Hi
Toosise,
Yes there are some AI-generated content floating around here, but the Study Plan post was written by bb, Founder of GMAT Club, so definitely credible. In fact there is so much wisdom accumulated over the years that you can learn from that article.
Here is another article from
TTP:
How Many Hours Should I Study for the GMAT? There is a case that's probably more relevant to your scenario.
But my point is, how much you can improve and how many hours are needed vary significantly from one person to another. There is no guarantee, as everyone's academic background and learning speed are all different. We obviously don't know much about you, but an improvement of 100 points is not unheard of. Your timing is a bit tight though.
As to resources, it's also a matter of preference. For people that are budget conscious, I actually believe carefully-selected free resources on the Internet are more than sufficient to help them achieve the maximum of their potential. The downside of using free resources is that you need to spend time to find and organize them, as well as to structure your own study plan and pace yourself. In your case, since you have the budget and your timing is tight, I'd suggest either books or some on-line program:
- Books: The gold standard is Manhattan Prep's All the GMAT (including two books - All the Quant + DI and All the Verbal). It costs about US$100 on Amazon. The content should be more than sufficient for a target score of 655.
- Quant: You can further complement that by Ultimate GMAT Quantitative Preparation Guide by Bunuel or a GMAT Advanced Quant book from Manhattan. You can find the review on the Quant + DI book here.
- Verbal: Their RC and CR guides have been one of the best for many years.
- Online programs: TTP, e-gmat or Magoosh will all be capable of delivering the quality course you need to achieve you goal. They all offer free trial, so my advice is just to take the free trial and see which program fits best with your learning style and motivates you the most. In your case, one thing to particularly look into will be the time required to go through the program.
Hope the above helps a bit. All the best with your prep.
yc168
In this
Definitive GMAT Study Plan - 2025 Edition, you'll find a rough estimate on the probability of achieving 100 points score improvement.
Your budget is more than sufficient. Imo the key is to find the resources (free materials, books, or online programs) that best fit your learning style.
Toosise
Hey all, my target is 655 for sept15th
Ive got a simple question, after 12 hours of study, my first mock was 555 (53rd percentile):-Q73~25th percentile (bombed it, expect to be better since im in uni management)
-V81~70th percentile (think i did good)
-DI78~70th percentile (no notes here, di is weird)
I have about 2 months (~250 hours) and 500€ to spend on courses. Is my goal attainable? How rare/non rare is it?
I swear im not that bad at quant.
What do i do?
Say i start doing exercises right now, where do i even start? GMAT club? By which category? One topic at a time? Two topics? Im utterly lost.I was thinking about buying TTP for at least a month and getting through quant and verbal. Is that possible? Or two months, but by then its exactly my gmat date.
Thanks!
(quick note: 500€ does not include the exam price and also not the official mock exams price, since i find them fundamental and obligatory)