<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>GMAT Game Plan – GMAT</title> <atom:link href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog/tag/gmat-game-plan/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat</link> <description>GMAT Prep Course, Best GMAT Class & Study Books | Manhattan Prep GMAT</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2019 15:54:49 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2</generator> <item> <title>The Last Two Weeks before Your GMAT, Part 2: Review</title> <link>https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog/the-last-two-weeks-before-your-gmat-part-2-review/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stacey Koprince]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2017 17:09:35 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[For Current Studiers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GMAT Prep]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GMAT Strategies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GMAT Study Guide]]></category> <category><![CDATA[How to Study]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Quant]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Taking the GMAT]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Verbal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GMAT Game Plan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Last-Minute GMAT Prep]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Two Weeks Before Your GMAT]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/?p=12982</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Did you know that you can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person GMAT courses absolutely free? We’re not kidding! Check out our upcoming courses here. As we discussed in the first half of this series, Building Your Game Plan, during the last one to two weeks before your GMAT, your entire […]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog/the-last-two-weeks-before-your-gmat-part-2-review/">The Last Two Weeks before Your GMAT, Part 2: Review</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat">GMAT</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-12983" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gmat/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2017/01/7-21-16-blog-4.png" alt="Manhattan Prep GMAT Blog - The Last Two Weeks Before Your GMAT, Part 2: Review by Stacey Koprince" width="676" height="264" srcset="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gmat/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2017/01/7-21-16-blog-4.png 676w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gmat/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2017/01/7-21-16-blog-4-300x117.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px" /></p> <p><strong><em>Did you know that you can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person GMAT courses absolutely free? We’re not kidding! <a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/classes/?utm_source=manhattanprep.com%2Fgmat%2Fblog&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=GMAT%20Complete%20Courses%20Plug&utm_campaign=GMAT%20Blog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Check out our upcoming courses here</a>.</em></strong></p> <hr /> <p>As we discussed in the first half of this series, <a href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog/the-last-two-weeks-before-your-gmat-part-1-building-your-game-plan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Building Your Game Plan</a>, during the last one to two weeks before your GMAT, your entire study focus changes. In this article, we’re going to discuss the second half of this process: <strong>how to review</strong>. (If you haven’t already read the first half, do so before you continue with this part.)<span id="more-12982"></span></p> <h4><strong>What to Review the Last Two Weeks before Your GMAT</strong><span id="more-7956"></span></h4> <p>Part of the game planning process is determining your strengths and weaknesses. Map these against the frequency with which various topics or question types tend to be tested on the real exam. You want to spend the bulk of your time reviewing the material that is most likely to appear on the test.</p> <p>If an infrequently-tested area is also a weakness (I’m looking at you, combinatorics ?), drop it entirely. If you get an easier one on the test, try it for up to 2 minutes. If you get a hard one, call that one of your freebies: guess quickly and use that time elsewhere.</p> <p>If you’re not sure how frequently a particular type of content or question appears on the exam, ask on the forums. I’m not going to provide a list in this article because these frequencies can change over time; I don’t want people reading this in the future to be misled when things do change. The General GMAT Strategy folder <a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/forums/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">in our own forums</a> has a bookmarked thread—it always sits at the top—that discusses this very issue. If I’ve commented on the topic or question type mix within (at least) the past 6 months, then you’re up to date.</p> <h4><strong>How to Review</strong></h4> <p>How you review the last two weeks before your GMAT is going to vary somewhat depending upon whether you’re reviewing a strength or a weakness. You do NOT want to do the same kind of review for everything, but you DO want to review both strengths and weaknesses. I’m going to make a distinction between the following categories:</p> <p><em>Easier-for-you:</em> you find the question fairly straightforward and you expect to answer it correctly without needing extra time, though you may sometimes make a careless mistake.</p> <p><em>Harder-for-you:</em> this question is more of a struggle, though you still will answer some of these correctly.</p> <p><em>TOO-hard-for-you</em>: you will spend way too much time to get this right or you will get it wrong no matter what. “Way too much time” is 1+ minute over the average for that type of question.