GMAT Study Schedule Week 7
(if you are just starting out with your GMAT Preparation you may want to start at the intro to the GMAT Study Schedule)
Full steam ahead into lucky week 7 of your GMAT preparation. We are solidly in the second half of this GMAT preparation and let’s face it: some of these GMAT questions are still pretty tough. That’s normal. It doesn’t matter how much you prepare; there will always be GMAT questions that challenge you (how to deal with impossible GMAT Questions). The important thing is to learn how to let go of questions so that a couple challenging question don’t get in the way of a great score. Let’s develop good test taking habits NOW. This article on GMAT timing might be helpful.
Week 7 Quant
Table of Contents
This week we’ll be working on picking numbers. So we’ll take a look at a bunch of questions that can be solved by picking numbers rather than using the supplied variables. Learn how to solve these types of questions both by picking numbers and algebraically so that during your real GMAT you can pick the tool that works best for the question in front of you. Usually my GMAT tutoring students who are very strong at algebra (and quant in general) eschew picking numbers. I’m usually pretty stubborn about my students practicing picking numbers because in my experience picking numbers can get you out of trouble on a some beastly GMAT word problems. Here’s a GMAT Question of the Day which is far easier to solve if you pick numbers.
Week 7 Verbal
Long ago the GMAT was administered on paper. Of course those days are gone but we have some fossils from that far away past: the GMAT paper tests. The GPT Quant is too easy unless you need to brush up on your fundamentals but the verbal is great practice. It’s best to do all the sections in one sitting and to avoid skipping around (one question at a time, in a row. Pretend it is a CAT). The timing is very tight so go ahead and add 10 minutes onto the clock to give yourself 85 minutes for an entire GMAT paper test. If you seem to be doing well on your timing you can scale the clock back to 80 minutes. These tests have a scoring table which instructs you to subtract points for wrong answers. No need.
Still reading the Economist every day? That’s good – I’m sure you’ve learned some interesting stuff!
GMAT Study Schedule DAY 1
GMAT Paper Test: 31
Official Guide 13th Edition – Picking Numbers
Problem Solving: 177, 198, 205 (optional), 209
Official Guide 13th Edition – General Set
Data Sufficiency 155-164
Extra Number Properties Practice!
GMAT Question of the Day Number Properties 9
GMAT Question of the Day Number Properties 10
GMAT Question of the Day Number Properties 11
GMAT Question of the Day Number Properties 12
GMAT Question of the Day Number Properties 13
GMAT Study Schedule DAY 2
GMAT Club Quant
LSAT Prep Test
1 Logical Reasoning
2 Reading Comprehension
Verbal Review 2nd Edition – General Set
Sentence Correction 100-113
GMAT Study Schedule DAY 3
GMAT Club Quant
LSAT Prep Test
1 Logical Reasoning
2 Reading Comprehension
Official Guide 13th Edition – General Set
Sentence Correction 100-119
GMAT Study Schedule DAY 4
GMAT Paper Test: 37
GMAT Club Quant
GMAT Study Schedule DAY 5
GMAT Holiday!
GMAT Study Schedule DAY 6
GMAT Prep 1
LSAT Prep Test
1 Logical Reasoning
Official Guide 13th Edition – General Set
Data Sufficiency 165-174
GMAT Study Schedule DAY 7
GMAT Prep 2
LSAT Prep Test
1 Logical Reasoning
Official Guide 13th Edition – General Set
Problem Solving: 170-184