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Hi all,

It's been a few weeks since I started my GMAT preparation. I am currently halfway through my Manhattan prep - Foundations of math book. I solve the drill sets at the end of each chapter.
My question is, what do I do after I'm done with this book. Do I start solving questions from the OG?
And also regarding verbal, I do not have access to any books because of the lockdown in my city. Will watching the 'Thursdays with Ron' videos on youtube be helpful?

Looking forward to your responses.
Thanks in advance!

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Hi all,

It's been a few weeks since I started my GMAT preparation. I am currently halfway through my Manhattan prep - Foundations of math book. I solve the drill sets at the end of each chapter.
My question is, what do I do after I'm done with this book. Do I start solving questions from the OG?
And also regarding verbal, I do not have access to any books because of the lockdown in my city. Will watching the 'Thursdays with Ron' videos on youtube be helpful?

Looking forward to your responses.
Thanks in advance!

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OG is always the best material for GMAT prep.

The best way to make use of OG is:
1) Try to solve the question on your own
2) Search for the question on GMAT Club
3) Read expert answers
4) Read the common mistakes that others have committed
5) Bookmark the answers that you couldn't solve and revise them later

I felt that the questions in OG are amazing, but the explanations are not up to the mark (especially for verbal). You need to completely dissect the question and understand why the correct answer is correct and why the incorrect answer is incorrect.

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Hi all,

It's been a few weeks since I started my GMAT preparation. I am currently halfway through my Manhattan prep - Foundations of math book. I solve the drill sets at the end of each chapter.
My question is, what do I do after I'm done with this book. Do I start solving questions from the OG?
And also regarding verbal, I do not have access to any books because of the lockdown in my city. Will watching the 'Thursdays with Ron' videos on youtube be helpful?

Looking forward to your responses.
Thanks in advance!

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If you complete manhattan book, just practice from the following link topic-by-topic. That's more than enough.
https://gmatclub.com/forum/search.php?view=search_tags
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This is the best materials in this planet!
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Hi all,

It's been a few weeks since I started my GMAT preparation. I am currently halfway through my Manhattan prep - Foundations of math book. I solve the drill sets at the end of each chapter.
My question is, what do I do after I'm done with this book. Do I start solving questions from the OG?
And also regarding verbal, I do not have access to any books because of the lockdown in my city. Will watching the 'Thursdays with Ron' videos on youtube be helpful?

Looking forward to your responses.
Thanks in advance!

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OG is always the best material for GMAT prep.

The best way to make use of OG is:
1) Try to solve the question on your own
2) Search for the question on GMAT Club
3) Read expert answers
4) Read the common mistakes that others have committed
5) Bookmark the answers that you couldn't solve and revise them later

I felt that the questions in OG are amazing, but the explanations are not up to the mark (especially for verbal). You need to completely dissect the question and understand why the correct answer is correct and why the incorrect answer is incorrect.

Drop a kudos if this helps!
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Thanks a lot for the advice. Will definitely incorporate your points into my preparation.
Really appreciate the help! :)
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Hi all,

It's been a few weeks since I started my GMAT preparation. I am currently halfway through my Manhattan prep - Foundations of math book. I solve the drill sets at the end of each chapter.
My question is, what do I do after I'm done with this book. Do I start solving questions from the OG?
And also regarding verbal, I do not have access to any books because of the lockdown in my city. Will watching the 'Thursdays with Ron' videos on youtube be helpful?

Looking forward to your responses.
Thanks in advance!

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If you complete manhattan book, just practice from the following link topic-by-topic. That's more than enough.
https://gmatclub.com/forum/search.php?view=search_tags
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Hi, thanks for you reply! Appreciate the help ?
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Hi sanjana204,

Since you are in the early phase of your studies, then it would be a good idea to take a FULL-LENGTH practice CAT Test; you can take 2 for free at www.mba.com (and they come with some additional practice materials). If you want to do a little studying first, so that you can familiarize yourself with the basic content and question types, then that's okay - but you shouldn't wait too long to take that initial CAT. That score will give us a good sense of your natural strengths and weaknesses and will help provide a basis for comparison as you continue to study. A FULL CAT takes about 3.5 hours to complete, so make sure that you've set aside enough time to take it in one sitting. Once you have those scores, you should report back here and we can come up with a study plan.

