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yash188
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Hi,
I know this question has been asked and answered countless times. But if i could get some first hand answers, it would be great.
First of all, my history, i have given GMAT once last year. I did not prepare well, i barely even knew what GMAT was or what actually it tests. I simply took it as a general test, prepared for like 20-25 days and came crashing down with a score of 630 (i had hoped to get 650 at least).
This time, i have given myself 9 months to prepare. But, i read several posts which say that 3 months is optimal time to prepare and give GMAT. My plan was to give myself 4, 5 months of time to prepare, give my test and next 4 months to improve and write my applications.
I am leaning towards longer preparation because its hard for me to grasp mathematical concepts and i wanted enough time to master it. I am an engineer and usually engineers are good at mathematics, but in my case its simply reversed. I am able to grasp verbal concepts but math always eludes me.
Right now, my study plan includes watching magoosh videos, making notes of my strengths and weakness in a particular topic, solving whatever questions come up during the explanations or in the magoosh blogs(i have an excel sheet to maintain error log with all the details) and going through BTG and GMATClub forums. I wanted to clear my concepts first before diving into actual practice.
My question is, is this way too slow? I can and do dedicate 3 hours of study time per day and my concentration is good, so its purely 3 hours of study time. Should i dive right into solving questions and try to clear my concepts through them? Or should i take time like as i am doing right now and then start practicing?
With my current study plan, i am aiming to finish understanding the basics and advanced concepts by mid January and then begin the actual practice. I am planning to give my GMAT in May 2016.
I know this question has been asked and answered countless times. But if i could get some first hand answers, it would be great.
First of all, my history, i have given GMAT once last year. I did not prepare well, i barely even knew what GMAT was or what actually it tests. I simply took it as a general test, prepared for like 20-25 days and came crashing down with a score of 630 (i had hoped to get 650 at least).
This time, i have given myself 9 months to prepare. But, i read several posts which say that 3 months is optimal time to prepare and give GMAT. My plan was to give myself 4, 5 months of time to prepare, give my test and next 4 months to improve and write my applications.
I am leaning towards longer preparation because its hard for me to grasp mathematical concepts and i wanted enough time to master it. I am an engineer and usually engineers are good at mathematics, but in my case its simply reversed. I am able to grasp verbal concepts but math always eludes me.
Right now, my study plan includes watching magoosh videos, making notes of my strengths and weakness in a particular topic, solving whatever questions come up during the explanations or in the magoosh blogs(i have an excel sheet to maintain error log with all the details) and going through BTG and GMATClub forums. I wanted to clear my concepts first before diving into actual practice.
My question is, is this way too slow? I can and do dedicate 3 hours of study time per day and my concentration is good, so its purely 3 hours of study time. Should i dive right into solving questions and try to clear my concepts through them? Or should i take time like as i am doing right now and then start practicing?
With my current study plan, i am aiming to finish understanding the basics and advanced concepts by mid January and then begin the actual practice. I am planning to give my GMAT in May 2016.
Regards,
Yash
Yash
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