GMAT Verbal & Essays

Hi marepally:

My suggestion is to start working on OG, and use the 1000 documents as supplemental practice problems. I believe that it makes sense to begin studying OG relatively early in a person's prep schedule because it will give you more time to examine actual GMAT questions and allow you time to pick up on the question patterns commonly tested on the GMAT. As I had said before in other posts, the GMAT tends to test the same question patterns over and over again. You can get a sense of these patterns through a thorough study of OG--but just to caveat, it takes a lot of TIME, PRACTICE, and REPITITION (perhaps going through the book more than once) to sense these patterns.

Thus, if I were you I would: Focus on OG, and use the 1000 documents for further practice. Also, consider taking one GMATPrep test at the beginning of your studies, and one at the end. Doing so will help you guage your improvement during the course of your preparation.

Best of luck!

Hi marepally:

Princeton Review and Kaplan will give you some good practice test material. A CAVEAT: DO NOT take your Kaplan scores seriously! They are consistently 80-100 points lower than what you could expect your performance to me on the real GMAT. So don't feel discouraged if you get a low GMAT score on the Kaplan tests.

Try to take at least one practice exam under simulated conditions each week.

Best of luck! Don't hesitate to ask this forum for advice or for help on specific questions.

kandelaki wrote:i know just one gmat prep software , the one thats on www.mba.com

are there any other free gmat prep's out there?

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Check out the GMAT Resource Wiki (https://www.beatthegmat.com/wiki). There are plenty of free resources there that may be of use to you.

Best of luck!