Study Advice Request: I am weak in Quant & Verbal.

Hi econbound,

To start, a 510 is a decent initial CAT score (the average score on the Official GMAT hovers around 540-550 most years). An August 14th Test Date also gives you plenty of time to study and improve - which is good (and you might not even need all of that study time). As far as how best to structure your study routine, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on your 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?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

Whoops, didn't realize that. It's clear that I'm really new to all of this. Thank you, I will try to focus on both without major gaps but perhaps focus more on math.

Thank you!

Thank you so much! Will do, I can't wait for my Manhattan books to arrive!

Hi Rich,

1) 730.
2) Either this upcoming September or December.
3) Harvard and Stanford.

I understand that I've set super high goals but I will do everything in my power to achieve them.

Hi econbound,

Raising a 510 to a 730 will take some significant effort - and you'll have to make big improvements to how you handle BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections. Thankfully, you've given yourself plenty of time to study (and that work will likely take at least another 3 months of consistent, guided study). As you continue to study, you should plan to post back here after each practice CAT that you take. If you end up getting 'stuck' at a certain score level, it would help to know that sooner rather than later. Right now, you have some study materials and a general plan, so you should proceed as you like. You might find that you have to make some adjustments down the line though.

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

Thank you! I'll definitely keep your advice in mind while I'm studying hard

Hi, I'd suggest you to take one of Manhattan's free CATS, it will give you a detailed report of your strengths and weaknesses in both verbal and quant. It would be advisable to tackle your weaknesses first(topic wise for both quant and verbal). So take Manhattan's free CAT and check the assessment report and then dive into studies accordingly.

Verbal skills take more time to build than quant, it takes daily practice.
Solve CR questions daily, even 3-5 will do, and 1-2 RC passages and SC 3-5. Simultaneously work on your weak spots in quant.

once you have tackled all your doubts in quant and verbal, say after 3 weeks of study, you can take a test. Subsequently, you can take full tests 3 times a week(1 with IR and Essay and 2 without it) Don't do more than 3 a week, you don't want to tire yourself out, this is only to build your stamina and maintain it. Make sure you review every question you got wrong/guessed/took too long to solve thoroughly, drop doubts on gmatclub's forum.
GMATPrep and Manhattan CATS are the best. However GMATCLUB quant CATS are excellent to build your score up to a 50.

Please take a look at the url i hope this can help you. https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-study-p ... l#p1680625