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by puneetkaur » Wed Oct 28, 2015 11:24 pm
Hi everyone,

I am new to this forum, although I have previously taken a GMAT and I didn't score well :(

This is my attempt #2 and hopefully the last one.

I aim aiming at 680+.My gmat test date is on 10th January'16. I am on a 3 month sabbatical and I want to make the most of it.

I had a few questions I wanted to ask before I started with my study prep.

1) I have subscribed to the 60 day GMAT plan and honestly I am in love with the product.BUT, is this enough, considering I have the whole day with me and I can devote up to 7-8 hours of study. Can someone help me go about planning my day efficiently?

2) the study material I have consists of :
*8 Manhattan Guides
*Official guide 2015
*verbal and quantitative review ( 2nd edition)
*powerscore LSAT and GMAT CR bible ( i have both and i really want to perform well in the CR section since my SC is average.so do you think LSAT CR would be better than GMAT )
*Kaplan SC workbook.

3) any other material that I could buy or use in order to study better ?
4) I am planning to buy a test series- but I am clueless about which one ?
5) I don't want to get demotivated by taking a test and that's the reason I'll take my diagnostic somewhere in mid nov. Is that a wise thing to do?
6) I think i dont have much of math practice material, so any suggestions on good books I could purchase.

Hoping to hear soon :)



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by [email protected] » Thu Oct 29, 2015 8:07 am
Hi puneetkaur,

It sounds like you've given your whole situation a lot of thought before you begin your studies, which is good.

Before taking your first FULL CAT, it's fine to spend some time familiarizing yourself with the question types and general content/format, but you shouldn't wait too long to establish your 'baseline' score (mid-November should be fine). Taking FULL CATs at regular intervals (1 CAT every 1-2 weeks) is something that you should plan for. You can download 2 free practice CATs (and some additional practice materials from www.mba.com). As far as additional CATs, there are 'blocks' of CATs that can be purchased from GMAC, Kaplan, MGMAT or Veritas.

Your list of study materials is 'book-heavy'; many Test Takers get 'stuck' at a particular scoring level when using that type of approach, so it's possible that you might have to invest in some non-book resources at some point. You don't have to make any decisions about that yet though. While some people use LSAT material during their GMAT studies, I've never been a fan of doing so. The LSAT tests a wider range of concepts and logic in CR (it's actually called LR on that Test) than what you'll see on the GMAT, so you would be learning/practicing for things that you WON'T see on Test Day.

1) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
2) Do you know which Schools you're planning to apply to?

If you have any additional questions, then you can feel free to contact me directly.

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