GMAT study plan strategy

[saxenankit]

Dear Instructors,

I have some questions regarding my GMAT plan. It would be great if you could guide me through. Below is a brief of my profile and plan -

GMAT 1st attempt in Aug, 2009 - 640 (47 Q + 28 V)
GMAT 2nd attempt planned on - 19th May, 2011. I wish to touch 750

My questions -
As of now I have covered
1. Manhattan SC 4th edition 2 times
2. OG 11
3. Manhattan 3rd edition - all books

Now I plan to cover OG12

My questions -
1. What should be a good date to give first paper of GMAT PREP. This is important since this would give a good picture of where my preparations stand. If I find that I am not doing good in some particular area, I may have good amount of time to work on that area.
2. How can I hone my SC skills. What I mean is that I have already completed working with Man. SC 4 twice, so what more can I do to build up SC skills.

Thanks in advance,
Ankit

[StaceyKoprince]

We need some more data in order to advise you. For instance, you say you've completed our SC book twice, but different people will have very different levels of understanding - simply completing it doesn't tell me how well you understand and can apply the material.

Have you taken an MGMAT test under 100% official conditions recently? If not, schedule yourself some time to take one. Include the essays - that can affect your multiple choice score.

When you're done, use this article to analyze your results:
http://www.manhattangmat.com/articles/e ... -part1.cfm

Then come back here and tell us the results of your analysis. Note: do not just post all of the data - actually tell us what you think it means. It's important for you to develop the ability to read the data and figure out what it means, because you'll need to keep doing that as you study!

Re: GMATprep, you mention giving a "paper" of GMATPrep. I'm not aware that GMATPrep is available in paper format - or maybe you're referring to the old paper and pencil versions of the test - but in any case, you don't want to take paper-based tests in order to practice for a CAT. Paper-based tests are VERY different from CATs.