Need preparation advice for GMAT !!! PLEASE HELP !!!

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Hello Experts,

I have been reading the forum for few weeks and thought you might help me with my study plan. I have tried different strategies but nothing seems to be working. I am loosing my focus and the thought of failing on the test day is excruciating.

I have my GMAT scheduled on 8th June' 2010 and I aim to score 700+. List of resources that I have under my belt are listed below.

Quantitative:
1) OG 11th edition.
2) Manhattan GMAT Maths study guides.
3) Winners_Guide to GMAT(2 pdf) which I purchased. Not sure whether they are worth. Please advice on this.
4) 1000 DS and 600 PS questions d/l'ed from various online resources.

Verbal:
Sentence Correction :
1) Manhatten SC guide, PowerScore SC Bible, 1000 SC questions

Critical Reasoning :
2) Critical reasoning bible , 1000 CR questions.

Reading comprehension :
3) 1000 RC questions.

AWA:
NO resource available.

I also have access to online tests

800score- 5 practice tests
Veritas Prep- 5 practice tests
Thomson/ARCO- 3 practice tests
GMAT Prep- 2 practice tests


Are these resources sufficient to score 700 + on the GMAT or do I need to buy anything else?

VERBAL::
I have completed Manhatten SC and Powerscore SC bible and started 1000 SC questions. I also completed critical reasoning bible but lack confidence when solving CR questions. Reading comprehension - not yet started

QUANTITATIVE:
I have tried to cover the basics first but everytime I get back to quantitative, everything seems to be lost and I have to start it all over again. Please advice on how to approach this part.

AWA: No resources available.

I can devote 2hrs (Weekdays) and 9-10 hrs on weekends to study for GMAT.

Please advice on how should I go about achieving this score.

Appreciate your help !!
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by Osirus@VeritasPrep » Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:37 am
You have all the resources you need to do well. This is how I would approach things going forward. If you have two hours a day during the week, I would recommend just doing problems each day during these two hours. Use the weekend to read chapters from the books and learn new info. Spend the week applying what you learned on the weekend. When you are about half way through the books that you have, take a practice test to see how you're progressing. Assuming you are progressing at a steady rate, continue with this course of action.
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