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Recently, I scored 740 on the GMAT test. I was frankly pleasantly surprised to score over 700 considering I had only spent 25 days on my prep.

Numerous people asked me if I did anything special to get such a good score. Instead of keep repeating the same story, I thought I'd create a web tutorial so others can read it.

The GMAT is divided into two sections: Math and Verbal. Since it's pretty hard to improve your English in a few weeks, I spent most of my time working on the Math section. By spending 4-5 hours a day for 3 weeks on practising mathematics problems, anyone can improve their math skills notably.

Its possible to boost your verbal score too, and you can through a similar amount of effort, but it's a lot challenging since it is basically a lot more boring. Rather I suggest improving your spoken English(if it's not very good) by watching a lot of films and reading a lot of English literature. Evidently this is not something you can accomplish in 3 weeks so I propose you start out six months before you plan to take the GMAT.

But if you're like 90% of the population, your math skills could definitely need a certain amount of revision. The good news is that you really can work on this in a few weeks.

I strongly advise you borrow the Kaplan Premier book. It contains a CD that has actual computer based tests on it. These tests replicate a live test environmentenvironment and are timed. They also compute your score for you. The problems are a lot harder than the real GMAT so don't be dissaponinted if you don't score well on these tests. I didn't score more than 610 in any of the tests(I gave about 6) but the average score was only 545 on these practice tests.

I also completed the Kaplan 800 book which has a list of the most difficult problems and I unabashedly suggest solving it after you're done with the first book.

However, if you're a non-math person and are finding the math hard, specifically the probability and combination problems, I unabashedly suggest reading Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences. You should be able to get it at your bookstore or buy it on Amazon for $5. It's an easy to read book that gets you thinking about using math in everyday situations.

The one thing I unabashedly suggest is doing all the practice lessons and tests on the Kaplan CD. It will assuredly help you develop a strategy for quickly solving the problems in time.

One of the things I realized was that I was rushing through questions in order to finish the test in time. This was causing me to make mistakes and lowering my score. In the actual exam, I took my time on the first 5-6 questions. In fact, for the first 2-3 questions,problems, I spent,took nearly 3-4 minutes on each one. The GMAT difficulty level adapts to your level of math and becomes progressively more harder. If you get the first few questions,problems right, you stand a very good chance of getting, achieving a top score.

Half way through the math section, the questions were so tough, I immediately knew I couldn't solve them. I skipped 2 such questions and thus made up for lost time without significantly impacting my score.

Here is a complete list of the best GMAT prep books I used. I strongly recommend you use these books.

Even if you're not planning on going to Harvard or NYU, you might think you can get by with a 560 score. However, one thing you might not be aware of is that with a 700+ score, even if you go to a 3rd rate college, you stand a great chance of
1. getting your application fee waived
2. getting a full-ride (a full-ride isn't a free car, it's a scholarship that pays all your fees!).

So don't slack off on your prep just because you want to go to a no name college.

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The writer scored a 740 on the GMAT and maintains a blog dedicated to Investing & Passive Income.



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