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BeforeYouBegin:ThisstudyschedulewasupdatedinJuly2015.Ifyoubeganprepping
withthisschedulebeforeJuly2015,werecommendthatyoucompleteyourprepwiththe
sameschedulethatyoustartedwith.Youcanfindtheprevious,olderversionofthisstudy
planhere!
OK,youarestartingmoreorlessfromscratch,andyouwanttopreparefortheGMATin
threemonths.Youneedastrategicplantoorganizeyourself.Idesignedfourdifferent
versionsoftheThreeMonthPlan,andIneedyoutostartwithalittleselfdiagnosis.Which
soundsmostlikeyou?
3MonthGMATStudyScheduleforBeginners:Help!Mathandverbalbothscarethe
livingbejeebersoutofme!IneedallthehelpandsupportIcanget!Help!
3MonthGMATStudySchedule(MathFocused):Ihaveanaturalaffinitywiththeverbal,
butthemathisfarlessintuitiveforme.Iwouldliketofocusmorethere.
3MonthGMATStudySchedule(VerbalFocused):Meamathnerd.Methinkallmath
easy.Mehavebigverbalproblems.Oneday,mewilltalkgood.
3MonthGMATStudyScheduleforAdvancedStudents):Iactuallyfeelreasonably
comfortablewithmath&verbalifItookthetesttoday,Idgetaround600650.Im
interestedinrefiningmyunderstanding,andgettingintotheupper700sregioninthe
nexttwelveweeks.
FAQ:Thisisabeginnersplan:shouldIfollowthisplanifIwanttogeta700+score?
ThisplancoversthefullrangeofMagooshlessonsonalltopics.Ifyoufollowthisplan
diligently,alltheinformationyouwillneedforanelitescorewillpassbeforeyoureyes.
Howwellyoudowilldependoneverythingyoubring:howquicklyyoulearn,howdeeplyyou
remember,howwellyouassimilateandintegrate,howastutelyyoudiscernconnections,
howdiligentyouare,howconscientiousyouare,andhowdedicatedyouare.Seethisblog
formoreaboutgettingthemostoutofastudyplan.
Doyouneedtoadaptthisstudyscheduletomeetyourneeds?Checkoutthisblogpostfor
adjustmenttips!
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Resourcestohave:
1)GMACsTheOfficialGuideforGMATReview(OG):ThenewesteditionistheOG2016.If
youaregoingtobuyanewguide,getthatone.IfyouhappentoowneithertheOG2015or
eventhepreviousOG13(thosetwoversionsareidenticalintheirprintform),thenitwould
benoproblemusingeitherofthosewiththisstudyguide.
IMPORTANT:dontwriteintheofficialguideoranyprepbooks.Doallyourworkon
separatepaperoronacomputer.Youwillwanttokeepthebooksclean,sothatlater,ifyou
needtolookataproblemagain,itisstillfreshandunmarked.
2)ThecodeinthebackoftheOGwillgiveyouaccesstoGMACsIntegratedReasoning
websitewith50IRpracticequestions.
3)aPremiumsubscriptiontoMagoosh
4)theMagooshmobileappforyouriPhoneorAndroid
5)TheMagooshGMATeBook
6)TheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards
7)TheMagooshGMATIdiomFlashcards
8)Anysinglevolumeofthe9volumeManhattanGMATseries.Thesebooksareaboutthe
bestmaterialavailableinhardcopyprintform.Pickthevolumeyouthinkwouldhelpyou
themost,whethermath,CriticalReasoning,ReadingComprehension,orSentence
Correction,andeitheruseitasareferencebookorworkthroughitanywhereyoucanfitit
intothisplanduringextratimeonvariousDaySixes,forexample.Theprimaryreasonyou
aregettingthisvolumeistogetthecodeintheinsidebackcover:thatcodewillgiveyou
accesstothesixMGMATonlineGMATCATs,whichyouwilltakelaterinthisplan.
9)ajournalornotebook(yes,aphysicalhardcopyitem)
10)thetwoonlineforums:
(a)GMATClub
(b)BeattheGMAT
ThesearegreatplacestoaskquestionsaboutanythingGMATrelated,orsimplytocheckout
thediscussionsandseehowothersarepreparing
11)Outsidereadingmaterial:Sinceyouareplanningtopursueacareerinbusiness,it
wouldbegoodtogetwellinformedaboutthatworld.Whileyoudontneedtobeanexpert,
itsimportantfortheGMATtohaveageneralsenseofthebusinessworld.ReadtheWall
StreetJournalandthebusinesssectionofsophisticatednewspaperssuchastheNewYork
TimesandtheWashingtonPost.Forceyourselftoreadarticlesdiscussingtopicswithwhich
youareunfamiliar.Readperiodicals,suchastheEconomistmagazineandBloomberg
BusinessweektheEconomistmagazineisaparticularlysophisticatedsourceanditwouldbe
goodtoreadthisatleastafewtimesaweek.Formoresuggestionsonwhattoread,see:
GMATReadingList
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Werecommendoutsidereading,overandaboveanyGMATspecificmaterials,becausea
habitofreadingisoneofthebestwaystoimproveyourGMATverbalscoreacrossthe
board.FormoreonhowtouseoutsidereadingtoprepareyoufortheGMAT,see:
HowtoImproveyourGMATVerbalScore
12)agood23hoursaday,forfivedaysaweek,andthenagood45stintontheweekend
(DaySix)withadayoffontheweekendaswell.Ifyouwouldratherfreeupsomeweek
nights,andmovesomeofthematerialintotheotherweekendday,youarewelcometodo
that.Note:Manyfolksfindthateachdaysassignmentstake12hours,althoughtimesto
completethemwillvaryfordifferentstudents.
Abbreviations:
OG=theGMACOfficialGuide
PS=ProblemSolving,themultiplechoicemathquestions
DS=DataSufficiencymathquestions
RC=ReadingComprehensionverbalquestion
SC=SentenceCorrectionverbalquestion
CR=CriticalReasoningverbalquestion
IR=IntegratedReasoningquestion,aseparatesectionuntoitself
AWA=theAnalyticalWritingAssessment,theessaywritingsection
Generalnotes:
Notice,thisisatwelveweekplan.Threecalendarmonthsaretypicallycloserto13weeks,
soifyouactuallyhavethreecalendarmonthstoprepare,thatsgreat.Ifyouhavea
weddingoracampingtriporsomethinginthemiddle,youcouldjustskipafewdays,anddo
themlater.Alternately,itwouldleaveyoumoretimefortheconcentratedreviewI
recommendattheendofthetwelveweeks.
Also,asmuchaspossible,getenoughsleepduringthisthreemonthperiod.REMsleepplays
animportantroleinencodinglongtermmemory,andinaneighthourperiodofsleep,the
lasthourhasthemostREM.Ifyouaregetting7hours/nightinsteadof8hours/night,you
aredeprivingyourbrainofoneofitsmostpowerfulsystemsforlearningandremembering.
Caffeineandenergydrinkswillkeepyoufeelingawakeifyoudontgetenoughsleep,but
theydontdobupkistoreplacethelostopportunitytoencodemoreinformationintolong
termmemory.
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Magooshcontainsalltheinformationyouneedforwildsuccessontheexamandmany
studentshaveachievedspectacularresultsusingnothingbutMagoosh.Nevertheless,this
planrecommendsthatyoubuyadditionalmaterialsandusethem,inadditiontotheMagoosh
materials.Hereswhy:Theseplanswerestructuredwithfarreachingpedagogicalprinciples
inmind,andadeepconsiderationforhowthehumanbrainlearns.Mostpeoplecannothear
orreadsomethingjustonceand,fromthatsinglehearing,rememberitcompletelyand
understanditfully.
AtMagoosh,weareveryambitiousforourstudentswewantthemtolearnasthoroughly
andasmasterfullyaspossible.Werecommendusingtheseadditionalresourcestoprovide
additionalpractice,alternativeexplanations,andextrareview.Noteverystudentwillneed
orwantadditionalmaterials,butforthosewhodo,thebookswerecommendarethebestfor
theoverallgoalofdoingverywellontheexam.
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1)Gotohttp://www.mba.com/thegmat/teststructureandoverview.aspx,andreadabout
thestructureoftheGMAT.Clickoneachsubsectiononthatpage,toreadaboutthe
individualsections.
2)TaketheDiagnosticTest,foundtowardthebeginningoftheOG.Gradeit,butyoudont
havetoreadthroughalltheexplanationstoday.Ifyoudidmuchmuchbetterthanyou
expectedineithermathorverbal,youmaychoosetoreevaluatewhichversion(A,B,C,D)
youarefollowing.
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,startlearningthecardsinthefirstdeck,the
Algebradeck.Spend1015minuteswiththesecards.
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1)FortheDiagnostictestyoutookyesterday,goovertheexplanations.Forquestionsyou
gotright,simplyskimtheexplanationtoverifythatyougothequestionrightfortheright
reason.Ifyougotthequestionwrong,readtheexplanationcarefully,writinginyourjournal
anymath/verbalconceptyoudidntknoworunderstand,aswellasanythingaboutthe
questiontypethatyoudidntunderstand.(Ifyougotmanyquestionswrongonthe
Diagnostic,youmayhavetospreadthisstepoutoverthenextfewnights)
2)WatchMagooshlessonvideos:
IntrototheGMAT:alltenvideos
3)InTheMagooshGMATeBook,read
a)fromthebeginningofthebookupto,butnotincluding,theAWAsection
b)fromthebeginningoftheQuantitativesectionupto,butnotincluding,theDSsection
c)fromthebeginningoftheVerbalsectionupto,butnotincluding,theCRsection
4)IntheOG
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ReadtheintroductiontotheProblemSolvingsection,anddo16PS
ReadtheintroductiontotheReadingComprehensionsection,do3RCpassagewithallthe
associatedquestions
WheneveryoudoOGquestions,alwayscheckyouranswerswhenyouaredonewiththe
batch,andreadtheexplanationofanythingyougotwrong.Takenotesinyourjournalon
anythingyouneedtorememberfromthesolutions.NotethatnotalltheOGexplanations
areofhighquality,andsomearenotgoodatall.Asanalternative,forallthequestionsin
theOG,youcanseemuchbetterexplanationsinourvideosolutions.
5)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsinthefirstdeck,the
Algebradeck.Spend1015minuteswiththesecards.
6)ReadtheblogarticleOvercomeGMATAnxiety
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1)IntheOG,readtheMathReview,thefirsttwentypages,takingnotesinyourjournalon
anythingnew,rusty,orunfamiliar
2)WatchMagooshlessonvideos:
Math:thefirstsixlessonvideos
3)InTheMagooshGMATeBook,read
a)DStotheendoftheQuantitativeSection
b)CRsectiontotheendoftheeBook
4)IntheOG
ReadtheintroductiontotheDataSufficiencysection,anddo16DSquestions
ReadtheintroductiontotheCriticalReasoningsection,anddo16CRquestions
5)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsinthefirstdeck,the
Algebradeck.Spend1015minuteswiththesecards.
6)ReadtheblogarticleBeatingGMATStress
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1)IntheOG,readtheMathReview,uptotheendoftheAlgebrasection,takingnotesin
yourjournalonanythingnew,rusty,orunfamiliar
2)WatchMagooshlessonvideos:
AWA:allfivevideos
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3)InMagoosh
Do12PSquestions
Do13CRquestions
WheneveryoudoMagooshquestions,ifyougetaquestionwrong,watchthevideoright
then,andtakenotesinyourjournalaboutwhatconceptstrippedyouup.
NOTE:InallMagooshpractice,fromtheStartaPracticeSessionpage,inSectionchoose
thequestiontypeforsubjects,clearall,sothatnosubjectischeckedfordifficulty,choose
Adaptiveand,atleastatthebeginning,selectUnansweredquestions.
NOTE:whenyoudoMagooshpracticequestions,donotselectindividualtopicsthatare
familiar.Whenyoulearnaparticularlesson,resisttheurgetopracticethatmaterialright
thereandthen.Thisplanisbasedonthephilosophythatyoushouldseearandommixof
topicseverytimeyoupracticeasyoumovethroughtheOG.Yes,thismeansyouwillmake
somemistakesinthebeginning,especiallywithtopicsyouhaventlearnedthoroughlyyet,
butifyoustudythosemistakescarefully,thatwillprimeyourmindforunderstandingthese
ideasmoredeeplywhenyougettotheminthelessons.Gettingquestionswrongatthe
beginningmayseemfrustrating,butrememberthatyouareplayingalongergame:the
pointisnotinstantsuccessatthebeginning,butbuildingdeeperunderstandingovertime.
Also,itsimportanttogetaccustomedassoonaspossibletotherandommixoftopicsyou
willsee,oneaftertheother,ontestday.
4)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsinthefirstdeck,the
Algebradeck.Spend1015minuteswiththesecards.
5)ReadtheblogarticleTheGMAT,BusinessSchool,andYou:theBigPicture
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1)IntheOG,readtheMathReview,uptotheendoftheGeometrysection,takingnotesin
yourjournalonanythingnew,rusty,orunfamiliar
2)WatchMagooshlessonvideos:
Math:thenextsixlessonvideos
3)IntheOG
Do16PSquestions
ReadtheintroductiontotheSentenceCorrectionsection,anddo16SCquestions
4)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsinthefirstdeck,the
Algebradeck.Spend1015minuteswiththesecards.
5)ReadtheblogarticleZenBootCampfortheGMAT
Becausetherearedozensofdifferentwaysonemightchoosetoimplementthe
recommendationsofthesefourstressreductionblogs,thisscheduledoesnotitemizeany
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specifictasksalongtheselines.Nevertheless,insofarasyoucanpracticesomeofthese
habitsconsistentlyoverthetwelveweeks,youwillbeverygoodshapetohandletheanxiety
oftestday.
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1)IntheOG,finishreadingtheMathReview,takingnotesinyourjournalonanythingnew,
rusty,orunfamiliar
2)InTheMagooshGMATeBook,readtheAWAsection
3)ReadthefollowingblogsabouttheAWAsection:
TheDirectionsfortheAWAsection
TypicalFlawsinAWAPrompts
AWAStrategies
BrainstormingfortheAWA
AWAExampleEssay
4)IntheOG
ReadtheintroductiontotheAWAsectionskimthequestionpromptstogetasenseofthe
variety
5)Now,youaregoingtowriteapracticeessay.FromtheArgumentAWApromptsintheOG
thatyoujustread,pickoneatrandom(orhavesomeonepickitforyou),andtake30
minutestowriteanessayonthecomputer.(Ifyoucanturnoffspellcheck&autocorrect,
doso,asyouwillnothavethatfeatureontestday.)
Nowthatyouhavethisessay,whatdoyoudowithit?Ifyouhaveafriendormentorwhois
agiftedwriter,seewhethertheywouldreadtheessayforyouandcritiqueit.Somefolks
hireawritingtutorspecificallyforthis.Iftheyarewilling,youcanshowthemthe
assessmentcriteriaintheOG,andaskthemtofollowit.Alternately,youcanuploadyour
essayintheonlineforumsandaskforfeedback.Seethisblogforotheroptions.
6)IntheMagooshGMATIdiomFlashcards
Studythecardsinthefirstdeck,BasicI.
