Hi Blitz!
Thanks for considering our Guided Self Study Program!
After reading your posts, here are my suggestions.
1. Don't be disheartened by your score on your first
MGMAT test! The first test is a diagnostic more than anything else. It's a good way to see what you already know and what you need to work on. Make sure you go through your test and look at what you got right and wrong. Focus your studying on the types of questions you got wrong. For example, if you got a lot of Data Sufficiency problems wrong, work on Data Sufficiency techniques specifically.
2. If you're having the most trouble in math, I would suggest you start by taking our free math diagnostic test. You can find that by going to the "Prep Programs" tab on our site and scrolling down to the link called "Free Foundations of GMAT Math Strategy Supplement & Workshops." If you do chose to do our self-study program, you will be able to take our foundations of math workshops for free, which you may find helpful. We also just came out with a Foundations of GMAT Math book, which is included in the complete prep set you will receive when you sign up for the Guided Self Study.
3. Check out the syllabus for our nine-session course, which you can download from our Guided Self Study page. I would suggest trying to structure your self study around this syllabus. In addition, once you sign up for the Guided Self Study, you'll get our Study Organizer, which is a good way to keep track of what work to do daily.
4. One person suggested taking one of our tests every week. Since you have quite a bit of time, I would suggest instead first spending 3-4 weeks learning techniques and practicing
official guide questions (make sure to time yourself while you do to get yourself down to two minutes each!) Once you have the basics down, take your second exam, but not right away!
5. Save your mba[dot]com tests for the end. As they are the most accurate, they're great to take a week or so before your actual GMAT, so you can have the best idea of what to expect.
Also, when taking your practice exams, I would strongly suggest taking the AWA section as well. Even though they aren't scored, we've heard from several students that there's a big difference between going into the quant section fresh, and going into the quant section after having already sat in a chair writing essays for an hour. It's good to try and simulate the actual 4-hour test as closely as possible when you study.
Best of luck with your studies. Feel free to contact us at 1-800-576-4628 if you have any further questions or want to sign up for the Guided Self Study!
Best,
Caitlin