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Thanks mcelroytutoring! I will keep that in mind while doing the prep.

But what I am more curious to know is the way to approach the GMAT club tests, i.e. making topic wise sectional tests with 500-600 level questions initially?
Also, which topics in quant can be considered relatively more important which demand more variety of questions to be practiced because of the vast number of concepts involved?
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Thanks mcelroytutoring! I will keep that in mind while doing the prep.

But what I am more curious to know is the way to approach the GMAT club tests, i.e. making topic wise sectional tests with 500-600 level questions initially?
Also, which topics in quant can be considered relatively more important which demand more variety of questions to be practiced because of the vast number of concepts involved?
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Of course. That's a tough question to answer. In general, I would say spend more time on basic concepts, and less time on esoteric ones. But it's tough to be more specific than that because every GMAT exam is different.

Another factor here is that the more difficult the question, the more specific the technique, so for hard questions it's helpful to memorize the solutions.

This blog from Magoosh should also help:

Breakdown of GMAT Quant Concepts by Frequency

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Of course. That's a tough question to answer. In general, I would say spend more time on basic concepts, and less time on esoteric ones. But it's tough to be more specific than that because every GMAT exam is different.

Another factor here is that the more difficult the question, the more specific the technique, so for hard questions it's helpful to memorize the solutions.

This blog from Magoosh should also help:

Breakdown of GMAT Quant Concepts by Frequency

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I currently have the 3 OG 2015 books. Should I buy any other resources or take up online prep courses?
I got a score of ard 520 in my first mock test. MY Quant was ard 40-42 and my Verbal was below 20. My target score is >700. Also how are my chances of getting into a top university as I only have 3 years of work experience.
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I currently have the 3 OG 2015 books. Should I buy any other resources or take up online prep courses?
I got a score of ard 520 in my first mock test. MY Quant was ard 40-42 and my Verbal was below 20. My target score is >700. Also how are my chances of getting into a top university as I only have 3 years of work experience.
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Hi Everyone,

I am preparing for GMAT since 4 months , and I have scheduled my exam after 20 days from now ,and I have already done many questions for practice , but I believe that there is no improvement in my verbal ability, insteady it seems like that I am loosing my ability to comprehend and understand the simple statement as it was not the case earlier , due to nervousness I guess.
Thus, I am loosing my confidence :(


As I am a student from Engineering background , I am quite comfortable at quant section but lacking in the verbal section mainly the CR and SC section.

So , could anyone suggest me , what should I do ,

OR is there some tutors which can help me to improve upon these areas within 15 days.
As exam date is approaching I am getting more conscious and nervous !!!!..

Any advice/suggestion would be of great help .......

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Hi Everyone,

I am preparing for GMAT since 4 months , and I have scheduled my exam after 20 days from now ,and I have already done many questions for practice , but I believe that there is no improvement in my verbal ability, insteady it seems like that I am loosing my ability to comprehend and understand the simple statement as it was not the case earlier , due to nervousness I guess.
Thus, I am loosing my confidence :(


As I am a student from Engineering background , I am quite comfortable at quant section but lacking in the verbal section mainly the CR and SC section.

So , could anyone suggest me , what should I do ,

OR is there some tutors which can help me to improve upon these areas within 15 days.
As exam date is approaching I am getting more conscious and nervous !!!!..

Any advice/suggestion would be of great help .......

Thanks in Advance :)
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Hi! I just started preparing for GMAT. I plan to do a MBA in 2018 after I complete my Bachelors from NTU Singapore. I plan to take the GMAT in Dec 2016. Any advice how to start your preparations? Can you recommend a 6 mth study plan.
I currently have the 3 OG 2015 books. Should I buy any other resources or take up online prep courses?
I got a score of ard 520 in my first mock test. MY Quant was ard 40-42 and my Verbal was below 20. My target score is >700. Also how are my chances of getting into a top university as I only have 3 years of work experience.
Thanks,
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Hi, I believe OG alone would not be sufficient.While you get lot of guidance through this forum,you can always get additional materials and prep well since you have time.I prepared using veratis online along with GMAT club tests and some useful references books(details I can provide if you wish).this helped me move my mocks from 540 to a 620 in a month's time. I heard mgmat is also very good .can provide more info if needed