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1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Math:thenextsixlessonvideos
NOTE:AftertheIntrotoDataSufficiencymodule,someoftheopeningmodulesarevery
basicmath.Thisplanisdesignedforsomeonewhoneedstowatcheverysinglevideo.If
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youfeelyouknowsomeofthisbasicconceptswellalready,beyourownjudge:dontforce
yourselftositthroughamathlessoninwhichyouknoweverything.Youcanclickahead,
andjustcheckthesummaryattheendtomakesuretherewasnothingyouneeded.Ifan
entiremodulelooksbasictoyou,thenyoucouldjusttakethequizattheend:ifyouacethe
quiz,youprobablydontneedtositthroughthemodule.Youcanalwaysgobacklaterand
brushupononethingyoumissed.Skippingsomevideoswillputyouaheadintheschedule,
andyouwillhavemoretimetoreviewvideolessonsattheend.
2)InMagoosh
Do12PSquestions
Do3RCpassagewithalltheassociatedquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,startlearningthecardsintheseconddeck,the
Fractions,Ratios,andPercentsdeck.Spend1015minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoiceonceagain,seethisblog
articleforsuggestionsofwhattoread.Readingistheverybestwaytodevelopinstinctsfor
thewaywritersuselanguageinthebusinessworld.Payattentiontosentencestructures.
Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesofparagraphs.
5)MentalMathPractice:Thisismoreageneralreminderthanathingtodospecificallyon
thisday.AsismentionedintheIntrotoMathlessonvideos,youshouldpracticemental
matheveryday.Practiceadding&subtractingtwo(orthree)digitnumberinyourhead
everyday.Practiceallonedigittimesonedigitproducts,andpracticesomeonedigittimes
twodigitproductsinyourheadeveryday.Ineverydaylife,lookforopportunitiestodo
mentalmath:computetipsatrestaurantsfigureoutpercentscalculateapproximategas
mileageofyourcarestimatedistance,lengths,areas,andvolumes.Ifafriendiswilling,
haveyourfriendholdacalculatorandquizyouonvariouscalculations.Allofthiswillbe
uncomfortableatfirst,butaswithanyathletictraining,themoreyourpractice,theeasierit
willbecome.Wewantyouinchampionshipmentalmathformbytestday.
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1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Verbal:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InOG
Do16PSquestions
Do3RCpassageswithalltheassociatedquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsintheseconddeck,the
Fractions,Ratios,andPercentsdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdeck.Spend
1015minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
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1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos:
Math:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InMagoosh
Do12DSquestions
Do13CRquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsintheseconddeck,the
Fractions,Ratios,andPercentsdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdeck.Spend
1015minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
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1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Verbal:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InOG
Do16DSquestions
Do16CRquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsintheseconddeck,the
Fractions,Ratios,andPercentsdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdeck.Spend
1015minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
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1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Math:thenextsixlessonvideos
NOTE:asyoufinishwithmath&verballessonmodules,youwillseequizzesattheendof
themodule.Takeeachquiz,andifyoudontpass,keeprestudyingandretakingthequiz
untilyoucanpassit.
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2)InMagoosh
Do12PSquestions
Do11SCquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsintheseconddeck,the
Fractions,Ratios,andPercentsdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdeck.Spend
1015minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
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1)Today,youaregoingtowriteanotherpracticeessay.FromtheArgumentAWAprompts
intheOG,pickanotheratrandom(orhavesomeonepickitforyou),andtake30minutesto
writeanessayonthecomputer.(Ifyoucanturnoffspellcheck&autocorrect,doso,asyou
willnothavethatfeatureontestday.)
Nowthatyouhavethisessay,whatdoyoudowithit?Ifyouhaveafriendormentorwhois
agiftedwriter,seewhethertheywouldreadtheessayforyouandcritiqueit.Somefolks
hireawritingtutorspecificallyforthis.Iftheyarewilling,youcanshowthemthe
assessmentcriteriaintheOG,andaskthemtofollowit.Alternately,youcanuploadyour
essayintheonlineformsandaskforfeedback.
2)IntheOG,readtheIntegratedReasoningsection
3)InTheMagooshGMATeBook,readtheIRsection
4)ReadtheentireMagooshIReBook.
5)IntheMagooshGMATIdiomFlashcards
Studythecardsintheseconddeck,BasicII.Astimeallows,reviewcardsfromtheearlier
Idiomdeck.
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1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Math:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InMagoosh
Do12PSquestions
Do3RCpassagewithalltheassociatedquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,startlearningthecardsinthethirddeck,the
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Geometrydeck.Spend1015minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
5)RememberthisweektocontinuedoingMentalMathPractice.SeethedescriptionatWeek
Two,DayOne.
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1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Verbal:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InOG
Do16PSquestions
Do16SCquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsinthethirddeck,the
Geometrydeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015minuteswith
thesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
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1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Math:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InMagoosh
Do15DSquestions
Do13CRquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsinthethirddeck,the
Geometrydeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015minuteswith
thesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
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1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Verbal:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InOG
Do16DSquestions
Do3RCpassageswithalltheassociatedquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsinthethirddeck,the
Geometrydeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015minuteswith
thesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
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1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Math:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InMagoosh
Do12PSquestions
Do11SCquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsinthethirddeck,the
Geometrydeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015minuteswith
thesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
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1)GotoGMACsofficialIRwebsite:UsingtheaccesscodegiveninthebackoftheOG,login
orregisterhere.Onthemainscreenfortheonlinepracticequestions,youwillseeabutton
atthebottomforIntegratedReasoningPracticeQuestions.DoalltheMultiSourceReasoning
questions,questions#112,settingyourselfa30minutetimelimit.Whenyouaredone,go
backandreadcarefullythefullexplanationforeachquestion.Takenotesonanythingyou
needtoremember.
2)InMagoosh
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Do15IRquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATIdiomFlashcards
Studythecardsinthethirddeck,AdvancedI.Astimeallows,reviewcardsfromtheearlier
Idiomdecks.
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1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Math:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InMagoosh
Do12PSquestions
Do3RCpassagewithalltheassociatedquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,startlearningthecardsinthefourthdeck,the
NumberPropertiesIdeck.Spend1015minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
5)RememberthisweektocontinuedoingMentalMathPractice.SeethedescriptionatWeek
Two,DayOne.
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1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
IntegratedReasoning:thefirsteightlessonvideos
2)InOG
Do16PSquestions
Do16CRquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsinthefourthdeck,the
NumberPropertiesIdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015
minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
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1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Math:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InMagoosh
Do12DSquestions
Do13CRquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsinthefourthdeck,the
NumberPropertiesIdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015
minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
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1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
IntegratedReasoning:thenextsevenlessonvideos
2)InOG
Do16DSquestions
Do16SCquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsinthefourthdeck,the
NumberPropertiesIdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015
minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
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1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Math:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InMagoosh
Do12PSquestions
Do11SCquestions
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3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsinthefourthdeck,the
NumberPropertiesIdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015
minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
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1)GotoGMACsofficialIRwebsite:UsingtheaccesscodegiveninthebackoftheOG,login
orregisterhere.Onthemainscreenfortheonlinepracticequestions,youwillseeabutton
atthebottomforIntegratedReasoningPracticeQuestions.Dotheremaining38IRquestions,
inthreebatches:13questions,13questions,and12questions.Limityourselfto33minutes
foreachofthefirsttwobatches,and30minutesforthelast.
Whenyouaredone,gobackandreadcarefullythefullexplanationforeachquestion.Take
notesonanythingyouneedtoremember.
3)IntheMagooshGMATIdiomFlashcards
Studythecardsinthefinaldeck,AdvancedII.Doathoroughreviewofthecardsfromthe
earlierIdiomdecks.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
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1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Math:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InMagoosh
Do12PSquestions
Do3RCpassagewithalltheassociatedquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,startlearningthecardsinthefifthdeck,the
NumberPropertiesIIdeck.Spend1015minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
5)RememberthisweektocontinuedoingMentalMathPractice.SeethedescriptionatWeek
Two,DayOne.
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1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
IntegratedReasoning:thelastfivelessonvideos
2)InOG
Do16PSquestions
Do3RCpassageswithalltheassociatedquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsinthefifthdeck,the
NumberPropertiesIIdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015
minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
:HHN)LYH'D\7KUHH
1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Math:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InMagoosh
Do12DSquestions
Do13CRquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsinthefifthdeck,the
NumberPropertiesIIdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015
minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
:HHN)LYH'D\)RXU
1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Verbal:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InOG
Do16DSquestions
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Do16CRquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsinthefifthdeck,the
NumberPropertiesIIdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015
minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
:HHN)LYH'D\)LYH
1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Math:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InMagoosh
Do12PSquestions
Do11SCquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsinthefifthdeck,the
NumberPropertiesIIdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015
minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
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1)UsingthecodeinthebackoftheMGMATvolumeyoubought,logintotheMGMATwebsite
andtakethefirstonlineMGMATCATtest.
ThatsoftwaredoesnotincludeanAWAquestion.TosimulateafullGMAT,beginbyselecting
randomlyapromptfromthebackoftheOG,andthentake30minutestowritetheessayin
awordprocessingprogram.Then,taketherestoftheGMATusingthatsoftware.
Gothroughtheentiresolutionafteryouaredone,readingcarefullythesolutionsofanything
yougowrong.Ifyouhavequestionsthatarenotclarifiedbythesesolutions,youwilloften
findMGMATquestionspostedontheGMATClubforum.Takenotesinyourjournalon
anythingyougotwrongandanythingyouneedtoremember.Theessayyouwilleither
sharewithatrustedfriendormentor,orpostintheonlineforumsaskingforfeedback.
Asmuchaspossible,trytomimictheGMATconditions.Giveyourselfrelativelyshortbreaks
inbetweensections.Onlyeatthekindsofsnacksthatyouareplanningtobringtothereal
GMAT.Notehowyoursleepthenightbeforeaffectsyourwork.Notehowwhatyouhadfor
dinnerthepreviousnightandwhatyouhadtoeatearlierthatdayaffectsyourenergylevel
andconcentration.Writeanyobservationsinyourjournal
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2)MagooshFlashcards
TakesometimetoreviewanyIdiomflashcardsandanymathflashcardsthatyouhavent
masteredyet.
:HHN6L['D\2QH
1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Math:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InMagoosh
Do12PSquestions
Do3RCpassagewithalltheassociatedquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,startlearningthecardsinthesixthdeck,the
StatisticsandProbabilitydeck.Spend1015minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
5)RememberthisweektocontinuedoingMentalMathPractice.SeethedescriptionatWeek
Two,DayOne.
:HHN6L['D\7ZR
1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Verbal:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InOG
Do16PSquestions
Do16SCquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsinthesixthdeck,the
StatisticsandProbabilitydeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015
minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
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1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Math:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InMagoosh
Do12PSquestions
Do13CRquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsinthesixthdeck,the
StatisticsandProbabilitydeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015
minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
:HHN6L['D\)RXU
1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Verbal:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InOG
Do16DSquestions
Do3RCpassageswithalltheassociatedquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsinthesixthdeck,the
StatisticsandProbabilitydeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015
minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
:HHN6L['D\)LYH
1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Math:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InMagoosh
Do12PSquestions
Do11SCquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsinthesixthdeck,the
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StatisticsandProbabilitydeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015
minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
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1)TakethenextonlineMGMATCATtest.
Onceagain,thissoftwaredoesnotincludeanAWAquestion.TosimulateafullGMAT,begin
byselectingrandomlyapromptfromthebackoftheOG,andthentake30minutestowrite
theessayinawordprocessingprogram.Then,taketherestoftheGMATusingthat
software.
Gothroughtheentiresolutionafteryouaredone,readingcarefullythesolutionsofanything
yougowrong.Ifyouhavequestionsthatarenotclarifiedbythesesolutions,youwilloften
findMGMATquestionspostedontheGMATClubforum.Takenotesinyourjournalon
anythingyougotwrongandanythingyouneedtoremember.Theessayyouwilleither
sharewithatrustedfriendormentor,orpostintheonlineforumsaskingforfeedback.
Asmuchaspossible,trytomimictheGMATconditions.Giveyourselfrelativelyshortbreaks
inbetweensections.Onlyeatthekindsofsnacksthatyouareplanningtobringtothereal
GMAT.Notehowyoursleepthenightbeforeaffectsyourwork.Notehowwhatyouhadfor
dinnerthepreviousnightandwhatyouhadtoeatearlierthatdayaffectsyourenergylevel
andconcentration.Writeanyobservationsinyourjournal
2)MagooshFlashcards
TakesometimetoreviewanyIdiomflashcardsandanymathflashcardsthatyouhavent
masteredyet.
:HHN6HYHQ'D\2QH
1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Math:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InMagoosh
Do12PSquestions
Do3RCpassagewithalltheassociatedquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,startlearningthecardsintheseventhdeck,the
MixedPracticeIdeck.Spend1015minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
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paragraphs.
5)RememberthisweektocontinuedoingMentalMathPractice.SeethedescriptionatWeek
Two,DayOne.
:HHN6HYHQ'D\7ZR
1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Verbal:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InOG
Do16PSquestions
Do16SCquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsintheseventhdeck,
theMixedPracticeIdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015
minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
:HHN6HYHQ'D\7KUHH
1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Math:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InMagoosh
Do12DSquestions
Do13CRquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsintheseventhdeck,
theMixedPracticeIdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015
minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
:HHN6HYHQ'D\)RXU
1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
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Verbal:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InOG
Do16DSquestions
Do3RCpassageswithalltheassociatedquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsintheseventhdeck,
theMixedPracticeIdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015
minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
:HHN6HYHQ'D\)LYH
1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Math:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InMagoosh
Do12PSquestions
Do11SCquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsintheseventhdeck,
theMixedPracticeIdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015
minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
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1)TakethenextonlineMGMATCATtest.
Onceagain,thissoftwaredoesnotincludeanAWAquestion.TosimulateafullGMAT,begin
byselectingrandomlyapromptfromthebackoftheOG,andthentake30minutestowrite
theessayinawordprocessingprogram.Then,taketherestoftheGMATusingthat
software.
Gothroughtheentiresolutionafteryouaredone,readingcarefullythesolutionsofanything
yougowrong.Ifyouhavequestionsthatarenotclarifiedbythesesolutions,youwilloften
findMGMATquestionspostedontheGMATClubforum.Takenotesinyourjournalon
anythingyougotwrongandanythingyouneedtoremember.Theessayyouwilleither
sharewithatrustedfriendormentor,orpostintheonlineforumsaskingforfeedback.
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Asmuchaspossible,trytomimictheGMATconditions.Giveyourselfrelativelyshortbreaks
inbetweensections.Onlyeatthekindsofsnacksthatyouareplanningtobringtothereal
GMAT.Notehowyoursleepthenightbeforeaffectsyourwork.Notehowwhatyouhadfor
dinnerthepreviousnightandwhatyouhadtoeatearlierthatdayaffectsyourenergylevel
andconcentration.Writeanyobservationsinyourjournal
2)MagooshFlashcards
TakesometimetoreviewanyIdiomflashcardsandanymathflashcardsthatyouhavent
masteredyet.
:HHN(LJKW'D\2QH
1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Math:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InMagoosh
Do12PSquestions
Do3RCpassagewithalltheassociatedquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,startlearningthecardsintheeighthdeck,the
MixedPracticeIIdeck.Spend1015minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
5)RememberthisweektocontinuedoingMentalMathPractice.SeethedescriptionatWeek
Two,DayOne.
