[60-Day Study Guide] Day 1 - Get Comfy with GMATMATHHi
Rafia,Today's Quote:The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming
tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first
one.- Mark TwainTweet that you're studying for the GMAT!Day 1
Goal:Time to get this party started! Hope that you are ready for an
intense 60 days.This first day is designed to familiarize you with
the basic structure of the GMAT and to begin identifying your
strengths and weaknesses in mathematics.To Do: If you haven't done
so already, [email protected] your contacts in your e-mail
system (to avoid issues with your spam filter) Go tothis threadand
download two Excel files: "Improvement Chart for Official Guide
13th Edition" and the "GMAT Progress Chart".Save these filesto your
computer. In the upcoming weeks, you will use these tools to track
your progress, identify weaknesses, and rectify problem areas On
the MBA.com website, review theGMAT's test structure and overview
On the MBA.com website, review the information aboutGMAT scores and
report Familiarize yourself with theBeat The GMAT Website,GMAT/MBA
Library, andCommunity Become familiar withMBA Watch, a resource
you'll be using later to investigate your target MBA programs.
Register an account on MBA.com. In doing so, you can choose to
receive information regarding financial aid, recruiting events, and
so on Schedule your GMAT testfor 59 days from today Watch the
Kaplan video,The GMAT Quantitative Section Complete the math
diagnostic test in theOfficial Guide for GMAT Review,
13thEdition(p. 20-26) Note:Take your time completing this test. The
goal here is to gain familiarity with GMAT math questions and to
help identify your strengths and weaknesses. Also, don't worry
about the results. Remember, this is your baseline score;
everything will improve from here. Use the Answer Key on page 45 to
determine your score, and use the Interpretive Guide to help gauge
your current mathematical abilities. Record the diagnostic test
results into yourGMAT Progress Chart.Questions or Comments?If you
need help with specific practice problems or need some tips for
your prep strategy, post your questions in theBeat The GMAT
forums.If you have an issue with today's e-mail, or would like to
share a comment, please let us know by posting inThe 60-Day Study
Guide feedback forum.Good luck with your prep!Brent HannesonThe
60-Day GMAT Study Guide, Beat The GMAT
[60-Day Study Guide] Day 2 - Getting to Know the GMAT Verbal
SectionHi Rafia,Today's Quote:Whatever you do, or dream you can,
begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it- Johann
Wolfgang von GoetheTweet that you're studying for the GMAT!Day 2
Goal:Today you will gain familiarity with the three question types
tested in the GMAT Verbal section. You will begin identifying your
strengths and weaknesses in these areas.To Do: Complete the verbal
diagnostic test in theOfficial Guide for GMAT Review, 13th
Edition(p. 27-44) Note:Take your time completing this test. The
goal here is to gain familiarity with GMAT verbal questions and to
help identify your strengths and weaknesses. Use the Answer Key on
page 45 to determine your score, and use the Interpretive Guide to
help assess your current verbal abilities Record the diagnostic
test results into yourGMAT Progress Chart Read this Beat The GMAT
member debriefing:from 610 to 750!! What worked, what didn't +
tools for youQuestions or Comments?If you need help with specific
practice problems or need some tips for your prep strategy, post
your questions in theBeat The GMAT forums.If you have an issue with
today's e-mail, or would like to share a comment, please let us
know by posting inThe 60-Day Study Guide feedback forum.Good luck
with your prep!Brent HannesonThe 60-Day GMAT Study Guide, Beat The
GMAT
[60-Day Study Guide] Day 3 - Your Baseline GMAT ScoreHi
Rafia,Today's Quote:Do or do not. There is no try.- YodaTweet that
you're studying for the GMAT!Day 3 Goal:Today you will discover
your base GMAT score and gain familiarity with the GMAT test
interface on a computer.To Do: If you haven't already done so,
download and familiarize yourself with theGMAT Progress Chart
DownloadGMATPrep, GMAC's free test prep software. The GMATPrep
practice tests provide the most accurate assessment of your GMAT
content knowledge, and they will help you gauge your progress as
you prepare for the GMAT Read the article,Taking the GMATPrep Tests
Multiple Times In theOfficial Guide for GMAT Review, 13th Edition,
review the section on Data Sufficiency on pages 269-272 Take
GMATPrep Practice Test #1 Important! Unlike the questions in the
Quantitative and Verbal sections, the 12 questions in the
Integrated Reasoning section do not change from test to test. In
fact, Exam 1 and Exam 2 both use the same 12 Integrated Reasoning
questions. Since today's goal is to determine your Quantitative and
Verbal baseline scores, we'll "save" the Integrated Reasoning
questions for a later day. So, when you get to the Integrated
Reasoning section, quickly enter guesses for all 12 questions. At a
later date, when you retake the practice exam, you'll be instructed
to carefully answer the Integrated Reasoning questions at that
time.Don't Forget To: Record the results of GMATPrep Practice Test
#1 in yourGMAT Progress ChartExtra Reading: Read the Veritas Prep
article,Understanding the GMAT Scoring AlgorithmQuestions or
Comments?If you need help with specific practice problems or need
some tips for your prep strategy, post your questions in theBeat
The GMAT forums.If you have an issue with today's e-mail, or would
like to share a comment, please let us know by posting inThe 60-Day
Study Guide feedback forum.Good luck with your prep!Brent
HannesonThe 60-Day GMAT Study Guide, Beat The GMAT
Hi Rafia,Today's Quote:What exactly is success? For me, it is to
be found not in applause, but in the satisfaction of feeling that
one is realizing one's ideal.- Anna PavlovaTweet that you're
studying for the GMAT!Day 4 Goal:Over the next 19 days, you'll
study all of the math concepts tested on the GMAT. Today you'll
examine important strategies for effectively tackling all math
questions.To Do:
If you are following theGMAT Prep Nowvideo course:
Watch all videos in theGeneral GMAT Strategiesmodule Watch all
videos in theData Sufficiencymodule Note:Don't worry if you're
unfamiliar with some of the math concepts addressed in the Data
Sufficiency videos; you will cover these concepts soon. The purpose
of today's activities is to understand the strategies required to
tackle the two types of math questions you will encounter on the
GMAT.If you are following theManhattan GMATStrategy guides:
In theGMAT Roadmap Strategy Guide, 5th Edition: Read Chapter 2:
Getting Organized (p. 23-48) Read Chapter 3: How to Learn Content
(p. 49-76) Read Chapter 4: The Big Picture of GMAT Quant (p.
77-104)Extra Reading:
Read the Veritas article,The Driving Force Behind Your GMAT
Study Read the Princeton Review article,Avoiding Careless
ErrorsQuestions or Comments?If you need help with specific practice
problems or need some tips for your prep strategy, post your
questions in theBeat The GMAT forums.If you have an issue with
today's e-mail, or would like to share a comment, please let us
know by posting inThe 60-Day Study Guide feedback forum.Good luck
with your prep!Brent HannesonThe 60-Day GMAT Study Guide, Beat The
GMAT
