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What to do in the last week ?

by surajsagi » Thu Apr 24, 2008 1:12 am
Hi All,

I am getting mixked messages on Last week before the D-day approach. Currently, I am working - so not sure if i should take a full week off

My plan

Monday - No study (working in office) - not sure if i should take an off
Tuesday - No study (working in office) - not sure if i should take an off
Wednesday - Read Flashcards and solve previous hard question from OG 10 and 11 (Holiday)
Thursday - GMAT Prep - Full exam(Holiday)
Friday - Read Flashcards (Holiday)
Saturday - GMAT Prep - Full exam
Sunday - Read Flashcards
Monday - Real GMAT (D-Day) (Holiday)

Pls, pls let me know, if this sounds OK - over or under

Thanks,
Sooraj
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by mayonnai5e » Thu Apr 24, 2008 1:46 am
If you are planning to take days off from studying, I would place it at the end of the studies just before the real exam instead of at the beginning of the week.

Also, see Prasanna's advice (which is the same advice I would give) on this post:

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by Stacey Koprince » Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:39 pm
Agree - don't take tests within 3 days of the real thing and, if possible, not within 5-7 days of the real thing. All you'll do is tire yourself out.

Plus, the whole point of taking a practice test is to figure out what to do / change for the next time you take the test. It can take 4-8 hours to fully analyze a single test just to figure out what you want to do, and then days or weeks to do it!
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by mleviko » Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:45 pm
There is another apsect of practice tests, which is the physical and mental training. I believe that last days practice tests are very important to help you become physically prepared for the GMAT.

However, I agree that the last 2-3 days need to be more relaxed. For example, I took the last day before the GMAT off, and went to an amusment park with my girlfriend. The day before that I went to the gym and studied more or less afterwards.

In conclusion, I think that the effort you put on the last prep week should look something like that:
G -7 ***
G -6 ****
G -5 ***
G - 4***
G -3 *****
G -2 **
G -1 *
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where one star is almost no effort at all, five stars are a full practice exam, its analysis and 20-30 questions in addition.
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