For those of you who have taken the GMAT, did you find yourself missing alot of the data suffiecency problems when you were studying. I feel like I am a complete dummy because I am missing alot of these.

5/3/2006 10:06:01 PM

Those were the most difficult to me as well...stupid math problems

I did pretty good on the Verbal (76th percentile) but only so-so on math (50th percentile). Got a 590 overall (wanted a 600 )...the deal is that you just don't have much time on the test to try stuff out, so just try to find "guessing" patterns and look for things that are missing in the data to lead you towards one answer or the other.

I hated that test with a passion...good luck on it!

5/3/2006 10:33:50 PM

Well, I didn't study for it, but I sucked at math and just about aced the verbal. Use that bit of info how you like. I will say I thought I was relatively proficient at math... however being as how I haven't taken a math-related class since high school, the low math score made some sense.

5/3/2006 11:22:16 PM

what kind of math is on the GMAT? Does it include advanced math like differential equation?

5/4/2006 12:29:29 AM

^ No way, just tricky, tricky word problems like giving you apples, oranges, and pears in terms of x, y, and z and asking you some wild ass crap about how many x's would you have if y and z were 1/4th of x then multiplied by 4.

Seems easy, but when you have about 80 seconds per problem and nothing more than a dry erase board + expo marker, that crap gets tough.

There's nothing harder than geometry and like a 200-level algebra, but it's the way they word the problems that kill you. Rarely is it just 2x + 4y = z, what's z. They make it a lot tougher than that.

5/4/2006 1:24:18 AM

dude that thing sucked. I got a 480

5/5/2006 10:09:38 PM

how long is the GMAT?

5/5/2006 10:50:09 PM

It was like from 8:45 to 12:40

5/5/2006 11:06:58 PM

hahahaha 480

5/6/2006 8:33:25 AM

hahaha

dont even think about grad school son, just fuckin work with your degree

5/6/2006 1:06:54 PM

I don't think that an average graduate school would turn me down because my GPA is a 3.57 and I graduated in only three years. The thing that Graduate schools look at is your overall performance not one damn test that occured on one particular day.

5/7/2006 6:43:18 AM

so the maximum you can score on the GMAT is 800, right? Do they break it down to percentile too? What would 600 be?

5/7/2006 10:35:15 AM

600 is pretty good

5/7/2006 10:55:41 AM

I am just not a good test taker.

5/7/2006 10:56:38 AM

^^^ 600 is like in the 70th percentile i think

the first time i took it, i got like a 480-500, but took it again and got a 690

i was lucky as shit to get that, cause i SUCK at standardized tests.

5/7/2006 3:41:51 PM

It was easier than the LSAT and the engineering subject GRE.

5/7/2006 4:36:39 PM

With a score of 600, can you get into a top 25 school like UNC?

5/7/2006 5:05:08 PM

^ Yes, but only if you have an excellent GPA, a great list of excurriculars, and some very solid work experience.

Basically, the top 25 become next to impossible to enter without 2 years of full-time work POST-GRADUATION unless you're darn near 800 on the GMAT. Many *require* 2 years of full-time work.

And seriously, if you sell your soul and try for an MBA at UNC, I hope every dollar you earn from it pains you.

Just a side note: The Supply Chain MBA at State is farking money...grads rolling out w/ jobs near six-figures easy.

5/7/2006 8:54:34 PM

Most decent b-schools are requiring work experience these days. There's a shift from theoretical to a mix of theory and practice. A 4.0 GPA and 750 on the GMAT is nice, but without true work experience it's simply not grounded in reality.

5/8/2006 12:00:39 AM

everyones got the idea here except I want to clarify that most business schools wants job experience yes, but specifically if your applying for your MBA...in regards to a Masters of Accounting, job experience isnt such a big deal.

And just for the dino guy who got a 480, not to be harsh, but your gonna need at least a 600 to be considered at a top business school such as carolina.

Keep in mind, theres nothing wrong with taking the GMAT more than once, most business schools actually expect applicants to have taken the GMAT more than once

5/8/2006 10:56:23 AM