Maham
May 10, 2010, 6:54am
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I didn’t write the GRE… so don’t know about it. but there is nothing in the GMAT that will help you become a writer. it does have a small writing portion. but it is very easy. write something logical without grammar and spelling mistakes and you’ll get 6/6.
plus, I don’t know what score you’re aiming for. but imho, if you’re aiming for a good score, you can easily do it yourself. going to these Princeton classes etc will probably hurt your case in that they appeal to the lowest common denominator. if you want 700+, you probably want to prepare by yourself.
the exam is not difficult to prepare for. get the official guides (all of them), get the Manhattan Sentence Correction Guide… and give yourself two months. work through every single problem at least twice. and you should get 720+ with your eyes closed.
note that I didn’t take these classes. but that’s what I read from people when I was doing my research. there are plenty of forums where people talk about GMAT. and you can get excellent advice as well as material for free. seems like the best technique is to go with the official material instead of Princeton, Kaplan etc. and that was my experience as well. just be disciplined for about 2 months and you’ll do very well. plus UofT and Ryerson’s standards are fairly easy to satisfy.
thanks…i was actually thinking the same but the thing is since i have been out of touch with maths, i m gona be attending these classes but wl be doing prep at home too. so lets c. i wasnt planning no do gmat or gre or anything its just that seeing my bro prepare for it i have aquired the interest esp since i m not studying or working at the moment so i was like y not do this.