Hey guys I just made an account after a few days of lurking on the site. There is plenty of useful information for novices and experts alike. Here is my predicament, please feel free to give me advice, or constructive criticism
My foundation in math is utterly horrible. I graduated from a top 20 public university with a finance degree. I have an average IQ, did average on the SAT. I was a slacker in HS, didn't remember anything about basic math or algebra, much less geometry. I went to a cc, but then decided to get my act together. When I put my motivation to the test, I excelled at college. I made only 1 B throughout my college career(which was in an intro to stats class, mind you). I was referred to by my peers as a "genius", but this certainly is not the case. So, back to the GMAT.
After realizing I had to learn, not re-learn, concepts from basic math, I knew it was going to be an uphill battle. I just graduated in May 2010, and want to get the GMAT out of the way. I took a mgmat CAT and got a 530, which is horrible I know. The breakdown was Q33 V31. I know this isn't an accurate gauge because I had to guess on virtually all of the quant questions, because I had no idea what was going on. Also, I didn't take it too seriously.
I recently got the mgmat books, PR GMAT book, along with OG 12th edition and OG Quant. Since I knew nothing about basic math strategy, I have started with the number properties book, just learning the basics and memorizing formulas. I started on 11/08. I am able to study at work, due to an insane amount of downtime(4-6 hours of downtime, so I make the most of it). After being 1 week into studying, I have went through Number Properties front and back 3 times...Cumulative 30 hrs/1st week.
Am I overstudying? I really want to get a 700+ score, and I know this is not attainable unless I study profusely, which is how I excelled in college. I plan on studying for about 2-3 months, 30 hours a week, going through each of the mgmat books and working on countless problems. I am motivated beyond words to excel at this test, and my study habits are similar to a "gmat cave" approach.
Any advice?
My foundation in math is utterly horrible. I graduated from a top 20 public university with a finance degree. I have an average IQ, did average on the SAT. I was a slacker in HS, didn't remember anything about basic math or algebra, much less geometry. I went to a cc, but then decided to get my act together. When I put my motivation to the test, I excelled at college. I made only 1 B throughout my college career(which was in an intro to stats class, mind you). I was referred to by my peers as a "genius", but this certainly is not the case. So, back to the GMAT.
After realizing I had to learn, not re-learn, concepts from basic math, I knew it was going to be an uphill battle. I just graduated in May 2010, and want to get the GMAT out of the way. I took a mgmat CAT and got a 530, which is horrible I know. The breakdown was Q33 V31. I know this isn't an accurate gauge because I had to guess on virtually all of the quant questions, because I had no idea what was going on. Also, I didn't take it too seriously.
I recently got the mgmat books, PR GMAT book, along with OG 12th edition and OG Quant. Since I knew nothing about basic math strategy, I have started with the number properties book, just learning the basics and memorizing formulas. I started on 11/08. I am able to study at work, due to an insane amount of downtime(4-6 hours of downtime, so I make the most of it). After being 1 week into studying, I have went through Number Properties front and back 3 times...Cumulative 30 hrs/1st week.
Am I overstudying? I really want to get a 700+ score, and I know this is not attainable unless I study profusely, which is how I excelled in college. I plan on studying for about 2-3 months, 30 hours a week, going through each of the mgmat books and working on countless problems. I am motivated beyond words to excel at this test, and my study habits are similar to a "gmat cave" approach.
Any advice?
