When to start preparing for GMAT?

callthecops2 · 04-03-2006, 08:15 AM

When should undergrads start preparing for GMAT? should I start in the freshman year?

alicantekid · 04-03-2006, 02:40 PM

Hah. No. Don't start until you know when you're applying. GMAT scores aren't good for more than 3 years anyway. I'd say you're at least 5 years away from taking it. And it's not that hard. You don't need to invest years in studying for it.

Enjoy college, have fun, party your heart out. Worry about the GMAT later.

ilovecalifornia · 04-04-2006, 02:47 AM

no alicantekid is absolutely wrong. your a freshman already! what have you been doing all of your life? you should have started in 5th grade. its too late now. = )

wasup · 04-04-2006, 07:26 AM

Lol.......

metags · 04-06-2006, 07:05 PM

just do, say 3-4 hours a day for the 3 weeks before the test. If you start preparing too early you'll either forget what you learned, or even worse, they may change the test format on you.

seriously, I just started studying about 5 days before the GMAT (took it December 2005), 2-3 hours each day. I did just fine.

cheers.

bestmiler · 04-07-2006, 05:07 PM

whats "fine"?

callthecops2 · 04-07-2006, 05:12 PM

800 i guess

g54321 · 08-10-2008, 12:53 AM

To a large extent, this is a function of your initial state of readiness. The GMAT requires primarily two kinds of theoretical inputs : basic math (comparable to Grade 10 syllabus, but subject to severe pressures of time) and grammatically correct English. Both of these are skills acquired over many years of schooling, and the stronger your foundations in these subjects are, the easier it is for you to prepare. Typically, I recommend that you start preparing at least 3-4 months before your test date. During this time period, your preparation will be divided into two parts – the initial 1½-2 months when you concentrate on strengthening your foundations by delving into the topics of the GMAT syllabus, and the final two months or so when you will focus on sample GMAT tests that give you a feel of the actual computer adaptive GMAT.
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VegasSommelier · 08-10-2008, 04:32 AM

I did 2 full months of studying before mine. I think that is perfect. And there is the ubiquitous cramming that is done the days leading up to the exam.

KingAtlas · 09-13-2012, 08:23 PM

My mentor study 2 year's for about 1 hour a day bedside's course and etc. In made the 98th percentile. He is not an TUCK school of business...

Brian1 · 09-14-2012, 07:13 PM

I studied a couple of weeks and got a 760.