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Hi everyone. Hope you are doing well. We have entered into the third week of series of posting the tips. So happy that you have been finding the tips helpful. This week we have come up with another useful tip which is not only helpful for the beginners but also for those who have already started their preparation. So, here we go!
Most of the students who prepare for GMAT are working professionals and a good number of them have a tough time managing the work-life balance alongside studying for GMAT. Hence, it is quite natural for GMAT Preparation to take the back seat whenever another important commitment comes up. What should we do in such cases?
I highly recommend students to ensure that they build a habit of learning every day. Even on days, you’ve some extra workload, try and sit to study for 30 mins just to maintain the habit. I don’t mean to say that you should put stress on yourself on an already stressful day. All I mean to say is, Don’t Procrastinate. Don’t tell yourself that it doesn’t matter. I’ll make up for the lost time over the weekends.
Trust me, Procrastinating is a bad habit. You won’t realize how it affects your learning initially, but in the end (probably in the last 30 days before GMAT), you will realize how much stuff you have left to do and how little time is left. Most students end up entering the fire-fighting mode and eventually end up missing their goal.
The solution is to ensure that you dedicate a slot for studying every day, just as you dedicate some time in the day to go to office. Speak to family, get their buy-in as well on this slot and focus on studying every day in this slot. Timing and duration of the slot will vary on basis of your schedule and personal preferences, but make sure you’ve a slot fixed. Don’t procrastinate and even on a busy day try to study at least for 30 mins.
Another benefit of regular study is that it increases your efficiency. You can internalize things well if you learn daily rather than just on weekends. Remember only disciplined people can master a test like GMAT.
Unless you’ve a very hectic work schedule which doesn’t leave any time to study on weekdays, I strictly advise against studying solely on weekends.
Now you must be wondering how do I motivate myself to study every day. It’s really simple. Having a proper study plan will help you do it. Having said that, many students organize the topics and make a plan but eventually don’t follow it. Can you guess what’s the reason for it?
For example, imagine there is a construction project going on. The project to be constructed is a home and the workers are employed, budget is allocated and the blue-print of the project is also made. Do you think these are enough to finish the project? If you say yes, then you are missing a small logic here. Do the workers have a proper deadline? No! When the workers have no deadline to meet, they become lethargic and the productivity goes down. So, before the start of the project, the workers are given a deadline so that they finish the project under specified time. Having said that, workers don’t randomly work to meet their deadline. They try to finish a specific task and only then move to the next task. For example, they move to painting the walls only after finishing the construction of walls and coating them.
Similarly, having a proper deadline will motivate you to finish the task under a stipulated time. Having said that, a person who can dedicate 5 hours a day cannot have the same deadline as a person who can dedicate only 3 hours a day. As most students are working professionals, and are at different positions, the number of hours they can dedicate is not the same. So, a generic plan would not suffice. Then what is the solution?
Sounds good but what does it actually mean? A personalized study plan is something which takes into account the number of hours a person can dedicate in a week and the approximate deadlines and then creates weekly tasks based on that. For example, a person who can dedicate 20 hours a week and plans to appear for the test in 3 months has to have different weekly tasks compared to a person who can dedicate 40 hours a week and plans to appear in 45 days.
This will help students stay motivated right till the end because they have weekly deadlines to meet. Students can focus on just finishing the tasks scheduled for the day and take care of their office work. But what if there’s an emergency or there comes a situation where you have to extend your work timings? Will the personalized study plan still work?
This makes way for something called an adaptive plan. In this hectic life, there might be a few situations where you are forced to extend your work timings and you cannot finish the tasks scheduled. In this situation, the plan has to adjust itself a little bit and move the tasks scheduled to a further date.
You must be wondering if it’s possible to manually create a personalized study plan or is there any software to do that. We have heard all your concerns and developed a course called GMATWhiz which uses AI technology and provides you with a personalized study plan. It takes into account the number of hours you can dedicate in a week and helps you by creating weekly tasks with clear deadlines. Now a question must have popped up in most of your heads. Should I buy the course to get the personalized study plan? Be rest assured! We have something called a free trial of the course. You can register for it, enter the number of hours you can dedicate in a week, enter the date you’re planning to take the test and that’s it. You have your personalized study plan. You can also access a few concepts videos and practice quizzes so that you get that feel of following a personalized study plan.
Hope it helped! I’m sure most of you will be changing your approach by shifting towards a study plan and eventually achieve your dream GMAT score. All the best!
