Study Plan 50 days - From From to 750?

Question

Hi Everybody, thanks for reading my post.
I have already started my journey two months ago and read all the manhattan books.
Last week I took a Mock and I got a 60% Percentil in Quant and 46% in Verbal, now I want some guide how to improve and boost my score up to my goal.
This 50 days I will be in vacation and I dont want to be wandering in how to do it.
Please if somebody have a guide or advice It will be very aprreciated,

Thanks.

akela · Answer

Hi carlosbarredac , There is no universal on-size-fits-all plan to get 750+. What are your quant and verbal scores? Do you need to improve DS or PS in quant? Do you need to improve RC, CR, or SC in verbal, or all of them? You can start here: https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-study-p ... ml?fl=menu

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi carlosbarredac,

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 how you've been studying and your goals:

Studies:
1) What study materials have you used besides the books that you listed.
2) How have you scored on EACH of your CATs (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?

Goals:
3) What is your exact Test Date?
4) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
5) What Schools are you planning to apply to?

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

Metwing · Answer

I am also a learner like you but I have a plan and is promising to me. Two things to do daily if you have time.
Practice set 1: 80-90 min timing: RC - 2 passage (say 8 questions), SC-7, CR- 7, DS-10, PS-10, Then review and analyse 30 min.

Take one set in morning and second set in the evening.

Meanwhile you study whatever suits you. But remain faithful to practice sets religiously.

Yes questions bank of GMAT club and OG-900, OGVR-300, OGQR-300. Source of questions.

Please give feedback on the same and suggest improvement on this. I will correct mine.
Thanks and regards.

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carlosbarredac · Answer

Hi, Thanks for your replay. About your questions.

1) What study materials have you used besides the books that you listed.  All Manhatan Books, OG18, veritas DS and Probabilitiy and Stat..., I got the OGQ300 and OGV300 but I didnt started yet those last two 
2) How have you scored on EACH of your CATs (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH) 
I took two in Manhattan 1st: Q(41) 43% V(31) 62% Total 590 - 1 month ago 2nd: Q(46) 60% V(27) 47% Total 600 - 2 weeks ago

Goals:
3) What is your exact Test Date?  I am planning to take it 10 July 
4) When are you planning to apply to Business School? I would like Top10 and get a Scholarship

I am free of time so I cant give all myself this time that is remaining, but I would like a plan to follow so I wont be wandering.
This last two weeks I was doing all the OG18 Quant section again, as well as the veritas two books mentioned. I think that maybe consolidating myself first in Quant and then moving to the verbal section I would be better.
By the way I read some advices about the new GMAT FORMAT that now RC is it more important than it was used to be, so for SC I was planning to prepare with the e-gmat material but for the Reading Comprenhesion I dont have a correct technique that works for me, what material can I use. RC and SC is the must difficult part for me.
In Quant DS , Divisiilitiy , Probability as well

Sajjad1994 · Answer

Best Books

For Concept Learning

Manhattan Quant Guides
Manhattan Verbal Guides
For CR: The Powerscore GMAT Critical Reasoning Bible
For RC: Aristotle RC Grail

For Practice

The Official Guide for GMAT 2015-18
The Official Guide for GMAT Quantitative Review 2015-18
The Official Guide for GMAT Verbal Review 2015-18

Strategies

You can start with Quant or Verbal which suits you. If you have started with Quant then Start with the Arithmetic but if started with verbal then start first with Sentence correction. One month for learning Quant concepts and one month for practicing question and same practice for Verbal. During you Practicing question don't forget to make an error log to track your weak areas after practice. Once you know your weak areas revise your Concepts related to those areas and do some more Practice. 6-8 CATs are enough for practice the real tests. Make your Stamina for sitting 3 hours in the test and don't study more than 2 hours in one sit and 4 hours per day

Top CATs for Practice

1. Official GMAC CATs
2. Manhattan CATs
3. Kaplan CATs
4. GMAT Club Quant CATs

Good Luck

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi carlosbarredac,

GMAC has publicly stated that the Official Score that you earn on Test Day is within +/- 30 points of actual ability. Assuming a similar 'swing' in how your CATs function, your 2 CAT score results show that you essentially performed the same each time (about 600 +/- a few Scaled Score points in each section). You handle certain aspects of the GMAT consistently well, but you also make certain consistent mistakes. With your current Test Date, you have about 7 weeks of study time remaining - and while you could potentially improve a great deal during that time - raising a 600 to 750+ during that stretch might be too difficult a task to be considered realistic (it would likely take at least another 3 months of consistent, guided study). By extension, you might need to change your plans a bit.

From what you've described, your studies so far have been 'book heavy.' Unfortunately, many Test Takers who use a book heavy study approach end up getting 'stuck' at a particular score level - and it's possible that this has happened to you as well. This is all meant to say that you might find it beneficial to invest in some new, non-book resources with an emphasis on Tactics.

1) Is your Score Goal still 750?
2) Going forward, how many hours can you consistently study each week?

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

carlosbarredac · Answer

Hi EMPOWERgmatRichC

Well, My goal stills set up at 750 and I can study consistenly I can study 5 hous at day, even 6 I hope.
My intent to take by July 10, It is because I would like to apply to a scholarship, and I read that it is better if I apply in the 1st round, are there fewer chances to got a scholarship If I apply in the 2nd round? 
From here to July 10 I can study full time but I know that stay sit all the day It is nos effective, so I distributed my day, 3 hours morning, after noon 3 hours more, this is what I try everyday.

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi carlosbarredac,

Breaking your day up into smaller study "blocks" is a smart idea; you have to be careful about not trying to do too much each day though - or you increase the chances of 'burn out' before Test Day (which is something that you want to avoid). With a Score Goal of 750+, you're likely still going to need more time than you've allotted though. To hit that type of Score, you'll need to learn all of the patterns, tactics and 'secrets' of the GMAT (without having to try to figure out all of that stuff on your own). As such, you would likely find it beneficial to invest in a GMAT Course of some kind (either Guided Self-Study or instructor-led). 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 our 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 question, then just let me know.

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

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