Time to go back to Graduate School (Business School)

[hrojas]

So I am here to seek advise on the best way to prepare for the GMAT test. As a non-traditional business student whose main focus as an undergraduate was getting into Law School (yawn), didn't take a lot of mathematical courses during my undergraduate. If I call correctly, I might have taken statistics, pre-calc, micro economics, and calculus for business, I think that's as far as I got with respect to my mathematical skills.

Here is a little bit about me. I graduated in 09' as a major in Legal Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. Since then I have been working in the public sector, specifically working with nonprofits as a policy analyst and or in the public policy realm. After completing a leadership program this past year I realized that I needed to make the jump to the private/business sector.

I just got my GMAT 13th Ed Review book, GMAT Quantitative Review 2nd Ed., GMAT Verbal Review 2nd Ed., and Manhattans GMAT 4th Ed. I hope to increase my collection of gmat materials and I plan on preparing for at least four months. Is that enough time since I have not had a lot of quantitative background and I know the GMAT is extremely heavy on quant.

Any tips, advise, recommendations, suggestion are greatly appreciated. =).

[ivyctor2010]

Books for Verbal: Manhattan SC Guide, Power Score Bible, OG 13
Books for Quant: Start with OG 13, then you can look at certain books from Manhattan, Veritas Prep and Kaplan

[Brent@GMATPrepNow]

So I am here to seek advise on the best way to prepare for the GMAT test. As a non-traditional business student whose main focus as an undergraduate was getting into Law School (yawn), didn't take a lot of mathematical courses during my undergraduate. If I call correctly, I might have taken statistics, pre-calc, micro economics, and calculus for business, I think that's as far as I got with respect to my mathematical skills.

Fortunately, the GMAT does not test any math skills beyond high-school math. In most instances, the math is at the grade 6 to 10 level. However, although the concepts may be easy (e.g., even and odd numbers), the questions can be very sophisticated.

Many students don't know how to effectively prepare for the GMAT. Given this, you might consider signing up for BTG's free 60-Day Study Guide (https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/gmat-guide).
This will help keep your studies on track, and ensure that you will cover everything that the GMAT tests.

Cheers,
Brent

[Jim@StratusPrep]

You definitely have enough time. Looks like you have good materials, so just stay consistent with your studies.

[campbellronald7]

I'm a proponent of all the study guides you've picked, and 4 months should be plenty of time to study. That said, you really need to make sure your "method" for studying is foolproof. I just received my MBA from Babson College in Boston. It took me 3 tries to get a reputable score, and I went into the first one thinking it'd be a breeze to score well. I can honestly say that for me, it wasn't the content that was difficult, but the questions themselves. My best advice is to pay very close attention to each question and make sure you understand it fully before answering. Best of luck!