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by dhirajbh » Sat Nov 28, 2009 10:56 pm
Hi,

I want to start preparation for gmat and want to do in a structured manner instead of doing in zig-zag manner. I want to prepare a plan or better to say prepare sequence of books/references in which one should go. Instead of just picking any book on the shelf and reading it.

Please provide me your valuable inputs in which I should start. I know first step is to refer to OG guides, my question is what next. Shall I refer to manhattan study material or refer to kaplan 800 series question. Can some one please guide me the order (easiest to difficult) of books/study material one should follow. Both for English and Maths preparation.

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by Bryant@VeritasPrep » Mon Nov 30, 2009 8:34 am
Helpful two month prep schedule here with book recommendations:

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by gmatpill » Tue Dec 01, 2009 6:04 pm
Yes, that's a great resource.

If you are tight on time and want to maximize your study effort in as little time as possible, take a look at the GMAT Pill Study Method.

Here's an aggressive 5-all-day study plan focused on one section that should give you an idea of what you can do with your schedule:

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Syllabus: Detailed 5-day Plan for each section (SC or CR)

We say "5-day Plan" but realistically we know most of you will not study 5 days in a row straight. So this is plan might span out over 7-10 days assuming you take a day or two to rest during this time. These 5 days are the days that you dedicate to studying for SC.

Day 1 (Saturday) 10am: Dedicate 2 hours to focus on the 10 Core Framework videos. Rewind and forward according to how comfortable you are with the material.

noon-1pm: Get Lunch

1:30pm - 4:30: Dedicate 3 hours to 600 Level Questions. Pause each video and try to answer the question yourself. Then hit the play button and see how your thought process compares to mine.

Take a Break
8pm-11pm: Dedicate 3 hours to 700 Level Questions. Pause each video and try to answer the question yourself. Then hit the play button and see how your thought process compares to mine.

Day 2 (Sunday): 11am-noon: browse through the 10 Core Frameworks again, spending more time on the videos you are less familiar with.

1:30pm-3:30pm: Start looking at some practice questions in the Official Guide. Mark the ones you get wrong on the first try. Review the explanations for the ones you get wrong

3:30-4:30: Redo ALL of the practice questions you just went through with the mentality that you SHOULD be able to get ALL of them correct. After all, the ones you got wrong you already saw the explanation!

8:30-9:30pm: Redo ALL the 600 and 700 level questions in the GMAT Pill, pausing each video. Again, you SHOULD be able to get ALL of these correct. After all, you've already seen these questions before!

Day 3-6 (Monday-Wednesday) 10pm-11pm before you go to bed: Go through at least 10 questions each day.

This should take you 30 minutes. Additionally, Go through the set of 10 questions that you went through the previous day-with the mentality that you should get all of them correct. This should take you <20 minutes as you budget <2 minutes per question. Refer back to GMAT Pill videos for thought process.
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Of course, you should budget more than 5 days for each section if you can. But this is perhaps the most efficient process that's worked for me.
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by beatthegmat » Wed Dec 02, 2009 10:29 am
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