RaghavSingla wrote:
OptimusPrepJanielle - I've been studying for few weeks now but since I do a job in parallel, I am not able to maintain my regular studies. I usually do ~1 hour of prep each day and few hours on weekends.
- I am not following any preparatory course. I am preparing on my own.
- As of now, I've not started
official guide(s). I'm right now preparing from Kaplan GMAT premier book.
Thanks
RaghavSingla
You have set some high goals for yourself and those goals will be very difficult to achieve if you do not maintain your regular schedule.
You need to form a study plan and stick to it. Since you are planning to take the test in August/September, you have ample time to work towards your goal.
But the first thing you need to do is to give a mock CAT, preferably a GMAT Prep CAT and then analyse it thoroughly. Always remember "you cannot improvement something if you cannot measure it" So you need to identify your current standing first.
Once you have given the mock CAT, drill down deep on each section and sub-section.
SC: The questions test various concepts such as S-V agreement, modifiers, parallelism etc. Find out what troubles you.
CR: There might be certain types of questions that are troubling you. May be Assumption, may be conclusion, inference etc.
You need to find that out and then practice them
RC: This again can be drilled down into different types of questions and also different topics. See what questions and topics trouble you the most and then practice accordingly.
As an addition, start preparing an
error log and keep a note of all the mistakes you made and the lessons you learnt from the problems. This will ensure you do not make the same mistake again.
Make sure you complete all of the
OG and the Verbal review and if required, you can buy the Question pack1 from mba.com
Also, I would recommend you to opt for a preparatory course too, You need to build the concepts/fundamentals before you jump in solving the problems. You can do so by choosing one of the following ways:
1. In person classes/private tutoring
2. Online classes
3. Self paced online preparatory course
4. Book heavy approach (The one which you are doing right now, but you would need additional books for sure.)
Some general tips:
You need close to 3 months to prepare well for the GMAT.
1. Understand the concepts and fundamentals before jumping into problem solving
2. Solve full length CATs including AWA and IR. You can get two free GMAT Prep mock CATs and can purchase two more from mba.com
3. Make sure you solve the official questions from
the Official Guide