GMAT Strategy

Hi Semusal,

With a May 24th Test Date, you have almost 3 months of additional study time - which is good. If you've only taken those two PR CATs though, then it would be useful to see how you would score on one of the Official CATs (including the Essay and IR sections). As such, I suggest that you study as you like for the next week, then take one of those CATs. Once you have that score result, you should post back here.

Raising a 600 to 720+ will take some serious work - and you'll have to make some significant improvements to how you handle BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections. In addition, many Test Takers who use a 'book heavy' study approach end up getting 'stuck' at a particular score level, so you'll likely end up needing to invest in some non-book resources. To track your progress during your studies, you should plan to take a FULL CAT every 1-2 weeks (instead of 'saving' them all for the last 3 weeks of your studies).

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

Hi Semusal,

Your general plan sounds fine for now - but you will likely make adjustments to it as better define the areas that you have to put some extra work into.

You didn't mention your overall goals in your original post:

1) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
2) What Schools are you planning to apply to?

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

Hi Semusal,

Your plan for the near-term seems fine, so you should proceed as planned. We can use your next CAT result to gauge how well your studies are progressing (and what changes, if any, need to occur).

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