:HHN(LJKW'D\7ZR
1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Verbal:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InOG
Do16PSquestions
Do16CRquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsintheeighthdeck,the
MixedPracticeIIdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015minutes
withthesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
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paragraphs.
:HHN(LJKW'D\7KUHH
1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Math:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InMagoosh
Do12DSquestions
Do13CRquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsintheeighthdeck,the
MixedPracticeIIdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015minutes
withthesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
:HHN(LJKW'D\)RXU
1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Verbal:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InOG
Do16DSquestions
Do16SCquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsintheeighthdeck,the
MixedPracticeIIdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015minutes
withthesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
:HHN(LJKW'D\)LYH
1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Math:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InMagoosh
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Do12PSquestions
Do11SCquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsintheeighthdeck,the
MixedPracticeIIdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015minutes
withthesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
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1)TakethenextonlineMGMATCATtest.
Onceagain,thissoftwaredoesnotincludeanAWAquestion.TosimulateafullGMAT,begin
byselectingrandomlyapromptfromthebackoftheOG,andthentake30minutestowrite
theessayinawordprocessingprogram.Then,taketherestoftheGMATusingthat
software.
Gothroughtheentiresolutionafteryouaredone,readingcarefullythesolutionsofanything
yougowrong.Ifyouhavequestionsthatarenotclarifiedbythesesolutions,youwilloften
findMGMATquestionspostedontheGMATClubforum.Takenotesinyourjournalon
anythingyougotwrongandanythingyouneedtoremember.Theessayyouwilleither
sharewithatrustedfriendormentor,orpostintheonlineforumsaskingforfeedback.
Asmuchaspossible,trytomimictheGMATconditions.Giveyourselfrelativelyshortbreaks
inbetweensections.Onlyeatthekindsofsnacksthatyouareplanningtobringtothereal
GMAT.Notehowyoursleepthenightbeforeaffectsyourwork.Notehowwhatyouhadfor
dinnerthepreviousnightandwhatyouhadtoeatearlierthatdayaffectsyourenergylevel
andconcentration.Writeanyobservationsinyourjournal
NOTE:LookaheadattheupcomingDaySixesandthinkaboutyourtestdate.IfWeek12,
Day6isthedayimmediatelybeforeyourrealtest,youdontwanttotakeapracticetest
then.IwouldrecommenddroppingthelastMGMATtest,soyoucanfittwoGMATPreptests
inrightbeforetheendoftheschedule.Justbethinkingaboutallofthisaheadoftime,so
youdonthavetomakelastminutepanicchanges.
2)MagooshFlashcards
TakesometimetoreviewanyIdiomflashcardsandanymathflashcardsthatyouhavent
masteredyet.
:HHN1LQH
NOTE:Asyouapproachtheendoftheplan,thenumberofMagooshquestionsremainingwill
bedifferentfordifferentfolks,dependingonhowmanyquizzesyoutook.Thiscouldmakea
particulardifferenceinmath,ifyoutookseveralquizmultipletimes.Ifyoutookeachquiz
onlyonce,youshouldfinishmosttheMagooshquestionsinthelastweekoftheschedule,
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butifyoutooksomequizzesmultipletimesyoumayrunoutofunansweredquestionsbefore
theendoftheschedule.Ifthatsthecase,startansweringquestionsyouveseenbefore,
especiallyonesthatyoualreadygotwrong:thatsanexcellentwaytoseewhetheryouhave
learnedfromyourmistakes.
:HHN1LQH'D\2QH
1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Math:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InMagoosh
Do12PSquestions
Do3RCpassagewithalltheassociatedquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,startlearningthecardsintheninthdeck,the
MixedPracticeIIIdeck.Spend1015minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
5)RememberthisweektocontinuedoingMentalMathPractice.SeethedescriptionatWeek
Two,DayOne.
:HHN1LQH'D\7ZR
1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Verbal:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InOG
Do16PSquestions
Do3RCpassageswithalltheassociatedquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsintheninthdeck,the
MixedPracticeIIIdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015
minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
:HHN1LQH'D\7KUHH
1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
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Math:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InMagoosh
Do12DSquestions
Do13CRquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsintheninthdeck,the
MixedPracticeIIIdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015
minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
:HHN1LQH'D\)RXU
1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Verbal:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InOG
Do16DSquestions
Do16CRquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsintheninthdeck,the
MixedPracticeIIIdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015
minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
:HHN1LQH'D\)LYH
1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Math:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InMagoosh
Do12PSquestions
Do11SCquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsintheninthdeck,the
MixedPracticeIIIdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015
minuteswiththesecards.
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4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
:HHN1LQH'D\6L[
1)TakethenextonlineMGMATCATtest.
Onceagain,thissoftwaredoesnotincludeanAWAquestion.TosimulateafullGMAT,begin
byselectingrandomlyapromptfromthebackoftheOG,andthentake30minutestowrite
theessayinawordprocessingprogram.Then,taketherestoftheGMATusingthat
software.
Gothroughtheentiresolutionafteryouaredone,readingcarefullythesolutionsofanything
yougowrong.Ifyouhavequestionsthatarenotclarifiedbythesesolutions,youwilloften
findMGMATquestionspostedontheGMATClubforum.Takenotesinyourjournalon
anythingyougotwrongandanythingyouneedtoremember.Theessayyouwilleither
sharewithatrustedfriendormentor,orpostintheonlineforumsaskingforfeedback.
Asmuchaspossible,trytomimictheGMATconditions.Giveyourselfrelativelyshortbreaks
inbetweensections.Onlyeatthekindsofsnacksthatyouareplanningtobringtothereal
GMAT.Notehowyoursleepthenightbeforeaffectsyourwork.Notehowwhatyouhadfor
dinnerthepreviousnightandwhatyouhadtoeatearlierthatdayaffectsyourenergylevel
andconcentration.Writeanyobservationsinyourjournal
2)MagooshFlashcards
TakesometimetoreviewanyIdiomflashcardsandanymathflashcardsthatyouhavent
masteredyet.
:HHN7HQ'D\2QH
1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Math:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InMagoosh
Do12PSquestions
Do3RCpassagewithalltheassociatedquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,startlearningthecardsinthetenthdeck,the
MixedPracticeIVdeck.Spend1015minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
5)RememberthisweektocontinuedoingMentalMathPractice.SeethedescriptionatWeek
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Two,DayOne.
:HHN7HQ'D\7ZR
1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Verbal:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InOG
Do16PSquestions
Do16SCquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsinthetenthdeck,the
MixedPracticeIVdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015
minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
:HHN7HQ'D\7KUHH
1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Math:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InMagoosh
Do12DSquestions
Do13CRquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsinthetenthdeck,the
MixedPracticeIVdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015
minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
:HHN7HQ'D\)RXU
1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Verbal:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InOG
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Do16DSquestions
Do3RCpassageswithalltheassociatedquestions*
*IfyouareusingtheOG2015orOG13,doonly2RCpassagesonthisday.
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsinthetenthdeck,the
MixedPracticeIVdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015
minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
:HHN7HQ'D\)LYH
1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Math:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InMagoosh
Do12PSquestions
Do11SCquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsinthetenthdeck,the
MixedPracticeIVdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015
minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
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1)TakethelastonlineMGMATCATtest.
Onceagain,thissoftwaredoesnotincludeanAWAquestion.TosimulateafullGMAT,begin
byselectingrandomlyapromptfromthebackoftheOG,andthentake30minutestowrite
theessayinawordprocessingprogram.Then,taketherestoftheGMATusingthat
software.
Gothroughtheentiresolutionafteryouaredone,readingcarefullythesolutionsofanything
yougowrong.Ifyouhavequestionsthatarenotclarifiedbythesesolutions,youwilloften
findMGMATquestionspostedontheGMATClubforum.Takenotesinyourjournalon
anythingyougotwrongandanythingyouneedtoremember.Theessayyouwilleither
sharewithatrustedfriendormentor,orpostintheonlineforumsaskingforfeedback.
Asmuchaspossible,trytomimictheGMATconditions.Giveyourselfrelativelyshortbreaks
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inbetweensections.Onlyeatthekindsofsnacksthatyouareplanningtobringtothereal
GMAT.Notehowyoursleepthenightbeforeaffectsyourwork.Notehowwhatyouhadfor
dinnerthepreviousnightandwhatyouhadtoeatearlierthatdayaffectsyourenergylevel
andconcentration.Writeanyobservationsinyourjournal
2)MagooshFlashcards
TakesometimetoreviewanyIdiomflashcardsandanymathflashcardsthatyouhavent
masteredyet.
:HHN(OHYHQ'D\2QH
1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Math:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InMagoosh
Do12PSquestions
Do13CRquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,startlearningthecardsintheeleventhdeck,the
MixedPracticeVdeck.Spend1015minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
5)RememberthisweektocontinuedoingMentalMathPractice.SeethedescriptionatWeek
Two,DayOne.
:HHN(OHYHQ'D\7ZR
1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Verbal:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InOG
Do16PSquestions
Do16CRquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsintheeleventhdeck,
theMixedPracticeVdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015
minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
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:HHN(OHYHQ'D\7KUHH
1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Math:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InOG
Doasmanyas12DSquestions,orhowevermanyareleft
Do11SCquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsintheeleventhdeck,
theMixedPracticeVdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015
minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
:HHN(OHYHQ'D\)RXU
1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Verbal:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InOG
DotheremainingDSquestions
Do16SCquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsintheeleventhdeck,
theMixedPracticeVdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015
minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
:HHN(OHYHQ'D\)LYH
1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Math:thenextsixlessonvideos
2)InMagoosh
Do15PSquestions
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Do13CRquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsintheeleventhdeck,
theMixedPracticeVdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015
minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
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1)Gotohttp://www.mba.com/thegmat/downloadfreetestpreparationsoftware.aspx,
downloadthefreeGMATPrepsoftware.
2)TakethefirstfulllengthGMATontheGMACsoftware.
ThissoftwarealsodoesnotincludeanAWAquestion.TosimulateafullGMAT,beginby
selectingrandomlyapromptfromthebackoftheOG,andthentake30minutestowritethe
essayinawordprocessingprogram.Then,taketherestoftheGMATusingthatsoftware.
Gothroughtheentiresolutionafteryouaredone,readingcarefullythesolutionsofanything
yougowrong.Ifyouhavequestionsthatarenotclarifiedbythesesolutions,youwilloften
findGMATPrepquestionspostedontheGMATClubforum.Takenotesinyourjournalon
anythingyougotwrongandanythingyouneedtoremember.Theessayyouwilleither
sharewithatrustedfriendormentor,orpostintheonlineforumsaskingforfeedback.
Asmuchaspossible,trytomimictheGMATconditions.Giveyourselfrelativelyshortbreaks
inbetweensections.Onlyeatthekindsofsnacksthatyouareplanningtobringtothereal
GMAT.Notehowyoursleepthenightbeforeaffectsyourwork.Notehowwhatyouhadfor
dinnerthepreviousnightandwhatyouhadtoeatearlierthatdayaffectsyourenergylevel
andconcentration.Writeanyobservationsinyourjournal
3)MagooshFlashcards
TakesometimetoreviewanyIdiomflashcardsandanymathflashcardsthatyouhavent
masteredyet.
:HHN7ZHOYH'D\2QH
1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Verbal:thelastfewlessonvideos
2)InMagoosh
Do12PSquestions
Do10CRquestions
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3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,startlearningthecardsinthelastdeck,theMixed
PracticeVIdeck.Spend1015minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
5)RememberthisweektocontinuedoingMentalMathPractice.SeethedescriptionatWeek
Two,DayOne.
:HHN7ZHOYH'D\7ZR
1)WatchMagooshlessonvideos
Math:thelastfewlessonvideos
2)InOG
Do16PSquestions
Do6CRquestions
Do2RCpassageswithalltheassociatedquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsinthelastdeck,the
MixedPracticeVIdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015
minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
:HHN7ZHOYH'D\7KUHH
1)WatchanysixMagooshlessonvideosanadditionaltime
2)InMagoosh
Do12PSquestions
Do11SCquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsinthelastdeck,the
MixedPracticeVIdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015
minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
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:HHN7ZHOYH'D\)RXU
1)WatchanysixMagooshlessonvideosanadditionaltime
2)InOG
Do16PSquestions
Do6CRquestions
Do12SCquestions
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsinthelastdeck,the
MixedPracticeVIdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015
minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
:HHN7ZHOYH'D\)LYH
1)WatchanysixMagooshlessonvideosanadditionaltime
2)InMagoosh
Doasmanyas12PSquestions,orhowevermanyareleft
Doasmanyas6SCquestions,orhowevermanyareleft
Doasmanyas6CRquestions,orhowevermanyareleft
3)IntheMagooshGMATMathFlashcards,continuelearningthecardsinthelastdeck,the
MixedPracticeVIdeck.Reviewcardsfromthisandthepreviousdecks.Spend1015
minuteswiththesecards.
4)Spendatleast30minutesontheoutsidereadingofyourchoice.Payattentionto
sentencestructures.Payattentiontoarguments.Payattentiontomainideas&rolesof
paragraphs.
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1)TakethesecondfulllengthGMATontheGMACsoftware.
Onceagain,thissoftwaredoesnotincludeanAWAquestion.TosimulateafullGMAT,begin
byselectingrandomlyapromptfromthebackoftheOG,andthentake30minutestowrite
theessayinawordprocessingprogram.Then,taketherestoftheGMATusingthat
software.
Gothroughtheentiresolutionafteryouaredone,readingcarefullythesolutionsofanything
yougowrong.Ifyouhavequestionsthatarenotclarifiedbythesesolutions,youwilloften
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findGMATPrepquestionspostedontheGMATClubforum.Takenotesinyourjournalon
anythingyougotwrongandanythingyouneedtoremember.Theessayyouwilleither
sharewithatrustedfriendormentor,orpostintheonlineforumsaskingforfeedback.
Asmuchaspossible,trytomimictheGMATconditions.Giveyourselfrelativelyshortbreaks
inbetweensections.Onlyeatthekindsofsnacksthatyouareplanningtobringtothereal
GMAT.Notehowyoursleepthenightbeforeaffectsyourwork.Notehowwhatyouhadfor
dinnerthepreviousnightandwhatyouhadtoeatearlierthatdayaffectsyourenergylevel
andconcentration.Writeanyobservationsinyourjournal
2)MagooshFlashcards
TakesometimetoreviewanyIdiomflashcardsandanymathflashcardsthatyouhavent
masteredyet.
$IWHU:HHN&RQFHQWUDWHG5HYLHZ
Atthispoint,ifyouhavebeenfollowingtheschedule,youshouldhavedonejustaboutevery
questioninbothMagooshandintheOGatleastonce.Forthedaysofthisweek,and
remainingdaysofthetest,keepupworkonGMATmathandverbal.Somesuggestionsfor
whattodo:
1)GobacktoOGquestionsyoudidawhileago,anddothemagain.(Thisiswhyitwas
importantnottowriteinthebook)
2)Throughselectingquestiontype&difficultyontheDashboard,doMagooshproblems
overagain,andseehowyoudoasecondtime.
3)Keepwatchingforasecondtime5Magooshlessonvideosaday,onwhatevertopicsyou
feelyouneedtoreview
4)ContinuereviewingalltheMagooshflashcards.
