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ana1331
Joined: 08 May 2014
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GRE 1: Q164 V165
17 May 2014, 19:24
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Hi!
I've been reading a lot for the past few weeks about which books to get and seen some study plans online. I also took a Kaplan Test (the
one that is free) and scored a 620. I've read these scores are not very reliable, so I am hoping I am a litte bit closer to 630-650. Anyway, my aim is at least a 720.
I have a lot of time, since I don't plan on applying until a year or so to BS.
My question is: for a standard 2 hour study session, what do you do? What I do is that I skim the MGMAT guide and answer the problems. After I'm done with the guide (at most 3-4 days, since I keep notes), I do ALL of the OG problems (both the OG and the Quant OG review book) suggested in the MGMAT guide. They are close to 160 per guide...so we are talking about 5 hours at least...so that's another additional 5 days just to finish 1 MGMAT Guide.. (close to week and a half). At this rate, I will finish math in 2 months! Is that normal? I review each and every problem and keep an error log.
I am finding this to take longer than I thought. I've seen most study plans dedicate 4 weeks to math and 4 weeks to verbal and then 4 weeks to practice exams. How many problems from the OG's do you do per day? How are your study sessions structured?
I am trying to find more realistic goals!
Thanks and this is my first post :D some kudos will be appreciated
I've been reading a lot for the past few weeks about which books to get and seen some study plans online. I also took a Kaplan Test (the
one that is free) and scored a 620. I've read these scores are not very reliable, so I am hoping I am a litte bit closer to 630-650. Anyway, my aim is at least a 720.
I have a lot of time, since I don't plan on applying until a year or so to BS.
My question is: for a standard 2 hour study session, what do you do? What I do is that I skim the MGMAT guide and answer the problems. After I'm done with the guide (at most 3-4 days, since I keep notes), I do ALL of the OG problems (both the OG and the Quant OG review book) suggested in the MGMAT guide. They are close to 160 per guide...so we are talking about 5 hours at least...so that's another additional 5 days just to finish 1 MGMAT Guide.. (close to week and a half). At this rate, I will finish math in 2 months! Is that normal? I review each and every problem and keep an error log.
I am finding this to take longer than I thought. I've seen most study plans dedicate 4 weeks to math and 4 weeks to verbal and then 4 weeks to practice exams. How many problems from the OG's do you do per day? How are your study sessions structured?
I am trying to find more realistic goals!
Thanks and this is my first post :D some kudos will be appreciated
18 May 2014, 12:12
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Ana,
Hope you are well. Your GMAT study plan seems very reasonable and organized. Two months is actually on the short side for a full GMAT preparation. Three months is pretty common. And obviously a lot of people spend even more time than that. The important things are to set goals and stay organized. If it takes you four months that's completely fine. One thing that you might consider is studying Math and Verbal at the same time (not 4 weeks of math and then 4 weeks of verbal) because some of the concepts will take time to understand.
There are some good schedule suggestions here on GMAT Club (there's a long post by BB). This GMAT Study Schedule which breaks down your GMAT studying by the day might be helpful. You might take a look just to see how your studying could be structured. There are also some other articles including one on good study habits that might be good to read here in the beginning of your GMAT prep. Let me know if you have any questions.
Happy Studies,
A.
Hope you are well. Your GMAT study plan seems very reasonable and organized. Two months is actually on the short side for a full GMAT preparation. Three months is pretty common. And obviously a lot of people spend even more time than that. The important things are to set goals and stay organized. If it takes you four months that's completely fine. One thing that you might consider is studying Math and Verbal at the same time (not 4 weeks of math and then 4 weeks of verbal) because some of the concepts will take time to understand.
There are some good schedule suggestions here on GMAT Club (there's a long post by BB). This GMAT Study Schedule which breaks down your GMAT studying by the day might be helpful. You might take a look just to see how your studying could be structured. There are also some other articles including one on good study habits that might be good to read here in the beginning of your GMAT prep. Let me know if you have any questions.
Happy Studies,
A.
ana1331
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18 May 2014, 21:21
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Hi!
Thank you very much for your reply. I will check those resources and try to balance Verbal and Math. I guess I was trying to cramp up everything in 3 months, but I will mostly take 4 or at most 5. This really made me feel better! I guess learning the most I can from a problem is really valuable.
Best,
Annie
Thank you very much for your reply. I will check those resources and try to balance Verbal and Math. I guess I was trying to cramp up everything in 3 months, but I will mostly take 4 or at most 5.
This really made me feel better! I guess learning the most I can from a problem is really valuable.Best,
Annie
