GMAT Strategy

Hi brunoselva,

Since you've only been studying for 10 days, there's not enough evidence to say whether your plan is "working" or not. While most people need 3 months (or more) of consistent study to hit their peak, some people can do it in less time than that. I suggest that you continue studying as you've planned for the rest of this week and then take another practice CAT. After reviewing those results, you'll have a better sense of whether you're improving or if you're still mentally "stuck" doing things the way that you did them on your first practice CAT. THEN you can re-evaluate your plan.

The concept of overall "studying" includes many things: learning tactics, practice, timed practice, review, trying questions with a different approach, taking full-length CATs to test your endurance and pacing, etc. You'll want to do a bit of everything.

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

Hi brunoselva,

If you want/need to score 700+, you'll need to master every aspect of the GMAT. Therefore, I suggest a systematic (even methodical) approach, in which you take the time to master each topic/concept (e.g., percents, ratios, assumption questions in critical reasoning, comparison questions in sentence correction, etc).

So, for each topic/concept, you should:
1) Learn the underlying concepts (rules, attributes, notation, etc.)
2) Learn GMAT-specific strategies related to that topic
3) Practice dozens of questions all related to that one topic.
4) Don't stop working on that topic until you have mastered it
Then, and only then, move on to the next topic.

To help you focus on one topic at a time, you can use BTG's tagging feature. For example, here are all of the questions tagged as statistics questions: https://www.beatthegmat.com/forums/tags/ ... statistics
See the left side of that linked page for more tag options.

Also, I noticed that your study plan does not include the Official Guide for GMAT Review (OG13). This is an important part of one's preparation.

While completing questions from the Official Guide (OG), you should you use an Error Log (aka Improvement Chart). You can find a free downloadable Improvement Chart here: https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/gmat-error-log. This will help you identify and strengthen your weak areas.

You should also spend a lot of time reviewing the responses from the Experts on this site. They often model the steps one should take when tackling problems.

In addition to learning the core concepts and GMAT-specific strategies, be sure to work on your endurance and test-taking skills (e.g., time management) by taking several practice tests. If you're interested, we have a free GMAT time management video at https://www.gmatprepnow.com/module/gener ... es?id=1244

Finally, you might consider signing up for Beat The GMAT's free 60-Day Study Guide (https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/gmat-guide).
Each day, you'll receive an email with a series of learning activities that guide you, step-by-step, from Day 1 to test day. This will ensure that you will cover everything that the GMAT tests.

Here's an outline of all 60 emails: https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/gmat-guide-outline

Cheers,
Brent

630 is a solid improvement - great work!

brunoselva wrote:But I am still worried with Reading Comprehension and Critical Reasoning.

If you're interested, we have a free set of videos that cover all sorts of Reading Comprehension strategies: https://www.gmatprepnow.com/module/gmat- ... prehension

Cheers,
Brent