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Hey Abhimanyu,

3 months is perfect for the GMAT exam prep.
I would suggest that you take a full length diagnostic test from either Wiley (OG) or from any of the myriad sources such as Manhattan prep. Most websites offer free diagnostic tests and a good analysis of performance.
The diagnostic test's purpose is to identify your relative strength across different sections of GMAT and strategise accordingly.

You can keep the official tests (gmatprep ones) for the latter stages. You get 2 complimentary tests. Can purchase additional test packs depending on your needs.

All the best.

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I am planning to appear for GMAT in June End.. I am preparing a study plan for 3 months.

I took Magoosh 10 ques diagnostic tests, got 5/10 in verbal and 8/10 in Quant.

Should i take the official gmat practice test before starting prep to get a real scenario and plan my studies accordingly?
Or are there other fairly good test that i should take now and keep the offical tests for later?

Please guide.
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Hi

I am planning to appear for GMAT in June End.. I am preparing a study plan for 3 months.

I took Magoosh 10 ques diagnostic tests, got 5/10 in verbal and 8/10 in Quant.

Should i take the official gmat practice test before starting prep to get a real scenario and plan my studies accordingly?
Or are there other fairly good test that i should take now and keep the offical tests for later?

Please guide.
Hello, Abhimanyu14, and welcome to the community. I differ from my colleagues somewhat when it comes to recommending when students ought to take their first official practice test. Since there are only two free tests, I suggest treating each one as a precious commodity. Burn through the diagnostic in the OG if you want to get used to official GMAT™-style questions, but to establish a baseline score "cold" might show you nothing other than that you need to study more, not even necessarily which areas you need to study. I would get into the theory a bit and work in small sets of practice questions, and once your enthusiasm starts to taper off, that is the point at which you ought to establish a baseline. Set your goal for a practice test by the end of this month. That will help you hold yourself accountable and take the prep process seriously. (And if the results come out well below your eventual target score, you will still have plenty of time in which to improve before taking on the second practice test.)

Good luck with your studies, however you go about them.

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Sure thing. And remember, whenever you decide to take the diagnostic, take the whole thing, and as best as possible, you will want to simulate the test-taking experience, so observe the same sorts of breaks, practice in a public place outside your home, such as a library, and so on. You want your diagnostic to predict your eventual score on the exam, not to show you how well you could perform if you took it from the comfort of your sofa or armchair.

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So i attempted the 100 diagnostic questions from OG as suggested.
My score is Q31 (PS15;DS16) & V33 (RC12;CR11;SC10)
All these scores are avg according to OG..
Any suggestion as on how to route my studies? (I have Manhattan Prep books and OG currently)
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So i attempted the 100 diagnostic questions from OG as suggested.
My score is Q31 (PS15;DS16) & V33 (RC12;CR11;SC10)
All these scores are avg according to OG..
Any suggestion as on how to route my studies? (I have Manhattan Prep books and OG currently)
Although you answered a certain number of diagnostic questions correctly, nowhere does the official guide say to add up those scores to cobble together a section score. In fact, doing so would potentially give a perfect-scoring diagnostic test-taker a 48 in Quant and a 52 in Verbal. It seems as though you are starting in the Average/High Average category, nothing more. Since you have the Manhattan Prep guides, you might want to take a look at the four-week prep plan that souvik101990 put together, which draws from the sources in your possession. You could break up each day if you wanted to turn the plan into a two-month plan instead, whatever suits your needs. I would start with that anyway. If you have any questions at some point during the process, feel free to post either here or on the corresponding pages.

Good luck. (I have worked with plenty of people who would have been quite happy to start at an "Average" level.)

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