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Definitely start off with a diagnositc test first, to figure out which section -- math or verbal -- you should devote more time to. Then plan study schedule accordingly.
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1. Kaplan GMAT 2012 Premier
2. The Official Guide for GMAT Review
3. The Official Guide for GMAT Quantitative Review
4. The Official Guide for GMAT Verbal Review
5. Foundations of GMAT Verbal (Manhattan GMAT Preparation Guide: Foundations of Verbal)
6. Foundations of GMAT Math: GMAT Strategy Supplement (Manhattan GMAT Preparation Guide: Foundations of Math)
7. Manhattan GMAT Set of 8 Strategy Guides, Fourth Edition (Manhattan GMAT Strategy Guides)

Is there any suggested sequence?

Certainly agree with the others to start with a diagnosis.

But given the books you use think about going through Kaplan Premier and whenever you don't understand the "short" explanation at the beginning of the chapter grab a hold of the foundations book. The official guides are more a big collection of questions.

I would recommend a test - see where you are. Big weak spots --> take the foundations.

Decent performance (>25 Verbal, >30 Quant) go for Kaplan Premier and work your way thorugh and go back in fundamentals if needed.

Do another test and then go through the questions in the official GMAT. Keep track of errors and find your weak spots.

Use the MGMAT Guides for the weak spots and you have a great chance of a really nice score.

What prep time did you have in mind? Or what score?
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I agree. I also have just started with the 8 MGMAT guides. I have read dozens of posts, plenty recommending starting with a CAT to gauge my starting position. I just took my first pass through the first chapter book #1, 'Number Properties'... boy am I rusty.

I am going to slowly make my way through, similarly, and take notes on the important things and what I don't know cold. Work my way through the problem sets at the end of each chapter and do this for a couple of weeks, repeating the problems and getting the process down. Once my OG 12's arrive, I might do a few problems from there (only a few) but am more likely to do practice problems from my Kaplan Premiere '12 book. Then do a CAT, gauge where I stand, and continue along. I will likely spend anywhere between my last 2-3 weeks doing CATs.

This is a tentative outline. I plan to be flexible with my studies, and address my problem areas the most, as the develop/make themselves apparent.
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Looks like a plan. I've also just begun. From what I've gathered about the OG's, you may be underestimating the value of completely exhausting those resources.
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