5)ContinueMentalMathPracticeeveryday.
6)Gototheonlineforums,lookingforchallengingquestionsthatfolksareasking.
7)Ifyoufeelyouneedit,devoteonemoreeveningtowritingtwomorepracticeessays,
fromthetopicslistedintheOG
8)IfyouhaveaweekenddaythatismorethanacoupledaysfortherealGMAT,thentake
onefinalpracticeGMATfromtheGMATsoftware,asonWeekTwelve,DaySix.
'D\EHIRUHWKHWHVW
1)NoGMATpreparationallday
2)Eatalarge,healthy,leisurelydinnernoalcohol!
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3)Gotobedearlierthanusual.
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1)ABSOLUTELYNOLASTMINUTEGMATPREPARATION!
2)Eatalargebreakfast,fullofprotein
3)Dorelaxing,funactivitiestopasstimeuntilthetest
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1)Aliterofwater
2)Healthyenergypackedsnacks(nuts,proteinbar,etc.)
3)Onbreaks,makesuretogetup,move&stretchmoving&stretchingthelargemuscles
ofthebody(legs&torso)willgetoxygenflowingthroughout,whichwillhelpkeepyou
awakeandkeepyouthinkingclearly.
Forrelaxationtips,seethispost.
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HehasaBSinPhysicsandanMAinReligion,bothfromHarvard,andover20yearsof
teachingexperiencespecializinginmath,science,andstandardizedexams.Mikelikes
smashingfoosballsintoorbit,anddespitehavingnoobviouscranialdeficiency,he
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AiDuKJanuary19,2016at7:41am#
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Hieveryone,
Firstofall,thankyouforallthosearticles.ItsveryhelpfulltopreparetheGMAT.
Inthis3monthGMATstudyschedule,whenIhavetodoquestions(PS,DS,SC,
CR,RC),shouldIuseatimerandstopthequestionabove2minutesinordertobe
closetotherealGMATandtraintheclosestorshouldItakemoretimeandtryto
reachthecorrectanswer?
Thankyou
AiDuK
MagooshTestPrepExpertJanuary29,2016at11:28am#
REPLY
HiAiDuK,
Goodquestion!Ifyouareearlyinyourstudies,carefulreadinganddepthof
studyismoreimportantthanstricttiming,andIwouldsuggestnotkeeping
yourselftoa2minutelimitlikethat.Asyouprogressandgetstronger,
imposingtimingcanhelp,butIstilldontrecommendholdingeachquestionto
2minutes.Instead,setupasection(orhalfsection!)ofpracticeproblemsfor
yourselfandworkwithinthemorefreeconstraintsofthetest.Thatmeansthat
youmightsitdowntodo2021verbalproblemsin3738minutes(ahalf
verbalsection).
Thisisbetterbecausesomequestionsneedmorethan2minutes,butthis
meansthatyoullneedtomakeupthattimeelsewhere.Beingabletoworkon
thistriageskillthroughoutyourstudiescanbereallyhelpful!
MichaelSeptember20,2015at2:08am#
REPLY
ThanksforsharingthisscheduleIvefounditextremelyhelpful.However,
Iwaswondering,whyistheplanbasedonsixdayweeksratherthansevenday
weeks?Thanks
mebeljatimurahSeptember9,2015at2:58pm#
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Nicepost.IlearnsomethingnewandchallengingonwebsitesI
stumbleuponeveryday.Itsalwaysusefultoreadarticlesfromother
authorsandusealittlesomethingfromtheirwebsites.
UsmanAugust23,2015at12:54pm#
REPLY
Justaquickquestion.Iamfollowingthe3monthGMATplanforbeginners
andIamconfusedwithonething.
Whenyouguyssay,do10PSordo15DSquestionsdoyouguysmeanthe
PS/DSquestionsrelatedtothevideosthatwecoveronthatspecificday?Likefor
example,IfIjustfinishedwatchingvideosonAlgebraandGeometryDoiselect
questionsrelatedtoAlgebraandGeometryonly?OrshouldIjuststartpracticing
randomquestionsonMagooshandOG16?
MikeMcGarryAugust25,2015at10:41am#
DearUsman,
Imhappytorespondmyfriend.
REPLY
Iamgoingtoaskyou:didyoureadthe
NOTESinWeekI,DayIV?Iknewfolksdoingthisstudyplanwouldhavethis
veryquestion,sointhesecondnoteunderitem#3onthatday,theveryfirst
timeintheplanthatstudentsdoMagooshpracticequestions,Igiveadetailed
answertoyourquestion.Isimplyknewlotsofstudentswouldbeconfusedon
thispoint,soIspelledeverythingoutindetailinthatNOTE.
Theshortansweris:youshouldnotfocusyourpracticeonwhatyoujust
learnedinstead,youshoulddorandomquestions.Formoreofthelogicabout
whywerecommendthis,pleasereadthatNOTEinWeekI,DayIV.
Doesallthismakesense?
Mike
UsmanAugust25,2015at3:45pm#
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HiMike,
Thankyousomuchforyourreply.Iliketherandomquestionsapproach.
UsmanAugust25,2015at4:45pm#
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ThankyousomuchforyourreplyMike.
Anotherquickquestion,doyouguyshaverecordedvideosofOG16asIam
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followingthestudysessionwiththatbook?
JessicaWanAugust27,2015at10:45am#
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HiUsman!
WedohaverecordedvideosofsomeoftheOG16questionexplanations!
Seethispage:OfficialGuideforGMATReview2016
Enjoy!
Jessica
ssAugust18,2015at12:47pm#
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IsthereaPDFversionforthebeginnerstudyplan?
JessicaWanAugust18,2015at4:12pm#
REPLY
Hiss!
WehaventyetmadePDFversionsoftheGMATstudyplans.Itsagreatidea,
thoughthanksforsharing!
Jessica
AbhiJuly22,2015at8:06pm#
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HiTeam,
ThanksforsomereallygreatresourcesonstudyingfortheGMAT.Isubscribedto
the1yearpremiumplan,anditsthebeststudymaterialIvecomeacross!
Ijusthadaquickquestion,withregardstotheOG2016,wouldyoubepublishing
thevideoexplanationsforthequestionsinthatbookaswell?
Thanks!
Abhi
JessicaWanJuly23,2015at3:45pm#
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HiAbhi!
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Weresogladyouenjoyourmaterials!
Thanksforaskingyourquestion!Theshortanswerisyes.Thelongansweris
thatmanyofthequestionsintheOG2016areexactlythesameasquestionsin
theOG2014,soyoucanalreadyfindsomeofthevideoexplanationshere:
http://gmat.magoosh.com/forum/books/15officialguideforthegmat2015
14thed
WellbepublishingapagesoonfortheOG2016referencingthecorrect
numbersforthequestions.
Thanks!
Jessica
AbhiJuly23,2015at6:50pm#
REPLY
HiJessica,
Thanksforyourreply,goodtoknowthatthereareexplanationsalreadyfor
someofthequestions!
Abhi
KelvinJuly20,2015at11:21am#
REPLY
WhatisthebestwaytogettheManhattanGMATmaterial?Isitnecessary
IpurchasethebooksorcanIjustgettheonlineaccess?Doespurchasing1of9
getyouthesameaccess?Thiswouldbeasteepdiscount.
MikeMcGarryJuly20,2015at2:40pm#
DearKelvin,
Imhappytorespond.
REPLY
SofarasIknow,thebestwaywouldbetopurchase
thebooksonamazon.com.YoucannotgainaccesstotheMGMATCATswithout
purchasingavolume.AnyMGMATvolumegetsyouthesameaccess,soit
doesntmatterwhichoneyoubuy.YoumightalsoconsidertheseMGMAT
books:
http://magoosh.com/gmat/2015/bookreviewthemanhattangmat
foundationsofgmatmathandverbal/
http://magoosh.com/gmat/2015/bookreviewthemanhattangmatofficial
guidecompanions/
Onceagain,youcouldbuyanyoneoftheseMGMATbooks,andyouwillgetthe
fullaccesstothesixMGMATCATs.Sameaccesswithanyvolume.
Doesallthismakesense?
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ElaSelvarajJuly8,2015at11:48am#
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HelloMike,
CoupleofdaysbeforeIsubscribedtoMagooshpremiumproductandwentthrough
the3monthstudyplan.AsIseeinthebeginning,the12weekplanshallbe
updatedincomingdays.Couldyouconfirmwhethertheaboveplanistheupdated
versionoroldversion?Ifitstheoldversion,shouldIwaitfortheupdatedplan?
Thanks
MargaretteJungJuly8,2015at5:24pm#
REPLY
Hi,Ela!Wejustupdatedtoday,socheckoutthemessageatthetopof
thisplan!
ElaSelvarajJuly9,2015at11:47am#
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HiMargarette,
Thatsperfecttimingthanksfortheupdate!
DavidJune13,2015at4:06am#
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Hithere,
ImanonEnglishspeakerwhowantstotaketheGMATexamin34monthstime
toapplyforaMBAmasters.AccordingwithsomeuniversitiesIwouldliketoapply
toIneedtoget680700pointsbutIhaventstartyet.Doyouthinkthatscoreis
achiable?(Icurrentlyhaveafulltimework).ImanengineersoIguessthatwould
helpwiththemathpart.Whichplanwouldyourecommendforme?
Thanksinadvance!
JustinMay15,2015at6:10pm#
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Mike,
Ijuststartedthe3MonthStudyPlanforBeginnerstwoweeksago.Sinceyouguys
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willbeupdatingtheplansinaboutamonth,willIbeabletopickupinthenew
planatthesamespotthatIwasatinthecurrentone?
Thanks,
Justin
RitaKreigMay19,2015at11:20am#
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HiJustin,
Greatquestion.
Theupdatedstudyplanswillbesimilartothecurrentversions,butdifferent
enoughthatitwouldbechallengingtomoveseamlesslyfrom,say,week4in
thecurrentplantoweek5intheupdatedplan.
Illbesuretokeepthecurrentplansavailableforanother6monthsorso,so
thatanystudentwhowishestostickwiththeplanthathe/shestartedwithcan
dosowithoutanyissues.
Myadvicewouldbetokeeppreppingwiththestudyplanthatyoustartedwith.
Myevenbetteradvicewouldbetolookthroughbothplans(currentand
updated)carefully,andfigureouthowyoucanadapttheupdatedversionina
waythatwouldallowyoutomovefromthecurrentversiontothenewversion
withoutmissingoutonanytopics.Thatwayyoucanusetheupdatedmaterials,
andjustadaptthembasedontheprepthatyouvealreadydone.
And,ofcourse,ifyouhaveanyquestionsalongtheway,youcanaskthemhere
oremailhelp@magoosh.comwedbehappytohelpyouadaptourupdated
studyplanstoyourneeds.
BestofluckwithyourGMATprep!
Rita
RuthJuly30,2015at12:45pm#
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Hi
Quickquestion,isthereaneasywayIcanprintoffthestudyplanordoI
needtocomebacktothesiteeverydaytoseewhatIneedtodoonthat
date?
Thanks
JessicaWanJuly30,2015at3:59pm#
REPLY
HiRuth!
http://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/3monthgmatstudyscheduleforbeginners/
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Oneofourstudentsmadethisprintablescheduleformath
http://www.reddit.com//r/GMAT/comments/2y2oev/i_made_this_printab
le_version_of_the_magoosh/
Ihopeithelps!
Happystudying!
Jessica
RuthAugust4,2015at12:14pm#
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ThanksJessica!
SamayitaMay3,2015at7:55am#
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Hi,
IseethatOfficialGuide13ismentionedwhereasthecurrentoneisVersion15.
Doesthisstudyplanneedsupdateorisitvalidexcepttheversionoftheofficial
guide.Thanksforyourresponse.
MikeMay4,2015at10:58pm#
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DearSamayita:
Imhappytorespond. Theansweris:itdoesntmatterintheleast!Yousee,
theOG13andOG2015areidenticalintheirprintversions,allthesameexcept
forthecovers.See:
http://magoosh.com/gmat/2014/theofficialgmatguide2015/
Weactuallywillbeupdatingtheplaninaboutamonthforotherreasons,but
theupgradeintheOGdoesntmakeashredofdifferenceforthisplan,because
physicalhardcopybooksareidentical.
Doesallthismakesense?
Mike
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YesMike.Thanksfortheclarification.
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DearSamayita,
Youarequitewelcome,myfriend.
studies!
Bestoflucktoyouinyour
Mike
EmmaJune6,2015at8:43pm#
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HiMikeImjustbeginningmyGMATpreparation.Itlookslike
theresanewerversionoftheOG2016(blackcover).ShouldIbebuying
thatversioninstead?WillIbeabletousethatversionfortheBeginner
studyguide?
Thanks,
Emma.
MikeMcGarryJune8,2015at3:36pm#
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DearEmma,
Thisschedule,whichwillupdatedinacoupleweeks,hasbeendesigned
fortheOG13,whichisidenticaltotheOG2015.See:
http://magoosh.com/gmat/2014/theofficialgmatguide2015/
IhaventseentheOG2015,butifthenumbersofquestionsstaysabout
thesame,thereshouldntbeanyproblemusingthisneweditionwith
theschedule.
Ihopethishelps.
Mike
AliApril10,2015at11:55am#
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HiMike!
Iwantedtoaskyou,whatarethedifferencesinthestudyplansbetweenPlans
A/B/C/D,Iunderstandthemainthing.Butifyougetdowntothespecifics.Will
choosingthewrongplanmakeasignificantchange?Isitcorrectablehalfway
throughit?
MikeApril11,2015at12:56pm#
Ali,
Imhappytorespond.
REPLY
IfyouchooseplanA,theresnoloss:youwillsee
everything,andalltheinformationyouneedtoscoreabove700willpassbefore
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youreyes.Theonlyproblemis:if,say,youarereallygoodatmath,planA
mightboreyou,mightwasteyourtime,reviewingwhatyoualreadyknow
thoroughly.Thatswhytheotherplanswerecreated.Ifyouhaveanydoubt
aboutwhichplanyoushouldfollow,justfollowplanA.
IfyoufollowplanA,andafewlessonsareeasy,justskipaheadtothelesson
summaries,andonlywatchthefulllessoniftherearepointsyoudontget.You
canmicrotailortheplantofityourneeds,withoutswitchingplans.
Myfriend,thisisaveryhardthingtounderstand,butwhatplanyoufollowisa
relativelysmallvariable.ThebiggestvariableisYOU.Howwelldoyoustudy?
Howwelldoyoufocus?Howhardareyoupreparedtowork?Howdedicatedare
you?Howdeeplydoyouunderstand?Howmuchinformationdoyouretain?
Howgoodareyouatmakingconnections?Howgoodareyouatapprehending
patterns?Allofthosethingswillmakeamuch,muchbiggerdifferencethat
whatplanyoufollow.Seethisblog:
http://magoosh.com/gmat/2014/gmatstudyplanfora700ormore/
Dontputmucheffortandanxietyintopickingtherightplan:justpickoneand
gettowork.Bemuchmoreconcernedabouthowtobringtheverybestof
yourselftoeachandeverymomentofstudying:thatswhereyourfocusshould
be!
Doesallthismakesense?
