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Oh awesome, thanks so much!!

Not a fan of GPT as such but haha sure!

Same here... it seems extra effort for simple things.

has to be worth dealing with it.

Thank you so much!! You’re really insightful & helpful

You’ve taken the exam or preparing?

Sorry to interrupt but can you please suggest what plans would be helpful as a newcomer

I’ve been preparing since nov & thinking to buy test 3 & others

Are MGMAT 6th edition books good enough? Or do I need to buy the latest version(2020)

I have this study plan that I have not adjusted yet to the Focus version (have to delete a few things and add some updates - just been short on time) gmat-study-plan-2023-updated-edition-217827.html but if you are preparing since Nov, you are not a new comer

You will be fine with the older edition. I actually like 6th better (personal preference).

Keep in mind that new books come with MGMAT Classic tests and practice questions online (not in the books) that used books would not have access to.

I’ve been solving random quants & came to know about egmat and this club this new year

Welcome in that case 😇

so would that be fine to take GMAT after 3&4th test or should i go straight next month

Ok thanks. I have 6th edition books. I’ll continue with it then

I don’t wish to waste a single attempt

I would suggest making your first attempt your final attempt. It is $300, so not a small amount.

I am starting with 565 score in GFE. Are two months enough for me considering 4-5 hours on weekdays and 7-8 hours on weekends?

It is not worth hoping and gambling hoping that magically you will score super high while scoring low on practice tests. Need to be realistic with practice tests and take the test when you are ready and I suggest not stretching your prep for more than 3-4 months. Solving questions and poking around is not really going to help. You need to be focused, learning, taking notes, tracking performance, etc for a high score. If you want to do better than 90% of other test takers (old Score of 700), you can’t expect it to happen by applying an average effort with an average concentration. that will give you an average score, which is 540. Ifyou want to beat 90% of the people you have to be better than 9 out of 10 test takers and study harder than 9 out of 10 and remember things better and be more dedicated in 9 out of 10 cases...

Sorry for the monlogue, it was not to your question Prathamesh164999

So that’s 655 these days I believe. I think 2 months for 100 points is doable. The question is not so much how much time you will give it (e.g. spending 4 hours after dinner and work) is probably worse than spending 1.5 hrs first thing in the morning. I would put together a calendar (we have a few templates but basically a celendar of what you want to learn by when - e.g. CR by this and PS by that date) and stick to the schedule. If you slip, you know that you are slipping overall. I would also track your performance daily. which means after you read a chapter or watched a video in the course, do 10 questions to check if you got it and if you bomb it, go back and make sure tomorrow you get a new set of 10 questions much better. You need to only move if you are solid. Don’t move past a chapter if you have not mastered it.

Thank you ! Where can I find template for the calendar?