Math Study Regimen

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Hello Everyone,

I took the GMAT about a week ago and didn't do so well. I'm not sure what I did wrong because I felt VERY confident with my answer to pretty much every question I got. I'm taking it again on the 16th of December and I have developed my study plan. However, I'd like to see what kinds of study plans other people have put together. Just some background:

1. I took the Kaplan Prep Course and I feel that I am pretty good with math.
2. All of my practice test I scored between 600 and 620(all of them were Kaplan CATS) but I scored a 580 on the actual test; raw score 34Q.
3. I have quite a bit of time that I can dedicate to studying.

Resources:
GMAT CLUB membership
OG 11th edition
OG Quant Review Book
Kaplan Course Book
Kaplan Online Course Material (available until Dec 16th).
xlmath.com membership

I feel that my weakest skills are with probability and combo/perm, but I am usually able to work my way through them unless it is ridiculously difficult.

I could really use some help with this. Right now I am rotating days between math and verbal. I am focusing on a specific topic during the Math Days. I'd love to see what some of you used to succeed at the GMAT QUANT section.

Thanks,

Chris

desiguy · Answer

What's your current plan? In regards to permutations/combinations, I think that if you have the basics down, plus the "atleast" and "circle" concepts, you will be fine. As for probability, it would be wise to invest some time since these are common.

Good Luck.

GMATT73 · Answer

I might also suggest the following if you are looking to score above Q45:

ProjectGMAT
MGMAT Advanced PS and DS Archives
GMAT Club Challenges
Delta Course

cwolfe17 · Answer

GMATT73,

Thanks for the advice. How do you study the math specifically? I've seen a few post on here of people that do 25 math problems and 30 verbal questions a day or something like that. I'm not sure if that will help me. I want to zero in on what it is that I'm doing wrong but I'm finding that most of my errors are simple math errors or that I didn't answer the question that was asked.. I'm pretty solid on concepts. I'm not sure what to do. Got any advice. 

Thanks,

Chris

yb · Answer

Since you are solid on the concepts, I would suggest more participation in the math forums here. Also, make sure that the approach you use is also the fastest approach.

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