Most of the students who prepare for GMAT are working professionals and a good number of them have a tough time managing the work-life balance alongside studying for GMAT. Hence, it is quite natural for GMAT Preparation to take the back seat whenever another important commitment comes up. What should we do in such cases?
I highly recommend students to ensure that they build a habit of learning every day. Even on days, you’ve some extra workload, try and sit to study for 30 mins just to maintain the habit. I don’t mean to say that you should put stress on yourself on an already stressful day. All I mean to say is, Don’t Procrastinate. Don’t tell yourself that it doesn’t matter. I’ll make up for the lost time over the weekends.
Trust me, Procrastinating is a bad habit. You won’t realize how it affects your learning initially, but in the end (probably in the last 30 days before GMAT), you will realize how much stuff you have left to do and how little time is left. Most students end up entering the fire-fighting mode and eventually end up missing their goal.
What's the solution?
The solution is to ensure that you dedicate a slot for studying every day, just as you dedicate some time in the day to go to office. Speak to family, get their buy-in as well on this slot and focus on studying every day in this slot. Timing and duration of the slot will vary on basis of your schedule and personal preferences, but make sure you’ve a slot fixed. Don’t procrastinate and even on a busy day try to study at least for 30 mins.
Other Benefits
Another benefit of regular study is that it increases your efficiency. You can internalize things well if you learn daily rather than just on weekends. Remember only disciplined people can master a test like GMAT.
Unless you’ve a very hectic work schedule which doesn’t leave any time to study on weekdays, I strictly advise against studying solely on weekends.
What is the best way to do it?
Now you must be wondering how do I motivate myself to study every day. It’s really simple. Having a proper study plan will help you do it. Having said that, many students organize the topics and make a plan but eventually don’t follow it. Can you guess what’s the reason for it?
Not having proper deadlines!
For example, imagine there is a construction project going on. The project to be constructed is a home and the workers are employed, budget is allocated and the blue-print of the project is also made. Do you think these are enough to finish the project? If you say yes, then you are missing a small logic here. Do the workers have a proper deadline? No! When the workers have no deadline to meet, they become lethargic and the productivity goes down. So, before the start of the project, the workers are given a deadline so that they finish the project under specified time. Having said that, workers don’t randomly work to meet their deadline. They try to finish a specific task and only then move to the next task. For example, they move to painting the walls only after finishing the construction of walls and coating them.
Similarly, having a proper deadline will motivate you to finish the task under a stipulated time. Having said that, a person who can dedicate 5 hours a day cannot have the same deadline as a person who can dedicate only 3 hours a day. As most students are working professionals, and are at different positions, the number of hours they can dedicate is not the same. So, a generic plan would not suffice. Then what is the solution?
The solution is a personalized study plan!
Sounds good but what does it actually mean? A personalized study plan is something which takes into account the number of hours a person can dedicate in a week and the approximate deadlines and then creates weekly tasks based on that. For example, a person who can dedicate 20 hours a week and plans to appear for the test in 3 months has to have different weekly tasks compared to a person who can dedicate 40 hours a week and plans to appear in 45 days.
This will help students stay motivated right till the end because they have weekly deadlines to meet. Students can focus on just finishing the tasks scheduled for the day and take care of their office work. But what if there’s an emergency or there comes a situation where you have to extend your work timings? Will the personalized study plan still work?
This makes way for something called an adaptive plan. In this hectic life, there might be a few situations where you are forced to extend your work timings and you cannot finish the tasks scheduled. In this situation, the plan has to adjust itself a little bit and move the tasks scheduled to a further date.
How do I make this personalized study plan?
You must be wondering if it’s possible to manually create a personalized study plan or is there any software to do that. We have heard all your concerns and developed a course called GMATWhiz which uses AI technology and provides you with a personalized study plan. It takes into account the number of hours you can dedicate in a week and helps you by creating weekly tasks with clear deadlines. Now a question must have popped up in most of your heads. Should I buy the course to get the personalized study plan? Be rest assured! We have something called a free trial of the course. You can register for it, enter the number of hours you can dedicate in a week, enter the date you’re planning to take the test and that’s it. You have your personalized study plan. You can also access a few concepts videos and practice quizzes so that you get that feel of following a personalized study plan.
Hope it helped! I’m sure most of you will be changing your approach by shifting towards a study plan and eventually achieve your dream GMAT score. All the best!
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