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JohnRood,PresidentatNextStepTestPreparation
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Thefirstthingyouneedtofigureoutis,howmuchtimeyouwillneed?Todothisyouneed
ageneralideaofhowfaroffyouridealscoreyouare(I'drecommendtakinganinitial
practicetest,preferablyoneofthefreetestsavailableontheGMATPrep
softwarefromthetestmaker)andhowmuchtimeyoucandevotetoyourstudies.Ifyou
planonstudyingfulltime(approximately20hoursaweekormore),moststudentscan
getpreparedintwomonths.Ifyouplanonstudyinglessthanthat,youshouldallowfor
moretime.Generallywerecommend23monthsforsomeonewhohasnevertakenthe
GMATorpreppedforitbefore.
ThetwomaincontentareasyouneedtofocusonforGMATmasteryarethemath
conceptstestedinthequantitativesectionandthegrammarrulestestedinsentence
corrections.Youshouldstarthereandmakesurethatyouhaveastrongknowledgeofall
rulesandformulas.Onceyou'veaccomplishedthis,youshouldthenspendtimeworking
onthebeststrategiesforeachsectionofthetest.Learnthevariousquestiontypesand
approachesforreadingcomprehensionandlogicalreasoning.Practicelogicalreasoning
usingtheonlinepracticeproblemsthatcomewiththeGMATreviewtextbook.Learnand
masterdifferentapproachestomultiplechoicemathquestions.Decideonaformatforthe
argumentessaythatorganizesyourworkeffectively.Initially,inallcasesyoushouldfocus
ongoodtechniqueandnotworryabouttimemanagement.Speedcomesfrompractice.
Thestrategiesthemselvesarenotthatcomplexanddon'ttakelongtolearn,butmastery
takespractice.
YoushouldtransitionfromusingpapermaterialsliketheGMATReviewtextbookand
workbookstousingcomputerizedteststhecloseryougettotestday.Inthe23weeks
immediatelyprecedingyourtest,you'llwanttobetakingatleastonefulllengthCATtesta
week.Youarereadywhenyoucanconsistentlybeatyourgoalscoreonpracticetests.
Don'tstudythedayornightbeforethetestsoyoucanbefullyrested.
Goodluck!
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SagarDhawan,IinterviewMBAcandidates
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Preferablyyoushouldgive23monthstimetoprepareforGMAT.Thiswillgiveyou
enoughtimetohavegoodstructureforyourstudieswithoutfeelingtoorushed.
IrecentlyinterviewedAndrewWamugi,MBAgraduatefromNYUSternandhementioned
thatstudyingresourcesfromKaplanhelpedtoprepareforGMAT.additionallyhe
undertookacontinuouseducationcoursewhichhelpedhimtolearntesttaking
techniques.
AndrewmanagedtogetascorecompetitiveenoughtogetadmittedtoNYUSternSchool
ofBusiness.
Youcanwatchtheinterviewherehttp://jkmasterscareer.com/blogs...
SobasicallystudytheresourcesfromKaplan,ManhattanGMAT,Princetonetcandtakeas
manypracticetestsasyoucan.
Allthebest.
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OriginallyAnswered:HowshouldIbeginstudyingfortheGMAT?

Beginningiseasy,continuityandconsistencyisimportant!