</p> <p>Overall, your review will include several consistent components:</p> <p>– For <a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog/the-master-resource-list-for-reading-comprehension/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">RC</a> and <a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog/the-master-resource-list-for-critical-reasoning/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CR</a>: review the major question sub-types, including how to recognize them, what kind of reasoning to use to get to a correct answer for that type, and how to avoid the common traps for each type.</p> <p>– For SC: review the major <a href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog/how-to-solve-any-sentence-correction-problem-part-1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">strategies for answering any SC question</a>, as well as the major content areas. At the time of this publication, the four most important areas are Structure, Modifiers, Meaning, and Parallelism. The next “tier” of topics includes Subject-Verb Agreement (a subset of Structure), Verbs, and Comparisons.</p> <p>– For PS: review and practice the major math skills (formulas to memorize, how to manipulate equations, how to translate from words to math, etc.) and the major <a href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog/the-4-math-strategies-everyone-must-master-part-1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">standardized test solving techniques</a> (choosing smart numbers, working backwards, testing cases, estimating, etc.).</p> <p>– For DS: review the <a href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog/how-data-sufficiency-works/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">overall solving strategies</a> for this question type (rephrasing, using the answer grid, and so on) and common traps (for example, the C trap), in addition to a general review of the major math skills and standardized test solving techniques (similar to PS).</p> <h4><strong>Weaknesses</strong></h4> <p>For weaknesses, your goals are (1) to answer easier-for-you questions correctly in roughly* the expected time; (2) to make a reasonable educated guess on harder-for-you questions in no more than the expected time; and (3) to identify too-hard-for-you questions quickly so that you can guess, move on, and use that time elsewhere. Review all of the basic content and techniques for answering questions of that type; don’t worry about more advanced material. (Remember, these are your weaknesses.)</p> <p>Know what you can do and what you cannot do; know how to tell within about 45 seconds whether you need to make an educated guess right now. Then, review how to make educated guesses on problems of that type. (Note: an educated guess is just a fancy way of saying “identify and cross off any identifiable wrong answers before you guess.” It doesn’t always work, but it’s worth 30 seconds of thought—as long as you’ve actually studied how to do this in advance of the test.)</p> <p>*Note: “Roughly the expected time” means within 20 to 30 seconds of the average time you are supposed to spend on questions of that type. Don’t rush so much that you “save” 45 seconds on the problem and then make a careless mistake. Also don’t take 30+ seconds <em>extra</em> on any “weakness” problem. If it’s going to take you that long just to have a chance on something that’s already a weakness, it’s better to make a guess now and use that time elsewhere.</p> <p>Give yourself permission to dump any of these questions when necessary, especially if you are already behind on time (the Game Plan part of the article talks more about this). Most important of all, do not lose time on questions that are in an area of weakness for you. You can still spend the normal time, but do not spend extra time on these questions.</p> <h4><strong>Strengths</strong></h4> <p>For your strengths, your goals are (1) to answer easier-for-you questions correctly and somewhat faster than the expected time (but don’t rush and make mistakes!); and (2) to have a good shot at harder-for-you questions in roughly the expected time. (Again, recall that “roughly the expected time” does allow you to take up to 30 seconds longer on some problems.)</p> <p>For the easier-for-you problems, review how to be more efficient with the questions you can already do without much trouble. How can you shave 10, 20, 25 seconds without affecting your accuracy? How will you be able to spot the same shortcuts in future; what are the clues that should make a shortcut or an obvious wrong answer jump out at you? Also, review both the basic and advanced material for questions on the “easier-for-you” side, with more emphasis on the advanced material.</p> <p>For the harder-for-you problems, depending upon your scoring level, you may need to review only the basic material or a combination of the basic and advanced material. Most people will need to do some combination of the two. Again, know what you can and cannot do; you may receive something that’s too hard for you even in an area of strength. How will you recognize that this one isn’t going to happen in the expected timeframe? How will you make an educated guess?</p> <p>You may have some too-hard problems even in your areas of strength! If you find yourself approaching the average-time mark for this type and you’re still thinking, “But I’m good at this! <a href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog/but-i-studied-this-i-should-know-how-to-do-it/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I <em>should</em> be able to figure this out!</a>” let it go. Even though it’s a strength, it’s still a bad opportunity at this moment in time.</p> <h4><strong>Pacing Plan</strong></h4> <p>You’ll also need to <a href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-gmat-time-management-part-1-of-3/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">review your pacing plan</a>. How are you going to check yourself periodically to make sure that you’re on track?