Can Anyone help me pls? How Should I start my prep? Kaplan 600 Diagnos

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Guys

I have started my prep today. Got a 600 in Kaplan Diagnostic without any prep.

Scored Q49 V19 -

Materials avl: OG 12 complete (not having individual verbal/quants guides), Kaplan premier old edition, Manhattan 5th edition complete set, powerscore CR bible, Mangoosh $99 course....

I am extremely confused how to start my prep.

I am planning to give my gmat in October and I am aiming for 700 +

Your advice and help will be greatly appreciated

Thanks

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mikemcgarry · Answer

Dear Balajikarthick1990 I'm happy to respond. :-)

As you might surmise from my picture & footer, I work for Magoosh. Here are a few thoughts. Among books in print, the MGMAT books are the best materials available. I highly recommend those books. VERY IMPORTANT: read this blog article: https://magoosh.com/gmat/2014/how-to-im ... bal-score/ The very best thing you could do to advance your verbal score is to READ. Read every single day. I can't emphasize this enough. Here is a 3-month schedule designed for folks strong in math who need to boost their verbal scores: https://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/3-month-gm ... l-focused/ Here is a set of free GMAT idiom study cards: https://gmat.magoosh.com/flashcards/idioms Here is a review of the Kaplan Premier book: https://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/kaplan-new ... ok-review/ Here are more reviews: https://magoosh.com/gmat/2013/best-gmat ... rces-2015/ Please let me know if you have any more questions. Mike :-)

Balajikarthick1990 · Answer

Thanks Mr Mike....I would start my prep with manhattan strategy guides.

I have only OG12 (complete guide), I dont have the quants/verbal review individually...is thak ok?

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi Balajikarthick1990,

With an October Test Date, you've given yourself plenty of time to study, which is good (you might not even need all of that time, since your Quant skills are already so strong). As you've probably realized, almost all of the missing points that you're looking for are going to found in the Verbal section, so you should start there and work on that section consistently during your studies.

The Verbal section of the GMAT is as predictable and standardized as the Quant section is, so you CAN train to score at a higher level. However, there are two things to remember about that section of the Test:

1) When you start the Verbal section, almost 3 hours will have already gone by and you'll be getting tired. Fatigue can have a big impact on a Test Taker's performance, so you have to work to fight that fatigue.
2) When you make a silly mistake on a Verbal question, you'll never 'catch' it (not like you might catch it on a Quant question) - you'll just choose one of the wrong answers and not realize it. Thus, you have to be very detail-oriented with your Verbal work - lots of note-taking and logical approaches to questions will be required.

Since you have some study materials and a general plan in place, you should study as you see fit for the next few weeks, then take a FULL-LENGTH CAT (including the Essay and IR sections). Once you have those scores, you should report back here; we can then track your progress and talk through any adjustments that should be made.

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

Balajikarthick1990 · Answer

Thanks for ur kind reply!!!

Is it fine if i start with manhattan strategy guides and OG 12?

GMATPILLBILL · Answer

Hey Balajikarthick1990, With a GMAT test date in October, you have plenty of time to study. Here is a customized 2-3 month study plan that can help boost your score: https://www.gmatpill.com/gmat-practice-t ... study-plan As you study, we recommend that you focus on one particular subsection for multiple consecutive days before moving onto the next. You can see this in our study plan where we recommend 5 days on nothing but SC -- before moving onto CR and then RC. Best of luck on your studies!

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi Balajikarthick1990,

Yes, that would be fine - it's important to NOT just jump into doing practice questions though. Given the V19 that you're starting with, you'll have to balance a certain amount of 'content' learning (e.g. grammar rules) with pattern-matching (e.g. learning the types of logic used in CR questions) and general tactics (e.g. note-taking, learning how to spot wrong answers, etc.). Using those same tactics on practice questions is what you should be emphasizing - everything will probably be slow at first, but pacing is NOT the concern right now (accuracy is).

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

RichEconomistGMAT · Answer

Hi Balajikarthick1990,

I'd just like to add that when you do take your next practice CAT, take the time to also track your mistakes in an error log. You have plenty of time before your October test date, so take advantage by analyzing where you went wrong, which will help you focus more on your problem areas and less on the areas that you're more comfortable with.

To help you get started, check out this blog post we ran recently on how to develop an effective error log: https://bit.ly/1BMokVu

Best,
Rich

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