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[skins81]

A couple of questions:

1) I have the OG 11. Is it worth getting the OG Quant and Verbal Guides also? How different is it from the OG 11. Is it the same questions as OG 11?

2) I am almost done with the entire OG 11. I have also finished all the MGMAT guides. What should I study next other then practice tests? Should I do all the OG problems again or study other material? My math score is about 41 and verbal is 26. So verbal is my weak area especially SC and CR.

Thanks!

[skins81]

anyone?

[gmatpill]

Hi skins81,

Please look at my responses below.

1) I have the OG 11. Is it worth getting the OG Quant and Verbal Guides also? How different is it from the OG 11. Is it the same questions as OG 11?

I wouldn't say it's mandatory, but it doesn't hurt to have them. Of course, you want to exhaust the official guide backwards and forwards before you go ahead and make that purchase.

2) I am almost done with the entire OG 11. I have also finished all the MGMAT guides. What should I study next other then practice tests? Should I do all the OG problems again or study other material? My math score is about 41 and verbal is 26. So verbal is my weak area especially SC and CR.

You seem to be falling into the same trap that a lot of others are falling into---that is, you believe that doing thousands of questions will automatically mean you understand how to ace the GMAT. This may work for some people, but if you find yourself reaching a ceiling and not getting the improvements you want, I would recommend changing the way you think through questions---can you do them more efficiently? spend less time reading answer choices? focusing in on keywords?

There are also a lot of timing and psychological components--so keep those in mind as well. When you study, try to mimick the exam environments as much as possible. Visualize yourself sitting in that test room.

Also, looks like you have good room for improvement in verbal. Hope you know that doing well in verbal is more important to your overall score than doing well in quant.

Best of luck!

[Hussaini]

hi,

i have noticed one thing, the math questions in OG 11 are very very easy. Is that how most of the questions in the actual test going to be?

Thanks,