Hello everyone! I am new to this forum and I have been spending a lot of time reading and catching up on the GMAT prep experiences.
A bit about me: I'm 27 M from Boston, USA. I have a bachelors in economics with B- GPA, 4 years non-profit finance work experience, solid leadership/extracurriculars, and excellent recommendation letters. I took the GMAT last year and received a lowly 560. It was a crushing experience but well deserved as I had not studied for the test.
Since then I have been on and off about prepping for the GMAT. I still have a ton of books (mostly unread) from last year. I am getting serious about taking the GMAT in August 2008, although I have not scheduled the appointment yet.
The books that I have:
MGMAT - Full set of 8 books
OG 11 including the additional Verbal/Quant books
Kaplan 800
Princeton Review book
My plan of action is to:
- Week One: Work through the 4 Quant MGMAT Books (I'm weak in Quant)
- Week Two: Do all the Quant problems on OG11/Additional Quant review.
- Week Three: Do the quant sections of the GMAT paper tests
- Week Four: Work on OG 11 Verbal/Kaplan 800 verbal section. Take the GMAT.
Since I work full time, I will not be able to dedicate more than 15 hours a week for preparation. This means that I can devote up to 60 hours of study time before I take the exam.
I am really concerned with math, as my skills are really rusty and I make many mistakes along the way. I would like to reach the 700 zone which means that I have to get better in all areas. I would really appreciate your critiques on my study plan and whether it might be feasible to make the almost insurmountable 560 -> 710 jump in one month?
If this is overly ambitious and not doable, I would still love to hear from you.
Cheers!
A bit about me: I'm 27 M from Boston, USA. I have a bachelors in economics with B- GPA, 4 years non-profit finance work experience, solid leadership/extracurriculars, and excellent recommendation letters. I took the GMAT last year and received a lowly 560. It was a crushing experience but well deserved as I had not studied for the test.
Since then I have been on and off about prepping for the GMAT. I still have a ton of books (mostly unread) from last year. I am getting serious about taking the GMAT in August 2008, although I have not scheduled the appointment yet.
The books that I have:
MGMAT - Full set of 8 books
OG 11 including the additional Verbal/Quant books
Kaplan 800
Princeton Review book
My plan of action is to:
- Week One: Work through the 4 Quant MGMAT Books (I'm weak in Quant)
- Week Two: Do all the Quant problems on OG11/Additional Quant review.
- Week Three: Do the quant sections of the GMAT paper tests
- Week Four: Work on OG 11 Verbal/Kaplan 800 verbal section. Take the GMAT.
Since I work full time, I will not be able to dedicate more than 15 hours a week for preparation. This means that I can devote up to 60 hours of study time before I take the exam.
I am really concerned with math, as my skills are really rusty and I make many mistakes along the way. I would like to reach the 700 zone which means that I have to get better in all areas. I would really appreciate your critiques on my study plan and whether it might be feasible to make the almost insurmountable 560 -> 710 jump in one month?
If this is overly ambitious and not doable, I would still love to hear from you.
Cheers!
