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Need to beat the GMAT - Need Advice on Study Plan and Course 17 Sep 2010, 17:59
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Hello,

So my story is very similar to some of the participants on this website. I am also trying to beat the GMAT. My ultimate goal is to reach 700. I have taken the GMAT 3 times and have not beaten 600. My scores were 470, 490, and 520. Obviously, these scores are very dissapointing.

For my preperation, I took Kaplan online course twice!. I believe that Kaplan is good for math section but not for verbal.

I am going to take the GMAT again on december 11th. I have enough time to prepare and reach my goal because I work part-time. Therefore, I am able to put in 5-6 hours a day and more hours on the weekends.

My resouces include:
MGMT Sentece Correction Guide
MGMT Word Translation Guide
MGMT Number Properties Guide
PowerScore - GMAT Critical Reasoning Bible
Official Guide 12th edition
Kaplan Course Book
GMATPrep Tests

Can anyone else make a suggestion on study plan, approach, prep books? Also, should I spend money on another prep course? I was thinking about taking Knewton. Although, reading some of the posts, it seems that Knewton is for people who are already scoring in 600 range. Is this true? If not Knewton, can anyone make suggetion on prep course aside from Kaplan?

Any feedback would be appreciated.

Thank you!!!!!!!
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Need to beat the GMAT - Need Advice on Study Plan and Course 17 Sep 2010, 18:43
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you need mgmat quants too. sadly i think you need a complete overhaul to improve your score. Use error logs to track your problem areas.
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Need to beat the GMAT - Need Advice on Study Plan and Course 17 Sep 2010, 18:47
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what were your breakdowns before?
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Need to beat the GMAT - Need Advice on Study Plan and Course 17 Sep 2010, 19:17
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At your level, you definitely need the MGMAT quant guides. Slowly digest the material. Don't touch the OG books until you have gone over all of them. Then after you cover that, you can decide whether or not you want to use Knewton. It is a decent course in my opinion.

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Need to beat the GMAT - Need Advice on Study Plan and Course 17 Sep 2010, 19:27
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What was your score breakdown? To me, it looks like you've been practicing questions without nailing the fundamentals first. And to nail the fundamental concepts is imperative on the GMAT - especially if you're looking for 700+ scores.

The list of books you mentioned is really good. I'd suggest that you get all of the MGMAT Guides and perhaps the OG Verbal Review. And look at the GMAT Forum thread titled "Everything you need to know about the GMAT" for structured study plans.
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