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vineetasaxena
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How many hours per day should be devoted to get 750

by vineetasaxena Sun Feb 14, 2010 1:37 am

Recently I purchased "Self study plus prep program". It has the schedule which is broken into days/week/month but how to study everyday to improve my score. I scored 450 in the diagnostics
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Re: How many hours per day should be devoted to get 750

by StaceyKoprince Tue Feb 16, 2010 1:30 pm

It is extremely difficult to score a 750; only 2% of all test takers score 750 or higher. That doesn't mean you shouldn't go for a 750, but I just want to make sure you're aware of how very difficult it is to get that score. Even the very top schools in the US have averages of "just" 700 to 720.

Studying is only partially a function of the amount of time you spend, and there isn't any amount of time that could guarantee you a 750. What's more important is the quality of your study - are you doing the right things and studying in the right way? Use the syllabus you have to know what to do each day and use the articles below to help you learn the best way to study:

http://www.beatthegmat.com/a/2009/09/23/evaluating-your-practice-tests
http://www.beatthegmat.com/a/2009/10/09/how-to-analyze-a-practice-problem
http://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2010/02/09/developing-a-study-plan

You can review the full list of articles here:
http://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/manhattan-gmat
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