Hours required to prepare for gmat

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Hello everyone,

What is the approximate number of hours required to prepare for gmat considering an average student??

Dauan · Answer

I spend 663 hours to improve by 120 points. I went from 610 to 730.

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MartyTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi nik256.

The number of hours people prepare varies a lot because what GMAT aspirants need to accomplish to achieve their score goals varies. That said, we could say that a very rough average number of hours a GMAT aspirant spends to achieve a 700+ score is 300.

For some more insights into what it takes to score 700+ on the GMAT, see this post.

Is It Hard to Get 700 on the GMAT?

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi nik256,

You ask an incredibly broad question - and the answer will depend on a number of different variables, including your 'starting score', Goal Score, available training materials, capacity to learn (both content and Tactics/patterns), etc. Since the 700+ Score has remained right around the 90th percentile (going back decades), clearly most GMATers never score that high on the Official Exam regardless of the number of training hours spent preparing for the Exam. Many GMATers spend 3 months (or more) on their studies before hitting their 'peak' Scores - and it's fairly common to spend 10-15 hours a week (or more) on that process. Thankfully, the GMAT is NOT an 'IQ test' and it is remarkably consistent and predictable - meaning that you CAN train to score at a higher level. If you find that your current approach isn't leading to an improvement in your Scores, then you might need to consider looking into using other resources.

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Rich

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ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi nik256,

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