GMAT

The same people who make the SAT also make the GMAT. Many of the GMAT questions are actually from the same question bank as the SAT. The only math you need to know for the test is arithmetic, algebra and geometry. Honestly, anyone who did a liberal arts education should have at least passed algebra and geometry. In high school.
 
Well I’m a living, breathing example of someone who did well in Algebra and Geometry classes 8 years ago and can’t crack the math on the gmat. I didn’t do too well on the SAT math either (630M, 690V). Think what you want, but the math section on the GMAT is very tough for those of us without a mathematical predisposition.
I’m sure you think that this makes me stupid. The joke is on you.
 
Whoa, your freaking out for no reason. I’m giving the guy encouragement. Hey you might not find those questions easy, but with practice, I’m sure they’d become a trivailtiy. Cause honestly, I can only think of two things that may hinder anyone from getting perfect on a exam of that level 1. Time 2. Nervousness. The material is very very simple, and in fact, doing well on that ; IMHO, does not make any strong implications that one is strong in mathematics…. it just indicates that you don’t freak otu on time-standardized tests…..
And I’m not from a “liberal arts” background and I scored in the 97 percentile for the verbal (which is much easier to do then the quant; since even a perfect in quant only usually gets you in the top 92 percentile -in the GRE).
It’s just a simple test… I don’t believe doing well in it indicates anything of merit. The test would have to be muc much much harder to actually guage anythin… and even then, I’d be suspicious. I think standardized exams probably don’t indicate much.
 
Honestly dude, no one is judging you by your tests cores… and I really don’t think those scores matter. Actually, I don’t really think GPA matters that much; what matters is what you output…. and if output fine things, then that’s all that matters, everything else is a signalling mechanism at best.
But we’re just trying to give the guy some encouragment. And honestly, if the GMAT, is anything like the GRE, a little work will make a huge difference in scores.
 
Likewise, I don’t see what the big deal is. If your math skills aren’t good, you owe it to yourself to study harder and do better. I think that is pretty prudent advice.
 
Yeah. Take a chill pill, and then go stuff your head back into a couple of Geometry and Algebra books. While you may have lost some of the cursory use of the principles of each, having previously mastered them in high school should give you an edge when re-learning the concepts. Really, I believe you could bone up your skills over a couple of long weekends of studying.
 
Not every person with an engineering degree can’t write. And not everyone with an english degree can’t do math. But, if you look at the masses of engineers applying to b-schools, most of them can’t communicate very well. Unfortunately for me and my kind (and unfairly imo) adcoms give the math section more weight in the admission decision.
 
numi Wrote:
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> Likewise, I don’t see what the big deal is. If
> your math skills aren’t good, you owe it to
> yourself to study harder and do better. I think
> that is pretty prudent advice.
Did that. It didn’t help.
 
mcthorp Wrote:
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> Yeah. Take a chill pill, and then go stuff your
> head back into a couple of Geometry and Algebra
> books. While you may have lost some of the cursory
> use of the principles of each, having previously
> mastered them in high school should give you an
> edge when re-learning the concepts. Really, I
> believe you could bone up your skills over a
> couple of long weekends of studying.
I studied these concepts all last summer after finishing the CFA L1. To no avail. I raise my % from 45 to 48… and verbal stayed at 97. The third time I took the exam (after more studying) my score dropped 50 points.
 
Were you to score poorly on the Verbal section, you would study harder to improve your weaknesses, just as you should study more to improve your Quantitative score.
Honestly, if it were me, I would view the low Quant. score as a positive, since re-learning the math necessary for the exam really shouldn’t be too time-intensive as it is just Geometry and Algebra. Be happy that your Verbal section is in good hands: were it the other way around, I would find it much more difficult to improve my vocabulary/reading comprehension/etc. than to re-learn a few basic math concepts.
I’m not trying to be a prick (sometimes it comes naturally), but I think you are in a good position for really improving your GMAT score.
 
Sorry, I missed your response above. Maybe you should enroll in a community college course for Geometry and/or Algebra and force yourself to really get the principals down. For $500 bucks you can probably take both classes, and then drastically improve your Quant. score. $500 bucks and a few extra hours a week of study are a drop in the bucket compared to the benefits that come from a top tier graduate education.
 
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