{"id":10391,"date":"2012-02-21T19:14:19","date_gmt":"2012-02-22T02:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=10391"},"modified":"2012-02-24T12:22:02","modified_gmt":"2012-02-24T19:22:02","slug":"3-month-gmat-study-schedule-for-advanced-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/3-month-gmat-study-schedule-for-advanced-students\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Month GMAT Study Schedule for Advanced Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/rbvs0120588.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10392 alignright\" title=\"rbvs0120588\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/rbvs0120588-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/rbvs0120588-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/rbvs0120588-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/rbvs0120588.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>OK, you are starting more or less from scratch, and you want to prepare for the GMAT in three months.\u00a0 You need a strategic plan to organize yourself.\u00a0 I designed four different versions of the Three Month Plan, and I need you to start with a little self-diagnosis.\u00a0 Which sounds most like you?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"3 Month GMAT Study Schedule for Beginners\" href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gmat\/2012\/3-month-gmat-study-schedule-for-beginners\/\" target=\"_blank\">Version A (For Beginners)<\/a>: Help!\u00a0 Math and verbal both scare the living bejeebers out of me!\u00a0 I need all the help and support I can get!\u00a0 Help!<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"3 Month GMAT Study Schedule (Math Focused)\" href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gmat\/2012\/3-month-gmat-study-schedule-math-focused\/\" target=\"_blank\">Version B (Math Focused)<\/a>: I have a natural affinity with the verbal, but the math is far less intuitive for me.\u00a0 I would like to focus more there.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"3 Month GMAT Study Schedule (Verbal Focused)\" href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gmat\/2012\/3-month-gmat-study-schedule-verbal-focused\/\" target=\"_blank\">Version C (Verbal Focused)<\/a>: Me a math nerd. Me think all math easy. Me have big verbal problems.\u00a0 One day, me will talk good.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Version D (For Advanced Students): I actually feel reasonably comfortable with math &amp; verbal; if I took the test today, I'd get around 600-650.\u00a0 I'm interested in refining my understanding, and getting into the upper 700s region in the next twelve weeks.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>3 Month Study Schedule Version D<\/h2>\n<p><em>Resources to have:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>1)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Official-Guide-GMAT-Review-12th\/dp\/0470449748\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1329773629&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\">the GMAC Office Guide to the GMAT<\/a> (OG).\u00a0 All page numbers here are from the 12th edition.\u00a0 (<em>Don't write in the book<\/em>: write everything on separate paper so you can go back and do problems again with a fresh start.)<\/p>\n<p>2)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gmat.magoosh.com\" target=\"_blank\">a Premium subscription to Magoosh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3) a journal or notebook (yes, a physical hard copy item)<\/p>\n<p>4) the 8-volume Manhattan GMAT Strategy Guide<\/p>\n<p>5) the two online forums:<\/p>\n<p>(a)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\" target=\"_blank\">GMAT Club<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(b)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/beatthegmat.com\" target=\"_blank\">Beat the GMAT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>These are great places to ask questions about anything GMAT related, or simply to check out the discussions and see how others are preparing<\/p>\n<p>6) a good 1-2 hours a day, for five days a week, and then a good 3-4 stint on the weekend (\"Day Six\") --- with a day off on the weekend as well. If you would rather free up some week nights, and move some of the material into the other weekend day, you are welcome to do that.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Abbreviations:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>OG = the GMAC Official Guide<\/p>\n<p>PS = Problem Solving, the multiple-choice math questions<\/p>\n<p>DS = Data Sufficiency math questions<\/p>\n<p>RC = Reading Comprehensionverbal question<\/p>\n<p>SC = Sentence Correctionverbal question<\/p>\n<p>CR = Critical Reasoning verbal question<\/p>\n<p>AWA = the Analytical Writing Assessment, the essay-writing section<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Notes:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Notice, this is a twelve-week plan.\u00a0 Three calendar months are typically closer to 13 weeks, so if you actually have three calendar months to prepare, that's great.