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Initial Assessment and Strategic Goal Setting 🎯
This is where you stop guessing and start measuring. Success on the GMAT begins with brutal honesty about your starting point.
This is where you stop guessing and start measuring. Success on the GMAT begins with brutal honesty about your starting point.
- The Mandatory Diagnostic Test: You must take a full-length GMAT Official Practice Exam 1 or 2 (the free versions). Treat it like the real test—timed, no interruptions, scratch pad only. This reveals your baseline score and, crucially, your sectional breakdown (V/Q/IR/AWA).
- The Gap Analysis: Compare your baseline to the median GMAT scores of your target business school programs. The difference is your score gap. This gap determines the intensity and length of your study plan. If the gap is 150 points, plan for more months than if it’s 50 points.
- Defining Study Duration: Set a realistic Test Date. Work backward to define your weekly commitment. A 100-point increase often requires 150-200 focused hours of study. Break your timeline into phases: Content Review (40%), Practice & Application (40%), and Full-Length Simulation (20%).
- Key Action: Schedule your first practice test now.
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