3 months GMAT study plan, Week 1

Annotations:

• OG = the GMAC Official Guide PS = Problem Solving, the multiple-choice math questions DS = Data Sufficiency math questions RC = Reading Comprehension verbal question SC = Sentence Correction verbal question CR = Critical Reasoning verbal question IR = Integrated Reasoning question, a separate section unto itself AWA = the Analytical Writing Assessment, the essay-writing section

1. Week One, Day One 1) Go to http://www.mba.com/the-gmat/test-structure-and-overview.aspx, and read about the structure of the GMAT,read the individual sections. 2) Take the Diagnostic Test in OG and Grade it, but you don’t have to read through all the explanations today. If you did much much better than you expected in either math or verbal, you may choose to re-evaluate which version (A, B, C, D) you are following.
2. Week One, Day Two 1) For the Diagnostic test you took yesterday, go over the explanations. For questions you got right, simply skim the explanation to verify that you go the question right for the right reason. If you got the question wrong, read the explanation carefully, writing in your journal any math/verbal concept you didn’t know or understand, as well as anything about the question type that you didn’t understand. 2) Watch Magoosh lesson videos: Intro to the GMAT: all ten videos Verbal: the first CR video Math: the first five videos 3) In The Magoosh GMAT eBook, read a) from the beginning of the book up to, but not including, the AWA section b) from the beginning of the Quantitative section up to, but not including, the DS section c) from the beginning of the Verbal section up to, but not including, the CR section 4) In the OG Read the introduction Read the introduction to the Reading Comprehension section, do 1 RC passage with all its questions Whenever you do OG quest
3. Week One, Day Three 1) In the OG, read the Math Review, the first twenty pages, taking notes in your journal on anything new, rusty, or unfamiliar 2) Watch Magoosh lesson videos: Verbal: the first three RC videos Verbal: the first five SC videos 3) In The Magoosh GMAT eBook, read a) DS to the end of the Quantitative Section b) CR section to the end of the eBook 4) In the OG Read the introduction to the Data Sufficiency section, and do 10 DS questions Read the introduction to the Critical Reasoning section, and do 12 CR questions Read the introduction to the Sentence Correction section, and do 13 SC questions
4. Week One, Day Four 1) In the OG, read the Math Review, up to the end of the Algebra section, taking notes in your journal on anything new, rusty, or unfamiliar 2) Watch Magoosh lesson videos: Math: the next three videos AWA: all five videos 3) In the OG Do 11 PS questions Do 6 DS questions Do 1 RC passage with all its questions 4) In Magoosh Do 13 DS questions Whenever you do Magoosh questions, if you get a question wrong, watch the video right then, and take notes in your journal about what concepts tripped you up.
5. Week One, Day Five 1) In the OG, read the Math Review, up to the end of the Geometry section, taking notes in your journal on anything new, rusty, or unfamiliar 2) Watch Magoosh lesson videos: Math: the next seven videos 3) In Magoosh Do 15 PS questions Do 13 CR questions Do 10 SC questions
6. Week One, Day Six 1) In the OG, finish reading the Math Review, taking notes in your journal on anything new, rusty, or unfamiliar 2) Watch Magoosh lesson videos: Verbal: the remaining seven RC videos 3) In Magoosh Do 15 PS questions Do 2 RC passages with all the associated questions 4) In The Magoosh GMAT eBook, read the AWA section 5) In the OG Read the introduction to the AWA section; skim the question prompts to get a sense of the variety