Hello out there,
Even though this is my first post on this forum, I have been following the discussions in here since I first discovered the forum about a month ago.
Now it is starting to get serious for me seeing that in about five weeks it's my turn to give it a shot at the GMAT-test. Therefore, I'm thinking that it is time for me to get active in here and draw on the knowledge and experience that's hiding on this forum. My hope with this post is to get some advices on how I best prepare for the test.
Here is the situation:
- As mentioned, I have 5 weeks left for practice until the test day.
- Because of my job, I have time to study only 2, maximum 3, hours daily. In weekends I can study both Saturday and Sunday the entire day. This gives me around 30 hours to study per week or 150 hours in total.
- I have been doing exercises in the GMAT Official Review 11th edition for some time, and therefore I have a good idea of what type I questions I will see on the test-day, both when it comes to the verbal and the quantitative part.
- Since I started my preparation, I have completed two whole practice test:
"¢Test: Official GMAT prep-test. Time: about two months ago. Score: quant: 37, verbal: 25, total: 530.
"¢Test: Manhattan GMAT prep-test. Time: yesterday. Score: quant: 31, verbal: 31, total: 520
- My target score is at least 600.
- Currently, the only book I own is the GMAT Official Review 11th edition.
Since I started preparing for the test, I have been doing a lot of exercises in the official GMAT 11th edition. I have answered all the 249 problem solving questions, more than half of the data sufficiency questions and lots of verbal questions too. What worries me is that after all this practice my score (when comparing the two practice tests) has gotten worse in the quantitive part and only slightly better in the verbal part. So I'm thinking that something is wrong with my preparation. (I should also mention that when I do these exercises I time myself and I review wrong answers, just like I often read in here you should.)
Until now, my only focus has been to do a lot of exercises and therefore I haven't been studying concepts or reading any material.
At the moment, I think my weakest side is the quantitive as my last practice test also shows.
So, my question is how do you guys suggest I structure my study plan? Is there any specific material I should buy and what? How much time should I devote to exercises and how much time should I devote to studying concepts? Any other advises?
I'm extremely motivated for this, I have a positive mind and I'm absolutely certain that with the right study plan and by optimizing my preparation, a 600+ score is definitely in my range. Right now, I just feel like I need to get on the right track. And I hope you guys can help me with some inputs.
Even though this is my first post on this forum, I have been following the discussions in here since I first discovered the forum about a month ago.
Now it is starting to get serious for me seeing that in about five weeks it's my turn to give it a shot at the GMAT-test. Therefore, I'm thinking that it is time for me to get active in here and draw on the knowledge and experience that's hiding on this forum. My hope with this post is to get some advices on how I best prepare for the test.
Here is the situation:
- As mentioned, I have 5 weeks left for practice until the test day.
- Because of my job, I have time to study only 2, maximum 3, hours daily. In weekends I can study both Saturday and Sunday the entire day. This gives me around 30 hours to study per week or 150 hours in total.
- I have been doing exercises in the GMAT Official Review 11th edition for some time, and therefore I have a good idea of what type I questions I will see on the test-day, both when it comes to the verbal and the quantitative part.
- Since I started my preparation, I have completed two whole practice test:
"¢Test: Official GMAT prep-test. Time: about two months ago. Score: quant: 37, verbal: 25, total: 530.
"¢Test: Manhattan GMAT prep-test. Time: yesterday. Score: quant: 31, verbal: 31, total: 520
- My target score is at least 600.
- Currently, the only book I own is the GMAT Official Review 11th edition.
Since I started preparing for the test, I have been doing a lot of exercises in the official GMAT 11th edition. I have answered all the 249 problem solving questions, more than half of the data sufficiency questions and lots of verbal questions too. What worries me is that after all this practice my score (when comparing the two practice tests) has gotten worse in the quantitive part and only slightly better in the verbal part. So I'm thinking that something is wrong with my preparation. (I should also mention that when I do these exercises I time myself and I review wrong answers, just like I often read in here you should.)
Until now, my only focus has been to do a lot of exercises and therefore I haven't been studying concepts or reading any material.
At the moment, I think my weakest side is the quantitive as my last practice test also shows.
So, my question is how do you guys suggest I structure my study plan? Is there any specific material I should buy and what? How much time should I devote to exercises and how much time should I devote to studying concepts? Any other advises?
I'm extremely motivated for this, I have a positive mind and I'm absolutely certain that with the right study plan and by optimizing my preparation, a 600+ score is definitely in my range. Right now, I just feel like I need to get on the right track. And I hope you guys can help me with some inputs.
