When to take GMAT?

last year in school works best. or before you start working.

yeah thats what I was thinking, I think i'll do it over the winter break
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Take it over Christmas break, study for 2 days and then take a day off before the exam

I don't see why people stress over the GMAT, its not like taking the LSAT or the MCAT, it is in all probability the easiest grad school exam there is...given that you are a native english speaker and intelligent enough to pass the SAT and enter a legitimiate university, there is no reason not to crack 650 on the GMAT

take your SAT, divide it by 2, give or take 30 points to ball-park your score: 1380 SAT, 710 GMAT so you can beat the "rule of thumb" on any given day

whats the rule of thumb.

Everyone I talked to beforehand said divide your SAT by 2, and they say the Standard Deviation is between 30 and 40 points.

well a) I'm not a native speaker b) my SAT was crap since I really didn't care to study back then

I think i'll approach this the same way I approach regular tests, seems to work for me heh
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Disclaimer: The post above has been made by someone who is not currently employed in IBD, and has not had an interview yet...