GMAT Study plan

[NitinB385]

Hello,

I am starting my GMAT study now and have 4 months before I take the exam. I am overwhelmed with the study resources (OG, Strategy books, fundamentals of Quant and Verbal, test banks etc). I guess answers to the below questions should help me get started

Q1. Should I study Quant and Verbal together or should I finish one of them first and then move to the next one?
Q2. In each section, how should I used the various resources (OG, Strategy guides, test bank etc)?
Q3. What should be my high level plan for the next 4 months including internal milestone?

any other suggestion apart from the above.

Thanks

[StaceyKoprince]

In general, you should mix up your studies; you'll learn better. Read this:
http://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2015/07/ ... s-say-what

You are studying on your own, yes? (If you are taking a class or using our Interact program, just follow the syllabus. That is one of the advantages of doing one of those programs. )

To develop a study plan yourself, take a look at this:
https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog ... our-score/

That article links to others; follow the links.

As a general rule, you will first learn a lesson (from your strategy guides - which includes the two Foundations books), then you will practice those skills (doing practice problems in our books and from OG), and then, as you learn more overall, you will practice lots of skills together (via mixed sets of practice questions). The real test, of course, doesn't clump the questions together; you have to be able to jump around.

I also recommend reading this:
https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog ... -the-gmat/

And in this 2-part series, I talk about how to use the strategy guides (I wrote this when this edition was first published, but everything still applies!):
https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog ... s-arrived/

As you work through all of that, you'll come up with your own high-level plan. If you'd like to check any part of that plan with us, feel free!