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Hi! I just started preparing for GMAT. I plan to do a MBA in 2018 after I complete my Bachelors from NTU Singapore. I plan to take the GMAT in Dec 2016. Any advice how to start your preparations? Can you recommend a 6 mth study plan.
I currently have the 3 OG 2015 books. Should I buy any other resources or take up online prep courses?
I got a score of ard 520 in my first mock test. MY Quant was ard 40-42 and my Verbal was below 20. My target score is >700. Also how are my chances of getting into a top university as I only have 3 years of work experience.
Thanks,
Manick

Hi, I believe OG alone would not be sufficient.While you get lot of guidance through this forum,you can always get additional materials and prep well since you have time.I prepared using veratis online along with GMAT club tests and some useful references books(details I can provide if you wish).this helped me move my mocks from 540 to a 620 in a month's time. I heard mgmat is also very good .can provide more info if needed

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Manick9 wrote:
Hi! I just started preparing for GMAT. I plan to do a MBA in 2018 after I complete my Bachelors from NTU Singapore. I plan to take the GMAT in Dec 2016. Any advice how to start your preparations? Can you recommend a 6 mth study plan.
I currently have the 3 OG 2015 books. Should I buy any other resources or take up online prep courses?
I got a score of ard 520 in my first mock test. MY Quant was ard 40-42 and my Verbal was below 20. My target score is >700. Also how are my chances of getting into a top university as I only have 3 years of work experience.
Thanks,
Manick

Hi, I believe OG alone would not be sufficient.While you get lot of guidance through this forum,you can always get additional materials and prep well since you have time.I prepared using veratis online along with GMAT club tests and some useful references books(details I can provide if you wish).this helped me move my mocks from 540 to a 620 in a month's time. I heard mgmat is also very good .can provide more info if needed

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Hi! I just started GMAT prep and I am not sure where to start. This forum has been very useful. What is your opinion on Veritas online? I am deciding which online course to take.
Can provide more details on which reference books to use and about mgmat as well? Could you recommend me a study plan for abt 5-6 mths ? I work 9 to 6 and it very difficult to study on the weekdays.

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Manick9 wrote:
Hi! I just started preparing for GMAT. I plan to do a MBA in 2018 after I complete my Bachelors from NTU Singapore. I plan to take the GMAT in Dec 2016. Any advice how to start your preparations? Can you recommend a 6 mth study plan.
I currently have the 3 OG 2015 books. Should I buy any other resources or take up online prep courses?
I got a score of ard 520 in my first mock test. MY Quant was ard 40-42 and my Verbal was below 20. My target score is >700. Also how are my chances of getting into a top university as I only have 3 years of work experience.
Thanks,
Manick

Hi, I believe OG alone would not be sufficient.While you get lot of guidance through this forum,you can always get additional materials and prep well since you have time.I prepared using veratis online along with GMAT club tests and some useful references books(details I can provide if you wish).this helped me move my mocks from 540 to a 620 in a month's time. I heard mgmat is also very good .can provide more info if needed

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Hi! I just started GMAT prep and I am not sure where to start. This forum has been very useful. What is your opinion on Veritas online? I am deciding which online course to take.
Can provide more details on which reference books to use and about mgmat as well? Could you recommend me a study plan for abt 5-6 mths ? I work 9 to 6 and it very difficult to study on the weekdays.

Thanks a lot!
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Hi all,

Please suggest me some material from where I can practice the CR and SC questions , I have already finished OG questions.
And I need some very good set of questions for quant too .
I don't have much time left , my exam is after 20 days , so accordingly please suggest some good set of questions , which could help me to gain confidence.
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Please suggest me some material from where I can practice the CR and SC questions , I have already finished OG questions.
And I need some very good set of questions for quant too .
I don't have much time left , my exam is after 20 days , so accordingly please suggest some good set of questions , which could help me to gain confidence.
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navz2018 wrote:
Manick9 wrote:
Hi! I just started preparing for GMAT. I plan to do a MBA in 2018 after I complete my Bachelors from NTU Singapore. I plan to take the GMAT in Dec 2016. Any advice how to start your preparations? Can you recommend a 6 mth study plan.
I currently have the 3 OG 2015 books. Should I buy any other resources or take up online prep courses?
I got a score of ard 520 in my first mock test. MY Quant was ard 40-42 and my Verbal was below 20. My target score is >700. Also how are my chances of getting into a top university as I only have 3 years of work experience.
Thanks,
Manick

Hi, I believe OG alone would not be sufficient.While you get lot of guidance through this forum,you can always get additional materials and prep well since you have time.I prepared using veratis online along with GMAT club tests and some useful references books(details I can provide if you wish).this helped me move my mocks from 540 to a 620 in a month's time. I heard mgmat is also very good .can provide more info if needed

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Hi! I just started GMAT prep and I am not sure where to start. This forum has been very useful. What is your opinion on Veritas online? I am deciding which online course to take.
Can provide more details on which reference books to use and about mgmat as well? Could you recommend me a study plan for abt 5-6 mths ? I work 9 to 6 and it very difficult to study on the weekdays.

