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500? Wow.
Ok to go to a top tier business school (Harvard, MIT, Northewestern, Penn, Cal, U of Chicago, Stanford, etc) you really need a 700+.. even that won't guarentee you.
600 or better will get you in to most state schools.
650 will start getting you some shots at some of the top 25 schools.. like USC and such.
Take a practice one, then take a class like princeton review. They actually guarentee increases in score.
The nice thing about the GMAT is you get your score isntantly when you are finished.
Also the test is adaptive, as you get questions right they get harder.. if you miss your first question you are basically fucked.. if you get the first few in a row right, you are all of a sudden guarenteed a good score.
Ok to go to a top tier business school (Harvard, MIT, Northewestern, Penn, Cal, U of Chicago, Stanford, etc) you really need a 700+.. even that won't guarentee you.
600 or better will get you in to most state schools.
650 will start getting you some shots at some of the top 25 schools.. like USC and such.
Take a practice one, then take a class like princeton review. They actually guarentee increases in score.
The nice thing about the GMAT is you get your score isntantly when you are finished.
Also the test is adaptive, as you get questions right they get harder.. if you miss your first question you are basically fucked.. if you get the first few in a row right, you are all of a sudden guarenteed a good score.
I agree with Lestat. Also, I would consider what you want to do before you even apply. If you already have a business degree, to be honest, you will only be learning the same thing but you will have to write some research papers. Unless, you want to get a PhD, do policy work with the government, do really advanced Finance work (i.e., risk, using regression to form an analysis, etc.). If it is just basic management, anyone one of Peter Drucker's books will teach you what you need to know. I would seriously think about adding on the additional expense (Yes, I'm currently pursuing a MBA degree).
For me, and what I'm doing now and the goals I have in the future, it isn't necessary. The foundation courses brought the knowledge about accounting, inventory, cost of goods sold, etc. back to the front of my head so I can be profitable. That said, I will finish, because I don't start things and not finish. However, I'm not in a rush.
I would go out in the corporate world first and determine what you want to do. If its absolutely necessary for you to get ahead, then apply.
For me, and what I'm doing now and the goals I have in the future, it isn't necessary. The foundation courses brought the knowledge about accounting, inventory, cost of goods sold, etc. back to the front of my head so I can be profitable. That said, I will finish, because I don't start things and not finish. However, I'm not in a rush.
I would go out in the corporate world first and determine what you want to do. If its absolutely necessary for you to get ahead, then apply.
They are all CAT MCATs, so advice number one:
PRACTICE CATs!
Do as many practice GMAT CATs as you can. Once you select an answer, you can never go back to it. CAT grading has a specific methodology to it wherein the first few questions are the most important, whereas the last several are worth very little.
Check out XOXO's grad board, it's not oft-posted on and trolled by the law board, but there's still some good info on it: www.xoxohth.com click grad board at top.
Also, Princeton Review has some decent message boards, but not that great, for LSAT, GMAT, GRE, etc. www.princetonreview.com and click message boards/discussion boards.
Number one way to increase your score is vocab, vocab, vocab.
BTW, 500 =/= prestigious.
HTH
PRACTICE CATs!
Do as many practice GMAT CATs as you can. Once you select an answer, you can never go back to it. CAT grading has a specific methodology to it wherein the first few questions are the most important, whereas the last several are worth very little.
Check out XOXO's grad board, it's not oft-posted on and trolled by the law board, but there's still some good info on it: www.xoxohth.com click grad board at top.
Also, Princeton Review has some decent message boards, but not that great, for LSAT, GMAT, GRE, etc. www.princetonreview.com and click message boards/discussion boards.
Number one way to increase your score is vocab, vocab, vocab.
BTW, 500 =/= prestigious.
HTH
nycgirl said:
1. The master degree in accounting is only 30 more hours I would need to take.
2. The state requires 150 semester hours to be eligible for the CPA exam, a masters degree provides that.
3. Most employers are either requiring CPAs or "prefer masters", either way I need a masters for those.
4. Im 31 and already have 10 years in the working world behind me before I quit to go to school full time and for me personally, one extra year getting a masters degree provides much more utility than another year working. I dont want to be one of those people who wished they got a masters when they had the chance.
5. I see myself doing consulting or auditing work, either of which requires CPA/masters more than likely.
6. MBA is twice as many hours to complete and I personally dont want an MBA because of market saturation.
Where are you getting your MBA at? NYU?
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i took the GRE... about the same thing i believe..
math was hardest part cuz it covered stuff i learned in my sophormore year of high school... i took a lot of practice tests before taking it and pulled almost a 700.. studied an entire summer and i was happy w/ that score
math was hardest part cuz it covered stuff i learned in my sophormore year of high school... i took a lot of practice tests before taking it and pulled almost a 700.. studied an entire summer and i was happy w/ that score
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I took a practice on and got a 620. I hope to get accepted into the MBA program at my school. http://www.elon.edu/e-net/Note.aspx?id=23183
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eat big said:
what field? accounting?
