zachdunphy26 wrote:
Hi Everyone:
My GMAT exam is a little over 60 days from now (I’m about a week into studying). I took the GMAT initially out of college using Kaplan two years ago, but I didn’t do well because my biggest struggle is setting a study plan, and knowing which days to study which topic. I decided to give the GMAT another shot, and I decided to go with the Manhattan guide (their three books and bought the Foundations of Math book and the newest
OG book). My question is, should I follow the “Atlas” weekly guide? and on the side do some
OG questions and questions on Manhattans phone app when I have time during the day?
I’m not a good test taker, in fact I scored below a 500 on my practice exam. I want to shoot for over 700 and will do anything to get there, but like I said my biggest hurdle is getting a solid study plan down. To sum it up, if I follow Atlas, will that be enough? How many hours a day do I commit and do I take a day off? I have a very demanding day job so will have to allocate time accordingly.
Thank you!
Posted from my mobile deviceHi zachdunphy26,
I understand that making a study plan and organizing concepts can be quite challenging. And at the same time, it is important to have a proper study plan with clear deadlines so that you can keep yourself motivated right till the end. Having said that, as you are a working professional, a generic study plan would not suffice because your requirements do not match with those of anyone. For example,
a person who can dedicate 5 hours a day cannot have the same study plan as a person who can dedicate only 3 hours a day. So, it is important to make a study plan which is suitable for you.
This is when the
personalized study plan comes into picture. A personalized study plan is something which takes into account the number of hours a person can dedicate in a week and the approximate deadlines and then creates weekly tasks based on that. For example, a person who can dedicate 20 hours a week and plans to appear for the test in 3 months has to have different weekly tasks compared to a person who can dedicate 40 hours a week and plans to appear in 45 days. This will help students stay motivated right till the end because they have weekly deadlines to meet. Students can focus on just finishing the tasks scheduled for the day and take care of their office work.
I know you must be confused right now as to how to create a personalized study plan. Do not worry.
You can get your personalized study plan for free by signing up for the free trial of
GMATWhiz. As soon as you create an account, the dashboard asks you the number of hours you can dedicate in a week and then creates a study plan for you by organizing the concepts and creating weekly deadlines. This way you can concentrate on your prep without worrying about the study plan.
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20 Sep 2020, 16:11