\u00a0 If you have a wedding or a camping trip or something in the middle, you could just skip a few days, and do them later.\u00a0 Alternately, it would leave you more time for the concentrated review I recommend at the end of the twelve weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Also, as much as possible, get enough sleep during this three month period.\u00a0 REM sleep plays an important role in encoding long term memory, and in an eight hour period of sleep, the last hour has the most REM.\u00a0 If you are getting 7 hours\/night instead of 8 hours\/night, you are depriving your brain of one of its most powerful systems for learning and remembering.\u00a0 Caffeine and energy drinks will keep you feeling awake if you don't get enough sleep, but they don't do bupkis to replace the lost opportunity to encode more information into long term memory.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Week One, Day One<\/h2>\n<p>1) Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mba.com\/the-gmat\/test-structure-and-overview.aspx\">https:\/\/www.mba.com\/the-gmat\/test-structure-and-overview.aspx<\/a>, and read about the structure of the GMAT.\u00a0 Click on each subsection on that page, to read about the individual sections.<\/p>\n<p>2) In the OG, pp. 20-44, take the Diagnostic Test.\u00a0 Grade it, but you don't have to read through all the explanations today.\u00a0 If you did not as well as you expected in either math or verbal, you may choose to re-evaluate which version (A, B, C, D) you are following.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week One, Day Two<\/h3>\n<p>1) For the Diagnostic test you took yesterday, go over the explanations (OG, pp. 46-106).\u00a0 For questions you got right, simply skim the explanation to verify that you go the question right for the right reason.\u00a0 If you got the question wrong, read the explanation carefully, writing in your journal any math\/verbal concept you didn't know or understand, as well as anything about the question type that you didn't understand.<\/p>\n<p>2) Watch Magoosh lesson videos:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Math<\/span>: the five \"General Math Strategies\" videos<\/p>\n<p>NOTE on Magoosh videos:<em> I am assuming that, since you chose Version D, you already have a strong understanding of math &amp; verbal concepts.\u00a0 I am going to assign very few Magoosh lesson videos in this plan, mostly the strategy videos.\u00a0 If what a video is saying seems obvious to you, just click to the end and listen to the summary to make sure you didn't miss anything.\u00a0 Also, scan the list of Magoosh videos, and if there are math\/verbal ideas that you know you don't understand as well as you could, watch those videos as well.\u00a0 As you work on questions in Magoosh &amp; the OG, you will gain understanding of your strengths and weaknesses, and that might be a time to dip into some Magoosh videos to shore up specific areas. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>3) In the OG<\/p>\n<p>Read pp. 149-150, and do 10 PS<\/p>\n<p>Read pp. 353-357, do 1 RC passage with all its questions<\/p>\n<p><em>Whenever you do OG questions, always check your answers right afterwards, and read the explanation of anything you got wrong. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week One, Day Three<\/h3>\n<p>1) In the OG, skim the Math Review, pp. 108-146, to give yourself a sense of the range of what the GMAT asks on math.\u00a0 If any concepts are rusty or unfamiliar, your next stop should be the relevant Magoosh lesson videos.<\/p>\n<p>2) Watch Magoosh lesson videos:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Math<\/span>:\u00a0 in the \"Data Sufficiency\" section, 6 videos: \u00a0\"Intro to Data Sufficiency\", \"DS Strategy \u2013 I\", \"Useful Contradictions\", \"Common DS Myths \u2013 Part I\", \"Common DS Myths \u2013 Part II\", and \"DS Strategy \u2013 II\"<\/p>\n<p>3) In the OG<\/p>\n<p>Read pp. 267-270, and do 10 DS questions<\/p>\n<p>Read pp. 483-485, and do 12 CR questions<\/p>\n<p>Read pp. 651-657, and do 13 SC questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week One, Day Four<\/h3>\n<p>1) Watch Magoosh lesson videos:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Verbal<\/span>: under SC videos, the first three videos and the last video in the section<\/p>\n<p>2) In the OG<\/p>\n<p>Do 11 PS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 6 DS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 1 RC passage with all its questions<\/p>\n<p>3) In Magoosh<\/p>\n<p>Do 13 DS questions<\/p>\n<p><em> Whenever you do Magoosh questions, if you get a question wrong, watch the video right then, and take notes in your journal about what concepts tripped you up. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week One, Day Five<\/h3>\n<p>1) Watch Magoosh lesson videos:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Verbal<\/span>: under RC videos, the first three videos and the last video in the section<\/p>\n<p>3) In Magoosh<\/p>\n<p>Do 20 PS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 13 CR questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 10 SC questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week One, Day Six<\/h3>\n<p>1) Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mba.com\/the-gmat\/download-free-test-preparation-software.aspx\">https:\/\/www.mba.com\/the-gmat\/download-free-test-preparation-software.aspx<\/a>, download the free software.