How to start GMAT prep?

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Hey, I'm starting my GMAT journey. Watched some YouTube videos, got familiar with the exam, and learned the foundations for Quant. I'm good at Maths, but find Verbal a bit difficult. Could you please help me with how I should start my journey? Should I start with a GMAT study plan or a forum quiz?

Sajjad1994 · Answer

Hi

A study plan will help you keep on target. Recently GMAT Club has launched its new 12-week  interactive GMAT Study plan  which you can access  here.  This is wonderful tool which will help you learn the right contents (syllabus) and help you decide when to practice and also will help you navigate the GMAT Club forum.

Good Luck

Reon · Answer

You should first solidify your concepts, you can consider mprep verbal book or some other book and then take topic wise quiz on GC

AllisonBell · Answer

It sounds like you’re in a perfect place to take a baseline official practice exam. This will not only give you a more objective sense of your strengths and weaknesses on the GMAT, but it will also help you understand what you’re up against in terms of time management and strategy. That will be really helpful context as you go deeper into your GMAT studies.

Once you’ve done that, you’ll want to incorporate a few key elements into your study plan:

Some sort of curriculum,  especially in your areas of weakness. It can just be a prep book you check out from the library, but make sure it’s comprehensive and up-to-date. 
  Official guide practice problems.  These will give you the most realistic sense of what to expect on the GMAT and how you’re performing. You’ll want to do a mix of coordinating those with the content you’re studying and putting them into mixed, timed practice sets to simulate the test experience. 
  Review.  You should spend at least twice as long reviewing problems as you spend doing them. Set up a good review log or a flashcard system to ensure you’re capturing key takeaways from every problem.  
  Benchmark practice exams.  Space these out every month or so at first, increasing the rhythm to every 2-3 weeks once you’ve completed a full curriculum. These will help you stay in touch with your endgame, practice time management skills, and check in on your progress.

Much of this is available as part of ManhattanPrep’s  Free GMAT Starter Kit .

Happy studying!

GreenPaste · Answer

Thank you

GreenPaste · Answer

Thank you

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