540 on GMATPrep 1st Attempt (Without any prior studying)

Hi Faird,

A 540 is a solid initial CAT score (the average score on the Official GMAT hovers around 540-550 most years). Raising this score to a 700+ will take some serious work, but you've given yourself plenty of time to study, which is good. You'll have to improve in BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections though, so you cannot just focus on the Verbal section as you continue your studies. You will likely need at least 3 months of consistent, guided study to hit your goals.

1) What type of study routine are you thinking about? How many hours do you plan to spend studying each week?

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

Hi Farid,

Given your work schedule, and the limited number of hours that you could study each week, you will likely need a Study Plan and resources that are 'flexible' around your schedule.

1) What study materials do you currently have?

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

Hi Farid,

You can certainly begin your studies by working through some books, and having one of the recent main Official Guides would be a good idea. Considering your score goal, you would likely benefit a great deal from investing in a GMAT Course of some type (either Guided Self-Study or instructor-led). In that way, you could learn all of the content, Tactics, patterns and little 'secrets' to the GMAT without hoping to 'discover' them all by working through lots of practice questions. Most GMAT Companies offer some type of free materials (practice problems, Trial Accounts, videos, etc.) that you can use to 'test out' a product before you buy it. We have a variety of those resources at our website (www.empowergmat.com). I suggest that you take advantage of all of them then choose the one that best matches your personality, timeline and budget.

If you have any additional questions, then just let me know (and you can feel free to contact me directly).

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