conditions as possible (timed, in a quiet area uninterrupted, doing all essays, etc) to get a sense of where you are.
 
Originally Posted by CDUNK


Are you still in undergrad right now?  I'm not too sure what the GMAT requirements are for those special type of programs, but I'm sure you're still aiming for around a 700.  Anyways, to achieve that score, it takes some people a week to familiarize themselves with the GMAT and knock out a 760, while it takes other 3 years to go from 500-720.  It's heavily dependent on how you approach the exam; how you by the book you are, so to speak.  Test prep companies tells the average test taker to prep for around three months, but again, those are just guidelines.  




The best thing you can do right now is to take a practice exam, as identical to testing conditions as possible (timed, in a quiet area uninterrupted, doing all essays, etc) to get a sense of where you are.
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I'm out of undergrad right now, I'm just not liking my work situation and now the best time for me to go back and get my CPA requirements filled up while moving towards a better career. Are there any online practice exams that I could take?
 
Check out Manhattan GMAT; here's their website.  http://www.manhattangmat.com/



They have the best practice exams (from my experience anyways) outside of the two offered by GMAT prep (you can get the software off GMAC's website).  The GMAT prep exams are the gold standard; since it's prime real estate I'd take those after you think you're ready for the real GMAT.  The scores from my GMAT prep exams right before I took the real exam was 10 points off.  If for some reason you take a GMAT prep exam and you don't score within 30 points of your target score, I'd push the exam back and study more.  So take a non-GMAC practice exam, analyze your results, and study appropriately.  Don't make the mistake of taking practice exams to "study" or "learn" new content; practice exams should only be used to build stamina and for diagnostics.  




Check out GMAT club and Beat The GMAT forums as well; there's a wealth of information on those sites.  Good luck.
 
Originally Posted by Sneaks23

This forum will help you with everything GMAT related.

http://http://gmatclub.com/forum/

I took the GMAT a couple months ago to get it done before the changes coming later this year. The site helped me get a 720 with about 4 months of study time. Good Luck.
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Thanks a lot. Thats a really good score congrats
 
It's not too hard, I barely studied and got what I needed. I would suggest practicing a lot of math, no calculator was a %###+
 
if you are a naturally good writer youll do fine. i took it cold turkey, bombed the math, got perfect writing and near perfect verbal.....school's dean called me all geeked about my application




they wanted me to take a year of prereqs doe


nope.
 
I was in the same boat as you.

I just graduated undergrad with an accounting degree in May 2011. I studied all summer for the GMAT and got the score I needed for a reputable program in New York City. I just got accepted into B-school recently (I'm actually in the process of finalizing my enrollment as I type). I will be starting Baruch College's Masters in Taxation program in a few weeks for the Spring 2012 semester. I also have a Big 4 offer in hand, so it feels pretty good to be going to school knowing that I have a job after I graduate
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For my GMAT studies, I used a prep called Knewton. This program boosted my score by 110 points and I highly recommend it if you're a self-study type of person, meaning that you have the discipline to study on your own for a few hours per day.

http://www.beatthegmat.com has great resources, and also a very helpful forum where people strictly discuss their study habits and how they personally "beat the GMAT."
 
its just like the SAT except you haven't been taken a math or english class in 3 or 4 years so you are rusty on everything lol. the only parts that are remotely relevant are the writing situations and for those my advice is don't go with the obvious. you are very limited on time but don't go for the answer in front of your face. they are designed to get you to fall into logic traps. if you can write without making grammatical/spelling errors and make an outside the box argument you will score well.

ex: crime rates are higher in "bad" areas. agree or disagree? obvious answer is to say agree. better answer is to say disagree, just more police presence in "bad" areas to catch laws being broken. this also gives you a change to shout out logical fallacies such as the post hoc fallacy to really score bonus points.

its really not hard at all if you take your time. its an exam where the time allotments make it easy to miss questions you know. i got a 710 and didn't study a lick for it.

p.s.: good luck in grad school. master's program for accounting is easy, its the cpa exam that you really have to worry about. i'm doing a double concentration in accounting and tax.
 
For those of you who have taken the GMAT and are in/graduated business school, what are your professions now and what is your salary? Is grad school really worth it?
 
Originally Posted by FlyNY

For those of you who have taken the GMAT and are in/graduated business school, what are your professions now and what is your salary? Is grad school really worth it?
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I took the GMAT in 2007 and did fairly well (720). Started b-school in 2009 (top 25 full-time MBA program), interned at a Fortune 100 firm, and graduated in May 2011. Signed with one of the top consulting firms in January 2011, right before starting my last (and most fun) semester in school. Starting salary was $130k + $40k sign-on bonus.
I used the following for my GMAT prep:

Kaplan - practice exams were more difficult than the real thing

Princeton Review - opposite of Kaplan

The Official Guide for GMAT Review - spot-on as far as level of difficulty

I studied for 3 months or so. An hour or so after work during the week, and 10-12 hours most weekends. Took practice exams once every two weeks to track my progress. I was scoring in the 700 - 740 range on the official practice exams, so I wasn't surprised with the score I ended up with. Could have been better, but plus/minus 20 points is not a big deal, IMO.
 
