SadandBeaten wrote:
I have all my admission materials (they needed gmat by july 15) in and I Just needed to get a reasonable score on this thing, no I didn't graduate cum laude or was ever great at math (in fact I hated and I hate how my brain is so slow when it comes to understanding).
So I've taken days off from work and busted my ass off this past three weeks, studying literally night and day. I started studying way earlier with MGMT basic math refresher, but one concept took me a week to understand, so I never got through the book.
I did some work problems from mgmt. book, magoosh website, and og problems. My prep test score ((I took one was 410)..I knew I should have canceled my scores today cause I was just getting easy questions in Quant. I literally FROZE like omg I have to answer this, how many minutes do I have, how do I set it up.
I was hoping for a miracle on the other end, not worse than my preptest.
I know for a FACT that I will not get admitted this year. Please help me figure out what I need to do to get a better score. I don't want to pay for a costly class, but if I have too I will.
score Quant 0
Verbal 30
So I've taken days off from work and busted my ass off this past three weeks, studying literally night and day. I started studying way earlier with MGMT basic math refresher, but one concept took me a week to understand, so I never got through the book.
I did some work problems from mgmt. book, magoosh website, and og problems. My prep test score ((I took one was 410)..I knew I should have canceled my scores today cause I was just getting easy questions in Quant. I literally FROZE like omg I have to answer this, how many minutes do I have, how do I set it up.
I was hoping for a miracle on the other end, not worse than my preptest.
I know for a FACT that I will not get admitted this year. Please help me figure out what I need to do to get a better score. I don't want to pay for a costly class, but if I have too I will.
score Quant 0
Verbal 30
One thing I'm finding out as I prepare for the GMAT, is just how many topics in Quant that I never covered in school. I had never seen a factorial (n!), or heard of Combinations and Permutations. (To add insult to injury, I googled C and P and found out these are pre-algebra topics...a course I never took. One I now realize should have been required in 8th grade before going onto algebra in high school.) Nor had I ever done any probability other than very basic number of wanted outcomes/number of possible outcomes.
I never had to take any math when I got my B.S.. When I got an A.S. in Biomedical Electronics I had to take Algebra, Physics, and Technical Calculus. Now I am not strong in Maths. In several of these classes, I was first in line during my Professor's office hours. One thing I learned was use as many resources as possible if you don't understand a subject. I literally bought multiple study guides designed for high school students in an effort to get another take on concepts.
Put aside the GMAT study guides for now. Go down to your local Goodwill store and pick up a Pre-Algebra book, a high school algebra book, and if need be some Arthimatic books. Get some study guides...even ones that have cartoon illustrations. Look up topics on the internet. Later on you may want to pick up an introductory Statistics textbook. (I just started on one...another class I should have been required to take.)
Make up your own flash cards as you go along.
If you can find it pick up "Rapid Math Tricks and Tips: 30 days to number power" by Edward H. Julius. I found this at Goodwill and in the first few tips, I've learned tricks that have helped me in some Q problems.
Once you've boned up on basics...then go back to the GMAT study guides and questions.
GOOD LUCK!