GMAT Journey Beginners

Sure dvishal387

So, I studied twice a day, for a total of about 3 hours per day on weekdays and 4-5 hours per day on weekends. Here's roughly what I did:

Morning:
-100 topic specific problems, focusing on fundamental concepts (untimed, but usually no more than 20 minutes)
-Quick readthrough of GMAT Pocket Reference Guide (Quant section only) (20 minutes)
-Manhattan Prep, readthrough of 2 Quant-related Books + any related questions (45 minutes - 1.5 hours)
-Kaplan Premier Quantitative Strategy & Algebra problems (45 minutes - 1.5 hours)

Evening
-100 topic specific problems, focusing on fundamental concepts (timed and recorded - started out at 13 minutes timed, but trimmed to roughly 5-6 minutes)
-Quick readthrough of GMAT Pocket Reference Guide (Quant section only) (20 minutes)
-Official GMAT: Math/Quant Review questions (45 minutes - 1.5 hours)
-Manhattan Prep, readthrough of 2 Quant-related Books + any related questions (45 minutes - 1.5 hours)

*I also reviewed my diagnostic test to see where I needed the most improvement. So, I used that to inform what Quant sections I would study. I essentially went through as many concepts and problems in each readthrough until I wasn't making many mistakes.

**Track everything. I'd do a problem set of 25, time it and calculate the percentage score every time. This helped me immensely.

***I work as a digital analyst, but the math I use on a daily basis is a little different than what's included on the GMAT, so I knew I needed a refresher. To be honest, I saw the most improvement by just getting the fundamentals down and memorizing formulas.