GMAT Strategy

My GMAT is scheduled for the the 18th at 8:00am and I really haven't been studying for it hardcore until this past week. Granted, because of my GPA I only need a 480 to get into my college's master program but after looking through this site I'm beginning to wonder if I'll even get that.

Anyone have any tips on some sort of strategy for my suicide mission? Really all I've been looking at so far is the quantitative section as that's my weakest area (I have all three official books as well as the Manhattan set). Thanks in advance.

Xee wrote:My GMAT is scheduled for the the 18th at 8:00am and I really haven't been studying for it hardcore until this past week. Granted, because of my GPA I only need a 480 to get into my college's master program but after looking through this site I'm beginning to wonder if I'll even get that.

Anyone have any tips on some sort of strategy for my suicide mission? Really all I've been looking at so far is the quantitative section as that's my weakest area (I have all three official books as well as the Manhattan set). Thanks in advance.

Dude, if you have the Manhattan set you DO NOT need to worry!!!!!!!!!

Just go through the books and you'll be golden. I was in the same situation as you. My math was weak too. But those books helped me!!!!!!

Thanks for the encouraging words but I think you overlooked the part where I said I have less than 3 days until the day of the exam. lol I've only *really* been studying (6+ hours a day) this past week. There's no way I can go through all 11 books in that amount of time.

I think I'm just going to try and skim all the supplemental quantitative books for the rest of today and then half of tomorrow and then spend the rest of the time on the verbal parts. I'll try and stick a practice exam in there as well but with time being at the premium it is I wonder if those 4 hours would be better spent reading the books.

Xee wrote:Thanks for the encouraging words but I think you overlooked the part where I said I have less than 3 days until the day of the exam. lol I've only *really* been studying (6+ hours a day) this past week. There's no way I can go through all 11 books in that amount of time.

I think I'm just going to try and skim all the supplemental quantitative books for the rest of today and then half of tomorrow and then spend the rest of the time on the verbal parts. I'll try and stick a practice exam in there as well but with time being at the premium it is I wonder if those 4 hours would be better spent reading the books.

OhHHHHH....I thought it was the 15th of next month.

Since you only need 480, I would suggest doing practice questions in the broad categories that the gmat tests like number properties, equations, geometry, etc...

and as you are doing them learn from them. If you get them wrong, even better, LEARN from them. Since you are soo limited on time, that would be the best approach.

For verbal, skip prep for AWA. and just look at sentence correction and logical reasoning. Im sure you can wing reading comp.

Sounds like a plan. I'll let you know how I do.

Xee wrote:Sounds like a plan. I'll let you know how I do.

Yeah man! Please do. I am writing mine in 3 weeks! Maybe you can give me tips too

Gurpinder wrote:

Xee wrote:Sounds like a plan. I'll let you know how I do.

Yeah man! Please do. I am writing mine in 3 weeks! Maybe you can give me tips too

Here's one. Give yourself more than a week to study for it. But you probably already knew that.