reading up on the GMAT
Dec. 18th, 2009 09:58 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
slipstreamsurfrIt looks like a scary test.
It's adaptive. I hate adaptive tests. They are freaky to take.
The verbal and writing sections I shouldn't have any problems with. Math, now there's the rub. That'll take a bit of prep. Especially since I'd want to score fairly high on it if at all possible. I notice that I've found no real guidelines for how long one should prep for it. I know everyone is different. I also know that it's easy to get caught in the trap of trying to over prepare. At some point you've got to push yourself out there and just take the darn thing. So, one month, two months, more, less? There is at least some free test prep software out there that will give you an indication of about how you might score on the real thing. That and several metric tons of study guides should be able to get almost anyone through the gauntlet.
It's not like I haven't taken my share of oddball tests over the years
The other option is to think about the enlish lit track and take the GRE. The univerisity I would be likely to apply to doesn't worry about what you score on the math. The former would still likely lead me to a classroom easier though.
Must remember...
practical.....
It's adaptive. I hate adaptive tests. They are freaky to take.
The verbal and writing sections I shouldn't have any problems with. Math, now there's the rub. That'll take a bit of prep. Especially since I'd want to score fairly high on it if at all possible. I notice that I've found no real guidelines for how long one should prep for it. I know everyone is different. I also know that it's easy to get caught in the trap of trying to over prepare. At some point you've got to push yourself out there and just take the darn thing. So, one month, two months, more, less? There is at least some free test prep software out there that will give you an indication of about how you might score on the real thing. That and several metric tons of study guides should be able to get almost anyone through the gauntlet.
It's not like I haven't taken my share of oddball tests over the years
The other option is to think about the enlish lit track and take the GRE. The univerisity I would be likely to apply to doesn't worry about what you score on the math. The former would still likely lead me to a classroom easier though.
Must remember...
practical.....
GRE
Date: 2009-12-18 06:19 pm (UTC)Re: GRE
Date: 2009-12-18 06:44 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-12-20 01:13 pm (UTC)I would recommend doing one of the study guides that comes with practice software. You'll feel better about it.