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by unfocused » Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:07 am
Hello All!!

I am planning on taking the GMAT in mid to late March. I have taken the GMAT before and I utterly bombed that test! I am very hesistant to take the test again but I really need to now. I need some tips as to how to approach this. I found that the last time I took the test, I rushed through and didn't even use all the time allotted. I know myself, and I know that if I don't know an answer, I have a hard time going over the choices so I end up guessing! Its like a find a way for each answer to be kind of right!

Last time I used the Princeton Review book as well as the GMAT Prep. I went through the entire Princeton Review book and did probably half the questions from the prep. What other books should I look in to?

Right now, I am also in the process of going through the flashcards given on this site. Has anyone found them to be helpful?

Besidse all of this, does anyone have any other ideas as to how I should approach this? Last time, I did about a chapter a week, but I still had a hard time understanding the material.

I would really appreciate your input! Thanks!!
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by ManhattanReview » Tue Jan 12, 2010 1:12 pm
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by beatthegmat » Wed Jan 13, 2010 3:02 pm
In reading your post, it seems like the root cause of your problems had to do with pacing. You seem to indicate that your conceptual knowledge for the test is fairly strong, but that you 'rushed through'. Read this post on using a Practice Grid with your studies, it contains some good tips on how to approach pacing as well: https://www.beatthegmat.com/gmat-practic ... s-t68.html

Some other resources that may help:
  • You may want to read some of Dana Jinaru's articles on formulating study plans. Here's one that I would recommend: https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2009/12/ ... -prep-plan
  • For other book recommendations, check out: https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/books
  • Sounds like you already found the GMAT Flash Cards - I hope you find them helpful, but even better, try to create your own set as you practice. I strongly believe that developing your own flashcards during your prep will do a lot in grounding you on concepts/strategies that are pertinent to your needs
I hope that these resources give you a good start. One final point, you should know that you are not alone in your prep. Please reach out to the Beat The GMAT community whenever you encounter problems in your studying or even problems with a specific problem. We're here to help and we want to see you succeed.

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