How to start preparation of Gmat from Scratch

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Hello All,

i m a new bie for GMat.Could anyone help me how to start preparing for Gmat and what are the books i have to use for Quant and Verbal(i have to start the prepartion from scratch).I m a working Guy in IT having 1 year exp so please tell the how much i have to score in Gmat for getting admission in ISB.Plese tell the good books in verbal(how to improve for Gmat) as i studied from Govt school so not good in verbal that much.

..thanks

GMATPill · Answer

Sounds like you need some guidance from the very beginning.

You should first read some preliminary articles then jump over to a study plan. Since you brought up the topic of verbal, you should understand why the GMAT weights more heavily toward verbal. An incremental improvement in your verbal score will have a bigger impact on your overall score than an incremental improvement in your quant score.
https://www.gmatpill.com/the-gmat-pill-m ... -strategy/

https://www.gmatpill.com/when-to-take-th ... ly-better/

Once you've gotten familiar with some of those blog articles, go ahead and look into a 1-month study plan. This helps you gauge your commitment over the next month in order to help you reach your goals. Again, these are plans that many test takers have followed before you and have been proven to be effective. So pay attention to them as they can be quite helpful.
https://www.gmatpill.com/gmat-practice-t ... study-plan

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi ankit2506,

If you're just beginning, then it would be a good idea to take a FULL-LENGTH practice CAT Test; you can download 2 for free from www.mba.com (and they come with some additional practice materials). If you want to do a bit of studying first though, so that you can get a sense of the content and question types, then that's fine, but you shouldn't wait too long to take that first CAT. A FULL CAT takes about 4 hours to complete, so make sure that you've set aside enough time to take it in one sitting. Once you have those scores, you should report back here and we can come up with a study plan.

I'd like to know a bit more about your timeline and goals:
1) What is your goal score?
2) When are you planning to take the GMAT?
3) When are you planning to apply to Business School?

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

TPRRachael · Answer

Hi ankit2506!

There are a few things you can do to get started.

First, research the schools or programs you would like to apply to and see if you can find the average GMAT score for their most recent class. Then, take a full-length, computer-adaptive practice test to see how you score. Once you've done these two things you'll have a good idea of what the test will be like, where you need imrpovement, and how much you need to improve. From there, you can build out a study and prep plan.

Outside of formal prep and practice, here are a few general tips to help you with verbal:
- Read as much as possible. You can read anything that interests you--the key is to improve your reading speed and comprehension.
- Look up any words you don't know. Keep a list of words you aren't familiar with and look up the definitions. This is a quick and easy way to expand your vocabulary.

Good luck!

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi ankit2506,

It's been over a month since your original post. Have you begun your studies yet? Have you taken any FULL-LENGTH CATS?

1) What is your goal score?
2) When are you planning to take the GMAT?
3) When are you planning to apply to Business School?

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

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