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by jsackmann » Sun Sep 23, 2007 6:42 am
Yes, that's enough. I generally recommend 8-10 weeks to my students, and that's the timetable that most prep classes operate on, as well.

I wrote a longer explanation of this here:

https://www.gmathacks.com/study-tips/how ... ively.html

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by beatthegmat » Mon Sep 24, 2007 2:36 pm
Please keep in mind that it's quality, not quantity. I'd say that 2-3 months is sufficient, but be sure to have a solid study strategy in place.

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by bates88 » Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:14 pm
Agreed. If you can get yourself into a groove, or are trying to work through a particular weakness, don't worry about how much time you're spending. Aim for the 10 hours a week, but sometimes you'll need more, or less, depending on how things are going.

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by Stacey Koprince » Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:48 am
Yep, most people study for about 3 months. Our courses run for 9 weeks and then I recommend that my students take another 2-4 weeks for review before taking the test, depending upon how much further they need to go.
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