I'd like to know a bit more about your timeline and goals:
1) What is your goal score?
2) When are you planning to take the GMAT?
3) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?

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Hi sanjan204,

Out of curiosity have you taken an MBA.com practice exam to get a baseline score? Also, what is your score goal and when is your GMAT? Once I learn some more about you, I can provide some further advice.
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Hi sanjana204,

Since you are in the early phase of your studies, then it would be a good idea to take a FULL-LENGTH practice CAT Test; you can take 2 for free at https://www.mba.com (and they come with some additional practice materials). If you want to do a little studying first, so that you can familiarize yourself with the basic content and question types, then that's okay - but you shouldn't wait too long to take that initial CAT. That score will give us a good sense of your natural strengths and weaknesses and will help provide a basis for comparison as you continue to study. A FULL CAT takes about 3.5 hours to complete, so make sure that you've set aside enough time to take it in one sitting. Once you have those scores, you should report back here and we can come up with a study plan.

I'd like to know a bit more about your timeline and goals:
1) What is your goal score?
2) When are you planning to take the GMAT?
3) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
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Hi Rich,

Thanks for your reply!
No, I have not taken a full length CAT yet. I've just been really nervous about taking it since I feel I'm not prepared at all. But I will take one this weekend and get back to you about the score.
To answer your questions,
1) The schools I've been looking at have an average of 650. So I'm looking to score atleast 700.
2) I'm planning to take the GMAT sometime in December.
3) I will be applying in early January and will be applying to 3 schools in India.
• Great lakes Institute of management
• Indian school of business
• SP Jain Global

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Out of curiosity have you taken an MBA.com practice exam to get a baseline score? Also, what is your score goal and when is your GMAT? Once I learn some more about you, I can provide some further advice.
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Hi, thanks for the reply!

No, I have not take a practice test yet. Since lots of people here are advising me to take it, I will take one this weekend and get back to you!
I'm looking to score atleast 700. And I'm planning to the GMAT this December.

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Hi sanjana204,

Studying for the GMAT now - well in advance of when you will actually "need" your Score - is a smart choice. Since you already know the Schools that you plan to apply to, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile and plans. Those Experts should be able to answer your Admissions questions and help define the specific areas of your profile that could use some improvement.

There's a Forum full of those Experts here:

https://gmatclub.com/forum/ask-admissio ... tants-124/

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I have already covered some of the following in my debrief.

I assume you haven't done any mock tests yet. My immediate advice would be to do one pretty soon, regardless of whether you feel prepared or not. The big reason for this is that you need to figure out which parts of the exam are difficult for you, so you know what you need to practice most. Your weaker areas will likely have the most possibilities for you to improve, giving you easy access to some extra points on the exam.

Once you've found out which areas are tough, I would suggest you try to do the Manhattan sections of those areas and then practice solving those types of questions using the GMATclub question bank. While doing this, it's good practice to carefully read the expert solutions, so as to pick up more tips on how to find the solution faster.

While the OG has next to nothing to offer in terms of strategy or explanations, what it does have is an easy way of doing many questions in rapid succession. For this reason, it is a useful resource when you have learned some strategies and you want to practice solving many questions in a row without knowing what kinds of questions will come up next, similar to the way you'll be doing it on the exam. On the exam, you will have to be very comfortable with solving ~30 questions in a row without losing focus, while maintaining a steady pace. Using the OG in this way can help you get used to that.
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Hi sanjan204,

Out of curiosity have you taken an MBA.com practice exam to get a baseline score? Also, what is your score goal and when is your GMAT? Once I learn some more about you, I can provide some further advice.

Hi, thanks for the reply!

No, I have not take a practice test yet. Since lots of people here are advising me to take it, I will take one this weekend and get back to you!
I'm looking to score atleast 700. And I'm planning to the GMAT this December.

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Awesome. Let us know how it goes.
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