<\/p>\n<p>2) Take one full length GMAT on the GMAC software.\u00a0 Go through the entire solution after you are done, taking notes in your journal on anything you got wrong.<\/p>\n<p>For the two essay questions in the software, do not write the essays in that program.\u00a0 Write down the two prompts, exit the software, and take 30 minutes to write the essays in a word processing program. These essays you will either share with a trusted friend or mentor, or post in the online forums asking for feedback.<\/p>\n<p>As much as possible, try to mimic the GMAT conditions.\u00a0 Give yourself relatively short breaks in between sections.\u00a0 Only eat the kinds of snacks that you are planning to bring to the real GMAT.\u00a0 Note how your sleep the night before affects your work.\u00a0 Note how what you had for dinner the previous night and what you had to eat earlier that day affects your energy level and concentration.\u00a0\u00a0 Write any observations in your journal.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Week Two, Day One<\/h2>\n<p>1) Watch Magoosh<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Verbal<\/span>: under CR videos, the first four videos and the last video in the section<\/p>\n<p>2) In Magoosh<\/p>\n<p>Do 30 PS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 10 SC questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Two, Day Two<\/h3>\n<p>1) Watch Magoosh<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Math<\/span>: under \"Integer Properties\" videos, the last five videos in that section<\/p>\n<p>2) In Magoosh<\/p>\n<p>Do 10 PS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 2 RC passages with all the associated questions<\/p>\n<p>3) In OG<\/p>\n<p>Do 16 DS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 2 RC passages with all the associated questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Two, Day Three<\/h3>\n<p>1) Watch Magoosh<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">AWA<\/span>: the first five videos in that section<\/p>\n<p>2) In the OG<\/p>\n<p>Read pp. 759-768 and skim the question prompts to get a sense of the variety<\/p>\n<p>3) In Magoosh<\/p>\n<p>Do 13 DS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 13 CR questions<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Week Two, Day Four<\/h3>\n<p>1) Watch Magoosh<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">AWA<\/span>: the last three videos in that section<\/p>\n<p>2) In the OG<\/p>\n<p>Read pp. 759-768 and skim the question prompts to get a sense of the variety<\/p>\n<p>3) In OG<\/p>\n<p>Do 21 PS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 13 SC questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Two, Day Five<\/h3>\n<p>1) Watch Magoosh<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Math<\/span>: in the \"Algebra, Equations, and Inequalities\" section, watch \"The Something Method\" video<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Math<\/span>: in the \"Word Problems\" section, watch \"Double Matrix Method\" and \"Three Criteria Venn Diagrams\" videos<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Math<\/span>: in the \"Integer Properties\" section, watch \"Divisibility Rules\" video<\/p>\n<p>2) In Magoosh<\/p>\n<p>Do 2 RC passages with all the associated questions<\/p>\n<p>3) In OG<\/p>\n<p>Do 12 CR questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Two, Day Six<\/h3>\n<p>1) Take another full length GMAT on the GMAC software.\u00a0 Go through the entire solution after you are done, taking notes in your journal on anything you got wrong.<\/p>\n<p>For the two essay questions in the software, do not write the essays in that program.\u00a0 Write down the two prompts, exit the software, and take 30 minutes to write the essays in a word processing program. These essays you will either share with a trusted friend or mentor, or post in the online forums asking for feedback.<\/p>\n<p>As much as possible, try to mimic the GMAT conditions.\u00a0 Give yourself relatively short breaks in between sections.\u00a0 Only eat the kinds of snacks that you are planning to bring to the real GMAT.\u00a0 Note how your sleep the night before affects your work.\u00a0 Note how what you had for dinner the previous night and what you had to eat earlier that day affects your energy level and concentration.\u00a0\u00a0 Write any observations in your journal<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Week Three and on<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>At this point in the schedule, there are no Magoosh videos assigned.\u00a0 Again, these should be your go-to source for a refresher on any point of math\/verbal content on which you need more clarity.<\/p>\n<p>Starting this week, I will assign reading from the MGMAT books each day.\u00a0 Keep in mind that should any questions arise as you read the MGMAT books, you are more than welcome to email Magoosh for support.