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Can you give me some insight as to how hard it is? I was scheduled to take it in March but now I'm going to have to push that date up a lot in order to make some deadlines for graduate school.
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Originally Posted by CDUNK
It's a very psychological exam. It's pretty hard, not in the amount or type of knowledge you need to know, but it's hard in the sense that it's heavy on the lateral thinking. Are you thinking of going to business school?
I'm out of undergrad right now, I'm just not liking my work situation and now the best time for me to go back and get my CPA requirements filled up while moving towards a better career. Are there any online practice exams that I could take?Originally Posted by CDUNK
Are you still in undergrad right now? I'm not too sure what the GMAT requirements are for those special type of programs, but I'm sure you're still aiming for around a 700. Anyways, to achieve that score, it takes some people a week to familiarize themselves with the GMAT and knock out a 760, while it takes other 3 years to go from 500-720. It's heavily dependent on how you approach the exam; how you by the book you are, so to speak. Test prep companies tells the average test taker to prep for around three months, but again, those are just guidelines.
The best thing you can do right now is to take a practice exam, as identical to testing conditions as possible (timed, in a quiet area uninterrupted, doing all essays, etc) to get a sense of where you are.
Thanks a lot. Thats a really good score congratsOriginally Posted by Sneaks23
This forum will help you with everything GMAT related.
http://http://gmatclub.com/forum/
I took the GMAT a couple months ago to get it done before the changes coming later this year. The site helped me get a 720 with about 4 months of study time. Good Luck.
Originally Posted by FlyNY
For those of you who have taken the GMAT and are in/graduated business school, what are your professions now and what is your salary? Is grad school really worth it?
Originally Posted by ChiqGa
I was in the same boat as you.
I just graduated undergrad with an accounting degree in May 2011. I studied all summer for the GMAT and got the score I needed for a reputable program in New York City. I just got accepted into B-school recently (I'm actually in the process of finalizing my enrollment as I type). I will be starting Baruch College's Masters in Taxation program in a few weeks for the Spring 2012 semester. I also have a Big 4 offer in hand, so it feels pretty good to be going to school knowing that I have a job after I graduate
For my GMAT studies, I used a prep called Knewton. This program boosted my score by 110 points and I highly recommend it if you're a self-study type of person, meaning that you have the discipline to study on your own for a few hours per day.
http://www.beatthegmat.com has great resources, and also a very helpful forum where people strictly discuss their study habits and how they personally "beat the GMAT."
Originally Posted by pullupj8
Originally Posted by FlyNY
For those of you who have taken the GMAT and are in/graduated business school, what are your professions now and what is your salary? Is grad school really worth it?
I took the GMAT in 2007 and did fairly well (720). Started b-school in 2009 (top 25 full-time MBA program), interned at a Fortune 100 firm, and graduated in May 2011. Signed with one of the top consulting firms in January 2011, right before starting my last (and most fun) semester in school. Starting salary was $130k + $40k sign-on bonus.
I used the following for my GMAT prep:
Kaplan - practice exams were more difficult than the real thing
Princeton Review - opposite of Kaplan
The Official Guide for GMAT Review - spot-on as far as level of difficulty
I studied for 3 months or so. An hour or so after work during the week, and 10-12 hours most weekends. Took practice exams once every two weeks to track my progress. I was scoring in the 700 - 740 range on the official practice exams, so I wasn't surprised with the score I ended up with. Could have been better, but plus/minus 20 points is not a big deal, IMO.
You're looking at Baruch's MBA programs, which has a lot more additional coursework. On the left hand side, click MS, then Degrees, and finally Accountancy. An MS is the easiest route to get that CPA, assuming that's what you want to do.Originally Posted by Antidope
Originally Posted by ChiqGa
I was in the same boat as you.
I just graduated undergrad with an accounting degree in May 2011. I studied all summer for the GMAT and got the score I needed for a reputable program in New York City. I just got accepted into B-school recently (I'm actually in the process of finalizing my enrollment as I type). I will be starting Baruch College's Masters in Taxation program in a few weeks for the Spring 2012 semester. I also have a Big 4 offer in hand, so it feels pretty good to be going to school knowing that I have a job after I graduate
For my GMAT studies, I used a prep called Knewton. This program boosted my score by 110 points and I highly recommend it if you're a self-study type of person, meaning that you have the discipline to study on your own for a few hours per day.
http://www.beatthegmat.com has great resources, and also a very helpful forum where people strictly discuss their study habits and how they personally "beat the GMAT."
Wait what? I am also interested in going to Baruch its on my list but when I went to the site today it said that none of the masters in accountinancy programs are offerred to accounting majors. I still have the tab open look. Unless theres something I am missing
Wow, thanks for that.Originally Posted by ChiqGa
You're looking at Baruch's MBA programs, which has a lot more additional coursework. On the left hand side, click MS, then Degrees, and finally Accountancy. An MS is the easiest route to get that CPA, assuming that's what you want to do.Originally Posted by Antidope
Originally Posted by ChiqGa
I was in the same boat as you.
I just graduated undergrad with an accounting degree in May 2011. I studied all summer for the GMAT and got the score I needed for a reputable program in New York City. I just got accepted into B-school recently (I'm actually in the process of finalizing my enrollment as I type). I will be starting Baruch College's Masters in Taxation program in a few weeks for the Spring 2012 semester. I also have a Big 4 offer in hand, so it feels pretty good to be going to school knowing that I have a job after I graduate
For my GMAT studies, I used a prep called Knewton. This program boosted my score by 110 points and I highly recommend it if you're a self-study type of person, meaning that you have the discipline to study on your own for a few hours per day.
http://www.beatthegmat.com has great resources, and also a very helpful forum where people strictly discuss their study habits and how they personally "beat the GMAT."
Wait what? I am also interested in going to Baruch its on my list but when I went to the site today it said that none of the masters in accountinancy programs are offerred to accounting majors. I still have the tab open look. Unless theres something I am missing