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Hi bb,
Thank you for all the tips. I have recently started my prep for the GMAT Focus Edition using Manhattan 6th edition guide books (1-9) and the FE bundle. Here are my questions:
- Since my MGMAT books don't include online access or a strategy guide for OG practice questions (I was given the books by a colleague), is it worth purchasing a new set of Manhattan books? If so, which option (on-demand course, Self Study Toolkit, or All the GMAT Strategy Guide Set) will best provide a structured plan with OG practice guidance?
- Should I study each MGMAT book while practicing relevant GMAT OG questions? Should I divide my study time between one MGMAT quant book and one MGMAT verbal book daily?
- Given the extensive content in the MGMAT books, is it feasible to complete one book per day with the included practice problems in the book + the relevant OG practice problems? What's the best way to split those up?
Thank you in advance!
Congratulations!
These are all good questions.
I don’t think it’s worth purchasing new material just for the sake of the O.G. Tool. A new OG just came out today, So there’s going to be some lag there.
2. The new GE focus edition is coming out in the month and depending on those books, you may consider buying a new copy of those.
3. How you study your personal journey. I have studied one section at a time because I don’t multitask very well. I went deep and I went into each section and I made notes and I kept refreshing them afterwards but most tutors including GMAT Ninja seem to recommend the two study quantum verbal at the same time. it would not work for me at all 😂
4. The goal is not so much to finish the book but to hit certain goals and remember the material and questions you have finished. Manhattan used to have a really good book called roadmap that you may have received with your bundle, read through it as it contains great study tips. I am also one of the believers who thinks that it’s going to be hard to study more than two hours a day unless you are a young college student. If you are a professional, you will not be able to get that far in a single day.
The key with GMAT is nuance. When you reach into the 90+ percentile, all the answers are based on small little traps and nuance and little nitpicks. They all require you to remember them and keep them top of mind. So the test is almost like a maze and you have to remember all the traps scattered through the maze. Make sure when you cover books, you cover them to remember the traps rather than just to cover the books .
5. I would recommend not going insane and crazy on the number of questions you do. I didn’t even have official guide when I was studying and it was kind of a stupidity but a blessing as well because I didn’t have many questions to work with. So, I would do a chapter and then I would take a question quiz at the end. If I felt uncertain, I would maybe take another question quiz Take me 30 minutes I timed myself by the way. Many tutors suggest that you don’t time yourself in the beginning and then gradually start timing yourself but I just started timing myself from the beginning and got the taste of the clock.
6. Don’t rush to solve hard questions. There is a mistaken assumption that if you can solve a hard question that means you can solve easy and medium too that’s not exactly right just like if you can run fast, it doesn’t mean you can crawl really well so don’t chase the hard and make sure you solve and medium and hard ones Give yourself a good mix and if you feel comfortable with the section don’t feel like you need to take 100 questions to get the same answer over and over.
If you’re looking for a high score, you have to know yourself and you have to be aware of your own weaknesses and you have to be aware of how you can do in your power to succeeded. How can you outdo all the other test. It’s a challenge!
Good luck!
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27 May 2024, 22:59