\u00a0 As part of the premium subscription, we will answer any question from any GMAT prep source.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Week Three, Day One<\/h2>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 8, SC, Chapter 1-2<\/p>\n<p>2) In Magoosh<\/p>\n<p>Do 30 PR questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 10 SC questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Three, Day Two<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 1, Number Properties, Chapter 1-2<\/p>\n<p>NOTE: <em>on the MGMAT Math books: if your background is math or something equally technical (physics, engineering, etc.), you may well only have to skim these chapters because the material is so familiar. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> If math is your strength, then on days when you are merely skimming MGMAT math material, use the extra time to visit the forums and seek out advanced problems.\u00a0 You can read the expert solutions, or if you are very confident, try answering questions in the forum posts.\u00a0 As the old saying goes: the best way to learn something, or to make sure that you understand it, is to have to teach it to someone else. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>2) In OG<\/p>\n<p>Do 16 DS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 2 RC passages with all the associated questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Three, Day Three<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 8, SC, Chapter 3<\/p>\n<p>2) In Magoosh<\/p>\n<p>Do 13 DS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 13 CR questions<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Week Three, Day Four<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 1, Number Properties, Chapter 3-4<\/p>\n<p>2) In OG<\/p>\n<p>Do 21 PS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 13 SC questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Three, Day Five<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 8, SC, Chapter 4-5<\/p>\n<p>2) In Magoosh<\/p>\n<p>Do 2 RC passages with all the associated questions<\/p>\n<p>3) In OG<\/p>\n<p>Do 12 CR questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Three, Day Six<\/h3>\n<p>1) Take another full length GMAT on the GMAC software.\u00a0 Go through the entire solution after you are done, taking notes in your journal on anything you got wrong.<\/p>\n<p>For the two essay questions in the software, do not write the essays in that program.\u00a0 Write down the two prompts, exit the software, and take 30 minutes to write the essays in a word processing program. These essays you will either share with a trusted friend or mentor, or post in the online forums asking for feedback.<\/p>\n<p>As much as possible, try to mimic the GMAT conditions.\u00a0 Give yourself relatively short breaks in between sections.\u00a0 Only eat the kinds of snacks that you are planning to bring to the real GMAT.\u00a0 Note how your sleep the night before affects your work.\u00a0 Note how what you had for dinner the previous night and what you had to eat earlier that day affects your energy level and concentration.\u00a0\u00a0 Write any observations in your journal<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Week Four, Day One<\/h2>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 1, Number Properties, Chapter 5-6<\/p>\n<p>2) In Magoosh<\/p>\n<p>Do 30 PR questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 10 SC questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Four, Day Two<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 8, SC, Chapter 6<\/p>\n<p>2) In OG<\/p>\n<p>Do 16 DS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 2 RC passages with all the associated questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Four, Day Three<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 1, Number Properties, Chapter 7-8<\/p>\n<p>2) In Magoosh<\/p>\n<p>Do 13 DS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 13 CR questions<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Week Four, Day Four<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 8, SC, Chapter 7<\/p>\n<p>2) In OG<\/p>\n<p>Do 21 PS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 13 SC questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Four, Day Five<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 2, Fractions, Decimals, Percents, Chapter 1-2<\/p>\n<p>2) In Magoosh<\/p>\n<p>Do 2 RC passages with all the associated questions<\/p>\n<p>3) In OG<\/p>\n<p>Do 11 CR questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Four, Day Six<\/h3>\n<p>1) Take another full length GMAT on the GMAC software.\u00a0 Go through the entire solution after you are done, taking notes in your journal on anything you got wrong.<\/p>\n<p>For the two essay questions in the software, do not write the essays in that program.\u00a0 Write down the two prompts, exit the software, and take 30 minutes to write the essays in a word processing program. These essays you will either share with a trusted friend or mentor, or post in the online forums asking for feedback.<\/p>\n<p>As much as possible, try to mimic the GMAT conditions.\u00a0 Give yourself relatively short breaks in between sections.