How many questions/type per day?

scoutkb wrote:Hi,

Can you recommend how many questions/type to do per day? Do you advise students to have a math day/verbal day, or cover all topics every day? I can devote 3 hours per day to do problems and review the material. I also review my notes during lunch at work. I have about 6 weeks left before the test. To date, I have completed the Manhattan GMAT math books 2x, but one critical mistake I made was not taking notes on my mistakes and relying on my memory. Anyhow, I am taking notes on every problem I get incorrect now. I am currently working on the OG 11 Math section. I have not touched the critical reasoning and reading comprehension yet. I have sent 4 weeks on SC, and I have improved considerably. Thanks for your opinions.

During my prep, I tried to do a timed practice set of 40 questions of a specific type (SC, CR, etc) per day. You can view details on my GMAT Blog: https://beatthegmat.blocked

I'm glad that you've picked up the habit of recording your errors and doing analysis on them--this is critical for improving your performance.

Best of luck!

I generally think study sessions shouldn't be longer than about 1.5 to 2 hours at a sitting, because your brain starts to overload and you don't learn as well after that.

If you can concentrate on one topic or question type effectively throughout that entire time, then spend your time just on that one area. If you start to get mentally tired, though, then pick two different topics or question types and study each for 1 hour - the switch to the new thing will perk you up again.

Also, don't just check the problems you got wrong. On the ones you got right, make sure you check them for 2 things:
1) dd you get it right for the right reasons? (That is, did you really know what you were doing or did you get lucky?)
2) did you do the problem in the best / most efficient way? (Often you don't figure out the best way till after you've already tried it once.)