Please help to plan a strategy, D-day on May 11th

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Hi All,

My GMAT is scheduled on May 11th.Till now I've completed the Maths basics,have done MGMAT maths sets once.I'm revising again those books and have done most of the practice sets from OG 13.
As far as verbal is concerned I've completed the Powerscore Bible once for CR and have practiced few questions from OG 13. For RC i've also practiced few passages from OG13 but I've not prepared SC at all till now. I've not taken any prep tests till now. AWA and IR are also left untouched.

I would like to complete OG 13,OG 11, OG quantitative and verbal and would also like to take the MGMAT tests and GMAT PREP tests.
My target score is 760.
I'm willing to study 6-8 hours in a day and I'm planning to get done with the basics by the end of March.I would like to devote the rest of the time taking tests and preparing simultaneously.

Please can anybody suggest a strategy of how to get completed with the basics and then take tests. When should I start taking tests . Should I study each of the 4 sections - Maths,RC,SC,CR everyday or should I assign few hours for each of these sections every week.

Please help me to develop a strategy...

Thanks in advance for your help.

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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Sat Mar 23, 2013 5:43 am
I suggest that you focus on one topic at a time and master all of the GMAT-specific strategies required for that topic. By immersing yourself in practice questions related to one topic you will see the variety of ways the GMAT can test that one topic. I also suggest that you spend a lot of time reviewing the responses from the Experts on this site, since they often model the steps you should be taking when answering question.
Once you've mastered the concept, move on the next one.

Regarding practice tests, I suggest that you take an official practice test as soon as possible: https://www.mba.com/the-gmat/download-fr ... tware.aspx
This will give you a good idea of your current skills and help determine how hard you need to work over the next 6 weeks.

After that, I suggest that you take a practice test at least once per week. This will help you work on your time management, endurance, and other test-taking skills.

If you're interested, we have a free time management video at https://www.gmatprepnow.com/module/gener ... es?id=1244

Cheers,
Brent
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by Win_the_gmat » Sat Mar 23, 2013 4:10 pm
Thanks a ton for your reply