Thanks a lot!


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I feel strategy provided in Veratis has worked for me,it has helped me improve Quan a lot.I havent worked much with MGMAT,you could check with someone who has used MGMAT ,but i have heard from friends that it definitely helps improve Verbal.I have a lot of reference materials but due to lack of time, i couldnt go through all of them. While OG is a must , more importantly,the correct strategy to solve OG questions helps improve scores. 5-6 months is ample time for a target score of 700 as long as you are on the right track.
If you are working, atleast 1 hr a day should help ,and weekend you could pull out more time(around 4-5 hrs per day). The more you practice, the better the scores. So, the lesser the breaks you take inbetween the study plan, the easier it will be for you to remember and work on the strategies. Also, since you are in the beginning, it is very important to identify your areas of weakness before you directly start with a plan.
GMAT Club tests helped me a lot, so i will definitely recommend that along with GMAT prep tests.
Hope that gives you a fair idea of where to start off! All the best for your exam.
About details of the materials i have , you can provide me your mail, and i will mail you the list I have.

Thanks!
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navz2018 wrote:
Manick9 wrote:
Hi! I just started preparing for GMAT. I plan to do a MBA in 2018 after I complete my Bachelors from NTU Singapore. I plan to take the GMAT in Dec 2016. Any advice how to start your preparations? Can you recommend a 6 mth study plan.
I currently have the 3 OG 2015 books. Should I buy any other resources or take up online prep courses?
I got a score of ard 520 in my first mock test. MY Quant was ard 40-42 and my Verbal was below 20. My target score is >700. Also how are my chances of getting into a top university as I only have 3 years of work experience.
Thanks,
Manick

Hi, I believe OG alone would not be sufficient.While you get lot of guidance through this forum,you can always get additional materials and prep well since you have time.I prepared using veratis online along with GMAT club tests and some useful references books(details I can provide if you wish).this helped me move my mocks from 540 to a 620 in a month's time. I heard mgmat is also very good .can provide more info if needed

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Hi! I just started GMAT prep and I am not sure where to start. This forum has been very useful. What is your opinion on Veritas online? I am deciding which online course to take.
Can provide more details on which reference books to use and about mgmat as well? Could you recommend me a study plan for abt 5-6 mths ? I work 9 to 6 and it very difficult to study on the weekdays.

Thanks a lot!


Hi
I feel strategy provided in Veratis has worked for me,it has helped me improve Quan a lot.I havent worked much with MGMAT,you could check with someone who has used MGMAT ,but i have heard from friends that it definitely helps improve Verbal.I have a lot of reference materials but due to lack of time, i couldnt go through all of them. While OG is a must , more importantly,the correct strategy to solve OG questions helps improve scores. 5-6 months is ample time for a target score of 700 as long as you are on the right track.
If you are working, atleast 1 hr a day should help ,and weekend you could pull out more time(around 4-5 hrs per day). The more you practice, the better the scores. So, the lesser the breaks you take inbetween the study plan, the easier it will be for you to remember and work on the strategies. Also, since you are in the beginning, it is very important to identify your areas of weakness before you directly start with a plan.
GMAT Club tests helped me a lot, so i will definitely recommend that along with GMAT prep tests.
Hope that gives you a fair idea of where to start off! All the best for your exam.
About details of the materials i have , you can provide me your mail, and i will mail you the list I have.

Thanks!
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Please suggest me some material from where I can practice the CR and SC questions , I have already finished OG questions.
And I need some very good set of questions for quant too .
I don't have much time left , my exam is after 20 days , so accordingly please suggest some good set of questions , which could help me to gain confidence.


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You could pick up the Official Verbal and Quant guides and practice if you have already not done. Since you have 20 days, you can practice on the GMAT club tests and GMAT prep too, the tests help give you a very good idea of where you stand and areas of improvement.
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