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24 Jul 2017, 22:27
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It's been 10yrs since graduation. My math sense is dead and needs a serious revival. I have 2 full months of mostly free time to crack the GMAT. I plan to do 30hrs/week of studying. I plan to attack the GMAT as follows:
Phase I: (2 weeks, ~60hrs in total)
Read the MGMAT Quant book and the MGMAT verbal set to cover the foundation material.
Take a diagnostics CAT.
Carefully analyze my answers in the CAT to plan the next phase of study.
Phase II: (4 weeks, ~120hrs in total)
Study the OG, and OG Verbal and OG Quant Review books.
Take a timed CAT every Saturday.
Analyze my answers in every CAT I take.
Rinse & repeat.
I will have 2 weeks before the big day to spare in case I have some catching up to do.
How is my plan flawed? I know it's. I just don't know why.
All input is appreciated.
Phase I: (2 weeks, ~60hrs in total)
Read the MGMAT Quant book and the MGMAT verbal set to cover the foundation material.
Take a diagnostics CAT.
Carefully analyze my answers in the CAT to plan the next phase of study.
Phase II: (4 weeks, ~120hrs in total)
Study the OG, and OG Verbal and OG Quant Review books.
Take a timed CAT every Saturday.
Analyze my answers in every CAT I take.
Rinse & repeat.
I will have 2 weeks before the big day to spare in case I have some catching up to do.
How is my plan flawed? I know it's. I just don't know why.
All input is appreciated.
24 Jul 2017, 22:44
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It's been 10yrs since graduation. My math sense is dead and needs a serious revival. I have full 2 months of mostly free time to crack the GMAT. I plan to do 30hrs/week of studing. I plan to attack the GMAT as follows:
Phase I: (2 weeks, ~60hrs in total)
Read the MGMAT Quant book and the MGMAT verbal set to cover the foundation material.
Take a diagnostics CAT.
Carefully analyze my answers in the CAT to plan the next phase of study.
Phase II: (4 weeks, ~120hrs in total)
Study the OG, and OG Verbal and Quant Overview books.
Take a timed CAT every Saturday.
Analyze my answers in every CAT I take.
Rinse & repeat.
I will have 2 weeks before the big day to spare in case I have some catching up to do.
How is my plan flawed? I know it's. I just don't know why.
All input is appreciated.
Phase I: (2 weeks, ~60hrs in total)
Read the MGMAT Quant book and the MGMAT verbal set to cover the foundation material.
Take a diagnostics CAT.
Carefully analyze my answers in the CAT to plan the next phase of study.
Phase II: (4 weeks, ~120hrs in total)
Study the OG, and OG Verbal and Quant Overview books.
Take a timed CAT every Saturday.
Analyze my answers in every CAT I take.
Rinse & repeat.
I will have 2 weeks before the big day to spare in case I have some catching up to do.
How is my plan flawed? I know it's. I just don't know why.
All input is appreciated.
First of all, I feel you should start of by taking a mock CAT(without any preparation)
Rest of your plan seems good to go by, with the exception of the difficulty of the material you plan to use
(since most of the material that you plan to use have easy and mid-difficulty questions tested)
After every step, try and understand if the studying has helped you get closer to your target score.
Also, you could include these books in addition to the OG's
PowerScore CR Bible - for critical reasoning.
Aristotle SC Grail - for sentence correction.
RC99(by Aristotle) - for reading comprehension.
As for diagnostic tests, I would recommend you to buy the GMATPrep Exam Packs 1 & 2 and
the Question Pack also if possible.
All the best for your GMAT.
Hope this helps you
25 Jul 2017, 14:53
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Hi cutepathogen,
Since it sounds like you're just beginning your studies, then it would be a good idea to take a FULL-LENGTH practice CAT Test; you can download 2 for free from www.mba.com (and they come with some additional practice materials). If you want to do a little studying first, so that you can familiarize yourself with the basic content and question types, then that's okay - but you shouldn't wait too long to take that initial CAT. That score will give us a good sense of your natural strengths and weaknesses and will help provide a basis for comparison as you continue to study. A FULL CAT takes about 4 hours to complete, so make sure that you've set aside enough time to take it in one sitting. Once you have those scores, you should report back here and we can come up with a study plan.
I'd like to know a bit more about your timeline and goals:
1) What is your goal score?
2) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
3) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
As far as your plan is concerned, until you define your score goal and complete that first practice CAT, we have no way of knowing whether 2 months will be enough study time for you or not. Many Test Takers spend 3 months (or more) of consistent study time before they hit their 'peak' scores, so I would assume that you will need more time than you've allotted.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Since it sounds like you're just beginning your studies, then it would be a good idea to take a FULL-LENGTH practice CAT Test; you can download 2 for free from www.mba.com (and they come with some additional practice materials). If you want to do a little studying first, so that you can familiarize yourself with the basic content and question types, then that's okay - but you shouldn't wait too long to take that initial CAT. That score will give us a good sense of your natural strengths and weaknesses and will help provide a basis for comparison as you continue to study. A FULL CAT takes about 4 hours to complete, so make sure that you've set aside enough time to take it in one sitting. Once you have those scores, you should report back here and we can come up with a study plan.
I'd like to know a bit more about your timeline and goals:
1) What is your goal score?
2) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
3) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
As far as your plan is concerned, until you define your score goal and complete that first practice CAT, we have no way of knowing whether 2 months will be enough study time for you or not. Many Test Takers spend 3 months (or more) of consistent study time before they hit their 'peak' scores, so I would assume that you will need more time than you've allotted.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
