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01 Jul 2009, 00:36
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I have around 50 days to sit for my GMAT and will start studying from today (hopefully! 
). I have taken a GMAT prep test and scored 550 (Q31 and V31, pretty balanced, i must say 
). However, this is way below my target score of 700-720 
. I have gone through the list of books in various sections on this forum and throughout various blogs and other web sites. My questions here are:
In addition, because I am pretty weak in quant (DS is my nemesis
), I am going to work through Quant review Ed 11. Does this sound enough?
). I have taken a GMAT prep test and scored 550 (Q31 and V31, pretty balanced, i must say ). However, this is way below my target score of 700-720 . I have gone through the list of books in various sections on this forum and throughout various blogs and other web sites. My questions here are: - Is OG 10 useful to prep from? From what I understand, OG is the bible. Therefore, wouldn't practicing from OG, rather than from other books (Kaplan, PR etc.), make more sense? I know the questions are retired and old, but they do have the same difficulty level and test on the same concepts, right
- I have OG 11. Do I need to invest in OG 12? The reason why I ask is because I can't really find the book in my city. If i get it somewhere by next month, I am hoping to look at the additional questions in PS, DS, and SC. However, taking the worst case scenario, I want to understand the impact if I am not able to take a look at OG 12.
In addition, because I am pretty weak in quant (DS is my nemesis
), I am going to work through Quant review Ed 11. Does this sound enough? 
01 Jul 2009, 00:58
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Welcome to GMAT Club Deejay!
Your OG 10 is good - it actually has very few questions overlapping with OG 11. You don't need to get OG 12 - it has only 30% of new questions.
Usually people use OG at the end of their prep because OG does not teach any principles - it is just a collection of questions. You do end up learning but with a much less efficiency than from books that were designed to give you strategies how to approach the test and also the foundation of math and verbal.
Your OG 10 is good - it actually has very few questions overlapping with OG 11. You don't need to get OG 12 - it has only 30% of new questions.
Usually people use OG at the end of their prep because OG does not teach any principles - it is just a collection of questions. You do end up learning but with a much less efficiency than from books that were designed to give you strategies how to approach the test and also the foundation of math and verbal.
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Thanks for the very prompt response bb. You are right in saying that few questions from OG 10 overlap with OG 11. Thats the first thing that made me look at OG 10 and wonder why people prepping don't practice from PG 10. In fact, I haven't found a single instance documented anywhere on the web where anyone prepping to give GMAT in next few months is using OG 10.
As far as strategies and foundations in maths and verbal are concerned, I have superficially read through the Cracking the GMAT book (PR). I didn't find it good enough. I am hoping to develop my strategies through practicing as many questions as I can. Also, I am aware of the basic concepts in maths and verbal. Where I falter is the application of these concepts in questions. Therefore, again, I am banking on practicing actual questions to actually conquer this. Also, through the thorough analysis of the questions, I should come to know which fundamentals I need to brush again. Then, I can just revisit the fundamentals of that particular topic. Does this make sense?
Based on this, I have also created a detailed study plan for the next 50 days (attached within). Your take on it?
Thanks in advance for your inputs
P.S.: The calendar template I have used for my plan is picked up from this forum only. I found it really helpful. My thanks to the creator
As far as strategies and foundations in maths and verbal are concerned, I have superficially read through the Cracking the GMAT book (PR). I didn't find it good enough. I am hoping to develop my strategies through practicing as many questions as I can. Also, I am aware of the basic concepts in maths and verbal. Where I falter is the application of these concepts in questions. Therefore, again, I am banking on practicing actual questions to actually conquer this. Also, through the thorough analysis of the questions, I should come to know which fundamentals I need to brush again. Then, I can just revisit the fundamentals of that particular topic. Does this make sense?
Based on this, I have also created a detailed study plan for the next 50 days (attached within). Your take on it?
Thanks in advance for your inputs
P.S.: The calendar template I have used for my plan is picked up from this forum only. I found it really helpful. My thanks to the creator
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