Took the GMAT like 2 years ago and bombed hard. The school I'm applying to accepts both GRE and the GMAT so im considering taking the GRE instead of the GMAT. I don't have a business background so maybe that's why i didn't do so well on the test despite the all the studying.
 
I still don't know whether to take the gmat or the gre, I took the gmat kind of rushed didn't prepare as well I should have didn't get the score I needed but that was a couple years ago. Kind of in the air right now since I may be moving to another state due to work so where I will be applying is an issue.
 
Originally Posted by ChiqGa

I was in the same boat as you.

I just graduated undergrad with an accounting degree in May 2011. I studied all summer for the GMAT and got the score I needed for a reputable program in New York City. I just got accepted into B-school recently (I'm actually in the process of finalizing my enrollment as I type). I will be starting Baruch College's Masters in Taxation program in a few weeks for the Spring 2012 semester. I also have a Big 4 offer in hand, so it feels pretty good to be going to school knowing that I have a job after I graduate
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For my GMAT studies, I used a prep called Knewton. This program boosted my score by 110 points and I highly recommend it if you're a self-study type of person, meaning that you have the discipline to study on your own for a few hours per day.

http://www.beatthegmat.com has great resources, and also a very helpful forum where people strictly discuss their study habits and how they personally "beat the GMAT."
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Wait what? I am also interested in going to Baruch its on my list but when I went to the site today it said that none of the masters in accountinancy programs are offerred to accounting majors. I still have the tab open look. Unless theres something I am missing
 
Originally Posted by pullupj8

Originally Posted by FlyNY

For those of you who have taken the GMAT and are in/graduated business school, what are your professions now and what is your salary? Is grad school really worth it?
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I took the GMAT in 2007 and did fairly well (720). Started b-school in 2009 (top 25 full-time MBA program), interned at a Fortune 100 firm, and graduated in May 2011. Signed with one of the top consulting firms in January 2011, right before starting my last (and most fun) semester in school. Starting salary was $130k + $40k sign-on bonus.
I used the following for my GMAT prep:

Kaplan - practice exams were more difficult than the real thing

Princeton Review - opposite of Kaplan

The Official Guide for GMAT Review - spot-on as far as level of difficulty

I studied for 3 months or so. An hour or so after work during the week, and 10-12 hours most weekends. Took practice exams once every two weeks to track my progress. I was scoring in the 700 - 740 range on the official practice exams, so I wasn't surprised with the score I ended up with. Could have been better, but plus/minus 20 points is not a big deal, IMO.
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What firm is this?
 
Originally Posted by Antidope

Originally Posted by ChiqGa

I was in the same boat as you.

I just graduated undergrad with an accounting degree in May 2011. I studied all summer for the GMAT and got the score I needed for a reputable program in New York City. I just got accepted into B-school recently (I'm actually in the process of finalizing my enrollment as I type). I will be starting Baruch College's Masters in Taxation program in a few weeks for the Spring 2012 semester. I also have a Big 4 offer in hand, so it feels pretty good to be going to school knowing that I have a job after I graduate
tongue.gif


For my GMAT studies, I used a prep called Knewton. This program boosted my score by 110 points and I highly recommend it if you're a self-study type of person, meaning that you have the discipline to study on your own for a few hours per day.

http://www.beatthegmat.com has great resources, and also a very helpful forum where people strictly discuss their study habits and how they personally "beat the GMAT."
Click to expand...

Wait what? I am also interested in going to Baruch its on my list but when I went to the site today it said that none of the masters in accountinancy programs are offerred to accounting majors. I still have the tab open look. Unless theres something I am missing
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You're looking at Baruch's MBA programs, which has a lot more additional coursework. On the left hand side, click MS, then Degrees, and finally Accountancy. An MS is the easiest route to get that CPA, assuming that's what you want to do.
 
Originally Posted by ChiqGa

Originally Posted by Antidope

Originally Posted by ChiqGa

I was in the same boat as you.

I just graduated undergrad with an accounting degree in May 2011. I studied all summer for the GMAT and got the score I needed for a reputable program in New York City. I just got accepted into B-school recently (I'm actually in the process of finalizing my enrollment as I type). I will be starting Baruch College's Masters in Taxation program in a few weeks for the Spring 2012 semester. I also have a Big 4 offer in hand, so it feels pretty good to be going to school knowing that I have a job after I graduate
tongue.gif


For my GMAT studies, I used a prep called Knewton. This program boosted my score by 110 points and I highly recommend it if you're a self-study type of person, meaning that you have the discipline to study on your own for a few hours per day.

http://www.beatthegmat.com has great resources, and also a very helpful forum where people strictly discuss their study habits and how they personally "beat the GMAT."
Click to expand...

Wait what? I am also interested in going to Baruch its on my list but when I went to the site today it said that none of the masters in accountinancy programs are offerred to accounting majors. I still have the tab open look. Unless theres something I am missing
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You're looking at Baruch's MBA programs, which has a lot more additional coursework. On the left hand side, click MS, then Degrees, and finally Accountancy. An MS is the easiest route to get that CPA, assuming that's what you want to do.
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Wow, thanks for that.
 
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