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12 Nov 2014, 17:30
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Hello,
I am beginning to study the GMAT and would appreciate your opinion of my study plan.
Context :
- I am a non native english speaker. I took the GMAT in 2007 and scored 730 (50 quant ; 40 verbal ; but my Quant skills were fresh out of high school ! I studied 3 months)
- I am planning 12 weeks of study (~8 weeks to study quant and verbal ; 4 weeks to practice CATs and improve timing, stamina...) and targeting ~700+ score
- I took my first Manhattan practice test yesterday and here is the result : 620
Quant : 39 (43%)
Verbal : 35 (76%)
=> Looks like the quant part needs serious work. Verbal looks ok. (I have been working in consulting for the past years, partly in English, which may explain I am not too bad in verbal).
Key findings about Strengths and Weaknesses :
Quant :
1. Stronger weakness : FDP (<10 % correct + long time spent - ~2:40 /question)
2. Very Weak : Geometry (40 % correct + long time spent - 3:20/question)
3. Weak : Number prop. and Algebra (40% correct + 2:40/question
4. Not too bad - Word Problems (80% correct + ~2:20 / question)
=> Overall, I need work on almost all topics (for word problems I may have been lucky as it's usually a weakness)
Verbal :
1. Stronger weakness : RC (42% correct - 1:30 Right Answer ; 3:15 wrong answer)
Then CR looks not too bad (57% correct ; 1:30-2:00/question) ; SC looks ok (73% correct ; 1:30 / question)
I have 2 questions :
1. I will begin with a strong focus on Quant and am thinking of rewiewing the quant books of Manhattan Gmat in ~4 weeks. I'll begin with FDP. Shall I go directly to book on Geometry (2nd weakness) or shall I go in the normal order of MGMAT books (Algebra - Word - Geo - Number Properties) as I'll cover all the topics anyway ?
2. Shall I study some verbal in parallel in month 1 ? Although Verbal doesn't appear a strong weakness, I fear that if I begin Verbal in month 2, and begin with reading comprehension or CR, I'll have only 2 weeks practice of onen topic (ex : SC) when I enter the month 3 (CAT tests). Therefore, I am thinking of including a small review of verbal in parallel for the first month. What do you think ? Some websites recommand a focus on quant in month 1 and verbal in month 2 (with small practice in quant) ; some websites recommand to tackle both at the same time (to have enough time to strenghten the 2 skills) but I fear the work overload and wonder which topics I should study first
Do not hesitate if you have any comment or advice on my approach / questions.
Many thanks in advance.
I am beginning to study the GMAT and would appreciate your opinion of my study plan.
Context :
- I am a non native english speaker. I took the GMAT in 2007 and scored 730 (50 quant ; 40 verbal ; but my Quant skills were fresh out of high school ! I studied 3 months)
- I am planning 12 weeks of study (~8 weeks to study quant and verbal ; 4 weeks to practice CATs and improve timing, stamina...) and targeting ~700+ score
- I took my first Manhattan practice test yesterday and here is the result : 620
Quant : 39 (43%)
Verbal : 35 (76%)
=> Looks like the quant part needs serious work. Verbal looks ok. (I have been working in consulting for the past years, partly in English, which may explain I am not too bad in verbal).
Key findings about Strengths and Weaknesses :
Quant :
1. Stronger weakness : FDP (<10 % correct + long time spent - ~2:40 /question)
2. Very Weak : Geometry (40 % correct + long time spent - 3:20/question)
3. Weak : Number prop. and Algebra (40% correct + 2:40/question
4. Not too bad - Word Problems (80% correct + ~2:20 / question)
=> Overall, I need work on almost all topics (for word problems I may have been lucky as it's usually a weakness)
Verbal :
1. Stronger weakness : RC (42% correct - 1:30 Right Answer ; 3:15 wrong answer)
Then CR looks not too bad (57% correct ; 1:30-2:00/question) ; SC looks ok (73% correct ; 1:30 / question)
I have 2 questions :
1. I will begin with a strong focus on Quant and am thinking of rewiewing the quant books of Manhattan Gmat in ~4 weeks. I'll begin with FDP. Shall I go directly to book on Geometry (2nd weakness) or shall I go in the normal order of MGMAT books (Algebra - Word - Geo - Number Properties) as I'll cover all the topics anyway ?
2. Shall I study some verbal in parallel in month 1 ? Although Verbal doesn't appear a strong weakness, I fear that if I begin Verbal in month 2, and begin with reading comprehension or CR, I'll have only 2 weeks practice of onen topic (ex : SC) when I enter the month 3 (CAT tests). Therefore, I am thinking of including a small review of verbal in parallel for the first month. What do you think ? Some websites recommand a focus on quant in month 1 and verbal in month 2 (with small practice in quant) ; some websites recommand to tackle both at the same time (to have enough time to strenghten the 2 skills) but I fear the work overload and wonder which topics I should study first
Do not hesitate if you have any comment or advice on my approach / questions.
Many thanks in advance.
14 Nov 2014, 08:07
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Manman2012
I would recommend you to study both quant and verbal in parallel. I have observed that students who study just quant say for a month or two, will see a drop in their verbal performance. This is based on working with a lot of students. It is important to keep yourself fresh on both the subjects.
Other than that use the following official GMAT resources: GMATPrep software, GMATPrep Question Pack 1, and GMATPrep Exam Pack 1.
Cheers,
Dabral
I would recommend you to study both quant and verbal in parallel. I have observed that students who study just quant say for a month or two, will see a drop in their verbal performance. This is based on working with a lot of students. It is important to keep yourself fresh on both the subjects.
Other than that use the following official GMAT resources: GMATPrep software, GMATPrep Question Pack 1, and GMATPrep Exam Pack 1.
Cheers,
Dabral
16 Nov 2014, 08:32
Kudos
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Hello Dabral,
Many thanks for your reply. Yes I will study both in parallel (with stronger focus on Quant the first month). The studyplan of Manhattan gmat courses also appears to recommand to study Quand and Verbal in parallel. This is surprising as the gmatclub post on study plan recommands to study one after the other..
=> Maybe this recommandation should be adapted for non native english speakers ?
On an other topic, I red that 1/3 of time is taken to do the CAT and 2/3 to review it. Given that the goal of the first CAT is mainly to assess strengths and weaknesses, shall I spend now 5-6 hours to review my first CAT ? that's a lot of time spent to review questions where I didn't even master the content, maybe I should spend less time ? (only 2-3 hours max) and move quickly to the learning phase ?
Many thanks.
Many thanks for your reply. Yes I will study both in parallel (with stronger focus on Quant the first month). The studyplan of Manhattan gmat courses also appears to recommand to study Quand and Verbal in parallel. This is surprising as the gmatclub post on study plan recommands to study one after the other..
=> Maybe this recommandation should be adapted for non native english speakers ?
On an other topic, I red that 1/3 of time is taken to do the CAT and 2/3 to review it. Given that the goal of the first CAT is mainly to assess strengths and weaknesses, shall I spend now 5-6 hours to review my first CAT ? that's a lot of time spent to review questions where I didn't even master the content, maybe I should spend less time ? (only 2-3 hours max) and move quickly to the learning phase ?
Many thanks.