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2.DownloadtheofficialGMATfreesoftware.
3.Takethediagnostictestandevaluateyourperformance.
4.Takefirstfreetestfromthesoftware.Andidentifyyourweakareas.
5.StartstudyingtheweaktopicsfromOGandotheroutsideresource(Manhattan
Guides5thEditionorother.Youwillget6practicetestforfreewithMguides)
6.Doeachandeveryofficialguidequestionsandknowwhywrongchoicesare
wrongandrightchoicesareright(becauseyouwillgetsimilartypeofquestions
inGMAT).
7.Takeanotherpracticetestandcompareyourscore.
8.Repeatfrompoint5ifnotsatisfiedwithyourscore.
9.Youcanalsouseadditionalpackagesofferedbymba.com
10.Trytotakepracticetesteveryweekendbecausetimingismostimportanttocrack
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ShavetaArya
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Insteadofwholestudyplan,icanguideyouwithdifferentresourcesIamusingfrommy
prep.OGandOGreviewguidesareamust.Solveeachquestionandkeeptrackof
mistakes.Solvethemagainafterfewdays.
1.GMATClubtestsandquestionsareverygood..AndsoaretheManhattanSCGuideand
Manhattanonlinetests..
2.GMATPREPquestionpackistheclosesttorealGMATquestions.
3.PowerscorereasoningguideifyouareweakinCriticalreasoning.
4.GMATClubmathsbook.Itisabookwithveryfewpagesbutsomemusttipsandtricks.
5.IwasbadatSCevenafterManhattan.egmathelpedalot.
6.Solveasmanyquestionsasyoucan.Youcanfindplentyifthematgmatclubwith
solutionsandanswerkeys.
7.CheckOnlinetestprep,Studyforcollege:Grockit .Ithasafreetrialperiodof3days.
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ZekeLee,LeadGMATInstructor@GMATPILL.com
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TheestwaytostudyfortheGMATistostudyinthesamestyle/formatastheactual
GMAT.
Sincetheactualtestwillbeinfrontofacomputer,you'rebestoffstudyinginfrontofa
computer.Readingbookscanonlyhelpyousomuch.Ofcourseeverypersonlearns
differently,butnotetherearebothofflineandonlinematerialsavailable.
Werecommendgoingthroughavarietyofpracticequestionstogetfamiliarwiththe
questiontypes:http://www.gmatpill.com/gmatpra...
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BrentHanneson,FounderofGMATPrepNowafreeandcomprehensiveGMAT
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OriginallyAnswered:HowshouldIbeginstudyingfortheGMAT?

It'sagoodideatohaveaplan.Wehaveafreestudyguidethattakesyoufromday1allthe
waytotestday.ThisensuresthatyoucovereverythingtheGMATtestsLearningGuide
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AnanyaGoel,AdmissionCounsultantforOverseasEducationatManyaGroup
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Hi,IworkasadmissionsconsultantwithManyaAbroadThePrincetonReviewandam
writingtheanswerbasedonmyexperienceofworkingwithanumberofstudentsfor
GMAT.
Startyourpreparationwithamocktest.Thiswouldnotonlyfamiliarizeyouwiththe
testformatbutalsohelpyoutoidentifyyourstrongandweakareas.
Postthis,makeastudyplanforyourselfwhichshouldgiveyoutimeenoughtocover
yourbasicsandalsoletyouattemptalotofpracticequestions.Startwith2hoursperday
andgraduallyincreaseitto4hoursandeventually6hoursperdayasyouapproachthe
testdate.
Onceyouareoverwithyourbasicsgetholdofasmanypracticetestasyoucan.Start
attemptingthem.Now,understandthatmorethangivingapracticetest,itiscriticalhow
muchtimeyouspendonanalyzingyourperformanceinthesame.Typically,ifyouspend
2hoursintakingamocktest,spend45hoursinanalyzingit.Goovereachandevery
questionandfindoutabetter,smarterandafasterwaytosolveeachquestion.Takea
noteofallthepointsandmakesureyouapplytheminthenexttest.
Thekeyistokeepimprovingeveryday.
Lastly,findamentor,joinacoachinginstituteorbeapartofastudygroup.Isuggest
thisbecausetheybiggestchallengeinGMATpreparationistobeabletostaymotivated
andcommittedthroughoutthedurationofyourpreparation.
Letmeknowifyouwouldhaveanyfurtherquestions.
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Anonymous
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YouneedtofinishalltheGMACbooksfirst.They'reofficial,andyou'llknowwhatyou're
upagainst.Thenpractice,practice,practice,withdisciplineandalaserlikefocusonthe
800score.Solveeveryproblemyoucangetyourhandsontobuildconfidence.Learnwhat
youdowrongeachtime,andneverrepeatamistake.Ilikestudyingquantespeciallyin
sprints10questionsatatime12minseach,inintermediateprep.Toughenyourmind,
thengocrackit.Goodluck!
Ifithelps,herearesomelinkstofreeandusefulmaterial:
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