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Score 490 to 700 - correct strategy?

Consider checking out the gmatclub study plan post. It provides a bit of an intro to GMAT preparation and mentions a variety of resources. Reading the Share GMAT Experience sub-forum may be helpful to see the paths others have taken. Here, for example, is someone who went from a 420 base to a balanced 730 actual exam.

In addition to fundamentals, see whether you can find shorter ways to solve them. The actual names of the sections are Quantitative Reasoning and Verbal Reasoning. May sound strange but a lot of the Verbal tutoring I actually do is about improving a student's solving approach.

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Hi rtsaito,

I've sent you a PM with some additional questions.

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Hi rtsaito,

In addition to the advice provided by Marty, feel free to check out the following article:

The Best Way to Study for the GMAT
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I have been studying for about 60 days about 2:30h consistently every day. So far focused in learning concepts and the basics.

I'm planning to do GMAT between March/April 2023 but not sure if would make more sense to continue to study concepts more deeply or in the moment would be better to work with OG question and learn how do each type of question?

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Hi rtsaito

GMAT is a test which focuses on your application skills along with the conceptual knowledge. So, just learning the concepts and practicing questions without focusing on the right methodology will not do any good. So, I suggest you to first focus on the methodology to solve questions of a particular topic and only then move to practicing questions of that topic.

How to prepare for GMAT in the right way?


So, the right way to prepare would be to first

  • Deal with one topic at a time
  • learn the concepts of a topic
  • learn the right methodology to solve questions of that topic
  • practice a few questions of that topic making sure that you use the right methodology to solve questions
  • Repeat the process for all the topics

And working on weak areas is equally important. You move to the next topic only if you get a decent accuracy in the previous topic. If not, you revisit the concepts, fill the conceptual gaps and then move to the next topic only when you are 100% confident.

To score 700+ on GMAT, the most important thing to keep in mind is to follow a structured approach. The key is to follow the right sequence of study for both verbal and quant.

Hope this helps!

Feel free to reach out in case of any queries!
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