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by prash303 » Sun Sep 20, 2015 8:41 pm
So, out of recommendation from this website, I signed up for the GMAT Interact Subscription (Online), as well as received the following books

OG 2016
OG 2016 Math
OG 2016 Verbal
Manhattan Foundation Math
Manhattan Foundation Verbal

And a series of help books that are specialized
GMAT Roadmap
Fractions, Decimals & Percents
Algebra
Word Problems
Geometry
Number Properties
Critical Reasoning
Reading Comprehension
Sentence Correction
Integrated Reasoning & Essay

I also have the On-Demand subscription for the GMAT Interact on the Manhattan package.
All in all, I feel like I have so much information at the tip of my fingers, I'm getting buried.

Can someone help me make a plan or how do I approach this?
I took the diagnostic test from the OG and found I'm barely around average in all categories.
What would be the best way to approach this? How do I maximize the use of all the information I have at my disposal?
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by [email protected] » Mon Sep 21, 2015 8:43 am
Hi prash303,

Do any of the resources that you have include a study plan?

If you have questions about Interact, then you might be able to post them here:

https://www.beatthegmat.com/ask-a-manhat ... e-f38.html

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by prash303 » Mon Sep 21, 2015 11:36 am
None of the resources included a study plan, they all seem to dwell right into the main content.
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by MartyMurray » Thu Sep 24, 2015 10:21 pm
One thing that can help you organize your GMAT preparation plan is focusing not on the materials, but on your performance. I mean you can go crazy looking at all the possible study guides, or you can look at how you did on a practice test and determine what you have to get better at in order to score higher.

Likely when you took that diagnostic test you were particularly challenged by certain types of quant questions. So you could look through the various resources you have for ways to get better at handling those types of questions.

Similarly, if you were having trouble with critical reasoning, then you could seek to learn more about that aspect of the test.

If you get better at handling critical reasoning questions and at handling three types of quant questions, then theoretically your performance level the next time should be higher than it was the previous time.

Then to get your score even higher, you could work on a more topics.

That way you are working through the material in manageable pieces, and in a way that makes sense given what skills you feel you need to develop.

That's one way to do it anyway.

Even if you decide to go with a more general approach, simply covering topics one after the other, I think the key is to not be as focused on the materials as you are on what you need to learn. You can go crazy with all the materials, thinking you need to read everything, but remember the GMAT is not a history test with a list of books that you need read cover to cover in order to have the information necessary for putting together answers. The GMAT is more a reasoning game, and what you are seeking to do is get better at playing the game. So you don't have to read every word of every book. You just need to pick and choose as makes sense for getting better at the game.

One thing you could do to get a clearer picture is go over some introductory stuff and do some practice questions in each area of the test to develop some familiarity with the test and how to answer the questions. Then after a week or two of doing that, take one of the tests from the GMAT Prep software that you can download for free from mba.com, doing all four sections.

Once you have done that you will have a much better sense of where you stand and what you need to work on to attain your score goal.
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by ceilidh.erickson » Tue Sep 29, 2015 5:59 am
Hi prash,

Thanks for signing up for the Manhattan Prep self-study package! It's a LOT of resources, so I know it can be overwhelming. Here's what you should do:

1. sign into your Student Center: https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/studentcenter/
2. click "Launch Online Syllabus" on the home page
3. read the Welcome Guide first
4. Watch the Interact Lessons under the tab "lessons," then do the corresponding homework under the tab "homework." Do one session at a time.

If you ever have any questions with any Mprep resources, please email our Student Services directly at [email protected] . Our instructors (like me) occasionally post on these forums, but our Student Services representatives don't check here for inquiries. Please email with any comments - we'd also welcome your feedback on how we could make the instructions more intuitive / less overwhelming!

Good luck with you studies.
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