</p> <p>Some people like to check the clock every 10 or 15 minutes; they know what question they should be on at certain time intervals. Others like to check based upon the problem number; at problem 10, for example, they know how much time they should have left, and at problem 20 and so on. You can use whichever method works best for you, but do have some way of checking to make sure that you’re on time; you need some method to check periodically and <a href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog/how-to-set-up-your-gmat-scratch-paper/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">keep track on your scratch paper</a>. Practice your pacing plan during whatever practice tests or practice sets of questions you do during the final two weeks before your GMAT.</p> <p>What are you going to do if you discover that you’re ahead of time or behind?</p> <p>In general, if I’m within about 2-3 minutes of my pacing plan, I just keep going as usual. If I discover that I’m 3+ minutes behind (that is, I’m too slow), I guess immediately on the next “ugh!” question that I see. (You know what an “ugh!” question is, right? They’re those ones that cause you to say “ugh!” when you first read them ?). If I need to guess quickly a second time, I do so—whatever it takes to get back on track. I don’t even worry about whether I do this twice in a row. I might’ve guessed right on one (I have a 20% chance!) or one might have been experimental.</p> <p>If I discover that I’m 3+ minutes ahead (that is, I’m too fast), I make sure that I’m writing down <em>all</em> of my work on Quant—I don’t want to do anything in my head! I also check that I’m taking adequate notes on CR and RC, that I’m going back into the passage to check for proof on RC, and that I am systematically crossing off answers on my scrap paper for all of Verbal.</p> <h4><strong>Take-Aways</strong></h4> <p>1) Change your focus during the final two weeks before your GMAT: away from learning new stuff and toward reviewing material and developing your Game Plan.</p> <p>2) Set your goals. For your weaknesses, aim to get the easier-for-you questions right in normal time, but make educated guesses on the harder-for-you ones and move on. For your strengths, get the easier-for-you questions right in less time than normal (whenever possible and without artificially rushing), and try your best within the expected timeframe to get the harder-for-you ones right—but still let go and guess when you need to do so.</p> <p>3) Have a pacing plan and stick to it. Know exactly how you’re going to fix the situation if you find yourself ahead or behind on pacing. ?</p> <hr /> <p><em><strong>Can’t get enough of Stacey’s GMAT expertise? Attend the first session of one of <a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/classes/?utm_source=manhattanprep.com%2Fgmat%2Fblog&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=KoprinceCoursesLinkGMATBlog&utm_campaign=GMAT%20Blog#instructor/86" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">her upcoming GMAT courses</a> absolutely free, no strings attached. Seriously. </strong></em></p> <hr /> <p><a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/instructors/stacey-koprince/?utm_source=manhattanprep.com%2Fgmat%2Fblog&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=KoprinceBioLinkGMATBlog&utm_campaign=GMAT%20Blog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-9719 size-thumbnail" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gmat/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2015/06/stacey-koprince-150x150.png" alt="stacey-koprince" width="150" height="150" /></a><em><strong><a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/instructors/stacey-koprince/?utm_source=manhattanprep.com%2Fgmat%2Fblog&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=KoprinceBioLinkGMATBlog&utm_campaign=GMAT%20Blog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stacey Koprince</a> is a Manhattan Prep instructor based in Montreal, Canada and Los Angeles, California.</strong> Stacey has been teaching the GMAT, GRE, and LSAT for more than 15 years and is one of the most well-known instructors in the industry. Stacey loves to teach and is absolutely fascinated by standardized tests. <a href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/classes/?utm_source=manhattanprep.com%2Fgmat%2Fblog&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=KoprinceCoursesLinkGMATBlog&utm_campaign=GMAT%20Blog#instructor/86" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Check out Stacey’s upcoming GMAT courses here</a>.</em></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog/the-last-two-weeks-before-your-gmat-part-2-review/">The Last Two Weeks before Your GMAT, Part 2: Review</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat">GMAT</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>The Last Two Weeks before Your GMAT, Part 1: Building Your Game Plan</title> <link>https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog/the-last-two-weeks-before-your-gmat-part-1-building-your-game-plan/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stacey Koprince]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2017 15:02:13 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[For Current Studiers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GMAT Prep]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GMAT Strategies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GMAT Study Guide]]></category> <category><![CDATA[How to Study]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GMAT Game Plan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Two Weeks Before Your GMAT]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/?p=12906</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Did you know that you can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person GMAT courses absolutely free? We’re not kidding! Check out our upcoming courses here. What’s the optimal way to spend the last two weeks before your GMAT? Several students have asked me this question recently, so that’s what we’re […]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog/the-last-two-weeks-before-your-gmat-part-1-building-your-game-plan/">The Last Two Weeks before Your GMAT, Part 1: Building Your Game Plan</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat">GMAT</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-12907" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gmat/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2017/01/7-21-16-blog-3.png" alt="Manhattan Prep GMAT Blog - The Last Two Weeks Before Your GMAT, Part 1: Building Your Game Plan by Stacey Koprince" width="676" height="264" srcset="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gmat/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2017/01/7-21-16-blog-3.png 676w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gmat/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2017/01/7-21-16-blog-3-300x117.