Hi! Welcome to the 4 Week GMAT Prep Guide!
Throughout the course of these 4 weeks, I intend to prepare myself thoroughly enough to obtain a targeted GMAT score of 720+. I'm quite confident I shall achieve it, which prompted me to document my entire study schedule to share with everyone else preparing or intending to start preparation for their GMAT.
How YOU can use this
My intention is to share my study methods, schedule and prep matter with you, so that you can model your own preparation based on these guides. This will be specifically useful to you if you plan to prepare for your GMAT test in under One month. The idea is for you to have an example in front of you, so that can pick up and implement the bits of information that you like. Mind you, this is quite a challenging task, requiring utmost dedication towards the target and tremendous belief and self confidence. Accordingly, I've taken a month's leave from work in order to properly channelize all my energies towards the task ahead.
So I've geared up completely to take the bull by its horns. I hope for success in achieving my target. And I hope this can help You do your best in your quest for the GMAT!
p.s. - Suggestions, opinions, advice - all welcome!
Introduction
Pre-Prep
Now, before I begin my preparation, I had to have a few things in place.
First, there's the study material. I haven't gone out and spent too much money buying books. My material is a mix of books purchased and those borrowed from friends. At the end of it all, I've landed up with the following books:
1. Official Guide for GMAT Review - 11th Edition (OG)
2. Kaplan GMAT Premier Program - 2007 Edition (Kaplan)
3. Kaplan GRE & GMAT Exams Math Workbook - 3rd Edition (Kaplan Math)
Before I start my preparation, I had to figure out where I stand. This will help me figure out what areas I need to concentrate most on. So I took the Diagnostic Test in the OG. The results weren't particularly good, given my target. I've given below a brief analysis of my performance on the diagnostic.
Quant - 48 Qs
Problem Solving - 13/24 (Average)
Data Suffiency - 14/24 (Average)
Verbal - 52 Qs
Reading Comprehension - 14/17 (Above Average)
Critical Reasoning - 11/17 (Above Average)
Sentence Correction - 13/18 Above Average)
Apparently, I need to work harder on Math, which has traditionallly been weak for me. But this test gives me confidence since Verbal is considered to be the more difficult of the two sections on the GMAT test.
My core preparation will begin tomorrow. Let's see how it goes.
First, there's the study material. I haven't gone out and spent too much money buying books. My material is a mix of books purchased and those borrowed from friends. At the end of it all, I've landed up with the following books:
1. Official Guide for GMAT Review - 11th Edition (OG)
2. Kaplan GMAT Premier Program - 2007 Edition (Kaplan)
3. Kaplan GRE & GMAT Exams Math Workbook - 3rd Edition (Kaplan Math)
Before I start my preparation, I had to figure out where I stand. This will help me figure out what areas I need to concentrate most on. So I took the Diagnostic Test in the OG. The results weren't particularly good, given my target. I've given below a brief analysis of my performance on the diagnostic.
Quant - 48 Qs
Problem Solving - 13/24 (Average)
Data Suffiency - 14/24 (Average)
Verbal - 52 Qs
Reading Comprehension - 14/17 (Above Average)
Critical Reasoning - 11/17 (Above Average)
Sentence Correction - 13/18 Above Average)
Apparently, I need to work harder on Math, which has traditionallly been weak for me. But this test gives me confidence since Verbal is considered to be the more difficult of the two sections on the GMAT test.
My core preparation will begin tomorrow. Let's see how it goes.
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