<li><p>Which are the best books to use when studying for the GMAT? I am trying to get a 700+.</p></li>
<li><p>How long did those of you study who did reasonably well (600+)?</p></li>
<li><p>Do you have any tips for studying and or taking the test?</p></li>
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<p>I have posted more indepth responses in the past (search) but in short:</p>
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<li>Princeton Review, Kaplan800, and Official GMAT studyguide</li>
<li>3+ months (700+). I would have scored a 600+ without studying though</li>
<li>Do lots of practice exams. Read all of those books completely and do all of the practice problems</li>
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<p>Do the powerprep over and over. Are you a UF undergrad?</p>
<p>Yes, I am a UF undergraduate majoring in Accounting. I am taking the GMAT in order to enroll in the Masters of Science in Finance program at UF. The required score is a 650+ on the GMAT which I am not worried about, provided that I study a bit; however, down the line I might want to go to a top MBA program and would need a 700+ so I figured it would make sense to just do well enough now so that I won't have to take the GMAT again while I am working and out of school.</p>
<p>Thank you for the advice.</p>
<p>Just a side note, I believe that your GMAT score can only be used to apply within 5 years from the date you got your score correct?</p>
<p>Yes, the score is only good for 5 years.</p>
<p>Here is a tip, there are atually 2 sets of poerprep exams out there. there is a complete 2 GMAT tests from when the ETS used to administer the exam and 2 from the current administrator. All 4 are actual GMAT exams, so download all 4 and proctice on the, you'll know exactly how you are going to scor before you go into the test. You can also use 3 of them to do over and over (as you get better, the questions the exam will give you will be diferent, harder) and use the fourth one to take a week before the GMAT, pinpoint your final weaknesses and optimize your grade.</p>
<p>By the way, UF has a great MSF program. Off topic, I am taking Banko for MBA corporate finance (finance 2) this semester as well as Thomas for law. Both of these classes seem like they are going to be HARD and the sheer volume of work is crazy! You have any experience with these guys?</p>
<p>No, I took Tapley for FIN 3403 and haven't taken BUL yet.</p>
<p>thanks gatorbait,</p>
<p>Here is the link</p>
<p>GMATPREP is 2 actual GMAT exams from the current administrator</p>
<p>GMAT POWERPREP is 2 full exams from when the ETS administered the test</p>
<p>All 4 are actual exams, there will be no difference and will be accurate representions of the real GMAT. </p>
<p>Good Luck and Go Gators!</p>
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<p>Is the GMAT similar to the SAT (Im terrified of the SAT and did horrible 1370)</p>
<p>But im older and much more mature, and it will be on my major.</p>
<p>By the way if I started studying the GMAT now over a 2 year span instead of 3 months will I do superb?</p>
<p>PM me for more information.</p>
<p>Yes. Okay. No.</p>
<p>Yes, the GMAT, GRE and SAT are all correlated and assuming you studied to your maximum score, the tests are tightly correlated, as they are IQ tests. Having said that, the exams are learn-able. If you scored a 1370 on your SAT, you should score ~mid 600's on the GMAT assuming similar prep effort. Scoring higher is possible, but takes practice, practice and more practice...pretty much until you look at questions and immediately recognize the pattern and make a note of the common traps and mistakes tested on the test. Having said that, i need to disclose i never scored a 700 (670, but I know I left 30 or so points on the table). </p>
<p>The first 2 links have 2 GMAT exams each. remember they are actual exams, so use them wisely and at least 3 of them often for your prep.</p>
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<p>Good luck</p>
<p>By the way, I would question your perspective on realityif you say a 1370 SAT is horrible. Using the "normdist" Excel function, that score is about the 95th percentile of all test takers. There are plenty of people in IVY league schools with that score.</p>
<p>TLS: It's possible the OP means 1370 on the new SAT. That was how I interpreted it, actually -- he says he's older now, which would hint at the older SAT, though -- making you probably right.</p>
<p>I honestly don't believe there is a direct correlation bewteen the SAT and the GMAT. Maybe with the GRE but the GMAT is a whole other beast. I have plenty of time to study considering im still undergrad. My friend got a 1240 and he got a 400 on his GMAT first try. It all comes down to how much time and effot you want to put in everyday. Remember we are much older now and can accomplish things we couldn't even come close to in HS.</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure he meant the new SAT scoring (which I have no clue about). </p>
<p>There is definitely some correlation between the SAT and GMAT. If one is a good standardized test taker then he/she is likely to do well on both and vice versa for poor test takers.</p>
<p>If he means the new SAT, then we're talking about a 1370 out of 2400, which is very different from a 1370 out of 1600. In any case there's nothing to do but wait until the OP comes back.</p>
<p>Yes, I sent a PM to the poster when I asked assmuing no one else would care for me to point that out, but it seems you guys did wonder.</p>
<p>1370/2400</p>
<p>The SAT, GRE and GMAT all are designed to do 1 thing, don't let anyone else fool ya with another explanation- they measure IQ. As a matter of fact, MIT, Stanford and I think Chicago are now accepting GRE scores for admissions and admitting the skills tested by the GRE and GMAT are the same. Here is a look at how Mensa looks at the scores, all of these tests have a threshold score that correlates to a Mansa IQ of 130, or 2 standard deviations above the mean. Having said that, most people don't score optimum score on the exams and you have to study a lot in odder to hit your maximum score, thus the exams are very learn-able.</p>