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px" /></p> <p><strong><em>Did you know that you can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person GMAT courses absolutely free? We’re not kidding! <a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/classes/?utm_source=manhattanprep.com%2Fgmat%2Fblog&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=GMAT%20Complete%20Courses%20Plug&utm_campaign=GMAT%20Blog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Check out our upcoming courses here</a>.</em></strong></p> <hr /> <p>What’s the optimal way to spend the last two weeks before your GMAT? Several students have asked me this question recently, so that’s what we’re going to discuss today! There are two levels to this discussion: building a Game Plan and how to review. We’ll discuss the former topic in the first half of this article and the latter in the second half.<span id="more-12906"></span></p> <h4>What is a Game Plan?</h4> <p>For the past several months, you’ve been focused on lifting your score. During the last two weeks before your GMAT, your focus needs to shift: your skills are what they are and your score is what it is. These things are not going to change an enormous amount in the last two weeks.</p> <p>What could happen, though, is that your score actually <em>drops</em> on test day because you spent the last couple of weeks trying to build up a few weaknesses and you forgot a bunch of strategies that you last reviewed five weeks ago. You can tweak some weaknesses in the final two weeks before your GMAT, but now you need to focus on the big picture.</p> <p>(If your immediate reaction to this is, “But my score is nowhere near where I want it to be!!” then be smart and postpone your test. You’re not going to have a huge score increase in just two weeks.)</p> <p>Your Game Plan will help you to make certain decisions quickly during the test. When is it a good idea to spend an extra 20 or 30 seconds on a problem? When should you decide to make an educated guess? When should you cut yourself off completely, guess immediately, and move on? What should you do if you find yourself ahead or behind on your timing? (We’ll discuss the answers to these questions later in the article.)</p> <p>Your Game Plan will also help you to prioritize your review based upon your strengths and weaknesses. You’re going to review your major strategies in all areas, the major content you need to know (don’t try to cram everything into your brain; review the stuff that shows up the most!), your pacing, your educated guessing strategies, and so on. As you do that, the data you gather will help you to tweak your Game Plan further.</p> <h4>Building Your Game Plan</h4> <p>Your Game Plan is a dynamic thing. You perfect it a little bit more every few days as you gather more data and continue to review.</p> <p><em>What Does My Gut Say?</em></p> <p>First, make a list of your major strengths and weaknesses. Start with the five question types, but also drill down further into specific content areas (Quant, SC) and question sub-types (CR, RC). Consider <em>both</em> accuracy and timing when assessing your strengths and weaknesses; the two factors are equally important.</p> <p><em>What Does The Data Say?</em></p> <p>We can’t rely only on our gut feelings to know our strengths and weaknesses. Our gut is often right, but it is sometimes wrong—more often than most people realize. It’s also important to check your data.</p> <p>Here’s <a href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog/4-steps-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-cats-part-1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">how to analyze your practice CATs</a>.</p> <p>If you have been tracking your accuracy and timing on OG problems, also examine that data. (Note: if you are using our GMAT Navigator<sup>TM</sup> program, you can view the data reports there.)</p> <p>Split individual OG question types (DS, PS, CR, RC, SC) into three broad groups: the first third in that section in the book (the generally easier questions), the middle third (the medium questions), and the final third (the generally harder questions). This will give you an idea of how your performance is changing as the questions get harder.</p> <p>Note: if you’re early in the whole study process right now, I highly recommend tracking your work on the OG problems. Create a simple spreadsheet and keep track of the specific source (book), question number, time spent the first time you did it, and whether you got it right or wrong. You can also add notes about what you want to learn, memorize, review, or do, based upon each problem. (If you do have access to GMAT Navigator, use that too!)</p> <h4>How to Use Your Game Plan</h4> <p>Generally, it’s a good choice to spend an extra 20 to 30 seconds when a problem is a <em>strength</em> for you, and only then when you know exactly what to do but the problem is on the harder side and so needs a little extra time. Also, note that I said “20 to 30 seconds” above. Even if something is a strength, spending an extra minute or more pretty much guarantees at least one other question wrong on the test due to rushing, careless mistakes, or running out of time at the end.