Hi,
I'm planning to take the GMAT for the 1st time in 3 months or so. I have made a plan based on experiences I read across the web, but one week into my study plan, I still have a few questions I hope I can have answered here.
Here is a quick summary of my plan:
- Here is a list of books I have: OG 11th edition, Kaplan Premier Program 2008, Kaplan GMAT 800 and Kaplan GMAT Math Workbook.
- Target each section for 1 or 2 weeks, reserve 2 weeks to do all at once before the real test.
- Put in 4-6hrs during the week, 8-10 on weekends (A bit tough with my work schedule but doing my best).
- Do 10 questions each day of sections I am not actively working on but studied before.
- Do 2 weeks on each section, but 1 week only on my 2 best verbal sections (4 weeks for quant first then 4 weeks for verbal total).
- Do 40 questions at once with 80 mins on the clock for pacing, keeping an excel sheet to track my answers wether they where right or wrong, and wether I was slow, careless or if I made a concept error (I got the idea from this forum so I'm sure you know what I'm referring to).
- I also keep track of hit rates on any given 40-question run.
- I plan to keep a error log of questions I failed and go through them the final 2 weeks.
- I write flashcards.
I plan to take a test at the end of each week:
Week 1: OG Diagnostic test
Week 2: Kaplan paper test
Week 3: Kaplan online test
Week 4: GPrep #1 from mba.com
Week 5: Kaplan CD test 1
Week 6: Kaplan CD test 2
Week 7: Kaplan CD test 3
Week 8: Kaplan CD test 4
Week 9: GPrep #2 from mba.com
I worked out this plan reading a bit this forum. My question are:
- I mostly read that focusing on a test section for a given time is best, but how effective is it to take to take tests if you havent starting working on some sections yet?
- For each sections I do all OG questions first, then Kaplan Premier, then Kaplan 800. Should I do OG last?
- I scheduled GPrep tests at the end of week 2 and 9. Since it is said they are the best indicators of GMAT scores I thought doing each at the beginning then end of my study plan would be good, but I am questioning that now. I may switch GPrep test #1 with Any thoughts?
I realize I might be asking a lot, but any comment would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers.
I'm planning to take the GMAT for the 1st time in 3 months or so. I have made a plan based on experiences I read across the web, but one week into my study plan, I still have a few questions I hope I can have answered here.
Here is a quick summary of my plan:
- Here is a list of books I have: OG 11th edition, Kaplan Premier Program 2008, Kaplan GMAT 800 and Kaplan GMAT Math Workbook.
- Target each section for 1 or 2 weeks, reserve 2 weeks to do all at once before the real test.
- Put in 4-6hrs during the week, 8-10 on weekends (A bit tough with my work schedule but doing my best).
- Do 10 questions each day of sections I am not actively working on but studied before.
- Do 2 weeks on each section, but 1 week only on my 2 best verbal sections (4 weeks for quant first then 4 weeks for verbal total).
- Do 40 questions at once with 80 mins on the clock for pacing, keeping an excel sheet to track my answers wether they where right or wrong, and wether I was slow, careless or if I made a concept error (I got the idea from this forum so I'm sure you know what I'm referring to).
- I also keep track of hit rates on any given 40-question run.
- I plan to keep a error log of questions I failed and go through them the final 2 weeks.
- I write flashcards.
I plan to take a test at the end of each week:
Week 1: OG Diagnostic test
Week 2: Kaplan paper test
Week 3: Kaplan online test
Week 4: GPrep #1 from mba.com
Week 5: Kaplan CD test 1
Week 6: Kaplan CD test 2
Week 7: Kaplan CD test 3
Week 8: Kaplan CD test 4
Week 9: GPrep #2 from mba.com
I worked out this plan reading a bit this forum. My question are:
- I mostly read that focusing on a test section for a given time is best, but how effective is it to take to take tests if you havent starting working on some sections yet?
- For each sections I do all OG questions first, then Kaplan Premier, then Kaplan 800. Should I do OG last?
- I scheduled GPrep tests at the end of week 2 and 9. Since it is said they are the best indicators of GMAT scores I thought doing each at the beginning then end of my study plan would be good, but I am questioning that now. I may switch GPrep test #1 with Any thoughts?
I realize I might be asking a lot, but any comment would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers.
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