Resources I used:
For SC: I used MGMAT SC guide, 1000SC series, OG 10 and OG 11. I almost remember each question of SC section from OG 11. I was surprised with the level of question in the main exam, but GMAT is also about maintaining your calm. No matter what kind of question GMAT throws at you basic rules will always remain same.
• Always prepare your own SC notes, take some reference from others’ notes but always prepare your own notes
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I feel 80% of the questions have more than one mistake so after doing the 2-3 split, you should be able to identify the correct answer. In case, you find the you are dealing with those 20% of the questions then you know you are doing extremely well.
For CR: I used Powerscore LSAT logic reasoning bible. I started with LSAT CR and soon I realized that CR for GMAT will not be so convoluted. I did occasional LSAT CR question and most of the times for CR I was depended on BTG forum.
For RC: This section was the deal clincher for me. After analyzing GMAT I realized that if you are good in CR and SC then you will going to face tough passages in GMAT and if you are not so good with RC skills then your level will fall back to initial position and it would be tough to recover. So in my point of view, if you want to ace the GMAT then you need to good in this section. When I started my prep in January’09, I was looking for forums where I can get some tips for RC.
After struggling for a while I could not get anything from any forum so I decided to form my own strategy. I started with LSAT passages and I noted down the type of question that I got wrong. When I started with LSAT passages I focused on accuracy first and then in next couple of weeks I involved time factor. My idea for RC was not to give more than 2 mins to any question. If you are doing exceptionally well in RC like getting all questions right with 1-2 mins extra then I would advise you to stick to that approach and try to squeeze that time by acing in other 2 sections.
RC is the section that requires concentration because if you miss once but or however you can mess up the summary of entire passage. Once I started getting comfortable with LSAT passages I moved onto GMAT RC. I used RC.doc file and tried first 63 passages. After that I used this website
https://litesee.com/gmat.htm
This gives you great option testing your ability under timed environment, but make sure you check answers of some of passages after 34. You can match answers with RC.doc.
For Quanta: I did not study much for this section. I knew that this would not be a problem for me. I just referred to my formula sheet(attached).
Final note:
Make sure you prepare well for exam day. This time I practiced all the exams with essays. In my last 9 exams (5 MGMAT and 4 Prep(2 retakes)), I gave my 100% to my essays, this will help you in becoming familiar with your template and you can also simulate the test environment. Try to take test in public environment for e.g. Public library.
Formulate an exam strategy for you
Throughout my exams I stick to the following approach
Number of Questions: 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Time Quanta : 65 55 45 35 25 15 10 05
Time Verbal: 66 57 48 39 30 21 12
