My 7 Month "Study" Plan

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nightrunner19: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 8; Joined: Fri Apr 09, 2010 6:44 am

by nightrunner19 » Tue Jul 07, 2015 7:28 pm

Does this plan seem reasonable?:

Month 1-2:
- Work through manhattan verbal / quant foundation books
- Read an Economist article every day
- Work through old algebra / geometry / grammar text books

Month 3-4:
- Kaplan Advantage Plus
- 30-40 Questions (various banks) a day

Month 5-7:
- Beat the GMAT 60 day plan (OG) / additional questions from banks

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by DavidG@VeritasPrep » Wed Jul 08, 2015 7:07 am

Does this plan seem reasonable?:

Month 1-2:
- Work through manhattan verbal / quant foundation books
- Read an Economist article every day
- Work through old algebra / geometry / grammar text books

Month 3-4:
- Kaplan Advantage Plus
- 30-40 Questions (various banks) a day

Month 5-7:
- Beat the GMAT 60 day plan (OG) / additional questions from banks

Seven months is an awfully long time to budget from the start. My suggestion: take a practice test to get a baseline score, compare that score to what your goal is, and then put together a plan. Wouldn't it be nicer to spend, say, two months studying?

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by [email protected] » Wed Jul 08, 2015 8:45 am

Hi nightrunner19,

Before committing to any particular study plan, it's useful to define your goals (so you can properly adjust your plan as needed):

1) What is your goal score?
2) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
3) Do you know which Schools you're going to apply to?

From an academic standpoint, I don't think that 2 months of 'pre-GMAT' work is really necessary, but if you really feel that 'rusty' then you will have to put in some time reacquainting yourself with the concepts.

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

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by Rich@EconomistGMAT » Thu Jul 09, 2015 9:02 am

Hi nightrunner19,

I have to agree with David - start by taking a practice exam to see where you stand and get a baseline score. Seven months is a pretty long time to study for the GMAT, and while we have plenty of students enrolled in GMAT for up to 12 months, that doesn't necessarily mean you need to design a lengthy study plan until you've determined which/how many concepts and test-taking strategies you need work in.

Best,
Rich

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nightrunner19: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 8; Joined: Fri Apr 09, 2010 6:44 am

by nightrunner19 » Thu Jul 09, 2015 7:44 pm

Thanks for the advice. I plan on taking a practice GMAT this weekend to see where I'm at. I've scored in the 93rd percentile on the LSAT, but feel like I'm a little beat weak on math...I guess we'll see!

I'm looking to get into a European program with a full scholarship so I need at least a 700 to make that realistic!

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