The GMAT

So i have decided to try and get accepted to the MBA program at Ben Gurion University. In order to get accepted i either have to have a certain average or get a certain grade on the GMAT test (either way i have to have above an 80 average to be eligible). So what is the GMAT test?
Well this week i started the course that is supposed to tell me what the GMAT is and help me get a good grade.  The GMAT is a standardized test not unlike the "Psychometric" test that people in Israel take in order to get into the various Universities.  The test is made up of three parts:
1. Essay writing - You have to write 2 different essays on two different subjects (30 min)
2. Math - Various math problems like algebra and geometry (no calculator) (75 min)
3. Verbal - English questions such as reading comprehension and sentence re structure (75 min)

Luckily the only part that matters to get excepted into the MBA program in Beer Sheva is the Math part.  I say "luckily" with sarcasm obviously because if it was the English then i would for sure get a good grade. Math is defiantly not my field.
So the course is 10 weeks with each class being almost 5 hours!!!  This week we had our first class and i am a bit scared about my chances of success.  The math questions a re really hard and i don't know if i will have enough time to do all the homework in the course.  They recommend to take the GMAT test 1 week after you finish the course.  The course finishes on the 6 of July which is 2 weeks before my first test of the Semester at the University.  The course cost 2,600 shekels and the test itself cost 250$ !!!!!!!!!
I am taking the test as a backup plan because i hope that my grades will be enough to get me into the MBA program. As of now i have an average of about 83 and i really hope that this semester will bring my average up to 84 at least.
Yesterday i took the opening test in order to help them determine in my level. I found the questions on the test to be really hard. I got a 33 with is like a 60 on a scale of 0-100. i was really bummed out about the grade i got and thought that i was in better shape then i actually was. So at least i know that signing up for the prep course was not a bad idea :-).
The place that i am doing the course in called "Kidum" which belongs to an american company called "Kaplan".  I am really happy with the instructor and think he can really help get a good grade on the test.  The course comes with lots of online materials which are great because it means that i do not have to carry around heavy books.  Also the real GMAT test is on the computer so taking the practice tests on the computer helps to simulate the real thing.
I will keep you posted on how the course goes and of course the grade that i get on my final test.
Bye for now...