Mike
AmiOctober19,2014at11:00am#
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Hi
Iamfollowingthestudyplanandnoticedthatwheneverittellsmetowatchthe
mathvideositdoesntspecifywhichmathvideosshouldibewatchingthemin
order?firstDSandthenFractions?
Thanks
Ami
MikeOctober19,2014at1:12pm#
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Ami,
Imhappytorespond! Myfriend,weputtheminthatorderforareason:
laterlessonsdependonearlierlessons.Yes,byallmeans,watchthevideo
lessonsintheorderinwhichtheyarelisted.
Mike
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HeyMike,
Thanksforthisplan,Ithinkitwillhelpmeplentyinachievingmy600+
score.Ihaveonequestionthough,howdoyouchoosethepracticeproblemsfrom
thedashboardwhenyouareinthefirstorsecondweekofstudyingdoyouselect
custompracticeandselectforexampleonlyarithmaticquestions?
Thanks,
MikeOctober12,2014at9:35pm#
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DearYaz,
Myfriend,wedesignedtheplanssothatyouwouldbedoingmixedpractice
fromthegetgo.See:
http://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/gmatstudyapproachessystematicvs
random/
Thisishard,becauseweknowyouwillmakemistakesatthebeginning,but
makingthesemistakeandlearningfromthemisavitallyimportantpartofthe
overalllearningprocess.Doalltopicswheneveryoupractice.
Doesallthismakesense?
Mike
LauraSSeptember17,2014at3:38pm#
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DearMike,
FirstIwanttosayIverymuchenjoyMagooshapproachtoteachingforGMAT.
ThisismysecondweekstudyingandImfollowingthethreemonthplanfor
begginers.AlthoughitsaysitsonlycoupleifhoursadayImalreadybehindandI
studyatleast4.AlsoIworrythatImnotgettingmuchpracticeasthevideosand
readingtakesalotoftime.Haveyouseenstudentsgettinga700studying3
monthfromabeginnerstage?Oristhisjustunrealistic?
Thanks,
Laura
MikeSeptember17,2014at4:03pm#
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DearLaura,
AswesayinthenotetoResources,#9manyfolksfindthatthe
assignmentstake2hours,althoughsomefindthatittakesmore.Apparently
youareastudentforwhomitistakingmore,atleastintheearlystages.You
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mayhavetousealittlemoretimeonweekendstocatchup.Everybodyis
different:trustyourownstyleoflearning.Thoroughisbetterthanquick.
Cansomeonestudyusethisplanandgeta700?Ofcourse.Readthispost
carefully:
http://magoosh.com/gmat/2014/gmatstudyplanfora700ormore/
Doesallthismakesense?
Mike
LauraSSeptember18,2014at1:45am#
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ThanksMike! ImheadingtowardsExcellenceanditdefinitely
comesfrommyheart
MikeSeptember18,2014at2:25pm#
REPLY
DearLaura,
Youarequitewelcome,myfriend.Iwishyoualltheheartintheworld!
Mike
AmiSeptember17,2014at7:41am#
REPLY
Iamthinkingaboutstartingthe3monthforbeginnersstudyplan.Ihave
theMGMATbooksalready(olderedition)doyouthinkitwouldbeagoodideato
incorporatethisintothestudyplan?Iseethatyouhavedoneitfortheadvance
planbutnotthisonejustwonderingwhy?
Thanks
MikeSeptember17,2014at1:50pm#
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DearAmi,
Imhappytorespond.
Inthisplan,onewatchesALLtheMagooshvideos.Intheadvancedplan,folks
watchveryfewMagooshvideos,sotheresmoretime.Itspurelyatimeissue.
Ifyoufeelyoucanfollowthisplan,doingfulljusticetoallpartsofit,andstill
havethetimetostudytheMGMATbookswithallthefocus&depththatthey
deserve,thenbyallmeans,goahead!UsetheMGMATbooks!Justremember
coveringseveralsourcessuperficiallyisnotasvaluableaslearningthe
materialonceindepth.Usemorematerialsifyouhavetime,butbecarefulnot
tosacrificequalityofstudyingforquantity.
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Doesallthismakesense?
Mike
JoiSeptember15,2014at4:32pm#
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IhavetakentheGMATbeforeanddidnotgetintotheschoolIhadhoped
togetinto,
IhavepurchasedmagooshandIhave2monthstotakethetestbutIseethere
areonlystudyguidesfor1or3months,
Whatdoyousuggest?
Thankyou.
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DearJoi,
Imhappytorespond. Theonemonthplankeepsanintensepace.Iwould
say:followtheMonFripartofthatonemonthplanathalfpace,spreadingeach
daysworkovertwodays.Thatwillallowyoutoeverythingmorethoroughly.
Fortheweekends,buyatleastonoftheMGMATbooks,soyougetaccessto
theirCATs,soyoucandoadditionalCATSontheweekends,savingtheGMAT
Prepforclosertotheend.
Doesallthismakesense?
Mike
BehnamSeptember15,2014at12:00pm#
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DearMike,
Ijuststartedthe3monthGMATstudyscheduleforbeginnersandIboughtthe
OG2015touseitwheneverthescheduleasksmetodoso.Intheseconddayof
thefirstweekoftheschedule,itsaysReadtheintroductiontotheProblem
Solvingsection,anddo10PSIcheckedthebookandtheProblemSolving
sectionisnumbered5andisstartingatthepagenumber148,thereareonly23
pagesbeforethesectionstartswiththepracticequestionsmyquestionisthatby
sayingReadtheintroductiontotheProblemSolvingsectiondoyoumeanthose
23pagesoramImissingsomethinghere?
Regards,
Behnam
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DearBehnam,
Yes.Itsnotmuchtoread.Remember,thisisaplanforbeginners.Iwrote
thisplantoaccommodatefolkswhowerestartingfromzero,startingfrom
knowingabsolutelynothingaboutwhattheGMATmeansbyProblemSolving.If
youalreadyknow,somuchthebetter!Theremaynotbethatmuchonthose
twopagesthatisperfectlynewtoyou,butitisstillstuffyoushouldknow
insideoutandbeperfectlyclearabout.Iwasnotimaginingthatreadingthisor
anyotherintroductionsectionwouldbeparticularlytimeconsumingor
laborious.Itsquick:justdontunderestimateit.Dontunderestimateanything
abouttheGMAT.Doesallthismakesense?
Mike
LauraSSeptember7,2014at6:05am#
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DearMike,
Thanksforthevarietyofplanstostudy.
Ihaveabitlessthan3monthstostudyforGMAT,IELTSandwriteessaysand
applicationsfordifferentMBAProgrammes.IcouldsayImnotabeginnerasI
havealreadystudiedonemonthearlythisyearbutstillnotanadvancestudent
Ihaveatleast6hours/5daysaweakonlyforGMAT
INEED690700
Whatwouldyourecommend?whichplan?shouldIrunthroughdiagnostictestand
seehowitgoes?
Pleaseletmeknowwhatyourthoughtsare
Bestwishes,
Laura
MikeSeptember7,2014at12:12pm#
DearLaura,
Imhappytorespond.
REPLY
Letskeepthisconservative.Followthisplan,the
beginnerplan,eventhoughyourenotreallyabeginner.Youmaybeableto
skipalittleoftheintroductorymaterialinthefirstweek.Inthisplan,youwill
watcheveryMagooshvideo,andthusseeeverythingyouwillneedforanelite
score.Isitaplanfor700+?Seethisblogfortheappropriatecaveats:
http://magoosh.com/gmat/2014/gmatstudyplanfora700ormore/
Ifyoukeepallthatadviceinmind,youwillgetthemostoutofthismaterial.I
wouldalsosuggestperusingtheotherstudystrategyarticlesonthisblog.
Doesallthismakesense?
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RakeshSeptember5,2014at1:43pm#
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HelloMike,
IrecentlyboughtpremiumsubscriptionofMagooshandreallyexcitedtostartmy
Gmatpreparationfromhere.Iwaslookingintothis3monthscheduleanditlooks
likeyouhavemixedQuat&verbal.i.e.studybothinparallel.Ihavereadand
heardfromdifferentsourcesthatitwouldbegoodtostartandconcentrateonone
section(eitherquatorverbal).Justconfusedandwantedtoknowhoweffectivewill
beyourplanandwhatarebenefits?
MikeSeptember5,2014at2:17pm#
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DearRakesh,
Firstofall,herearetwoGMATblogsandaGREblogthatencapsulatethe
philosophywithwhichthisplanwasdesigned:
http://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/gmatstudyapproachessystematicvs
random/
http://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/understandingthegmatpracticevsexam
performance/
http://magoosh.com/gre/2013/goodigotitwrong/
IthinkbothVerbalandQuantaretopicsthatneeddailypractice.Toencode
informationinlongtermmemory,weneedrepeatedexposures,anddaily
practiceisthebestwaytoguaranteethatyouwillseeeachthingasmuchas
possible.Ithinkfolksoverestimatehowmuchtheywilllearn&understand&
remember,anddontrecognizehowmuchtherepeatedexposurewillhelp
them.
Also,IdoNOTwantfolkspracticing,say,justVerbal,andgettinginaverbal
modeIcantdoQuantrightnow,becauseIminaVerbalmode.Idont
wantpeopletoruntheriskofdevelopingmodeslikethat.Iwantstudentsto
developmentalagilityeveryday,leapingbackandforthbetweenQuant&
Verbal,sothatonTestDay,whenthetestmakesthestudentmove
immediatelyfromanintenseQuantexperiencetoanintenseVerbalexperience,
thestudentisverycomfortablewiththatchallengingtransition.
Itsdefinitelyhardertopracticethismentalagilityasyouarealsolearningthe
content.Itabsolutelywouldbeeasier,lesswork,tofocusjustforatimeon
Verbal,thenjustforatimeonQuant.Ithinksometutorsandcompanies,inan
efforttogaincustomers,placatethem,offeringthemoptionsthatareeasier
and/ormorecomfortable,ratherthanoptionsthatarebetterforthem.Iama
teacher:Iwantmystudentstolearndeeplyandunderstanddeeply.WhenI
designedthis,thequestionuppermostinmymindwasnot,whatwouldfeel
comfortableoreasier?thequestionwas,Whatwillhelpmystudentslearn
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themostinthisthreemonthinterval?ThatstheprioritywithwhichI
designedthisplan.
Doesallthismakesense?
Mike
RakeshSeptember6,2014at11:05am#
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Mike,
Youexplanationseemsveryconvincingtome.Ithinktherearepeoplewith
successusingbothkindofstudyplans.Iagreewithyouthat,weshould
havementalagilitytotakepressurefrombothQuantandVerbal.Thankyou
fortakingtimetoreplyme.Iwilldefinitelyworkwiththisplansincethis
helpstobalancethestudyratherthanjustthecomfort.
MikeSeptember6,2014at12:59pm#
DearRakesh,
Youarequitewelcome!
Mike
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Bestoflucktoyou!
ImtisalAugust23,2014at12:32pm#
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DearMike,
Mostofthetimeithappenswhenyoukeepmovingforward,youforgetsometopics
ulearntinpast.ineedsometipsregardingitplease.
Thanks.
MikeSeptember2,2014at1:00pm#
DearImtisal,
Imhappytorespond.
REPLY
Inspiredbyyourblogcomment,Iwrotethisblog:
http://magoosh.com/gmat/2014/thegmatlearningandmemory/
Ihopethishelps.Bestoflucktoyou!
Mike
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HiMike,
Ijuststartedmypreparationwiththe3MonthGMATStudySchedulefor
BeginnersandIplantowriteGMATinOctober.Iwantedtoknowiftheremightbe
anyfulllengthpaperavailablewhichIcanattemptnowtohaveanideaofmy
currentscorerangewithoutpreparation.Idonotwishtowasteanyfulllength
papersastherearelimitedfulllengthtestsavailableIwillneedthemafter
completingtheentire3monthschedule.
Lookforwardtohearyourviewsonthis.
Thanks!
Anubhav.
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DearAnubhav,
Imhappytorespond. Yes,whatyouareaskingisextremelyintelligent.Its
agoodideatogetaroughideaofonescoldscoreatthebeginning,andits
alsoaverygoodideanottowasteanyofthehighqualitypracticetestsonthis
estimate.Takealookatthisblog:
http://magoosh.com/gmat/2013/gmatbookreviews2013/
YouwillnoticewegivetheKaplanbooksamediocrereview,andwepan
Peterson&PrincetonReview.Obviously,wedontconsideranyofbooks
particularlygoodforyouroverallprep.Nevertheless,anyofthemwoulddofora
coldsittingtestatthebeginningofonesstudyplan.Findoneofthoseforan
inexpensiveprice,perhapsused.Takeoneofthetestsinsidewithoutany
studying,andthatwillgiveagoodenoughestimateofyourstartingrange.
Doesallthismakesense?
Mike
waqasahmedJuly7,2014at3:20pm#
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Dearmike,aftermostofthevideolessons,thereispracticetestsand
althoughihavebeenreadingfromOGandlisteningthelessons,myresultsarent
satisfactory.Itsprettydevastatingformeandverydemotivating.Isthereanyway
icanovercomeitandgetgoodresultsinpracticetestsnezttimebecauseibelieve
ifullyunderstoodthetopicbutstilligetpoorscoresinpracticetest.Pleaseadvice.
Thanks
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DearWaqas,
ItsoundsasifyouarejumpingtoosoontotheconclusionIunderstand
withoutappreciatingallthesubtletiesthisstatementcancontain.See:
http://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/understandingthegmatpracticevsexam
performance/
Mike
EliJuly6,2014at11:02pm#
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HiMike,
IwaswonderingifitisaplanforbeginnerhowcanIsolvealldiagnosticquestions
inonenight,AlthoughItriedtodothatbutIendedupwithanswering18
questionin2hoursandlotsofthingsthatIdidntknowatallandIamreally
nervousrightnowandcantstopthinkingthatIwontbeabletobepreparedin3
months!
Pleaseadviseme
ThankYou
MikeJuly7,2014at10:25am#
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DearEli,
Yes,thisisaplanforbeginners.Remember,thepointoftheDiagnosticTestis
nottogeteverythingright:thepointistolearnaboutwhereyouarestarting.
Itisperfectlyfinetomakemistakesatthebeginning.SeethisGREblog:
http://magoosh.com/gre/2013/goodigotitwrong/
Theimportantthingistolearnthoroughlyfromyourmistake.Thatishowyou
willmakeprogress.Followthisplanfaithfully,andyouwillimprove.
Mike
WaqasJuly4,2014at1:40pm#
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DearMike,everythingisworkingfinetillnow.sorryforbotheringyouagain
&again.Ijustwantedtoaskthatinmystudyplan,ihavebeenaskedtoreadthe
MathSectionfirst20pages.Inthosepages,iwillbereadingregardingFractions,
Integers,Decimalsetcetc.ForthesakeofmyownunderstandingotherthanOG
books,canigothroughthevideolessonsofthetopicsiamreadinginOGor
shouldileaveitforlateruse.Ifindlisteningtothetopic&watchingvideolessons
moreinterestingthantofollowthebook.Kindlyadvice.
Pleaseconfirmifishouldwatchthelessonsvideoswhilecoveringthetopicsfrom
OGasifeelmorecomformtable&easyenhancingmymathskillsfromwatching
lessonsthanreadingabook.
