Does the Quant section keep you up at night? Only 2% score a perfect 170
What is a good Quant score? What score do I need for an MBA admit?
What is a good Quant score ?
ELITE GRE Scores (Top 10%)
165-170
COMPETITIVE GRE Scores(Top 25%)
159-164
Good GRE score (top 50%)
153-158
BELOW AVERAGE GRE SCORE(lower 50th percentile range)
152 or below
What score do I need for an MBA admit?
Harvard
167
Stanford
165
Wharton school
166
MIT sloan
165
Columbia Business school
165
Cornell University
165
What are the question types that appear & which type appears most frequently?
QUESTION TYPES
NUMBER OF QUESTIONS IN EACH TYPE
Quantitative Comparison Types
8 to 9
Numeric Entry Questions
2 to 3
Multiple Answer Questions(MAQs)
3 to 4
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
7 to 8
I am weak in Math. How should I approach starting my GRE Quant prep ?
*Practice , practice and more practice
*Prepare a handouts of formulae used
*Prepare a study plan
*Learn the squares and square roots atleast till 35
*Learn the shortcuts
*Apply the mnemonics
*Review your mistakes , maintain a log of your mistakes so that they don’t recur
*Don’t Compromise on your sleep
TOPICS TO FOCUS
ARITHMETIC
Properties of Integers
Rates and work
Absolute Values
DATA ANALYSIS
Permutations and Combinations
Probability
Averages
Data Interpretation
GEOMETRY
Triangles
Circles
ALGEBRA
Word problems in linear and quadratics
Coordinate Geometry
Linear Inequalities
How many hours a day should I dedicate to my Quant prep?
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How many hours a day should I dedicate to my Quant prep?
The amount of studying for the GRE could range on an average roughly from eight hours (studying two hours a week for four weeks) to 120 hours (studying ten hours a week for 12 weeks).
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I have trouble with word problems. How do I solve them quickly?
P-Break the problem into PARTS
I –Collect and connect the INFORMATION
E –Frame the EQUATION
S-Solve the EQUATION
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