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two months to go..unsure about strategy..pls advise.

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two months to go..unsure about strategy..pls advise. [#permalink] New post   10 Jan 2006, 04:53
Hi everyone,

I am giving the test on 15th March. I recently bought the OG (all three books) and gave the diagnostic test. I know what I need to work on, but im not sure if should cram in Arco's LSAT as well. I dont think my current gmat estimated score will be more than 560 or 570 and I really want to reach that 700 mark (who doesnt:)). I need some experienced advice. How should I go about my prep given the fact that there are so many things that one can practice with (the OG, LSAT etc) or should I just focus on the OG and study it inside out? I feel like I will be missing out on the other materials if I do not study them. Sounds simple enough to deal with but its confusing.

Thanks all for all the great threads that are out there.

Gordon.
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[#permalink] New post   10 Jan 2006, 06:07
How much did you get for the diagnostic test?

I would suggest that you focus on the OG first. Also, it will be helpful to get the PR Cracking the GMAT to pick up some strategies for quant and verbal.

There isn't a need to get ALL the materials available - just get the few useful ones that are frequently mentioned in this site. For me, I took my GMAT in Oct 2005. I used the OG and PR that was passed to me in 2002 or 2003. I bought a Kaplan GMAT in 2005. That's all I used.

All the best.
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[#permalink] New post   13 Jan 2006, 08:11
Hi Tkkoh,

Well, to be frank I didnt really calculate my score, just checked all the questions which I got wrong. I faired quite badly in the verbal section, quant was pretty easy to deal with (other than a few tricky DS questions ofcourse). This is the reason I mentioned LSAT earlier, since I read somewhere on this forum that LSAT material has worked wonders for some.

I realise that what works for others may not work for me, but how would you pace yourself to get the max out of the two months left? However, I shall work with the OG first.

Thanks for your input :)

Gordon.
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[#permalink] New post   13 Jan 2006, 11:47
Verbal is very tricky part of GMAT!on real exam my quant was 44 and verbal 18 or 20 I don't remember!
I think that this forum is very useful !Since i ve improved my verbal very much!(I hope so)
Just go through every new post in verbal on this forum!
Read the reasoning of other guys and you ll be surprised!!!
Just try it!
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[#permalink] New post   23 Jan 2006, 03:22
Yes verbal is extremely tricky. I experience a burnout very soon, so i am also working on improving my mental fitness. I guess this holds true for many people on this forum.

My test prep startegy is pretty much in place now. I just want to finish the OG in and out. But i did find a few mistakes in the OG (11th edition). If you see the Co-ordinate geometry review in the OG, you will find some confusing explanations about the slope of a line, untill you realize that its reverse of what it should be. It also has a few silly mistakes in the Sets review section.

Thanks Yurik :)

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