\u00a0 Only eat the kinds of snacks that you are planning to bring to the real GMAT.\u00a0 Note how your sleep the night before affects your work.\u00a0 Note how what you had for dinner the previous night and what you had to eat earlier that day affects your energy level and concentration.\u00a0\u00a0 Write any observations in your journal<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Week Five, Day One<\/h2>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 8, SC, Chapter 8 &amp; 10<\/p>\n<p>2) In Magoosh<\/p>\n<p>Do 30 PR questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 10 SC questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Five, Day Two<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 2, Fractions, Decimals, Percents, Chapter 3-4<\/p>\n<p>2) In OG<\/p>\n<p>Do 16 DS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 2 RC passages with all the associated questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Five, Day Three<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 8, SC, Chapter 9<\/p>\n<p>(see Magoosh Idiom List, under the \"Idioms\" Video in the SC section)<\/p>\n<p>2) In Magoosh<\/p>\n<p>Do 13 DS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 13 CR questions<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Week Five, Day Four<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 2, Fractions, Decimals, Percents, Chapter 5 &amp; 7<\/p>\n<p>2) In OG<\/p>\n<p>Do 21 PS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 13 SC questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Five, Day Five<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 8, SC, Chapter 11<\/p>\n<p>2) In Magoosh<\/p>\n<p>Do 2 RC passages with all the associated questions<\/p>\n<p>3) In OG<\/p>\n<p>Do 11 CR questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Five, Day Six<\/h3>\n<p>1) Take another full length GMAT on the GMAC software.\u00a0 Go through the entire solution after you are done, taking notes in your journal on anything you got wrong.<\/p>\n<p>For the two essay questions in the software, do not write the essays in that program.\u00a0 Write down the two prompts, exit the software, and take 30 minutes to write the essays in a word processing program. These essays you will either share with a trusted friend or mentor, or post in the online forums asking for feedback.<\/p>\n<p>As much as possible, try to mimic the GMAT conditions.\u00a0 Give yourself relatively short breaks in between sections.\u00a0 Only eat the kinds of snacks that you are planning to bring to the real GMAT.\u00a0 Note how your sleep the night before affects your work.\u00a0 Note how what you had for dinner the previous night and what you had to eat earlier that day affects your energy level and concentration.\u00a0\u00a0 Write any observations in your journal<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Week Six, Day One<\/h2>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 3, Equations, Inequalities, and VICs, Chapter 1-2<\/p>\n<p>2) In Magoosh<\/p>\n<p>Do 30 PR questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 10 SC questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Six, Day Two<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 8, SC, Chapter 12<\/p>\n<p>2) In OG<\/p>\n<p>Do 16 DS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 2 RC passages with all the associated questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Six, Day Three<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 3, Equations, Inequalities, and VICs, Chapter 3-4<\/p>\n<p>2) In Magoosh<\/p>\n<p>Do 13 DS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 13 CR questions<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Week Six, Day Four<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 8, SC, Chapter 13<\/p>\n<p>2) In OG<\/p>\n<p>Do 21 PS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 13 SC questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Six, Day Five<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 3, Equations, Inequalities, and VICs, Chapter 5-6<\/p>\n<p>2) In Magoosh<\/p>\n<p>Do 1 RC passage with its associated questions<\/p>\n<p>3) In OG<\/p>\n<p>Do 11 CR questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Six, Day Six<\/h3>\n<p>1) Take another full length GMAT on the GMAC software.\u00a0 Go through the entire solution after you are done, taking notes in your journal on anything you got wrong.<\/p>\n<p>For the two essay questions in the software, do not write the essays in that program.\u00a0 Write down the two prompts, exit the software, and take 30 minutes to write the essays in a word processing program. These essays you will either share with a trusted friend or mentor, or post in the online forums asking for feedback.<\/p>\n<p>As much as possible, try to mimic the GMAT conditions.\u00a0 Give yourself relatively short breaks in between sections.\u00a0 Only eat the kinds of snacks that you are planning to bring to the real GMAT.\u00a0 Note how your sleep the night before affects your work.\u00a0 Note how what you had for dinner the previous night and what you had to eat earlier that day affects your energy level and concentration.