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Preparing for GMAT in 1 month - Questions

by loisd » Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:08 am
Hi, I'm new to this community and I've read quite a few posts. One is especially relevant to me since I aim to do the GMAT on 4th March and I will start revising on Friday night (4th Feb).

I would like to throw in a few questions to better plan according to my special situation:


- Assuming I can study 3 hours per weekday and 12 hours per weekend, I have 87 hours of study (since I am away on 26-27-28 February)

- I can take up to 8 days of holidays until the GMAT test, thereby increasing total study time by 24 hours

- I already read the McGraw Hill GMAT guide at the beginning of January as a starter when I wasn't sure I would do a MBA



According to your post, the best is that I go directly to the Official Guide (OG) + supplementary?

Is this feasible? I need around 680 - 700++


Any more advice / posts to recommend, please feel free!!


Thank you for this website, it is very useful in any case!!!!!!!
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by Osirus@VeritasPrep » Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:24 am
Get all of the Manhattan GMAT math guides. Get the powerscore Critical Reasoning Bible. Also get the Manhattan GMAT sentence Correction guide. You will be good to go if you complete all of that on top of the official guide.
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by loisd » Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:33 am
Thank you for that.

Is 87 hours enough or should I take holidays to top up?
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by Osirus@VeritasPrep » Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:44 am
I honestly don' t think that one month even if you studied four hours a day would be sufficient unless your starting point is a 650. If your starting point is at or below a 600, you will need 3 months.
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by sars72 » Mon Feb 01, 2010 10:02 am
osirus0830 wrote:I honestly don' t think that one month even if you studied four hours a day would be sufficient unless your starting point is a 650. If your starting point is at or below a 600, you will need 3 months.
i agree. Your first step should be to take a diagnostic. Take the one in OG asap! The results will show you where u stand and you can map out a study plan accordingly.
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by loisd » Thu Feb 11, 2010 12:19 pm
Hi,

Thank you for this answer.

Since I am taking the CFA level 1 on 5th June 2010, I thought I would bash the GMAT in February / early March before studying seriously for the CFA. However I understand I need more time.

Let's say I finish the CFA on 5th June, then I take 2 weeks of holidays.


Start studying for GMAT on 19th June 2010 and take it on 16th September.

Does that sound more realistic?
Do I have to do anything before then?

If I need to do something, can I buy the materials or will it be outdated when I will really need it this summer?


Thank you in advance for your help again.
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by Osirus@VeritasPrep » Thu Feb 11, 2010 12:24 pm
loisd wrote:Hi,

Thank you for this answer.

Since I am taking the CFA level 1 on 5th June 2010, I thought I would bash the GMAT in February / early March before studying seriously for the CFA. However I understand I need more time.

Let's say I finish the CFA on 5th June, then I take 2 weeks of holidays.


Start studying for GMAT on 19th June 2010 and take it on 16th September.

Does that sound more realistic?
Do I have to do anything before then?

If I need to do something, can I buy the materials or will it be outdated when I will really need it this summer?


Thank you in advance for your help again.
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Since the test hasn't really changed, and won't change within the next year, no materials you buy will be outdated.
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by Brian@VeritasPrep » Fri Feb 12, 2010 12:50 pm
Hi, loisd,

Just to add what others have recommended, I'd like to offer this regarding your duration of study:

The amount of study time necessary for each student is different (and probably skewed because few test their "true minimum"...most will try to do more than they need just to be safe), so to say that 90 hours, give or take, is simply insufficient is a tough call.

What I'd recommend is to begin studying along your ideal schedule and do a progress check in two weeks by taking a GMAC practice test (from mba.com). If you're within striking distance of your goal and can identify a few things that will get you there (i.e. work faster on math and read more carefully on Critical Reasoning, or something like that), you can ramp up the study over those last few weeks and take the exam as planned. If not, you may need to delay based on your CFA studies (for others who don't have that impending commitment, you can just move your timetable back a bit).

Because it's winter/spring, you have the luxury of probably being able to schedule your GMAT with only a few days' notice (in the fall, the slots fill up quite a bit faster), so if you're hopeful that you can meet an ambitious timeframe, it's probably worth giving it a shot but only paying for the test once you're pretty sure it's worth it.
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by loisd » Sat Feb 13, 2010 9:20 am
Hi,

Thank you for taking the time to give an elaborate answer.

My bank is sending me on an intensive CFA course the second and third week of March, and after this I will focus on the CFA itself. That does not leave enough time for having a go at the GMAT unfortunately.

However, I take note of this and since I am now well advanced in the CFA, I will order the GMAT book and try to do the GMAC test to see where I stand, before I fully focus on my CFA.

Then, in June, I will focusing on the GMAT to take it in September!

(I am sure I will be back to bother you with other questions in the meantime ;-))


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