GMAt Strategy Summarised (books + ideas)

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Dear BEATTHEGMAT users,

I have written this post to clarify a few things to go through the concept thoroughly . I have been writing my strategy down , also have a set of questions .

Objective : 750+ score and to target some of very good schools in Europe

Positive points : Determined to make it :) , preseverance , good at maths in general (Engineer)
Negative : Time available Two and half months in total and working at the same time, Average in formal english (not a native speaker but comes from india so stidied in english have not that bad level)

Startegy I devised following many posts from the forum , my experince and personal thoughts:

1. Go through all the basics thoroughly, be it maths or verbal . irrespective of you know it or you don't know (a good refresher) . Don't forget to make notes .
2. Do some problem questions based on each topic (need not to be tough ) as warm up and refresher , also to retain the things in the brain.
3. Start diagnostic test (or test) based on each topic and follow strategy written at the following link :

https://www.beatthegmat.com/gmat-practic ... s-t68.html (thanks Eric for a great piece of advise , it works )

4. Must have a good feel of all topics by now, start diagnostic test with following objectives :

a > To reduce all so called stupid error to 0 .
b > To bring down all errors caused due to trick in the question (negative sentence twice causing a positive in turn etc)
c > To figure out weak areas (of course)
d > To build the stamina gradually for real test and unlearn the bad habits of past ( breaks every few minutes , tired brain, coffie every few minutes etc )
e> To analyze and revise where you need an improvement to be sure to improve in next test
f> DO not move further if You have not done well the step e

5. Repeat the step 1 to 4 as and when needed .

Questions I want to clarify with the expert on the forum: ???

1. Following the step 1 , need an advise : What to follow for each topic. I know there is a great literaure on site as well as in concise form but still i am lost when comes to investing on good material

2. What could be the best book(s) to revise quickly all maths topics in a dcent manner (I an do it very very quickly)

3. What could be the best book(s) to revise quickly all verbal topics in a dcent manner (I want to do it really slowly to ensire all digested)

4. For Critican reasoning , CR bible powerpre is the best for CR (i am convinced )but any contrary opinion most welcome

5. Reading comprehension : Most challenging I feel, will highlly appreciate some good material/book referred to improve scrope there

6. Sentence Correction : I have gone through partially preparing this part but need to work there a lot . I know Manhattan SC is good but anything in addition , i would like to know which can put me in 95 percent hit rate

7. The books I plan to follow are as follows :
a > OG 12, OG quant and OG verbal second edition (already bought)
b> PowerPrep CR (didnt buy yet)
c> what else (Kaplan 800, Kaplan Premeir program , manhattan ?? , princeton, NOVA)
d> Any particualr manhattan material or any other one

Thank you so much and will keep you posted as I progress further with all latest material/ideas I come across.

waiting for expert advise and comments,
good luck,

GMATMadeEasy

P.S. Beginning is half done .
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by gmatpill » Tue Dec 01, 2009 6:15 pm
Yes, the grid that Eric put up can be quite useful. Make good use of it.

Looks like you've reviewed lots of prep material already. If you are looking for that extra oomph in advanced material, check out the verbal combo package at the GMAT Pill. Of course, don't take my word for it--look at the content on the site to see if it is for you. Feel free to google around as well.

The GMATPill is good for sentence correction and critical reasoning, but does not cover reading comprehension.

With reading comprehension , the best advice I can offer is to pretend you are SUPER excited about the passage--even though almost all passages are about boring topics. By forcing yourself to be excited about the passage and forcing yourself to ask questions like----why is the author even bothering with writing this article? is he arguing for something or against something? Is this paragraph evidence that supports his point or is it the counter argument that he's going to refute later? It's tough with CR, but practicing these techniques should help.