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Thanks
MikeJuly4,2014at5:58pm#
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DearWaqas,
Imhappytorespond. Myfriend,thepointofastudyplanisnotbe
comfortable.Thepointistostretchyourselfandlearnasmuchasyoucan.Im
gladyoufindthevideosenjoyableandhelpful,butforceyourselftoreadas
well.Itsanotherformoflearning,andittakeswork.Workisnotcomfortable,
butitwillbuilddeeperconnectionsinyourbrain.Also,makesureyouare
watchingvideosandreadaboutdifferenttopicsthatwillalsobuild
connections.
Remembermyfriend:themediocrestudentsays,IdontwanttodoX:canI
justdoY?Thatkindofthinkingleadsdirectlytomediocreresults.The
excellentstudentssays,ImgoingtodoXeventhoughitschallenging.
Excellentmeanspushingyourselfandchallengingyourselfinasmanywaysas
possible.Fewpeoplecansustainexcellence,whichiswhyfewstudentsperform
withexcellence.Thesearemyhopesforyou,myfriend.
Doesallthismakesense?
Mike
WaqasJuly4,2014at11:14pm#
REPLY
ThanksfortheadviceMike,itwashelpful&surelymakesense:)
MikeJuly5,2014at11:31am#
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DearWaqas,
Youarequitewelcome,myfriend.Bestoflucktoyou!
Mike
WaqasAhmedJuly1,2014at1:55pm#
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DearMike,
Iamprettycontentedbythelessons&videos.Itsverybeneficial&quitehelpful.
Whatihaveobservedisthatthestudyscheduleforthebeginnersistoughasif
oneistakingastartfromthescratch,ittakeshim/heragestofinish&gothrough
theallstuffatsameparticulardayifhe/sheishavinglessamountoftime,say23
hoursperday.Ihopeitsnottheproblemwithmebeingextraordinaryslowbut
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thatsthewayimakethingswork.unless&untilidontmakemyselfunderstood
aboutwhatsinthetopic,idontmoveforward.Kindlyadvicemesomethingwhich
canimprovemypaceasihavealreadymentionthatihavetookstartfromscratch
&ihaventbeenintouchwithbooks&stuffsinceages.Feelingbitnervous&
demotivatedbecauseofmystudypace.Lookingforwardforyourreply
Thanks&Regards
MikeJuly1,2014at4:40pm#
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DearWaqas,
Myfriend:Imsorry,butthisstudyscheduleisintense,especiallyforfolkswho
arenonnativespeakersofEnglish.Itsoundsasifspeedingupwouldbeabad
ideaforyou,asyouwouldhavetotradedepthofunderstandforefficiency.I
wonderifyoucanrethinkyourplanoftakingtheGMATinonlyamonth.A
monthisaVERYshortamountoftimeforsomeonewhoisnotanativeEnglish
speakertogofromnoknowledgetoanelitescore.Ifyoucancarveoutmore
studytimeforyourself,Ithinkyouwillfindthethreemonthplanshaveamore
relaxedpace.Evenifyoucanaddjustonemoremonth,soyouhavetwo
months,youcouldfollowthisplanathalftempo,whichwouldmakeitmuch
moreamenable.Doesallthismakesense?
Mike
waqasahmedJune29,2014at12:35pm#
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Himike,ihavebroughtpremiumplanofmagoosh.Startingfrom
introductionsection,ifeltsocontented.Ihaveselectedthreemonthsofstudyplan
asiamabeginnerandiamstartingfromascratch.Wouldthisplanbebeneficial
innailingGmatscoreorshouldiconsultotherguidelinesaswellbecauseonfirst
dayofstudy,givingadiagnostictestisgivingmeamonsterasihavenoclue
aboutmathsection.Kindlyadvice.
Thanks.
MikeJune29,2014at1:52pm#
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DearWaqas,
Imhappytorespond. Myfriend,stickwiththisplan.Justfollowthisplan
faithful.Ifyoufollowthisplan,everythingyouneedforsuccesswillpassbefore
youreyes.Yourprimaryfocusshouldbe:whatdoyouhavetodosothatyou
learnandrememberandassimilateeverythinghere?Themoredeeplyyou
learn,themoresuccessfulyouwillbe.Bestoflucktoyou!
Mike
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ThanksforthereplyMike,itwashelpful.Actuallyiamstartingfrom
thescratchsoiseriouslydidnthaveanyidea.Fornow,iamfollowingthe
planreligiously.Expectingtogetgoodresults.
Thanks&Regards
MikeJune30,2014at11:00am#
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DearWaqas,
Youarequitewelcome,myfriend.Bestoflucktoyou!
Mike
AdiJune18,2014at12:51pm#
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HiMike,
IhavepurchasedthepremiummembershipfromMagoosh.Iwouldbefollowing
thebeginnersplan.Iwantedtoknowisthereawaytogetvideosinorderofthe
studyplansuggestedhere.
Rightnowthedashboardsuggests:
MathStrategies
Dividingby5
DoublingandHalving
IntrotoDataSufficiency
PropertiesofRealNumbers
ForMaths..soisthisthewayIshouldgoaboutit.
Thanks,
Adi
MikeJune18,2014at2:53pm#
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DearAdi,
Imhappytorespond. Forgetaboutthesuggestionsonthedashboard.Go
theLessonspageandfollowtherecommendationsofthisstudyplan.
Basically,youaregoingtofollowthosemathlessonsfromtoptobottom
accordingtotheorderonthelessonspage.
Doesthismakesense?
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MelvinJune16,2014at4:56am#
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JustsignedupfortheMagooshpremiumsubscription.Lookingforwardto
seeifthe3monthGMATStudySchedulewillenablemeachievemytarget.Iwas
wonderingwhetheryoumighthaveaGMATWindows8phoneapplication?Ive
onlycomeacrosstheGREApp.
MikeJune16,2014at1:00pm#
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DearMelvin,
Imsorry:atthistime,wehavenoGMATappsspecificallyfortheWindows
phone.Isuggestthatyoupracticetheflashcardsonline:
https://gmat.magoosh.com/flashcards?
utm_source=MagooshGMATBlog&utm_medium=MenuFlashcards&utm_campaig
n=RK
Doesthismakesense?
Mike
SATWINDERJune16,2014at12:58am#
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HiMike.IhavejuststartedmyGMATPrepandwillbegivingexaminthe
monthofSeptember(9/15)..IjustlovetheMagooshVideosandmostofallthe
lengthofthemUpeoplehaveunderstandthemindpsychologyandmadethem
quitesimpleandshortwhichmakesthemmoreeducativeAsofnowIhaveone
requestthatifyoucanmakethesestudyplansinexcelformatanduploaditonthe
websitethanitwillbeeasyforustomanagetheschedulewellandwecantrack
ourprogressbysimplydownloadingitandsavingitandthenhighlightingthe
thingswehavecompletedIhopeyouwillconsidermyrequestthanksforthe
supportcyaagain.
MikeJune16,2014at10:29am#
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DearSatwinder,
Icertainlywillletthemarketingdepartmentknowaboutthisrequest.Thank
youforsharingyourthoughts.
Mike
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DearMagoosh,
CanyoupleasepublishthescheduleinExcelformatforeasiertrackingpurposes.
Regards,
May
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DearMay,
Thanksforthiscomment.IwillmentionthistothefolksintheMarketing
Department,andwewilllookintothepossibilityofmakingtheschedule
availableinthatformat.
Mike
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Dears,
Following3monthstudyplanforbeginnersandtakingpracticequestionsin
MagooshandinOG,itisobviousthatyougetbadresultsinthebeginningsince
practicequestionscoverallthetopicswhileyouarewaybehindintermsoftopics
coveredbyvideo.
ExamplebasedonascheduleyoucouldcovervideolessonsforGeometryonly
during4thweekofstudies,whileyougetgeometryquestionsfromday1.
bythetimeyouhavewatchedallvideolessonsyouhaveansweredalmostall
questions,majorityofthemincorrectlysincequestionsprecededvideolessons,asa
resultyourdashboardscorelooksbad.
Isitdoneintentionally?Becauseitisalittlebitfrustrating
Thankyouforyourreply
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DearJohn,
Imhappytorespond. Asamatteroffact,thatisintentional.Yousee,while
itsnotfun,makingmistakesispotentiallyaverypowerfulpartoflearning.One
ofthestandardsofatrulyexcellentstudentis:nevermakethesame
mistaketwice.Foreverysinglequestionyougetwrong,youneedtodelve
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intoit,understandasmuchaspossiblethemistake,anddowhateveryoucan
dotoremindyourselfsoyouneverrepeatthatparticularmistake.Bythetime
yougettothelessons,youwillhavealreadylearnedfromahandfulofmistakes
relatedtothattopic,andthatwillallowyoutolearnthatmaterialallthemore
effectively,inmuchgreaterdepththanifyouhadjustapproachedthetopic
cold.
YoumayfindthisGREbloggermaneinthiscontext:
http://magoosh.com/gre/2013/goodigotitwrong/
Dontallowyourselftogetstuckinthefrustration.Rightnow,atthebeginning,
gettinglotsrightisnotthepoint:thepointislearningasmuchasyoupossibly
can.Ifyouarefaithfultothislevelofengagement,youwillseehuge
improvementsovertime.Yes,itmaybethatyourdashboarddoesnotlook
prettyforawhile,butwhocares?Nobodyelseseesyourdashboard.
Furthermore,ifyoureallylearnfromyourmistakes,thenthatmeansifyour
dashboardshowsyouthatyougot,say,100questionswrong,thenthats100
newthingsyoushouldhavelearnedandofwhichyoucanbeproud.
Thisplandoesnotcoddleyou.TheGMATwillnotcoddleyou.Businessschool
willnotcoddleyou.Acareerinthebusinessworldwillnotcoddleyou.Ifyou
wanttostriveontheGMAT,ifyouwanttobesuccessfulinthislifepath,you
needtobearthecurrentdiscomfortforthesakeofimprovingyourselfoverthe
longterm.Youneedtobebraveinembracingsmallfailuresandreceivingthe
feedbackthatallowsyoutoimproveandgrow.Youneedtotakedeep
responsibilityforyourownprogress,findingawaytoturneverythingyou
experienceintosomethingthatmakesyoustrongerandwiser.Thinkaboutit:
thefolkswhoareafraidofsetbacksaretheoneswhonevergoanywhereinthe
businessworld.Dontletthatbeyou:striveforexcellence!
Doesallthismakesense?
Mike
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Dears
RequestyoutopleasepublishanExcelversionofthesameforeasiertracking.
Regards,
May
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DearMay,
Thankyouforyousuggestion.Iwillmentionthistothefolkswhowritethe
code.Iwillsay,youcandownloadtheGoogleDocsasaWorddoc,andfrom
there,youcanpasteeverythingintoExcel.Alternately,bywritingnotesand
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usingdifferentcolors,youprobablycouldtrackyourpersonalprogress
reasonablywellsimplybymakingyouownchangestotheWorddoc.Ihopeall
thishelps.
Bestoflucktoyou!
Mike
JustinMay19,2014at10:50am#
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HiMike,
Imhavingsomedifficultiesmakingsenseofthemath.Iamkeepingupwiththe
scheduleandwatchingthevideos,butwhenitcomestothemathquestionsDS,
PSImreallyfloundering.WhenIusepracticequestions,Ioftentimesfindthat
forevery10ido,78arewrong!Itsasifnoneofthelessonsaresticking.
Doyouhaveanytipsorpointers?Atthispointintime,todo30questionsistaking
mesignificantlylongerthantheallottedtimeframeduetotheamountoftime
thatisspentwatchingthevideostofindtherightanswers!
Thanks.
MikeMay19,2014at11:59am#
Justin,
Imhappytorespond.
REPLY
Mathisverytrickyand,insomeways,unforgiving.
Forexample,supposeanindividualGMATmathproblemrequiresknowledgeof,
say,twelvedifferentmathfactoidstosolveitifweknowonlyeleven,weget
thecalculationwrong,andprobablyaredrawntooneofthetrapanswersthe
testhaswaitingforus.Especiallywhenyouarelearning,youhavetohave
tremendousperseveranceforeverymathproblemyoudo,rightorwrong,
watchtheexplanationvideo,readthetextexplanation,andhuntrigorouslyfor
eachandeveryfactofwhichyouareunclear.
KeepinmindyourlevelofunderstandingforeachproblemIdiscussthose
levelshere:
http://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/understandingthegmatpracticevsexam
performance/
Formanyofthefundamentalmathfactoids,itsnotenoughtoseeitandthink,
Oh,yeah,Irememberthat.Youhavetoknowitsowellthatifsomeonewakes
youupwithcoldwaterinthemiddleofthenight,youareabsolutelycertainof
it.
Youmayalsofindthisblogilluminating:
http://magoosh.com/gmat/2013/howtodogmatmathfaster/
Itwouldbegoodtounderstandyourfundamentalthinkingstyle,andhowto
compensateforitindoingmath.
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Youmaywellhavetowatchtheentiresequenceofmathvideosmorethanonce
watchthewholesettotheend,andthenstartatthebeginning.Seeingthe
somevideo,afterafewweeksandsomepracticeproblems,willhelpthe
materialresonateatadeeperlevel.Thatwillrequireyoutopickupthepaceof
videowatching.DONOTTOUCHacalculatorever.Allmathinyourlifeyou
mustdowithmentalmath.Seethisblog:
http://magoosh.com/gmat/2013/howtostudyforgmatmath/
Youmayfindithelpfultoreadthroughallthematharticlesonthisblog:
hearingtheconceptsexplaineddifferentlyfromthewaythevideosexplains
themmayhelp.
ForanypracticeproblemsnotinMagoosh,whenyoudotheproblemandgetit
wrong,postitonGMATClub
http://gmatclub.com/forum/magoosh324/
postthequestionandpostwhatyoudid,howyouapproachedit,whatyou
understandandwhatyoudontunderstandabouttheanswer.Askasdetaileda
questionaspossible,becausemathematicshappensinthedetails!Youcanask
theexpertstheretoexplainittoyou.
Ihopeallthishelps.
Mike
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Mike,
Ihavecloseto7monthsbeforeItakemyGMAT.Ihavestartedoffwith3month
beginnersscheduleandImplanningtotakeupadvancedscheduleonceImdone
withthat.Ihaveaquestionthough:isthereaspecificreasoninnotfollowinga
sequencewhilereviewingMagooshvideos?Foreg:onday2westartofwithCR
introvideoandquicklyjumptoRCvideosthenextday.
Thanks,
Saravana
MikeMay6,2014at11:43am#
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DearSaravana,
Thisisbecausefocusingononethingatatimeisnotagoodwaytostudyfor
theGMAT.Thinkaboutit.OntherealGMATVerbalsection,youwillgetaSC,
thenaCR,thenanotherSC,thenanRCpassageyouhavetogetusedto
switchinggearsquickly,sothisplantriestogetyouusedtothatassoonas
possible.
Mike
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ThanksMike.Makesperfectsense.
Thanks,
Saravana
MikeMay7,2014at11:26am#
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DearSaravana,
Youarequitewelcome,myfriend.Bestoflucktoyou.
