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29 Aug 2020, 14:45
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Hi everyone!
My name is Kopal ans I need some advice. I enrolled for GMAT classes before the pandemic hit us in full swing. It's been 5 months but my preparations have been around 10-20%. There are many reasons for the backlog and I don't want to get in the details. Due to some issues I won't be able to continue my classes.
Can someone help me and tell me where to start, I have read a lot of posts and everything possible on the forum but I just need a personal reply or a discussion to get on track.
I have the OG book and the Manhattan books, I just need someone to guide me with a study plan to reach my desired score in the next 3-4 months.
Points to note:
* Never taken a mock test
* Attended classes but didn't have a routine
*Yet to enroll for GMAT exam( need to select dates)
*Country selected : Canada or Germany
I'll be really grateful if someone could help me out!
Thank you in Advance.
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My name is Kopal ans I need some advice. I enrolled for GMAT classes before the pandemic hit us in full swing. It's been 5 months but my preparations have been around 10-20%. There are many reasons for the backlog and I don't want to get in the details. Due to some issues I won't be able to continue my classes.
Can someone help me and tell me where to start, I have read a lot of posts and everything possible on the forum but I just need a personal reply or a discussion to get on track.
I have the OG book and the Manhattan books, I just need someone to guide me with a study plan to reach my desired score in the next 3-4 months.
Points to note:
* Never taken a mock test
* Attended classes but didn't have a routine
*Yet to enroll for GMAT exam( need to select dates)
*Country selected : Canada or Germany
I'll be really grateful if someone could help me out!
Thank you in Advance.
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29 Aug 2020, 15:28
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Hi kopal96,
There are lots of general guidelines about GMAT prep / study plans but the key to tailoring it to your requirements is to know the following:
1) Your target schools and target score
2) How much time you have to take the test
3) Whether you have taken a diagnostic test and how it went
In general, I would suggest a few things:
It's important to fully cover all the core material once by going through the Official Guide or Manhattan Prep Guide. Along the way it's important to take practice test to 1) get yourself accustomed to the format and experience of taking the test and 2) identify areas that need improvement
The other thing I would suggest is keeping a balance between focusing on studying content and improving your in-test processes. Remember that content knowledge is the foundation of your ability to succeed on the test, but how you tackling problems in both quant and verbal is equally critical.
The reason is this: the GMAT is a test of executive reasoning (not Math or English). What the test writers and ultimately the MBA schools are looking for your ability to succeed in the high reasoning environment of business school. For that reason, the test reward smart processes for tacking questions. For example, in quant, a lot of the traps in harder questions are beaten by strongly following the 4 key stages of solving a quant problem:
1) Capture and preprocessing the prompt, answer choices and (in the case of Data Sufficiency) the statements.
2) Visualization of a text based problem into a visual format (tables, number lines etc).
3) Setups of equations / calculations that will lead to the final answer
4) Execution of the final calculation including things like estimation, rapid number testing etc.
There is much more detail to all this but I wanted get you thinking about focusing on process as much as content right from the beginning. My experience is that balance can cut prep time from scratch by 50% (ie. shaving off months) and if you're doing a retake, it can reduce prep time to weeks instead of months.
Hope this helps. Let me know if you'd like any specific personalized advice -- I'm happy to connect on a call.
There are lots of general guidelines about GMAT prep / study plans but the key to tailoring it to your requirements is to know the following:
1) Your target schools and target score
2) How much time you have to take the test
3) Whether you have taken a diagnostic test and how it went
In general, I would suggest a few things:
It's important to fully cover all the core material once by going through the Official Guide or Manhattan Prep Guide. Along the way it's important to take practice test to 1) get yourself accustomed to the format and experience of taking the test and 2) identify areas that need improvement
The other thing I would suggest is keeping a balance between focusing on studying content and improving your in-test processes. Remember that content knowledge is the foundation of your ability to succeed on the test, but how you tackling problems in both quant and verbal is equally critical.
The reason is this: the GMAT is a test of executive reasoning (not Math or English). What the test writers and ultimately the MBA schools are looking for your ability to succeed in the high reasoning environment of business school. For that reason, the test reward smart processes for tacking questions. For example, in quant, a lot of the traps in harder questions are beaten by strongly following the 4 key stages of solving a quant problem:
1) Capture and preprocessing the prompt, answer choices and (in the case of Data Sufficiency) the statements.
2) Visualization of a text based problem into a visual format (tables, number lines etc).
3) Setups of equations / calculations that will lead to the final answer
4) Execution of the final calculation including things like estimation, rapid number testing etc.
There is much more detail to all this but I wanted get you thinking about focusing on process as much as content right from the beginning. My experience is that balance can cut prep time from scratch by 50% (ie. shaving off months) and if you're doing a retake, it can reduce prep time to weeks instead of months.
Hope this helps. Let me know if you'd like any specific personalized advice -- I'm happy to connect on a call.
29 Aug 2020, 19:58
Kudos
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You can go through the Manhattan prep strategy guides to master concepts for verbal and quant. Then, you should try OGs with the timer at the GMAT Club and see the solution of experts such as GMATNinja, AjiteshArun, and EMPOWERgmatRichC.
You can also buy a comprehensive online course for quant and verbal. You can see the trial version and decide.
The MGMAT official guide companion for sentence correction is extremely useful for SC.
This link below lists the video explanations to all the quantitative problems in the Official Guide to GMAT. It will immensely help you to resolve quant problems.
https://gmatquantum.com/official-guides/
I am going through PowerScore CR Bible and have seen some improvements in my understanding. You must find @GMATNinja's RC youtube videos and gmat club articles useful apart from doing LSAT PowerScore RC.
You can also buy a comprehensive online course for quant and verbal. You can see the trial version and decide.
The MGMAT official guide companion for sentence correction is extremely useful for SC.
This link below lists the video explanations to all the quantitative problems in the Official Guide to GMAT. It will immensely help you to resolve quant problems.
https://gmatquantum.com/official-guides/
I am going through PowerScore CR Bible and have seen some improvements in my understanding. You must find @GMATNinja's RC youtube videos and gmat club articles useful apart from doing LSAT PowerScore RC.
