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One month prep - strategy

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Danz: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 3; Joined: Mon Jan 19, 2009 6:52 pm

by Danz » Thu Feb 05, 2009 7:14 am

I'm looking for some advice on a one month prep strategy, specifically if more time should be spent on the Kaplan review and test strategies versus focusing on OG questions and learning the content/question type? Currently looking at doing both but with limited time trying to discern which resource/strategy to focus on.

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by beatthegmat » Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:25 am

You might appreciate this post: How to study for the GMAT under one month

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by Danz » Thu Feb 05, 2009 11:18 am

I started with this method but found OG is focused on content and question types but lacked any of the test strategies that the review companies preach. I guess what you are saying is nail down as much content and familiarize myself with the question types and approach to these questions over test strategies?

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by beatthegmat » Thu Feb 05, 2009 12:28 pm

With such limited time to prep, I think that is the way to go. Test strategies are important (things like pacing, understanding the CAT), but full mastery of them require more time to practice in my opinion.

I think the lower hanging fruit is to understand the GMAT concepts being tested and understand strategies for the various question types.

Good luck!

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