Archive for May 16, 2008

GMAT preparation- some thoughts

May 16, 2008 at 7:06 am · Filed under GMAT

Hi,

I am trying here to capture a few thoughts on GMAT preparation.
I hope this helps you and you get a good score.

Books – A Must have list

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1) Official Guide

2) Kaplan Verbal Workbook

3) Kaplan 800

4) Princeton

5) Manhattan SC

 

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GMAT Quant
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This is not a difficult section for Indians, as they generally have
good quantitative abilities. While reading gmat prep books like
Princeton, kaplan and OG this will be sufficiently covered.

 

GMAT Verbal
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Lots of practice is needed in this portion.
Special Note – Sentence Correction – Manhattan SC has grammar concepts
in a very concise manner and I read it 2-3 times.

Apart from Manhattan SC, all the other books have to worked on
completely until a level of confidence is acquired.

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Mock Tests

Timely tests will help in you in reviewing your preparation and

highlight the areas you need to focus on. I will suggest you to start

off with a diagnostic test. Tests can be found online. I did not gave

many tests so do not know where to look for them,, but I believe you

can find them online. Do keep in mind that test results should be used positively

and dont get bogged down by the results. Kaplan Tests are said to be

very tough and if you have a score of 650+ in kaplan than your actual

score can be from 720-760 in actual GMAT. Princeton tests are at par

with GMAT level.

Find comments by other people online and you can gauge your

performance accordingly.

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Some GMAT resources

 www.scoretop.com

 www.pagalguy.com

 www.esnips.com 

 

Best of Luck

Sudhanshu

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Hi

May 16, 2008 at 6:16 am · Filed under Uncategorized

Hi everybody,

[Finally I am writing a blog. :) ]

Well, a friend suggested that I should write a book on CAT preparation. I thought that I can atleast write a blog and maybe help people achieve(not just score in CAT) what they want to. Maybe it will make a difference to someone’s life. I know there are more suited people to do this job, but I think I can also make some contribution somewhere (I hope so).

About myself:

Day before yesterday I resigned from TCS after working here since Dec, 2004. I will be joining a management institute soon and pursue a degree in management.

I have been preparing and giving CAT for last 4 years now. So I can claim to have experienced it all :) . This journey has not been alone. Guidance from friends and mentors have helped me a lot and I intend to pass on the knowledge that I have. So it is a profitable proposition for you to read on ;) .

Regards,

Sudhanshu

:-)

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