\u00a0\u00a0 Write any observations in your journal<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Week Seven, Day One<\/h2>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 7, RC, Chapter 1-2<\/p>\n<p>2) In Magoosh<\/p>\n<p>Do 30 PR questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 10 SC questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Seven, Day Two<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 3, Equations, Inequalities, and VICs, Chapter 7-8<\/p>\n<p>2) In OG<\/p>\n<p>Do 16 DS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 2 RC passages with all the associated questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Seven, Day Three<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 7, RC, Chapter 3-4<\/p>\n<p>2) In Magoosh<\/p>\n<p>Do 13 DS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 13 CR questions<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Week Seven, Day Four<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 3, Equations, Inequalities, and VICs, Chapter 10-11<\/p>\n<p>2) In OG<\/p>\n<p>Do 21 PS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 13 SC questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Seven, Day Five<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 7, RC, Chapter 5-6<\/p>\n<p>2) In Magoosh<\/p>\n<p>Do 1 RC passage with its associated questions<\/p>\n<p>3) In OG<\/p>\n<p>Do 11 CR questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Seven, Day Six<\/h3>\n<p>1) Take another full length GMAT.\u00a0 At this point, you are out of \"tries\" on the practice tests on the GMAC software.\u00a0 You will need to find a full length GMAT elsewhere.\u00a0 In the forums, you will often find links to free full length GMATs that other test prep companies are offering.\u00a0 (If you have trouble finding one, email us at Magoosh for help with this.)Download one of those practice GMATs.<\/p>\n<p>Take this full length GMAT.\u00a0 Go through the entire solution after you are done, taking notes in your journal on anything you got wrong.<\/p>\n<p>For the two essay questions, write the essays in a word processing program. These essays you will either share with a trusted friend or mentor, or post in the online forums asking for feedback.<\/p>\n<p>As much as possible, try to mimic the GMAT conditions.\u00a0 Give yourself relatively short breaks in between sections.\u00a0 Only eat the kinds of snacks that you are planning to bring to the real GMAT.\u00a0 Note how your sleep the night before affects your work.\u00a0 Note how what you had for dinner the previous night and what you had to eat earlier that day affects your energy level and concentration.\u00a0\u00a0 Write any observations in your journal<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Week Eight, Day One<\/h2>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 3, Equations, Inequalities, and VICs, Chapter 13-14<\/p>\n<p>2) In Magoosh<\/p>\n<p>Do 30 PR questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 10 SC questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Eight, Day Two<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 7, RC, Chapter 7: do half the passages in the chapter<\/p>\n<p>2) In OG<\/p>\n<p>Do 16 DS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 2 RC passages with all the associated questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Eight, Day Three<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 4, Word Translations, Chapter 1-2<\/p>\n<p>2) In Magoosh<\/p>\n<p>Do 13 DS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 13 CR questions<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Week Eight, Day Four<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 7, RC, Chapter 7: do the other half of the passages in the chapter<\/p>\n<p>2) In OG<\/p>\n<p>Do 21 PS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 13 SC questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Eight, Day Five<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 4, Word Translations, Chapter 3-4<\/p>\n<p>2) In Magoosh<\/p>\n<p>Do 1 RC passage with its associated questions<\/p>\n<p>3) In OG<\/p>\n<p>Do 11 CR questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Eight, Day Six<\/h3>\n<p>1) Take another full length GMAT.\u00a0 You will need to find a full length GMAT, in the forums or elsewhere. Download one of those practice GMATs.<\/p>\n<p>Take this full length GMAT.\u00a0 Go through the entire solution after you are done, taking notes in your journal on anything you got wrong.<\/p>\n<p>For the two essay questions, write the essays in a word processing program. These essays you will either share with a trusted friend or mentor, or post in the online forums asking for feedback.<\/p>\n<p>As much as possible, try to mimic the GMAT conditions.\u00a0 Give yourself relatively short breaks in between sections.\u00a0 Only eat the kinds of snacks that you are planning to bring to the real GMAT.\u00a0 Note how your sleep the night before affects your work.\u00a0 Note how what you had for dinner the previous night and what you had to eat earlier that day affects your energy level and concentration.