Mike
morenoApril22,2014at4:50am#
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HiMike,
on3monthsprogrammeyouadvisetotakethe2fulllengthGMATontheGMAC
softwarefor3timeseach.theyareCATtests,howeveristherenottherisksomeof
questionswillbethesame?plusyouadvise,oncecompleted,tochecktheanswers,
howeverthesetestsnotcomingwithanyanswers.HowIcanchecktheanswers,on
theblog?
on6monthsprogrammeyouadviseinsteadGMATsthePaperTestsbooks.they
arenotadaptivetestandnotcomputerbased,soprobablynotverygoodto
reproducearealGMATsimulation.plusalsothesetestsarenotcomingwith
answers
thenyouadvisealsotheManhattanCATs.theseonesareCAT,computerbased
andcomewithanswers.
Pleasecanyouclarifywhichonesarethebest?
Iamstillnotsureiffollowingthe3or6monthsprogramme.
Thanks,
Moreno
MikeApril22,2014at12:07pm#
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DearMoreno,
1)ThefolksatGMACthemselvessaythatwecantaketheGMATPowerPrep
teststhreetimes.Thatimpliesaminimumofrepeatedquestionstheycould
notauthenticallyrecommendathirdtestifmostofthatthirdtestconsistedof
repeatedquestions.Inthreetestings,youmayseeacouplerepeatedbythe
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thirdtest,butitwillnotenoughtoimpactyourexperiencemeasurably.
Imnotsurewhyyoucantseeyouanswers:youhavetoreviewyourwork,
andyoucanseeeverything.
2)Yes,thepapertestsarenotadaptive.Weputthoseearlyintheplan,justso
thatfolkswouldgetsomeexperiencewithGMATlevelquestions.Atthatearly
point,questionqualityismoreimportantthanthefullCATexperience.
3)theMGMATCATsareprobably,rightnow,thebestCATsapartfromthe
officialones,butofficialmaterialisalwaysthebest.
Iwouldsay:makeyourdecisionabout3or6monthsdependingonhowmuch
timeyouhaveandhowmuchsustainedfocusyoucanmuster.Ifyoucan
devoteasolidsixmonthstoGMATpreparations,thenbyallmeans,doso!
Doesallthismakesense?
Mike
morenoApril22,2014at11:19pm#
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HiMike,
thanksforthepromptanswer.
Imeant,inGMATpapertestandinGMATPowerPreptestsanswer
explanationsarenotincluded.doyouadvisetoaskexplanationontheblog?
thanks
MikeApril23,2014at11:49am#
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Moreno,
No,dontaskforexplanationsontheblog.IfyouareaMagoosh
member,youcansendinofficialquestionsandaskforexplanations:
somearealreadypostedintheMagooshforum:
http://gmat.magoosh.com/forum
Ifyoudontfinditthere,andifyouarenotaMagooshmember,youcan
lookforthequestionsinGMATClub:
http://gmatclub.com/forum/?sid=be81d3b5d81df96ffbbabdcc633a20c7
JustabouteverysingleGMATPrepandGMATPaperTestquestionis
alreadylistedsomewhereinGMATClub,sodontstartanewthread:
simplyfindthequestionalreadyposted.Ifyouarenotsatisfiedwiththe
explanationgiventhere,youcanalwayssendmeaprivatemessage
throughtheGCsystem,andIcanprovideamoredetailedexplanation
there.
Mike
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super,manythanks!
MikeApril24,2014at11:32am#
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DearMoreno,
Youarequitewelcome.Bestoflucktoyou,myfriend!
Mike
HuyLuongApril12,2014at3:55am#
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DearMike,
Thankyousomuchforyourkindsupportandyourthoroughanswersofall
questions.
IamabeginnerwithGMATandIintendtotakeGMATtestinnext3months.Then
IalmostdecidetouseMagoosh3monthbeginnerplan.
Ihaveaquestion:IhaveresearchedmuchontheInternetandmanyhighscore
peoplesuggestusingextramaterialsforeacharea.Forexample:
+SC:AristotleSCGrail
+CR:PowerscoreCRBible
+Quantitative:Manhattancollection
+IR:GMATPillIRebook
IcheckedMagooshscheduleandsawthatyourecommendonlyOGandMagoosh
ebook.So,isitenoughtolearnandgethighscore(700+)(assumedmyabilityis
capable)?DoIneedtodigmoreintoeachareawithabovesuggestedbooks?
Hopetohearyousoon.Thankyousomuch.
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DearHuyLuong,
Inordertousethisplan,youneedtopurchasetheMagooshGMATproduct.If
youpurchasethat,thenthat+theOGwillpresentalltheinformationneeded
togeta700+score.Ifyoufeelyouhaveevenmoretimetostudy,thenIwould
suggestingaddingtheMGMATbooks:thosebooksareexcellent,andtheywill
explainthesamethingsinanotherway,whichisalwayshelpfulfordeepening
onesunderstanding.Idonthaveahighopinionofsomeoftheothersources
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youmentioned.
Magooshpresentsalltheinformation,asdoothersources,butwhetheryoucan
achieveaneliteGMATscoredependsonhowdeeplyyoulearnandhow
thoroughlyyouremember.Itsgoodtopayattentiontohowyoulearnandwhat
makesyourememberthings.
Bestoflucktoyou!
Mike
KarishmaMarch27,2014at11:07am#
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Hi,
Ireallyneedyouradvice.IjustsignedupforpremiummembershipwithMagoosh.
IamplanningtostartmyMBAthisyearorearlynextyear.Myplanistotake
GMATinmonthofAugustsothatgivesmegood4monthstoprepare.Ihavenot
donemathsince78yearsandEnglishisnotmynativelanguage.Ireallywantto
getthisnaileddownandgetgoodscore.Canyoupleaseadviceonwhatwouldbe
mystartingpointforweek1dayonetheysaytotakediagnosticstestbuttruly
speakingIamscaredastakingtestrightawayasIknowIamnotgoingtodowell
andthiswillmakemenervousasIdontknowlotofthingshowamIgoingtoget
throughthis.CanyoupleaseprovideyourthoughtsonwhichplanshouldIfollow.I
needhelpinbothMathandVerbalandIhave4monthtoprepare.
MikeMarch27,2014at1:17pm#
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DearKarishma,
Followthisplan,theBeginnersPlan,aswritten.TaketheDiagnosticright
away.Atthispoint,everyquestionyougetrightandeveryquestionyouget
wrongissimplyinformation,nothingmore.Forgetaboutsuccessmoderight
now:youneedtobeininformationmode.Foreverysinglequestionyouget
wrong,youneedtostartstudyingwhydidyougetitwrong?whatdoyou
havetolearnfromthatparticularquestion?Themorequestionsyougetwrong,
themoreinformationaboutyourweaknessyouget,andthemoreopportunities
forimprovementyouhave.Makingthesemistakes,thenthinkingdeeplyabout
eachone,aboutwhyyougotitwrongandwhatyouneedlearnfromitthat
willprimeyourmindforlearningthematerialmoredeeplyasyoufollowthe
plan.SeethisGREblog:
http://magoosh.com/gre/2013/goodigotitwrong/
Beingscaredornervousisawasteoftime.Thisisaboutyourlife.Youhave
seriousworktodo.TaketheDiagnosticandgettowork.
OnerecommendationIwouldmake:infollowingthisplan,doubletherateat
whichyouwatchtheMagooshlessonvideos,andwhenyoufinishallofthem,
abouthalfwaythroughtheplan,beginagainatthestartofeachseries.That
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way,youwillseeeveryvideotwice,withseveralweeksbetweenthetwo
viewingsofthesamevideothatwillhelpyoulearnmuchmoredeeply,
therebystronglyenhancingyourchancesforsuccess.
Doesallthismakesense?
Mike
KarishmaMarch27,2014at1:30pm#
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HiMike,
Thanksforquickresponseandgivingmethatboost.IthinkIneededthat
andIknowonceIstartitwillallstartcomingtogetherbutIwillhavetogo
thatextramile.Ihaveonemorequestionwhenyoumentionedtodouble
thefrequencyofvideosareyoureferringtofrom3monthplancombinetwo
daysofvideointoonedayorfromlessonsvideojustgodownthelist?
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Karishma,
Everythingelseinthisplan(practicequestions,etc.)youcansimply
followasis,butforthelessonvideos,watchtwodaysworthofvideos
eachday.Thus,say,bytheendofWeekTwo,youwillbeattheendof
WeekTwointermsofpracticequestionsandeverythingelse,butyou
willbeattheendofWeekFourintermsofhowmanylessonvideosyou
haveseen.AttheendofWeekSix,youshouldbedonewatchingallthe
lessonvideos,andyoucanstartthecycleover.
Doesthismakesense?
Mike
KovidMarch16,2014at12:46am#
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HiMike,
IhavesubscribedMagooshspremiumpackageyesterday.Iamplanningtogive
mygmat3monthsfromnowwithoutfailandwantstoscore700plus.So,canyou
pleasesuggestif3monthGMATstudyscheduleforbeginnerswouldbeaptfor
me?Andalsowhatelsewillberequiredtoscore700andplus?
Regards,
Kovid
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DearKovid,
Ifyoufollowthisplan,thebeginnersplan,andreadallthevolumesinthe
MGMATseries,thenitisabsolutelytruethateverypieceofinformationyou
wouldneedtogeta700+willpassinfrontofyoureyes.Whetheryouareable
toachievethatelitescoredependsonanumberoffactors,includingyour
dedication,yourcommitment,howfastyoulearn,howdeeplyyouunderstand,
yourabilitytoseepatterns,yourabilitytorecallstrategiesandapplythem
underpressure,etc.Ondepthofunderstanding,Irecommendthispost:
http://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/understandingthegmatpracticevsexam
performance/
Bestoflucktoyou!
Mike
RomanFebruary25,2014at7:32am#
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HelloMike!
IjustsigneduponMagooshandImnotsureyetwhichplanisbestforme.
Ifiguredthata6monthplanistoolongforme,despitethefactthatIdhave
sufficienttime.Ithoughtthatstartingwitha3monthplanandworkingonmy
mistakesafterthatwouldbebestforme.
Mystrengthisdefinitelymyquantskills.Ihaveexcelledinmathtestsand
competitionsthroughoutmylife.However,Ithinktheverbalpartisgoingtobe
myweakspot,especiallybecauseImnotanativespeaker.
SodoyouthinkIshouldgofortheverbalfocussedplan?Orjustdecidethatafter
thefirsttest.
Regards,
Roman
MikeFebruary25,2014at11:47am#
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DearRoman,
ItsoundsasiftheVerbalFocusedplanwasdesignedpersonallyandspecifically
foryou.Iwouldhighlyrecommendthe3monthVerbalFocusedplanforyou.
Mike
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HiMike,
ItookmyGMATon7thJanandscoreda590.IhadtakenGMATin2011
andhadscoreda590.
Thistime,ihadenrolledforanonlinecourseandstilllandedupwiththesame
scorewhichisindeedverydisappointing.
IwouldliketotakeGMATagainandmytargetscoreis700.
Wouldrequestyoutoadvisewhethertotakeitinamonth,3monthsor6months.
6monthsifeelwillbetoolong.
Regards,
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DearParul,
Imhappytorespond.
Youwanttomakesomebigimprovements,andthatsadifficultthingtodo.
SixmonthsisNOTtoolongIFyouareabletosustaintheintensityoffocus
throughoutthatperiod.Duringthissixmonths,youneedtoreadeveryday,
overandaboveanyGMATpreparationyoudo.Youneedtoavoidtouchinga
calculatoratall,doingallmathinyourhead.Youalsoneedtoworkon
expandingyourcapacityforattentionandfocusseethispostandthelinksit
contains:
http://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/zenbootcampforthegmat/
Fundamentally,thequestionishowmuchpassion,howmuchdrivedoyouhave
forthis?Howmuchdoyoureallywantit?Doyouhavethepassiontosustain
intensityandfocusthroughasixmonthperiod?Ifyoudo,thenyouwillbeable
tomakethissubstantialimprovement.Iwouldrecommendfollowingthesix
monthplanwiththisspirit.
Doesallthismakesense?
Mike
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Itwouldbeniceifwecouldexpandandcollapsetheweekswiththat+sign
O.B.January27,2014at11:35pm#
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HelloMike,
IamplanningtostartBschoolnextyearandwouldliketogetyourthoughtson
whetherthe6monthplanorthe3monthbeginnerplanisbetter.Thiswillbemy
firsttimetakingtheGMATandIhavebeenoutofschoolforabout8yearsnow.I
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amadirectoratmyfirmwithlonghoursbutthereisstillsomeflexibilitythere.I
havealreadybeenacceptedtoanEMBAprogrambutIdidntreceiveany
scholarshipmoneysoIamtakingayeartoseekoutalternativeoptions.Iwould
liketogetanelitescoreontheGMATinordertopotentiallytapintoscholarships
availableatotherMBAprogramsIminterestedin.Basedonmysituationwhichdo
youthinkwillgivemethebestchanceatanelitescore?Thanks.
O.B.
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DearO.B.
Myfriend,ifyouhavethetime,definitelydothesixmonthplan.Learningover
sixmonthjustgivesmoretimeforrepeatedexposuresandsettinginformation
inpermanentmemory.Also,ifyoufindthepaceofthesixmonthplanisnot
intenseenough,youcanalwaysaddmorematerialtoit.Doesallthismake
sense?
Mike
O.B.January29,2014at9:54am#
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Mike,
Makesperfectsense.Thankyouforyourresponseandprovidingthesestudy
plans!Startedyesterday.
O.B.
MikeJanuary29,2014at11:51am#
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DearO.B.
Youaremorethanwelcome,myfriend.GoodluckfollowingthisplanI
wishyouallthebest!
Mike
RTJanuary24,2014at2:27am#
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HelloMagooshers,
Ihavebeenperusingyourwebsitetodayandsofarsogood:)
Ihave39daysbeforedday.IhaveaparttimepositionsoIhavearelativelymore
flexiblescheduleandwithadashofdiscipline,candevoteabout5hoursadayor
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more.Tobesafe,letssay5hours,7daysaweek.
ItooktheGMAT2yearsagoandscoredanatrocious530.Itisshamefulandat
somepointinthemiddleofthetestIjustknewithadgonesouth.Itwaspart
nervespartpressureandpartjustaninnatelackofQuantskills.Couldhavedone
betterinVerbal,scoredaround87%think.Needtoboostthat,butnotworried.
Mathismylifeissue.Ihavebeenupanddownwiththestudyingandneedto
conquerthisalready.
So,shouldIfollowthe3monthplanforbeginnersorthe1monthplan?Please
advise.Thanks!
MikeJanuary24,2014at1:15pm#
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DearRT,
Iwouldsuggest:maketheonemonth(daily)planyourcore,butsinceyou
havealittlemoretimeandsincemathisyourissue,plantowatcheachofthe
mathlessonvideosTWICEwatchthewholeseriesfromstarttofinish,and
then,afteryouhaveseenallthevideosonce,gofromstarttofinishthrough
theseriesagain.Also,Iwouldrecommendreadingallthemathrelatedarticles
onthisfreeblog.Inparticular,Iwouldrecommendthisone:
http://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/canyouuseacalculatoronthegmat/
Betweennowanddday,DONOTTOUCHacalculator.Allmathmustbemental
math.Makesuretoadd,subtract,multiply,anddivideinyourheadeveryday.
Youhavetobuildthosementalmathmuscles.
Finally,tohelpwithnervesondday,Iwillrecommendthisseriesoffour
articlesonstressmanagement,startingwiththisone:
http://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/overcomegmatexamanxietybreathe/
Ihopeallthishelps.
