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Hello. what strategy is best for a person who prepares GMAT for the first time? like how he/she should start his preparation?
Also please suggest which books are best for first timers

PS: if the person is pretty average in academics.

Official questions are like goldmine!! No matter which all material you choose to use, give first preference to OG questions and if you have sufficient time, appear for all the six mocks!!
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Hello. what strategy is best for a person who prepares GMAT for the first time? like how he/she should start his preparation?
Also please suggest which books are best for first timers

PS: if the person is pretty average in academics.

Here is a study plan for you

Best Books

For Concept Learning

Manhattan Quant Guides
Manhattan Verbal Guides
For CR: The Powerscore GMAT Critical Reasoning Bible
For RC: Aristotle RC Grail

For Practice

The Official Guide for GMAT 2015-19
The Official Guide for GMAT Quantitative Review 2015-19
The Official Guide for GMAT Verbal Review 2015-19

Best Courses (Budget)

1. e-GMAT
2. Empower GMAT
3. Math Revolution (Only Math)

You can start with Quant or Verbal which suits you. If you have started with Quant then Start with the Arithmetic but if started with verbal then start first with Sentence correction. One month for learning Quant concepts and one month for practicing question and same practice for Verbal. During you Practicing question don't forget to make an error log to track your weak areas after practice. Once you know your weak areas revise your Concepts related to those areas and do some more Practice. 6-8 CATs are enough for practice the real tests. Make your Stamina for sitting 3 hours in the test and don't study more than 2 hours in one sit and 4 hours per day

Top CATs for Practice

1. Official GMAC CATs
2. Manhattan CATs
3. Kaplan CATs
4. GMAT Club Quant CATs

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Hello. what strategy is best for a person who prepares GMAT for the first time? like how he/she should start his preparation?
Also please suggest which books are best for first timers

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Hi,

As someone who is going through the same process, I would recommend you to stick to one study plan with the main focus of learning new concepts every day with regular dedicated practice. Since there are plenty of options available, it can get vey tempting to waste days by just reading reviews about material/courses. So buckle up and enjoy the whole prep journey!

Best books -

Official guides, Powerscore CR and Manhattan prep (excluding the CR one)
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