\u00a0\u00a0 Write any observations in your journal<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Week Nine, Day One<\/h2>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 6, CR, Chapter 1-2<\/p>\n<p>2) In Magoosh<\/p>\n<p>Do 30 PR questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 10 SC questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Nine, Day Two<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 4, Word Translations, Chapter 5-6<\/p>\n<p>2) In OG<\/p>\n<p>Do 16 DS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 2 RC passages with all the associated questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Nine, Day Three<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 6, CR, Chapter 3-4<\/p>\n<p>2) In Magoosh<\/p>\n<p>Do 13 DS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 13 CR questions<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Week Nine, Day Four<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 4, Word Translations, Chapter 7-8<\/p>\n<p>2) In OG<\/p>\n<p>Do 21 PS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 13 SC questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Nine, Day Five<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 6, CR, Chapter 5<\/p>\n<p>2) In Magoosh<\/p>\n<p>Do 1 RC passage with its associated questions<\/p>\n<p>3) In OG<\/p>\n<p>Do 11 CR questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Nine, Day Six<\/h3>\n<p>1) Take another full length GMAT.\u00a0 You will need to find a full length GMAT, in the forums or elsewhere. Download one of those practice GMATs.<\/p>\n<p>Take this full length GMAT.\u00a0 Go through the entire solution after you are done, taking notes in your journal on anything you got wrong.<\/p>\n<p>For the two essay questions, write the essays in a word processing program. These essays you will either share with a trusted friend or mentor, or post in the online forums asking for feedback.<\/p>\n<p>As much as possible, try to mimic the GMAT conditions.\u00a0 Give yourself relatively short breaks in between sections.\u00a0 Only eat the kinds of snacks that you are planning to bring to the real GMAT.\u00a0 Note how your sleep the night before affects your work.\u00a0 Note how what you had for dinner the previous night and what you had to eat earlier that day affects your energy level and concentration.\u00a0\u00a0 Write any observations in your journal<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Week Ten, Day One<\/h2>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 4, Word Translations, Chapter 9 &amp; 11<\/p>\n<p>2) In Magoosh<\/p>\n<p>Do 30 PR questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 10 SC questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Ten, Day Two<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 6, CR, Chapter 6<\/p>\n<p>2) In OG<\/p>\n<p>Do 16 DS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 2 RC passages with all the associated questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Ten, Day Three<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 4, Word Translations, Chapter 12<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 5, Geometry, Chapter 1<\/p>\n<p>2) In Magoosh<\/p>\n<p>Do 13 DS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 13 CR questions<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Week Ten, Day Four<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 6, CR, Chapter 7<\/p>\n<p>2) In OG<\/p>\n<p>Do 21 PS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 13 SC questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Ten, Day Five<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 5, Geometry, Chapter 2-3<\/p>\n<p>2) In Magoosh<\/p>\n<p>Do 1 RC passage with its associated questions<\/p>\n<p>3) In OG<\/p>\n<p>Do 11 CR questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Ten, Day Six<\/h3>\n<p>1) Take another full length GMAT.\u00a0 You will need to find a full length GMAT, in the forums or elsewhere. Download one of those practice GMATs.<\/p>\n<p>Take this full length GMAT.\u00a0 Go through the entire solution after you are done, taking notes in your journal on anything you got wrong.<\/p>\n<p>For the two essay questions, write the essays in a word processing program. These essays you will either share with a trusted friend or mentor, or post in the online forums asking for feedback.<\/p>\n<p>As much as possible, try to mimic the GMAT conditions.\u00a0 Give yourself relatively short breaks in between sections.\u00a0 Only eat the kinds of snacks that you are planning to bring to the real GMAT.\u00a0 Note how your sleep the night before affects your work.\u00a0 Note how what you had for dinner the previous night and what you had to eat earlier that day affects your energy level and concentration.\u00a0\u00a0 Write any observations in your journal<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Week Eleven, Day One<\/h2>\n<p>In this week, you will be finishing up all the questions in Magoosh and all the questions in the OG.\u00a0 You will also finish reading the MGMAT books.