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*perennialoutsider writes:*
Hey guys! I am a 32 year old guy taking a crack at GMAT. I am a late bloomer, but the benefit of being a late bloomer is that I am prepared to put in the hours! I am a full-time employee going for self-preparing. I am planning to dedicate 3 hours per day for 2 months. I am looking for following advices:
1. topic sequenceand daily practice routine. Any tips would be
Welcome! We’ve had quite a few successful older applicants and accomplished as well.
The best route since you have two months would be to buy them
Manhattan prep books. It’s just $100 and it gives you all the material you need in one convenient place
You also need to get the official guide as that contains a lot of the official questions that you can practice and eventually you will also probably need to buy the official exams the paid ones but that can be much later. Your budget is probably $250 for the materials in about $300 for the exam
In terms of the routine, the best approach would be start your studying early in the morning and not after work. Just opened the chapter in the
Manhattan prep book reviewed the one from yesterday and then move onto the next one. Even an hour and a half in the morning is more powerful than three hours after work
Well you have a lot of advantages being a little bit older, you’ve got genetics against you because your memory is not as good and your concentration is not as good and you don’t retain as much as when you were 16 😂
There are a few ways to approach it, some people study quant and verbal at the same time while others take one section at a time. There’s no right or wrong way. Everyone has their own advantages and strengths so leverage Wood works for you and iterate if it doesn’t work. If something doesn’t work, change things up and look for ways to make it work.
Most important recommendation, measure your progress daily or every other day with a short 10 question quiz. Don’t wait two months to take the test and realize that you haven’t retained anything. You should fail quickly if you do fail and correct quickly as well
13 Nov 2025, 03:45
