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GMATOGVerbalGuide2017(didallSentenceCorrectiontwice,didn'tcompleteRCor
CRsections)
AfterIcompletedtheaboveIstartedreallyhittingtheGMATPREPmockexams.I
orderedtheExamPack1whichincludesGMATPREP3and4tests.Ireceivedthe
followingscoresonthese:
GMATPREP1710
GMATPrep2700
GMATPrep3610
GMATPrep4650(2repeatquestions)
GMATPrep3and4reallyfeltalotmoredifficultintheverbalsections.Thequestions
gotreallytough,butturnsoutitwasgoodpractice.
ActualGMAT:ThequantfeltaloteasierthanGMATPrep3and4.Theverbalfeltslightly
easier,butonparwithGMATPrep1and2.TheIRfeltaLOTeasierontheactualGMAT
thantheGMATprep.Iwonderiftheymadeiteasier...?
ActualGMATscore:690(Q49,V35).ThiswasahigherquantscorethanIever
receivedonanypracticeexam,andanaverageverbalscorefrommyexams.Iwasso
relievedtohavethisscoreandnowIcanfinallyfeelcompetitiveandapplyintomy
desiredschools.IplantoapplyR1forfall2018.Ireallyrecommendthecurriculum
aboveasIreallyfeellikeeachpieceworkedtocompletethewholepicture.Istudied2
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