Comments on: Are GMAT Prep Courses Worth It? http://www.donloper.com/harvard-business-school/gmat-prep-courses-worth.html Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:59:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: John http://www.donloper.com/harvard-business-school/gmat-prep-courses-worth.html/comment-page-1#comment-2036 John Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:53:05 +0000 http://www.donloper.com/?p=1245#comment-2036 I had a similar experience. I took my first practice exam in summer 2004 without ever studying and got a 550. I decided to enroll in an intensive online Kaplan course for 8 weeks and took the GMAT that fall scoring a 670 (I think it was 93%V and like 60%Q). I called Kaplan and told them that I wasn't satisfied with the program, so they extended my online access. I bought a few other books and studied intensively again for five weeks during the following spring (focusing WAY more on the quantitative). I scored a 760 (99%V and 90%Q). My impression? You can DEFINITELY learn the GMAT and remedy your lop-sided score. If you learn better in a classroom, take that option. The online version worked great for me but it requires more discipline. I had a similar experience. I took my first practice exam in summer 2004 without ever studying and got a 550. I decided to enroll in an intensive online Kaplan course for 8 weeks and took the GMAT that fall scoring a 670 (I think it was 93%V and like 60%Q).

I called Kaplan and told them that I wasn’t satisfied with the program, so they extended my online access. I bought a few other books and studied intensively again for five weeks during the following spring (focusing WAY more on the quantitative). I scored a 760 (99%V and 90%Q).

My impression? You can DEFINITELY learn the GMAT and remedy your lop-sided score. If you learn better in a classroom, take that option. The online version worked great for me but it requires more discipline.

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