Hello, bedazzled:
With regard to your plan, I'd like to add that your success is likely to be determined a lot more by HOW you spend your time than by how much time you spend. Your plan is certainly ambitious - which is good...GMAT scores are positively correlated with the amount of prep one does - but like osirus mentioned I'd want to make sure you're using that time wisely.
What I like about your plan
An emphasis on both quant and verbal
Practice tests
What I hope you add to your plan
When you take practice tests, build the rest of your schedule around them. I'd suggest something like (once you get in to mid-April or so):
Saturday AM: Practice test
Sunday: Review practice test results and determine next steps. These steps could be to focus on a particular area (i.e. Algebra) or strategy (spend more time on each Critical Reasoning passage) or timing-related (get faster on math). Once you've identified those areas, then structure your schedule:
Monday/Wednesday: Aggressively work on target areas
Tuesday/Thursday: Overall review (like osirus mentioned - don't completely move on from any topics or concepts that you've already done...keep them fresh!)
When you do your overall study, make sure you spend time analyzing what you're learning and not just "doing problems". Try to spend at least 1/3 of your study time reflecting on what you've learned from your practice, and planning your next steps accordingly.
Overall, I'm encouraged by your commitment to an aggressive study schedule - if you make sure that you're using that time productively, you should do well!
Brian Galvin
GMAT Instructor
Chief Academic Officer
Veritas Prep
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