A lot of students have difficulties completing the 60-day guide in 60 days, since all sorts of things (vacations, work, family, illness, etc) can prevent you from studying every day. So, having 81 days will give you a nice buffer.

I hope that helps.

Cheers,
Brent

runs88 wrote:thanks Bret much appreciated.

What are your thoughts on timing the OG practice questions and also not completing a days work in the set day? Should I complete a day before moving onto the next topic?

Finally, I have been unable to get hold of manhattan gmat books at the moment. I have just finished day 5. I currently just review the topic, do the practice Q's, then review/write notes on my wrong answers.

For someone aiming to get 700, is the additional guides crucial?

Many Thanks,

Ope

I believe that students focus on timing far too early in their studies. The first half of your studies should focus on learning the concepts and GMAT-specific strategies. Once you've learned the content, you can start working on your timing. Here are 2 articles I've written for BTG on this subject:
- https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2011/06/ ... mat-part-i
- https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2011/07/ ... at-part-ii

Each day of the Study Guide builds on concepts learned on previous days. So, it's important that you finish a day's work before advancing to the next day.

If you're still awaiting the MGMAT books, then your current game plan sounds good (i.e, review the topic, do practice Q's, review/write notes).

I can't think of additional guides, but I do recommend that you spend tons of time on the BTG forums.

Cheers,
Brent