<\/p>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 6, CR, Chapter 8<\/p>\n<p>2) In Magoosh<\/p>\n<p>Do 27 PR questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 10 SC questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Eleven, Day Two<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 5, Geometry, Chapter 4-5<\/p>\n<p>2) In OG<\/p>\n<p>Do 14 DS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 2 RC passages with all the associated questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Eleven, Day Three<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>Read Volume 5, Geometry, Chapter 6-8<\/p>\n<p>2) In Magoosh<\/p>\n<p>Do 10 DS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 13 CR questions<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Week Eleven, Day Four<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>re-read any two chapters<\/p>\n<p>2) In OG<\/p>\n<p>Do 20 PS questions<\/p>\n<p>Do 10 SC questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Eleven, Day Five<\/h3>\n<p>1) MGMAT<\/p>\n<p>re-read any two chapters<\/p>\n<p>2) In Magoosh<\/p>\n<p>Do 1 RC passage with its associated questions<\/p>\n<p>3) In OG<\/p>\n<p>Do 11 CR questions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Week Eleven, Day Six<\/h3>\n<p>1) Take another full length GMAT.\u00a0 You will need to find a full length GMAT, in the forums or elsewhere. Download one of those practice GMATs.<\/p>\n<p>Take this full length GMAT.\u00a0 Go through the entire solution after you are done, taking notes in your journal on anything you got wrong.<\/p>\n<p>For the two essay questions, write the essays in a word processing program. These essays you will either share with a trusted friend or mentor, or post in the online forums asking for feedback.<\/p>\n<p>As much as possible, try to mimic the GMAT conditions.\u00a0 Give yourself relatively short breaks in between sections.\u00a0 Only eat the kinds of snacks that you are planning to bring to the real GMAT.\u00a0 Note how your sleep the night before affects your work.\u00a0 Note how what you had for dinner the previous night and what you had to eat earlier that day affects your energy level and concentration.\u00a0\u00a0 Write any observations in your journal<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Week 12 &amp; After: Concentrated Review<\/h2>\n<p>At this point, if you have been following the schedule, you should have done every question in both Magoosh and in the OG at least once.\u00a0 For the days of this week, and remaining days of the test, keep up work on GMAT math and verbal.\u00a0 Some suggestions for what to do:<\/p>\n<p>1) Go back to OG questions you did a while ago, and do them again.\u00a0 (This is why it was important not to write in the book)<\/p>\n<p>2) Through selecting question type &amp; difficulty on the \"Dashboard\", do Magoosh problems over again, and see how you do a second time.<\/p>\n<p>3) Continue re-reading two chapters each day in the MGMT books, reinforcing whatever topics you need.<\/p>\n<p>4) Go to the online forums, looking for challenging questions that folks are asking.<\/p>\n<p>5) An online search will always turn up additional batches of questions to practice.<\/p>\n<p>6) If you have a weekend day that is more than a couple days before the real GMAT, then take one final practice GMAT, as on the other Day Six's.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Day before the test:<\/h2>\n<p>1) No GMAT preparation all day<\/p>\n<p>2) Eat a large, healthy, leisurely dinner \u2013 no alcohol!<\/p>\n<p>3) Go to bed earlier than usual.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Day of test<\/h2>\n<p>1) ABSOLUTELY NO LAST MINUTE GMAT PREPARATION!<\/p>\n<p>2) Eat a large breakfast, full of protein<\/p>\n<p>3) Do relaxing, fun activities to pass time until the test<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Bring to the test<\/h2>\n<p>1) A liter of water<\/p>\n<p>2) Healthy energy-packed snacks (nuts, protein bar, etc.)<\/p>\n<p>3) On breaks, make sure to get up, move &amp; stretch \u2013 moving &amp; stretching the large muscles of the body (legs &amp; torso) will get oxygen flowing throughout, which will help keep you awake and keep you thinking clearly.<\/p>\n<p>For relaxation tips, see\u00a0<a title=\"Beating GMAT Stress\" href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gmat\/2012\/beating-gmat-stress\/\" target=\"_blank\">this post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This post was originally written by Mike McGarry, GMAT Expert at Magoosh GMAT, and originally posted\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gmat\/2012\/3-month-gmat-study-schedule-for-advanced-students\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OK, you are starting more or less from scratch, and you want to prepare for the GMAT in three months.\u00a0 You need a strategic plan to organize yourself.\u00a0 I designed&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,783,243],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gmat","category-magoosh-blog","category-blog","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/133"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10391"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10415,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10391\/revisions\/10415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}