</p> <p>Do <em>not</em> spend extra time on weaknesses (you can spend normal time, just not <em>extra </em>time). That may sound like common sense, but when we’re in the middle of the test, we’re often reluctant to let go of our weaker problems. If you know what your weaknesses are, you can let those problems go more easily—after all, you know it’s a weakness so you know there’s less chance you’re going to get it right. Get it wrong <em>before</em> you lose any time so that you don’t make the situation even harder for yourself.</p> <p>If you suddenly realize that you have been on one problem for an awfully long time—you’re not even sure how long—stop yourself immediately, guess, and move on. Suppress the urge to think that you can get it right <a href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog/but-i-studied-this-i-should-know-how-to-do-it/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">if you <em>just</em> spend a little more time</a>. This is especially true if you are already behind on time.</p> <p>If you realize that you are ahead or behind on timing at any point during the test, <a href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-gmat-time-management-part-1-of-3/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">take steps to correct the situation right away</a>. Do not think that the problem will fix itself (it won’t!) and don’t underestimate the dangers of being too far behind <em>or</em> too far ahead. Generally, if you’re within 2 to 3 minutes of your pacing plan, you’re fine. If you are off by more than that, take action.</p> <p>If you are moving too quickly, make yourself start writing everything down. Take notes. Write down all calculations. Track the answers on your scrap paper. Basically, you need to be more systematic to ensure that you are not losing points to careless errors due to speed.</p> <p>If you are moving too slowly, use your Game Plan. As soon as you see a problem that’s an area of weakness for you, guess immediately and move on. Sacrifice that problem to gain a significant amount of time back. If that’s not enough to catch you up, do it again the next time you see a “weakness” problem.</p> <h4>How To Practice Your Game Plan</h4> <p>About 10 to 14 days before the test (ideally closer to 14), review your Game Plan and take a practice test under official conditions, including the essay and IR sections, the lengths of the breaks, and so on. Practice implementing your Game Plan during that test. Then review the test with an eye toward improving your Game Plan. Where did you make good decisions about how to spend your time or how to handle a certain problem? Where did you make poor decisions? What should you have done instead? How are you going to make sure that you make the right decision next time? Figure out ahead of time how you’re going to handle different kinds of situations. Then, on the test, you don’t have to think about what to do; you can just react.</p> <p>Spend the next 5 to 7 days practicing and refining your Game Plan on shorter sets of questions. Intersperse this with your general review of content, question types, and so on. Then, about 5 to 7 days before the test (ideally closer to 7), take another practice test under official conditions. Practice implementing your Game Plan again, then go through your analysis, and refine further.</p> <p>Finally, implement your Game Plan on test day! And don’t forget to join us next time, when we’ll talk about <a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog/last-14-days-gmat-part-2-review/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">how to Review during the last 14 days</a>.</p> <h4>Take-Aways</h4> <p>1) Change your focus during the final two weeks before your GMAT: away from learning new stuff, and toward reviewing material and developing your Game Plan.</p> <p>2) Practice and refine your Game Plan over the last two weeks.</p> <p>3) Use your Game Plan on test day! ?</p> <hr /> <p><em><strong>Can’t get enough of Stacey’s GMAT expertise? Attend the first session of one of <a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/classes/?utm_source=manhattanprep.com%2Fgmat%2Fblog&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=KoprinceCoursesLinkGMATBlog&utm_campaign=GMAT%20Blog#instructor/86" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">her upcoming GMAT courses</a> absolutely free, no strings attached. Seriously. </strong></em></p> <hr /> <p><a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/instructors/stacey-koprince/?utm_source=manhattanprep.com%2Fgmat%2Fblog&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=KoprinceBioLinkGMATBlog&utm_campaign=GMAT%20Blog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignleft wp-image-9719 size-thumbnail" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gmat/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2015/06/stacey-koprince-150x150.png" alt="stacey-koprince" width="150" height="150" /></a><em><strong><a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/instructors/stacey-koprince/?utm_source=manhattanprep.com%2Fgmat%2Fblog&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=KoprinceBioLinkGMATBlog&utm_campaign=GMAT%20Blog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stacey Koprince</a> is a Manhattan Prep instructor based in Montreal, Canada and Los Angeles, California.</strong> Stacey has been teaching the GMAT, GRE, and LSAT for more than 15 years and is one of the most well-known instructors in the industry. Stacey loves to teach and is absolutely fascinated by standardized tests. <a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/classes/?utm_source=manhattanprep.com%2Fgmat%2Fblog&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=KoprinceCoursesLinkGMATBlog&utm_campaign=GMAT%20Blog#instructor/86" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Check out Stacey’s upcoming GMAT courses here</a>.</em></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog/the-last-two-weeks-before-your-gmat-part-1-building-your-game-plan/">The Last Two Weeks before Your GMAT, Part 1: Building Your Game Plan</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat">GMAT</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>