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03 May 2010, 16:28
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I have been studying for the GMAT for the last 6 months, mostly focusing on Math (cause I thought verbal was my strong suit). Took the GMAT today and this was my score:
Verbal:34
Quant:37
Needless to say I am not happy. I am going to retake the test again and need a study plan. While I was studying for math I would only study one section at a time and never took the time to put everything together. I am using MGMAT self-study online, and I have all the MGMAT books, OG 11 and 12 as well as the official verbal and quant books.. Since my two scores are pretty balanced can you guys recommend a plan of attack? Since I didnt study any verbal at all I will definitely start doing verbal questions going forward. This is going to be my new study regime.
Monday - Friday: 1.5 hours each day alternating from QUANT one one Day and verbal on the other.
Saturday: Take practice CAT (I only had taken 4 practice CATS prior to the test)
Sundays: Review, error log and CAT.
Do you guys have any input in this strategy? Do you think this is viable? Even though my score doesnt show it I find verbal to be a tad easier but it is more subjective than math...therefore Quant should be easier to improve (and would please a whole lot more on a personal level as I was a philosophy major who sucked in Math).
Any input will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Verbal:34
Quant:37
Needless to say I am not happy. I am going to retake the test again and need a study plan. While I was studying for math I would only study one section at a time and never took the time to put everything together. I am using MGMAT self-study online, and I have all the MGMAT books, OG 11 and 12 as well as the official verbal and quant books.. Since my two scores are pretty balanced can you guys recommend a plan of attack? Since I didnt study any verbal at all I will definitely start doing verbal questions going forward. This is going to be my new study regime.
Monday - Friday: 1.5 hours each day alternating from QUANT one one Day and verbal on the other.
Saturday: Take practice CAT (I only had taken 4 practice CATS prior to the test)
Sundays: Review, error log and CAT.
Do you guys have any input in this strategy? Do you think this is viable? Even though my score doesnt show it I find verbal to be a tad easier but it is more subjective than math...therefore Quant should be easier to improve (and would please a whole lot more on a personal level as I was a philosophy major who sucked in Math).
Any input will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
03 May 2010, 18:00
Kudos
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The GMAT is a beast, but it can be tamed - don't let one lost battle defeat you. I think that you are on the right track with your study schedule. If I were you, I would eschew the CATs for a few weeks and diligently study the OG. Once you have gone through the OG from cover to cover, completed and reviewed every question, then take a CAT. If you can confidently and accurately answer 4 out of 5 questions in the OG, I bet you will be able to score mid 6's on a GMAT Prep test.
Here's how I set my study schedule and moved from a 540 on my first GMAT to a 720:
- I would do one set of questions from the OG every night. I would do quant in sets of 35-40 and verbal in sets of 40-45 in order to simulate the duration of the test. I would not time myself, so I would sometimes take more than 75 minutes to complete a set. After completing my set, I'd take a short break and then go back and do a detailed review of each question. The review is where you will really improve. Make sure you do more than just glance at the answers in the back. You must make certain that you understand how to solve a quant problem or how to reason to the correct answer in verbal. Contrary to what you may think, the verbal section is not subjective. There are a limited number of principles that the GMAT tests over and over again. If you do enough practice problems, you will be able to identify what concept the test is asking with each question and how to work your way to a definite answer. Nearly every question you get on the GMAT will be a reproduction of a question you have done in the OG, only it will be with different wording or numbers. The concepts will be the exact same as the concepts needed to solve OG problems.
Now I mentioned that I only did one set of problems a night. Usually, I only did one set because it would take me roughly 2 minutes per question to do the first set and as a rule of thumb, I spent twice as long reviewing questions as I did solving them the first time around. So, to complete a set of 40 questions and then review the set, I spent about 240 minutes (40*2 + 40*4 = 80+160 = 240) or somewhere around 4 hours a night. Perhaps you will be able to pick up on GMAT wording and concepts quicker than I was able to, but in all likelihood, you need to brace yourself for an arduous battle. Uncommon results require uncommon efforts. Now get out there and slay that beast.
Here's how I set my study schedule and moved from a 540 on my first GMAT to a 720:
- I would do one set of questions from the OG every night. I would do quant in sets of 35-40 and verbal in sets of 40-45 in order to simulate the duration of the test. I would not time myself, so I would sometimes take more than 75 minutes to complete a set. After completing my set, I'd take a short break and then go back and do a detailed review of each question. The review is where you will really improve. Make sure you do more than just glance at the answers in the back. You must make certain that you understand how to solve a quant problem or how to reason to the correct answer in verbal. Contrary to what you may think, the verbal section is not subjective. There are a limited number of principles that the GMAT tests over and over again. If you do enough practice problems, you will be able to identify what concept the test is asking with each question and how to work your way to a definite answer. Nearly every question you get on the GMAT will be a reproduction of a question you have done in the OG, only it will be with different wording or numbers. The concepts will be the exact same as the concepts needed to solve OG problems.
Now I mentioned that I only did one set of problems a night. Usually, I only did one set because it would take me roughly 2 minutes per question to do the first set and as a rule of thumb, I spent twice as long reviewing questions as I did solving them the first time around. So, to complete a set of 40 questions and then review the set, I spent about 240 minutes (40*2 + 40*4 = 80+160 = 240) or somewhere around 4 hours a night. Perhaps you will be able to pick up on GMAT wording and concepts quicker than I was able to, but in all likelihood, you need to brace yourself for an arduous battle. Uncommon results require uncommon efforts. Now get out there and slay that beast.
03 May 2010, 20:54
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what was your studying like for 6 months? Were you focused on quant only since you said you didnt study verbal? The suggested study time is 3 months so everything stays fresh and it keeps you in check (so you dont go lazy and extend time). Depending on your schedule and time frame the study varies...
1. first and foremost, get the MGMAT books and OGs if you havent done so.
2. judging by your score you might need to improve on all sections but you might not- check up on that.
3. i would study 3 hours a day - 1.5 on verbal and 1.5 on math. follow the books and do all suggested problems. take advantage of CATs from mgmat, this site's problem sets, mgmat CATs etc. if you want more CATs i suggest Kaplan online premier since it has online portion that gives you a quiz/cat every month so that plus the book's cats gives you like 6-8 cats.
1. first and foremost, get the MGMAT books and OGs if you havent done so.
2. judging by your score you might need to improve on all sections but you might not- check up on that.
3. i would study 3 hours a day - 1.5 on verbal and 1.5 on math. follow the books and do all suggested problems. take advantage of CATs from mgmat, this site's problem sets, mgmat CATs etc. if you want more CATs i suggest Kaplan online premier since it has online portion that gives you a quiz/cat every month so that plus the book's cats gives you like 6-8 cats.
