Rishabh2019 wrote:
Dear Experts,
I would like to have your expert advice regarding my planning for GMAT preparation. I have almost 11 years of work experience and working as product manager presently with a MNC. I know as next step to go in the management and be successful either I should have the MBA from the esteemed institution to jump in my career for 5 years in fast track and be ready with competencies required for the management.
So my objective is clear for doing the executive MBA.
Now regarding the preparation, I had no connection with the quants, verbal preparation after the collage placement. So almost 11 years therefore you can consider me at level 1 in the scale 1-10 now.So I have to start the preparation from scratch.
My strength are fast grasping of concept and logical thinking so if someone explain me the concept so that fixed in my mind completely therefore if i get some very good tutor who explain the concept clearly so I am very good student to follow and learn fast.
Negative point from my side that I am very proactive guy to prepare and follow the study plan by myself but very good if I get some friends with me in preparation. I have never done the preparation with online study material so not sure how it goes.
So I told you everything about me and would like your opinion on the following:
1. If I can crack the GMAT exam with the above mentioned attitude
2. If not so what I must have to understand and change
3. What will be the best preparation way for me?
Note: Presently I am working outside India.
Waiting for your response.
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Hi Rishabh2019,
Welcome to GMATCLUB. You should study for around 3-4 months to achieve your score. You should start by taking a GMAT Mock once. You can then now know your weaknesses and can work on them. If you are willing to study dedicatedly for that period, you are sure to achieve your goal. I think you need to solidify you base and adopt a proper technique to answer the questions. I believe you may benefit from taking a GMATPREP course. If you are willing, there are some great GMAT prep companies that can help you with your preparation.
In order to make an informed decision I would highly encourage you to go to their websites and try on their free trial and decide for yourself which one do you like better. You try out free access to EmpowerGMAT,
Magoosh and
TTP as they have great reviews on GMATCLUB.
If you are looking for a good course in verbal, I would highly encourage you to consider
e-gmat verbal online or the
e-gmat verbal live course. They are both amazing courses especially designed for non-natives. They offer almost 25% of their courses for free so you can try out their free trial to decide which one you want to go for. Plus the
e-gmat Scholaranium which is included in both the courses is one of the best verbal practice tools in the market. You can easily track your progress in that you can identify your strengths and analyze and improve on your weak areas.
I must add that if you are particularly looking to discover and improve on your weak areas in Quant; a subscription to
GMATCLUB tests is the best way to do that. They are indeed phenomenal and will not only pinpoint your weak areas but also help you improve on them.
Further taking multiple mocks might help. Apart from the GMATPREP,
Manhattan GMAT tests and Veritas Prep Tests in my experience have good verbal and Quant section and will certainly help you point out and improve your weak areas.
Further another advantage of taking many mocks is to build up your stamina. Apart from the GMATPREP tests, taking practise tests of any major GMATPREP company ought to do that.
I would also encourage you to purchase GMATPREP QP 1 for some great additional practice.
Lastly, you can check out a very interesting article by Mike McGarry from
Magoosh detailing a 3 month study plan
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/3-month-g ... -students/. You will find it very helpful as it gives out a study plan as per your needs.
Hope this helps. All the best.