Hi all,
I will be taking the GMAT in ~30 days and have been prepping for about 3 weeks now going through foundations of gmat review and now following the 60 day plan from the site except 2 lessons a day. I am at lesson 10, so 50 "days" to go with my test date booked for March 13th.
I know this is HARDLY the best preparation but circumstances are such that these are the cards I'm dealt, so I am trying to figure out the best approach to preparing.
I am not a numbers guy so the quant is the section worrying me the most; my diagnostics were below average in all math areas, and I haven't taken a practice exam yet simply because I need to cover the materials first; the scores would hardly reflect anything worthwhile except that I have heaps to cover - this I already know =)
I am finding that the material itself is not challenging, but the application of it is tricky. I am using the MGMAT prep materials along with the OG 13th edition.
My question is, since I am still coming to grips with the concepts themselves, would it be wise to learn the material and do the problem solving questions, and then once I get a grasp for it, then return to the DS questions for each section? I ask because I am doing horribly on the DS (anything beyond easy, I am getting wrong) and I think this is more to do with a lack of sound understanding of the materials than struggling with the DS question format itself.
Because of the time constraints, is this a wise choice? Or would you recommend I cover DS questions as I cover each chapter? The 60 day guide gives a nice break-down of questions for both PS and DS for each section.
I won't be found out for a lack of effort, but I am anxious to approach this situation the right or best way, so if you have any other tips in general for a student approaching the GMAT with quant weaknesses and time constraints, I'd be very grateful for your input. I have been reading similar stories elsewhere and it is heartening to know that people are going from 400's to 700's; my own goal is a 650-680 (these will have me competitive at my target schools), and so I know it can be done -- I am just trying to figure out the best way to do it.
I know this has been a bit long and plenty to read, so a massive thanks in advance to anyone who has any advice/thoughts/suggestions/inputs. Looking forward to hearing them. Thanks again!
I will be taking the GMAT in ~30 days and have been prepping for about 3 weeks now going through foundations of gmat review and now following the 60 day plan from the site except 2 lessons a day. I am at lesson 10, so 50 "days" to go with my test date booked for March 13th.
I know this is HARDLY the best preparation but circumstances are such that these are the cards I'm dealt, so I am trying to figure out the best approach to preparing.
I am not a numbers guy so the quant is the section worrying me the most; my diagnostics were below average in all math areas, and I haven't taken a practice exam yet simply because I need to cover the materials first; the scores would hardly reflect anything worthwhile except that I have heaps to cover - this I already know =)
I am finding that the material itself is not challenging, but the application of it is tricky. I am using the MGMAT prep materials along with the OG 13th edition.
My question is, since I am still coming to grips with the concepts themselves, would it be wise to learn the material and do the problem solving questions, and then once I get a grasp for it, then return to the DS questions for each section? I ask because I am doing horribly on the DS (anything beyond easy, I am getting wrong) and I think this is more to do with a lack of sound understanding of the materials than struggling with the DS question format itself.
Because of the time constraints, is this a wise choice? Or would you recommend I cover DS questions as I cover each chapter? The 60 day guide gives a nice break-down of questions for both PS and DS for each section.
I won't be found out for a lack of effort, but I am anxious to approach this situation the right or best way, so if you have any other tips in general for a student approaching the GMAT with quant weaknesses and time constraints, I'd be very grateful for your input. I have been reading similar stories elsewhere and it is heartening to know that people are going from 400's to 700's; my own goal is a 650-680 (these will have me competitive at my target schools), and so I know it can be done -- I am just trying to figure out the best way to do it.
I know this has been a bit long and plenty to read, so a massive thanks in advance to anyone who has any advice/thoughts/suggestions/inputs. Looking forward to hearing them. Thanks again!
