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The question is:
1. Having in mind that I have to complete
Powerscore CR,
MGMAT Reading Comprehension,
MGMAT Word translations,
MGMAT VIC and
MGMAT Integrated Reasoning, do you think this is doable until November 15? (Theory and
OG problems) I currently work 24/7 for the GMAT.
2. I also have the
MGMAT Advanced Math - Can this book really boost my Q score or should I rather concentrate on GmatClub Q tests?
3. Is it a good idea to leave approx. 2 weeks (between November 15 and November 28) to just redo all wrong/guessed/overtimed
OG questions? Also CAT tests.
4. Is my current
OG hit rate of 69% in Quant and 76% in Verbal respectable based on GMAT Toolkit info (first attempt of above mentioned books)
5. Where can one get some 700+ verbal questions?
Thanks, igloo!
Could you write a short opinion on the questions I stated above? Of couse, all other tips are welcome!
Thanks very much in advance!
1. Good You work for GMAT round the clock without other commitments. Out of curiosity, did you quit your job for GMAT or You are just fresh out of college and preparing for GMAT now so that you can focus on Work experience for few years and apply later taking advantage of GMAT Score's 5 year validity ?
Whatever is the answer, You have complete time for GMAT and that sounds great ! Do not overkill preparing for GMAT all day long ! That leads to pretty ineffective way of study. Perhaps study 2 hours early in morning , 2 hours in afternoon and 2 hours in the evening. That would assure you you have digested what ever you have read in complete ! (Perhaps thats why we eat at three different times in a day. Imagine what would happen if we have been continously throughout the day
) Also dont extent a study schedule beyond 2-3 hours, so study in chunks of 2 hours, take a break, socialize , go with your routine, again study for 2 hours, take a break , socialize or go eith your routine and come back for final 2 hours of study for the day.
With 5-6 hours of study time put in each day,
Prepare a schedule
- where you focus on
powerscore CR theory for first 2-3 hours and perhaps complete a lesson or two along with end of the chapter problems.
- Work on related
OG problems and make learnings from them. make sure you work untimed.
- Continue with rest of
OG problems, and now make a note with all the learnings from these problems.
It is pretty much doable but dont fret over IR, rather dedicate a day or two for IR and not more. Distribute the other days between Powerscore,
Mgmat word,
Mgmat VIC and
Mgmat RC.
2. First get all basics from
MGmat Quant set and once you start taking Mocks, see where you stand. If you stand at atleast 44 - 46 on Quant, It is suggested to go for advanced stuff.
Gmat club tests are perhaps better and provide you with alternate approaches from Bunuel and many other eminent C members.
Mgmat advanced might be good, but at this stage I would invest time in doing advanced problems and learning from them rather than learnigng advanced strategies and practsing problems from this hefty book. But the most important concern is , make sure you dont leave any gaps in conceptual knowledge before you attempt this level , so finish off your quant books and assess your performance through Mock CATs.
3. 2 weeks buffer time sounds good to work on Mocks and on your
OG error Log.
4. Is my current
OG hit rate of 69% in Quant and 76% in Verbal respectable based on GMAT Toolkit info (first attempt of above mentioned books)
It should be true if the tool kit says so. i dont have a iphone(but own a outdated blackberry given by my company), so consult bb, walker or other concerned people on this.
5. Where can one get some 700+ verbal questions?
700 verbal questions ? you are kidding me ! if done with
OG and if you are concetually strong in SC and CR then go with gmatprep verbal tags using the question directory feature in this forum. Do this after you are done with both Gmat Prep tests atleast once or twice.
More practice, use Gmatprep question pack 1.
Go with more and more official problems as far as verbal is concerned. I just got enlightened on the gmatprep question pack in one of my posts just a day back. Thanks to gurupreetsingh ( a 710 on GMAT ).
Thanks,
igloo!