Month 2: Focus on STRATEGY
Keep the focus on targeting weaknesses and building strategy.
Once you’ve identified your weaknesses, turn them into strengths with the more specific material. Are word problems weighing you down? Pick up GAT’s word problems section in this site. Have difficulty with logical reasoning? Logical Reasoning section in this site is the only material you’ll need. Make sure you have a step-by-step strategy written out for each of the five GAT question formats: LR, SC, RC, AR and PS.
Do verbal and quant together.
Don’t spend a month on Verbal, and then pick up Quant. Study the concepts in tandem, switching off. Don’t let more than three days go by without doing a little of both. Both sections require time for your brain to get good at them.
Target your weaknesses with an error log.
Track your incorrect questions after EACH lesson. Use the “60/40” rule, meaning you should be spending the majority of your study time (approximately 60 percent) reviewing incorrect question explanations, and trying to fill gaps in your content knowledge. Spend no more than 40 percent of your study time answering new questions.
Month 3: Focus on PACING
Take a full GMAT practice test once a week.
Two things change your score: Stronger knowledge of the tested content and more effective use of strategy. Give yourself enough time in between practice tests to analyze and make the needed adjustments. Plan to take about six practice tests minimum, one a week leading up to the test date. Make sure you can confidently answer all the questions in each section, even if you have to guess occasionally.