Study Plan, need your advice :)

Question

Hi All,

Can anyone suggest how to schedule daily study plan?

My Background
• Not native speaker
• Full time working in Bank as an IT Project Manager
• I have not studied since I finish university 10 years ago
• I took Diagnostic test and scored around 300, I realize that I have weaknesses in Q as well as in V, and need to starts from the beginning i.e. fundamentals…
Materials I own
• OG 2018
• OG Verbal 2015
• OG Quant 2015
• Manhattan GMAT Prep Set 5th edition (10 books)
• Barron’s GMAT
• GMAT Prep Plus 2018: 6 Practice Tests + Proven Strategies + Online + Video + Mobile (Kaplan Test Prep)
Commitments
• I can devote 2 hours a day during work days
• 3-5 hours during weekend
• 3-5 month of studying in total
Can anyone suggest how should I start, from which book? and what should be the daily routine? Thanks in advance

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi alibega,

Before I can offer you the specific advice that you’re looking for, 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?

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Rich

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alibega · Answer

Hi EMPOWERgmatRichC,

thanks for your reply, below see comments.

1) What is your goal score? 700+
2) When are you planning to apply to Business School? - Next Year
3) What Schools are you planning to apply to? - Stern, Kellog, Columbia

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi alibega,

Raising a 300 to a 700+ will be a challenging task and will require at least 3 months of consistent, guided study (and likely more) - and you'll have to make significant improvements to how you handle BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections. Thankfully, the GMAT is a consistent, predictable Exam, so you CAN train to score at a higher level. Since you're not planning to apply to Business School until next year, you also have plenty of time to study - which is good.

Given everything that you've described, you would likely benefit from investing in a GMAT Course of some type (either Guided Self-Study or instructor-led), so you should plan to look into the available options. You might also find it worthwhile to learn the 'fundamentals' from some of the books that you already have. Most GMAT Companies offer some type of free materials (practice problems, Trial Accounts, videos, etc.) that you can use to 'test out' a product before you buy it. We have a variety of those resources at out site (www.empowergmat.com). I suggest that you take advantage of all of them then choose the one that best matches your personality, timeline and budget.

If you have any additional questions, then you can feel free to contact me directly.

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Rich

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