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Study Plan for GMAT(Need Help) [#permalink] New post   16 May 2017, 00:33
Hi Everyone,

I know this may seem like the obvious question but I do need help in terms of crafting out my study plan. I am planning to give my GMAT in the first week of September and can on average dedicate about 15 hours per week for studying. In terms of relative competencies, quant isn't my forte but I am not terrible at math either. I have been in HR for the last four years since graduating which isn't very quant heavy so I need to brush up high school level math. Verbal is my comparative strength here and I generally consider myself to be good in English. As such, I am not looking to start of my prep for verbal from a very foundational basis but rather to master test taking strategies for the GMAT. My target score is 720+.

Resources I am going to use:
Quant
The five quant books from MGMAT 5th edition and the Advance Quant book: I had already bought the 5th edition a few years ago and I understand from various forum posts here that this should be sufficient even if there is a new edition out there. I plan on revising all the theory from these books in the next 2 weeks after which I will take my first full diagnostic test. I will start with the advanced Quant review once I start scoring decently on practice tests.
The GMAC OG and Quant Review: This obviously compliments the MGMAT. Can somebody tell which OG to buy? Can I buy the 2017 version and still somehow use it with my 5th edition MGMAT books
GMAT Club Tests: Need help here. Can somebody guide how to best incorporate GMAT Club tests with my study plan above?

Verbal
Books to use: Powerscore CR, PowerScore SC and MGMAT RC(6th Edition)
The GMAC OG and Verbal Review: Use for practice

I am primarily going to rely on the above and the 6 GMAC practice tests entirely for studying. Is this enough? I am missing something. Obviously, I'll be keeping an error log along the way as well. Does it merit to do Verbal entirely from e-GMAT given the cost or is the above given method good enough?

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Re: Study Plan for GMAT(Need Help) [#permalink] New post   16 May 2017, 20:57
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Hi Qaseem,

Many Test Takers who use a 'book heavy' study approach end up getting 'stuck' at a particular score level, so you'll likely end up needing to invest in some non-book resources. Since you've already acquired some practice materials, you can get started with those though. I suggest that you study as you see fit for the next 2-3 weeks, then take a FULL LENGTH CAT (with the Essay and IR sections) as you've described. That score result will give us a better idea of your skills, strengths and weaknesses and what changes might be necessary.

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Study Plan for GMAT(Need Help) [#permalink] New post   17 May 2017, 12:47
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qaseemab wrote:
Hi Everyone,

I know this may seem like the obvious question but I do need help in terms of crafting out my study plan. I am planning to give my GMAT in the first week of September and can on average dedicate about 15 hours per week for studying. In terms of relative competencies, quant isn't my forte but I am not terrible at math either. I have been in HR for the last four years since graduating which isn't very quant heavy so I need to brush up high school level math. Verbal is my comparative strength here and I generally consider myself to be good in English. As such, I am not looking to start of my prep for verbal from a very foundational basis but rather to master test taking strategies for the GMAT. My target score is 720+.

Resources I am going to use:
Quant
The five quant books from MGMAT 5th edition and the Advance Quant book: I had already bought the 5th edition a few years ago and I understand from various forum posts here that this should be sufficient even if there is a new edition out there. I plan on revising all the theory from these books in the next 2 weeks after which I will take my first full diagnostic test. I will start with the advanced Quant review once I start scoring decently on practice tests.
The GMAC OG and Quant Review: This obviously compliments the MGMAT. Can somebody tell which OG to buy? Can I buy the 2017 version and still somehow use it with my 5th edition MGMAT books
GMAT Club Tests: Need help here. Can somebody guide how to best incorporate GMAT Club tests with my study plan above?

Verbal
Books to use: Powerscore CR, PowerScore SC and MGMAT RC(6th Edition)
The GMAC OG and Verbal Review: Use for practice

I am primarily going to rely on the above and the 6 GMAC practice tests entirely for studying. Is this enough? I am missing something. Obviously, I'll be keeping an error log along the way as well. Does it merit to do Verbal entirely from e-GMAT given the cost or is the above given method good enough?

Best,
Qaseem



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Can somebody tell which OG to buy? Can I buy the 2017 version and still somehow use it with my 5th edition MGMAT books

You can use OG 15 plus new questions in OG 16 plus new questions in OG 17
you will find approx 1900 questions for practice

GMAT Club Tests: Need help here. Can somebody guide how to best incorporate GMAT Club tests with my study plan above?

It is better when you have done sufficient practice of OG Question on any concept use GMAT Club Test as timed Quizzes you choose pool of questions by concept wise

I am primarily going to rely on the above and the 6 GMAC practice tests entirely for studying. Is this enough?

Above material best at the time, you can also try SC guide of Manhattan GMAT

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Re: Study Plan for GMAT(Need Help) [#permalink] New post   18 May 2017, 00:04
Hi qaseemab

Around 3 months should be good enough time to improve your score. If you are willing to study dedicatedly for that period, you are sure to achieve your goal.

The MGMAT guides they are phenomenal and cover the entire syllabus well. While the 5 quant guides you mentioned would be fine, and Powerscore CR guide is a great prep book, I would encourage you to go for the MGMAT SC guide 6th edition for your sentence correction prep. I must add that if you are particularly looking to discover and improve on your weak areas in quant; a subscription to GMATCLUB tests is the best way to do that. They are indeed phenomenal and will not only pinpoint your weak areas but also help you improve on them. Once you are done going through the concepts, you can give one test everyday for the next one month and solidify your concepts in quant (The GMATCLUB tests contain 26 tests in total).

Also I would highly encourage you to consider the e-gmat Scholaranium for verbal practice as it is one of the best verbal practice tools in the market.
Further taking multiple mocks might help. Apart from the GMATPREP, Manhattan GMAT tests and Veritas Prep Tests in my experience have good verbal and Quant section and will certainly help you point out and improve your weak areas.

Further another advantage of taking many mocks is to build up your stamina. Apart from the GMATPREP tests, taking practise tests of any major GMATPREP company ought to do that.

Lastly I would also encourage you to purchase the latest version of OG and the verbal review for some great additional practice. Here is a link that will help you with your decision.

https://gmatclub.com/forum/best-gmat-ve ... 68383.html

Hope this helps. All the best.
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