Mike
RTJanuary24,2014at5:40pm#
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DearMike,
Thanksforyourspeedyreply.Iwakeup,andalreadyhavesomefeedback,
howwonderful:)
Whenyousaywatchallthelessonstwice,doyoumeanthegeneralmath
MagooshexplainaconceptteachinglessonsORdoyoumeantheOGOfficial
SolutionVideos,orBOTH?
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DearRT,
Imeanthe174Magooshexplainaconceptteachinglessonsonthe
LessonspageinsidetheMagooshproduct.Doesthismakesense?
Mike
AndrewJanuary21,2014at7:45pm#
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HiMike,
IstartedstudyingfortheGMATwiththeMagooshpremiumplanlastweekandI
startedtodothevideolessonsofGeneralMathStrategiesandthenwentontodo
ArithmeticandFractions.OnceIgottothequestionsofarithmeticandfractionsI
didnotdosogoodandittookmeabout5triestomoveon.Thisworriedmealot
andnotbeingabletouseacalculatorhurtsmymathabilityalot!!Rightnowmy
examdateisMarch22andnowIamthinkingaboutreschedulingmyexamsoI
have3monthstoprepare.IamaseniorincollegesoIhavetoworryaboutthe
classesIamtakingsotimecansometimesbeanissue.Comingfromacurrent
seniorcollegestudentonhislastsemesterthatstruggleswithmathespecially
withoutacalculatorandstruggleswithverbalwouldyourecommendthatI
reschedulemyGMATexamanddothisstudyschedule?
Thanks,
Andrew
MikeJanuary22,2014at9:59am#
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Andrew,
Idefinitelyrecommendthatyoupostponeyourexamandfollowthisstudy
schedulereligiously.Also,donottouchacalculatorbetweennowandwhenever
youtaketheGMAT:allmathyouneedtodo(balancecheckbook,estimatetips,
etc.)youshoulddoinyourhead.Youhavetopracticementalmatharithmetic
everyday,tobuildthatmuscle.Readthematharticlesonthisblog:Idiscuss
severalmathtricksyoucanusetospeedupmentalmath.
Bestoflucktoyou!
Mike
KatherineJanuary7,2014at12:46pm#
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HiMike,
Iamstartingthethreemonthbeginnersstudyscheduleandfordaytwoitsaysto
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do10PSintheOGand1RC.WhenIdotheseproblemsdoIneedtobetiming
myself?
Thanks,
Katherine
MikeJanuary7,2014at1:19pm#
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DearKatherine,
Yes,Maybeforstarting,giveyourself2minuteperquestion.Seethisblog
articleformore:
http://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/pacingandtimingstrategiesforthegmat/
Bestofluck!
Mike
SandraJanuary2,2014at6:49pm#
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Istherea2monthschedule?
MikeJanuary2,2014at7:39pm#
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Sandra,
No,wedonotpublishatwomonthschedule.Wehaveaonemonthschedule
here:
http://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/1monthgmatstudyschedule/
Alternately,youcouldcompresseverythreedaysofthisscheduleintotwodays,
anditwouldbecomeatwomonthschedule.Fortheweekends,justdropsome
oftheessaywritingweekends.Doesthismakesense?
Mike
ArchanaDecember5,2013at12:46am#
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HelloMike,
CanIknowhowlongavideolasts..AsImworkingIhavetoplanaccordingly.
Archana,
MikeDecember5,2013at9:25am#
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DearArchana,
TheMagooshlessonvideosvaryinlength.Mostareabout5minutes
long.Someareonlyacoupleminuteslong,andsomeareaslongas8
or9minutes.
Mike
AleemNovember14,2013at12:04pm#
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Mike,whenyousuggestdoingquestionsfromOG(i.e.Do10PS
questions)dowejustselectanyquestionsorshouldwestartfromquestion#1?I
knowthattheOGlistsquestionsinorderofdifficultysoIjustwantedtoclearthis
up.
MikeNovember14,2013at1:38pm#
REPLY
DearAleem,
Juststartatquestion#1,andworkyourwaythroughinnumericalorder.This
willgiveyouajumbleoftopics,whichisgood.YouwillfindthisGMATblog:
http://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/gmatstudyapproachessystematicvs
random/
andthisGREblog:
http://magoosh.com/gre/2013/goodigotitwrong/
explainthelogicofthisplan.Doesallthismakesense?
Mike
AleemNovember14,2013at2:25pm#
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HiMike,
ThatblogpostwasEXACTLYwhatIwaslookingfor.Mypreviousstudy
attemptwasafocusedapproachontopicsratherthanarandomapproach.
AtthistimeIvedone217(247questionsleft)inthemathsectionof
Magooshand133(252questionsleft)intheverbalsection.Wouldyou
recommendIresetmystatisticswhenIstartfollowingthe3monthplanor
shouldIcontinuewithmyprogress?
Finally,isthebeginnertracksuitableforthosethathavealreadytakenthe
GMATdidpoorly?Ididpoorlyonbothsectionswithverbalbeingtheworst
thoughIdidbetterinthemathsection.ThatbeingsaidIdonthavefull
confidenceinmymathskillssoIdliketoworkonthataswellasverbaland
beginnerseemedthebestroute.
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MikeNovember14,2013at2:51pm#
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DearAleem,
Iwouldrecommendcontinuingwithoutresettingyourstats.Ifyourun
outofquestionsbeforetheendofthreemonths,thenresetyourstats,
orevenbetter,justdotheonesthatpreviouslyyougotincorrect.
ThebeginnertrackisperfectforfolkswhostruggleinbothQ&V,
regardlessofwhethertheyhavetakentheGMATbefore.
Mike
SAMOctober1,2013at6:51am#
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HiMike,
IwanttotakeGMATforMBA/Masters.However,Ihaventbeenintouchwithbooks
forpastfiveyears.Iforgotprettyeverything.EverytimeItrytostudy,Ifreakout
bythethoughtthatIdontremembereventhesimplestthings.
Iamparticularlyveryweakinmathematicalskills.Soneedmorefocusonthat.For
English,IthingIcangetmyselfbacktotrackwithpractice.Pleasehelp.
MikeOctober1,2013at10:07am#
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DearSAM
Imhappytohelp.
(1)followthisstudyschedulereligiously.
(2)signupforMagooshbecause(a)ourvideolessonsgiveyoueverything
youneed,fromsquareone,(b)eachquestionhasitsownvideoexplanation,for
immediatefeedback,and(c)ifyoueverareunclearaboutanythingina
questionoralesson,youcansendinaHelpemailandgetapersonalresponse.
(3)readeverymath&verbalarticleonthisblog.Startwithsimplemathtopics
(fractions,decimals,etc.)
Myfriend,havecourage!Withourhelp,youcandothis!
Mike
varunMay12,2013at11:39pm#
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HiAll,
Iamnotgoodinquant,pleasesuggestwhattopicshouldIstartfirst.
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MikeMay13,2013at9:50am#
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Varun,
AsIsuggestinthisplan,withtheorderoftheMagooshlessonvideos,start
withintegerproperties.Heresablogthatsummarizestheseproperties.
http://magoosh.com/gmat/2013/gmatnumberproperties/
Goodluck!
Mike
RahulSehgalApril27,2013at6:46am#
REPLY
HelloMikeJustwantedtocheckifwedohaveanyMobileappfor
Windowsphoneaswellinadditiontoandroidandiphone?
Ispendgoodtimecommuting,sowantedtocheckonthesame.IhaveMagoosh
PremiumSubscriptionandImustsay,thevideosareverygood(basedon
whateverIhavegonethroughasofnow).
Thanksinadvance,
RahulSehgal
MargaretteApril28,2013at9:37pm#
REPLY
Hi,Rahul
Imgladyouvebeenenjoyingthevideos!WehopetohaveaWindowsapp
availablewithinafewweeks:).
Best,
Margarette
JoeFebruary5,2013at5:45pm#
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Mike,ihave14weekstostudyfortheGMATandplantouseoneofyour3
monthstudyschedules.ItooktheGMAT2yearsagoanddidterribly(low500s).
Myquestionisinregardstothediagnostictestyouhaveusstartoutdoing.Isit
reallynecessaryformetotakethediagnostictestandslowlygothroughallthe
onesImissed?Imreallystressingaboutthetimeline,andicouldeasilyseemyself
spendingafullweekoreventwogoingoverallthemissedquestionsand
explanations.Imwonderingifishouldjustfocusonreviewingtheincorrectmath
questionsandquicklygothroughtheverbalexplanationsbecauseIimaginethat
wewillcoverallthetopicsanywayslateron.
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ThanksMike
MikeFebruary6,2013at10:24am#
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Joe,IwouldsaytheDiagnosticTestisreallytogivefolkswhoare
juststartingaballparkideaaboutwheretheyare.YouhavetakentheGMAT
already,soyouknowwhereyouarestartingIwouldsayaDiagnosticis
unnecessary.Justdiveintolearning.BTW,Iassumeyouareawarethatthe
Magooshscoreguaranteewouldapplytoyou:
http://gmat.magoosh.com/scoreguarantee
Also,readthisentireblogcarefulfrombeginningtoendtheresatonhere
thatcanhelpyou.Letmeknowifyouhaveanyfurtherquestions.
Mike
GladiatorJanuary16,2013at2:52am#
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Himike,
Whatwouldbethescoreroughestimateforsomeone
Whostickstothatschedule?Wouldyouthink
Itcancross680?
Thanks
Glad
MikeJanuary16,2013at11:18am#
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DearGladiator,
Theroughpredictedscoredependsonyourscorenow,onhowfastyoulearn,
howwellyouremember,etc.etc.Hereisablogthattouchesontheissueof
scoreincrease:http://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/howlongshouldistudyfor
thegmat/.Hereisanotherarticlethattalksaboutdifferentlevelsof
understandinghttp://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/understandingthegmat
practicevsexamperformance/themoreyoucanpushyourunderstandto
thosehigherlevels,thebettertheresultswillbe.Ifyoulearnquicklyand
rememberwell,yourscorecertaincouldcross680andeven700.
Mike
DanielNovember6,2012at6:55pm#
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HiMike,
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Isthereagoodwaytocondensethisplaninto68weeksinsteadof12weeks?
Daniel
MikeNovember7,2012at10:21am#
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Daniel:
Well,thatdependsonseveralthingshowmuchtimeperdaydoyouhaveto
devote?Ifyoucoulddotwodaysworthofworkeachday,thenyouwouldfinish
inhalftime.Itmayalsobethatyoucanstreamlineforexample,ifyouare
alreadyverystronginmath,youmightnothavetowatcheverysingleoneof
themathvideos,forexample.Thebestwaytocondensethisplanwould
probablydependverymuchonyourparticularstrengths,needs,and
availability.Ofcourse,youcouldalsogotothe1monthplan,
http://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/1monthgmatstudyschedule/,and*add*to
that,ratherthan*subtracting*fromthisplan.
Doesallthismakesense?
Mike
DanielNovember9,2012at3:46pm#
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Yeahthatmakesense.Doyouknowapproximatelyhowlongit
wouldtakeforschoolstoreceivemyGMATscore?
MikeNovember9,2012at4:30pm#
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Daniel:accordingtotheofficialGMATwebsite,
http://www.mba.com/thegmat/gmatscoresandscorereports/sending
yourscorestoschools.aspx,theysay:TheOfficialScoreReportwillbe
sentwithin20calendardaysofyourtest.IwouldsaytheareSENT
within20days(oftenearlier)butthatdoesnttakeintoaccountthe
ordinarytimeforsnailmailtotravelthatcanbeupto5daystocross
thecontinentalUS.Ifyourdeadlinewere,say,December31,Iwouldnt
wanttotakemyGMATafterDec5,justtobesafe.
Doesthismakesense?
Mike
GregJuly24,2012at7:11am#
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Hello,
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CurrentlyIhave1215weekstoprepare.Idefinitelylikethestructureofthis
scheduleandwanttoincorporatethenewtestformatwithintegratedreasoning.
Anysuggestions?IhavethepremiummagooshsubscriptionandorderedtheOG
13thedition.Ialsoreadthearticleonchangesbetween12thand13theditionand
itseemsIllbeabletousethe13th.Thoughtsonthisaswell?Anyadviceor
suggestionswouldbegreatlyappreciated!
Greg
MikeJuly24,2012at9:41am#
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Greg:DefinitelygettheOG13.TheOG13willgiveyouaccessto
GMACswebsitewithe50practiceIRquestions.Findtimetodo4aweekfrom
thatsitedothequestionsundertimepressure,thenreadthoroughlythe
explanations.Thatpacewillallowyoutofinishallofthemcomfortably..Also,
readtheMagooshIReBook,availableonthisblogsite.Asthatbooksuggests,
itshelpfultostartlookingforIRtypematerialintherealworldgraphs&
charts&tablesin,forexample,theNYTimesorWSJorEconomistmagazine.
Lookforarticlesthatintegrateverbalinformationwithquantitative
informationthatspreciselywhatsintegratedabouttheIR.Pleaseletus
knowifyouhaveanyfurtherquestions.
Mike
SrilakshmiJune13,2012at5:36am#
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ThankyouverymuchforyoursuperquickreplyMike.Yes,itmakessense
anditworksnow.Haveaniceday.SL
MikeJune13,2012at9:31am#
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Youarequitewelcome.Bestoflucktoyou.
Mike
SrilakshmiJune12,2012at1:22pm#
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HiMike,IhavesubscribedfortheMagooshPremiumpackage,validuntil
May2013.WhenIdomypracticequestions,amunabletoredothesame.Foregif
Ihadpracticed8easyquestionsforgeometry,thenwhenitrytoredothesame
easyquestionsfromgeometry,Iamunabletodoso,asIgetawarningsaying
thattherearentanyquestionswiththisselection.Anycommentsonthis.Iwould
reallyappreciateyourassistanceaneIcompletelyagreewithyourpointwith
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regardstoagoodnightsleep!!!!Icanseeandcomprehendhowimportantan
eighthoursofsleepplaysavitalroleeveninthepreparatorystageRegardsSL
MikeJune12,2012at3:17pm#
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DearSriLakshmi,
InMagoosh,whenyouareontheCustomizeyourPracticepage,underneath
topiccheckboxes,underthepulldownmenuwhereyouselectdifficulty,there
arefourpossibilitiesnexttoQuestionPoolthedefaultisUnanswered,but
ifyourchooseAnsweredandUnanswered,youwillgetthequestionyouhave
alreadyanswered,ifthatswhatyouwant.Noticealso,incorrectisanother
option,soyoucandooveronlythequestionsyougotwrong.Doesallthat
makesense?Letmeknowifyouhaveanyfurtherquestions.
Mike
AjFebruary20,2012at2:01pm#
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*3)Gotobedearlierthanusual.
Thisisveryimportantfolks,Iusuallyscored760+ommypracticetests,yetended
with690becauseofbadsleep.Somakesureyoudontdoanythinghectictheday
beforeDdayandgetagoodsleep.
Goodarticlemike.
Regards,
Aj
MikeMcGarryFebruary23,2012at12:31pm#
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AJ:Thankyouforyourkindwords.Yes,sleepisdefinitivelyimportant,
bothduringthelearningprocessandespeciallybeforethetestitself.Goodluck
witheverything.
Mike
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