Study Plan for 3 months

Question

Hello Experts,

I am a technology graduate from India, want to appear for GMAT exam in next 4 months.
I have given Veritas free Diagnostic test and scored 570 (Q35, V34). 
My target score is 700 & I have already bought Manhattan Strategy guides, OG13 & OG verbal & Quant review books. Planning to give MGMAT CAT1 diagnostic this week.
Request you to guide me for making a study plan for next 3 months with these guides. Please suggest if I need additional resources.
My work timing is approx 8.5 hours a day (5 days a week). I can study daily 2 hours & 4 hours on weekend.

Thanks & Regards
Atul

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi atuladeupes,

Since you've already taken a practice CAT Test, you should probably do some studying before you take another one.

Studying for the GMAT is similar to having a part-time job - you should expect to put in 10-15 hours per week (or more) over the Course of the next 4 months. Everything will likely go smoothest if you do your studying in small "chunks" throughout the week, so you'll have to schedule your studies accordingly.

When you take practice CATs, it's important to take the ENTIRE CAT (including the Essay and IR sections), so that you can build up ALL of your skills (and learn to fix whatever fatigue, endurance and pacing issues that you might have).

Your approach appears "book heavy", which might cause a problem. Most Test Takers can't score 700+ with just book-work, so you might need to invest in some additional non-book resources. We won't know if that will be necessary though, so you can start with the materials that you have and make any changes later on.

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

atuladeupes · Answer

EMPOWERgmatRich it was really kind to share your suggestions, will try to adopt & implement it to break my studies in 4 months.
Currently while going through GMAT Roadmap book 0 of Strategy guide and building my study schedule. I would like to share my detailed study plan with you, please tell me the improvements required to achieve my target score.
I will spend next 7 days studying from OG 13 basics quant & verbal to brush up my basics and then I will go for next practice test. 
Based on that practice test score I will try to work on my weak areas by strategy guides and OG verbal quant review & modify my study plan.
I will share my study plan soon to take your feedback.
Thanks & Regards
Atul

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi Atul,

I think that you plan for the next week makes sense. You're going to come to find that whatever long-term plan you put together will require some flexibility on your part. 'Review' is a big part of this process and you'll come to find that you have to spend more time on certain areas than you initially think you will. Once you have your next CAT results, we can go from there.

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

manyatpr · Answer

Hi Atul, Four months is sufficient enough to prepare well for GMAT.However, this will not happen without a planning a proper strategy, as it gives direction to your preparation and help you to assess your performance well. We would advice you to follow the below steps to score well in your GMAT. 1. Start with a mock test. This will help you identify your strong and weak areas 2. If you plan to do self study, get your hands on the best preparatory material available in the market. You can speak to your seniors, get feedback on forums like pagalguy to seek out the best in the market 3. Joining a coaching institute or a study group is recommended because it gives a structure to your preparation and keeps you motivated all the time. Remember cracking GMAT is not just about working hard but working smart as well 4. Make a study time table for yourself that suits you best. You can start with spending 2 hours every day and as you move closer to your test date, start increasing your study hours 5. Keep taking mock tests in real test taking situations. However, more important than taking a mock test is to analyse your performance in the same. If you spend two hours on a mock test, spend six hours in analysing the same. 6. Figure out ways by which you can continuously keep improving your score 7. Make sure you stay consistent with your schedule. This is extremely important You can also check our GMAT online course on the link below https://www.manyagroup.com/gmat-online Try following the above steps and let us know if you have need any further advise regarding your GMAT preparations. www.manyagroup.com

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