I just Beat The GMAT!

Thanks for the advice guys and thanks for posting those notes luvaduva. I really appreciate it.

When I was studying before, I was mainly focused on getting it done in 2 min. I would then check the answer and not really focus on what went wrong. I have a good math background but I think I need to start with the basics and learn to recognize the patterns. I really think if I do this I can score well. My highest practice test was a 630 on the free MGMAT (next highest was 620 on GMATPrep1). With stronger study tactics, I am confident that I will do well.

Any comments on when I should start back up? I don't want to wait too long and forget what I've studied before. It's been a couple weeks since the exam. I'm thinking of spending the next month or two reading (books, articles) and reviewing the OG Quant and Verbal books. After that, I'll switch gears...

Hello Everyone,

So I'm getting ready to start studying again...it's been about a 1.5 months since my dismal 560. I've been trying to gather material from this website along with purchasing some extra books.

Based on the info from this great site, I'm thinking of the following plan:

I purchased the MGMAT books online and plan to use them quite a bit. I've heard the books give a good concept review, so maybe this will help me improve my score.

3-4 weeks studying Quant (I have some weakness, but I haven't pin-pointed them yet)
Primary source - MGMAT books and OG 11 Guide

2 weeks on Reading Comp (weakness), also review Quant during 2 weeks
2 weeks on SC (also weakness), also review Quant and maybe RC
2 weeks on CR, also review Quant and RC/SC

I figure 2 hours/day during the week and at least 4 hours/day on the weekends.

After the second week into my studying I plan to start taking a practice test every two weeks. MGMAT and OG 11 will be the primary source. I'll be practicing problems throughout my studying, mainly from this website, kaplan, PR Review, OG Quant and Verb.

I was thinking of getting the Kaplan 800 for the last month as practice. Does anyone know if it's worth it to also get OG 10 even though I have OG 11??

I'm definitely not used to doing this, but I will try to keep a log of the problems I get wrong. I need to train myself to understand my mistakes. That's one of my problems. I also plan to keep a word document of any important notes I come across on websites like such. Maybe I'll make flash cards in addition to the ones on this forum.

Any comments on this plan would be greatly appreciated!!!

any comments???