I am relieved to be finished with the GMAT. In my first diagnostic practice test I got around a 570. Most of the practice tests after that I got similar scores. On test day I didn't feel that I did well in the quantitative section. It's easy to tell, you either solve the math problem or not. I must have done some good guessing or knew more than I thought - 680 (89%).
You are also required to write 2 essays. I had read in the guide books that if you follow a certain format you are almost guaranteed a high score. For extra credit, they recommend you throw in a reference to literature since the grader is most likely an English professor or grad student somewhere. I thought some of the examples in the guidebooks were lame, such as referencing Shakespeare. In one of my essays I had to pick a side of an argument. I argued workers are ultimately responsible for adapting to the changing skill needs of business. The book on my nightstand, "The World if Flat" just fit too well. I'm only 2 chapters into it, but the main point is Americans are going to have to compete with India workers for jobs. So I added the reference at the end of the essay. I knocked it out of the park with a 6.0/6.0.
