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lux: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 31; Joined: Sun Feb 03, 2008 12:49 pm; Thanked: 1 times

by lux » Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:36 am

ok here we go! i decided i'm going to suck it up and take my GMAT exam on May 3. i have exactly four weeks to study. my plan is to do 2.5-3 hours a night on the weekdays, then 8-10 hours on the weekend (combined). i really hope i can "beat the gmat"!

background: recent college grad. i began "studying" for the gmat back in jan/feb. i completed pretty much all of PR and KAP, then i got distracted and my studying came to a complete hault. now i'm back on track. i started yesterday.

plan: i'm going to focus on OG 11 (and MGMAT SC) only. i will use OG 11 during the week and go through as many problems as i can (yesterday i did about 40). i will review all answers. i will log my errors. in the mornings i will review PR/KAP lesson plans while i ride the train into work. then at night i will review notes, do about 30 problems timed, then re-do 5-10 problems that i got wrong from the day/week before. on weekends, i will do MGMAT CAT exams (probably 1, although 2 would be nice). i will review CAT, review mistakes/errors from the week.

week 1: quant (problem solving/data sufficiency)
week 2: sentence correction
week 3: reading comp
week 4: critical reasoning/review

what do you think of my plan? is it do-able? can i BEAT THE GMAT? any suggestions? please offer ANY advice that you may have. thankyou

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Prasanna: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 418; Joined: Mon Feb 26, 2007 6:41 pm; Thanked: 24 times

by Prasanna » Tue Apr 08, 2008 7:28 am

Sounds like an aggressive plan, but definitely not impossible. I would suggest you take a prep test to see where you stand vis a vis your target score. Much would depend on where you stand now. Being a recent college grad is an advantage. Regarding your weekly plan, you need to remember what you had learnt in the first week till the exam. You can give some time for revision of topics. If you have excellent memory, then you are good to go.

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lux: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 31; Joined: Sun Feb 03, 2008 12:49 pm; Thanked: 1 times

by lux » Tue Apr 08, 2008 7:33 am

Prasanna wrote:Sounds like an aggressive plan, but definitely not impossible. I would suggest you take a prep test to see where you stand vis a vis your target score. Much would depend on where you stand now. Being a recent college grad is an advantage. Regarding your weekly plan, you need to remember what you had learnt in the first week till the exam. You can give some time for revision of topics. If you have excellent memory, then you are good to go.

hi Prasanna - thanks for the response. it is an aggressive plan, huh? do you think i'm spending enough time studying? is 30-40 questions a day enough? originally, i was thinkin of doing quant M/W and then SR on tuesday, RC on thursday, and CR on friday, then repeat that schedule for four weeks. then i switched to one topic every week. would you (or anyone) advise that i go back to the "different topic every plan" plan?

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lux: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 31; Joined: Sun Feb 03, 2008 12:49 pm; Thanked: 1 times

by lux » Wed Apr 09, 2008 3:57 am

anyone else have any advice/feedback?

please help...

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Prasanna: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 418; Joined: Mon Feb 26, 2007 6:41 pm; Thanked: 24 times

by Prasanna » Wed Apr 09, 2008 6:58 am

I think you should stick to what you are most comfortable with. No one else can judge your capabilities. I would not be comfortable if I focus exclusively on one topic in a week. But that need not be the case with you.

I think you should stop worrying and go ahead with your plan. Time is a precious commodity.

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