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nutsnack said:
My advisor gave us the test for a survey of the Business program. Said it was also good 'practice'. Basically, they wanted to know how the Business school was teaching their students. Said it was an old GMAT. I did it, filled it out, and graded it.
Not sure what field it was -- didn't know their was a field to choose.
But my major is Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and a minor in Economics.
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samoth said:Yeah, that's another important thing for the general tests. The ETS knows that not everyone takes much math in college, eg. english majors, so the GRE math is really at or even below the level of math on the SAT. From what I know, the GMAT is similar.
The old GMAT I took was a joke for math. It had stuff like:
A>|B|
Now, A^2>B^3
Could this be true?
eat big said:
LOL, yeah, but especially for those who had a moderate to heavy math load in college, the simplicity of GRE/GMAT general math can throw one for a loop. A small amount of study goes a long way. I would most highly recommend Princeton Review, followed by Kaplan. Of course, ANYTHING by ETS or the College Board (the makers of these tests) will be greatly beneficial... but they're expensive and hard-to-get... the ETS GRE Physics test book goes on Ebay for over $100... I don't even know how much it costs new.
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The Princeton Review/Kaplan courses are good. I got a 650 which isn't that great but 80-something percentile which was average for the school I'm going to so that's good. I really should've studied a lot more. for grad school the stupid gmat is a big deal.
your undergrad. GPA will play a major role as well, but if the GMAT requirement is only 500 you shouldn't have a problem there.
nycgirl I don't know what program you are in but if it's top 30, I covered almost everything I did in my undergraduate business courses and more during the first 2 months, this is much much more advanced. you could learn yours out of a peter drucker book????
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you didn't do a concentration in management did you? if so I can see where you might not get much in the way of practical skills. to me that's like concentrating in "strategy". it can't really be taught. maybe that's why you don't feel like you got anything out of it except in the accounting course?
that really blows that you feel that way, I'd be damn pissed.
superdave doesn't want an MBA anyway though.
superdave, I'm double concentrating in finance/accounting, and it's so much accounting that I'll be able to sit for the CPA exam afterwards if I want to do so. you'll have to tell me about the CPA exam.
if you only need a 500 to get into the program for which you're seeking admission, you can go take the GMAT tomorrow and probably get that score. I think the national average is 480 or 500 or around there.
no worries bro.
your undergrad. GPA will play a major role as well, but if the GMAT requirement is only 500 you shouldn't have a problem there.
nycgirl I don't know what program you are in but if it's top 30, I covered almost everything I did in my undergraduate business courses and more during the first 2 months, this is much much more advanced. you could learn yours out of a peter drucker book????
???
you didn't do a concentration in management did you? if so I can see where you might not get much in the way of practical skills. to me that's like concentrating in "strategy". it can't really be taught. maybe that's why you don't feel like you got anything out of it except in the accounting course?
that really blows that you feel that way, I'd be damn pissed.superdave doesn't want an MBA anyway though.
superdave, I'm double concentrating in finance/accounting, and it's so much accounting that I'll be able to sit for the CPA exam afterwards if I want to do so. you'll have to tell me about the CPA exam.
if you only need a 500 to get into the program for which you're seeking admission, you can go take the GMAT tomorrow and probably get that score. I think the national average is 480 or 500 or around there.
no worries bro.
Im top 10% at my college but wanted input for the GMAT since its all new to me. I probably could sit cold and make the score but will at least get the princeton review cdrom just for shits and giggles. Ive also got until next october to take the test LOL. No problem then.bran987 said:The Princeton Review/Kaplan courses are good. I got a 650 which isn't that great but 80-something percentile which was average for the school I'm going to so that's good. I really should've studied a lot more. for grad school the stupid gmat is a big deal.
your undergrad. GPA will play a major role as well, but if the GMAT requirement is only 500 you shouldn't have a problem there.
nycgirl I don't know what program you are in but if it's top 30, I covered almost everything I did in my undergraduate business courses and more during the first 2 months, this is much much more advanced. you could learn yours out of a peter drucker book????
???
you didn't do a concentration in management did you? if so I can see where you might not get much in the way of practical skills. to me that's like concentrating in "strategy". it can't really be taught. maybe that's why you don't feel like you got anything out of it except in the accounting course?
superdave doesn't want an MBA anyway though.
superdave, I'm double concentrating in finance/accounting, and it's so much accounting that I'll be able to sit for the CPA exam afterwards if I want to do so. you'll have to tell me about the CPA exam.
if you only need a 500 to get into the program for which you're seeking admission, you can go take the GMAT tomorrow and probably get that score. I think the national average is 480 or 500 or around there.
no worries bro.
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