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by juventino » Tue May 21, 2013 7:53 am
Hi,

I'm planning to take the GMAT after 3 months in time for Round 1 of MBA admissions. So my test date would be between last week of August and 1st week of September 2013. I'm also sitting for the LSAT on Oct. 6th, 2013.

I have given the GMAT before and had got 530. I went to the test without any preparation hence it could be considered my diagnostic test score.

A little about myself:

I am a 28 year old guy. Most of my work ex has been selling mutual funds independently. I have a 3 year Bachelor's degree from Delhi University, India. My grades were average, nothing to brag about. I honestly don't expect to get into any of the top universities but I feel I need to get a score in the 99th percentile to have a reasonable chance of getting into a Top 25 university.

I hope to do a JD/MBA or JD or MBA. I believe studying for the LSAT simultaneously, will improve my GMAT verbal score as well.

I would like to request people on this forum to help me make a 3 month day by day schedule. Please do not use real dates, just day 1, day 2 and so on. My line of work gives me plenty of free time so I can dedicate lot of it towards studying.

The books that I already own:

Manhattan GMAT Foundations of Math
Manhattan GMAT Foundations of Verbal
Manhattan GMAT Complete Strategy Guide Set - 5th ed.
All 3 Official guides
Kaplan GMAT Premier 2012 - 2013
Kaplan GMAT Verbal Workbook 6th ed.
Kaplan GMAT Math Workbook 7th ed.
Kaplan GMAT 800 8th ed.
Cambridge Student's Introduction to English Grammar
English Grammar for Dummies
Aristotle GMAT Sentence Correction Grail
GMAT Club Grammar 2010
Powerscore LSAT Logic Games Bible
Powerscore LSAT Logical Reasoning Bible
Powerscore LSAT Reading Comprehension Bible
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Thanks, in advance, for the help!
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by Jim@StratusPrep » Wed May 22, 2013 5:36 am
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by juventino » Fri May 24, 2013 2:22 am
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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Sat May 25, 2013 6:46 am
You might consider signing up for BTG's free 60-Day Study Guide: https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/gmat-guide.

Each day you'll receive an email with a series of learning activities that will guide you, step-by-step, from Day 1 to test day (here's an outline of all 60 emails: https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/gmat-guide-outline).

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by brianlange77 » Sat May 25, 2013 5:54 pm
juventino wrote:Hi,

I'm planning to take the GMAT after 3 months in time for Round 1 of MBA admissions. So my test date would be between last week of August and 1st week of September 2013. I'm also sitting for the LSAT on Oct. 6th, 2013.

I have given the GMAT before and had got 530. I went to the test without any preparation hence it could be considered my diagnostic test score.

A little about myself:

I am a 28 year old guy. Most of my work ex has been selling mutual funds independently. I have a 3 year Bachelor's degree from Delhi University, India. My grades were average, nothing to brag about. I honestly don't expect to get into any of the top universities but I feel I need to get a score in the 99th percentile to have a reasonable chance of getting into a Top 25 university.

I hope to do a JD/MBA or JD or MBA. I believe studying for the LSAT simultaneously, will improve my GMAT verbal score as well.

I would like to request people on this forum to help me make a 3 month day by day schedule. Please do not use real dates, just day 1, day 2 and so on. My line of work gives me plenty of free time so I can dedicate lot of it towards studying.

The books that I already own:

Manhattan GMAT Foundations of Math
Manhattan GMAT Foundations of Verbal
Manhattan GMAT Complete Strategy Guide Set - 5th ed.
All 3 Official guides
Kaplan GMAT Premier 2012 - 2013
Kaplan GMAT Verbal Workbook 6th ed.
Kaplan GMAT Math Workbook 7th ed.
Kaplan GMAT 800 8th ed.
Cambridge Student's Introduction to English Grammar
English Grammar for Dummies
Aristotle GMAT Sentence Correction Grail
GMAT Club Grammar 2010
Powerscore LSAT Logic Games Bible
Powerscore LSAT Logical Reasoning Bible
Powerscore LSAT Reading Comprehension Bible
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Thanks, in advance, for the help!
Hey -- Good idea on asking the question. I've got a few thoughts that I can share with you on the 'study plan' front, but first, in the spirit of open and honest dialogue -- I'd encourage you to think QUITE specifically about what degree(s) you want to pursue and why. If you are independently wealthy -- fantastic, ignore my question. But if you aren't, I have to ask you why you are planning to consider a JD/MBA (or one or the other.) Why? There are VERY few jobs in which you'd need both degrees -- and many companies that might look at you and say "If you wanted to do job 'x', why did you spend time getting a degree that isn't really relevant for that job?"

Encourage you to spend some time on that one before you commit yourself to too much.

All that said, a study plan is absolutely what you need for the GMAT -- this is meant only for that test, and you should spend time developing a separate and distinct LSAT plan. As someone who has taken both tests, I will tell you that, IMHO, preparing for and taking the LSAT isn't that helpful when it comes to the GMAT.

But, when it comes to a GMAT study plan -- I'd encourage you to spend some time with the two links below. They'll help you to lay out a solid plan -- and give you the tools and frameworks you need to think about what that plan should be.

I'd encourage you to shy away from any 'one size fits all plan' -- as the GMAT is not a one size fits all test, you need to build the plan that makes sense for you.

https://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... an-part-1/
https://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... an-part-2/

Best of luck!

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