Strategy for MGMAT Course Retake

[xsr17]

Hello Instructors!
I took the MGMAT 9-week online course last Dec-Feb and took the GMAT immediately after the course as I was trying to get my application in for this year's EMBA program. My practice exams were consistently in the 600 range but I did horrible on the actual GMAT, and after an extra month of practice, I took the GMAT again and scored 40 points higher as a result of a huge Verbal score increase (Quant score didn't change), but still scored way below 600.
I decided to postpone my EMBA application until the fall and spend the next 6 months studying. I signed up to retake the 9-week MGMAT course. My goal is to get in the 650+ range by fall.

Can you please give me some advice on how to strategize my studying throughout the course the second time around?

Taking the course the first time, I completed about 60% of all of the OG problems assigned for the course. Should I focus on doing the problems I didn't get to the first time or should I redo everything from scratch?
I need to drastically improve my quant content, strategies and timing, while polishing my verbal strategies.
Thank you very much!!!

[StaceyKoprince]

You don't mention your quant subscore. Have you done the Math Diagnostic on our website? It's possible that you need to do some work in the Foundations of Math book; the diagnostic will help you to figure that out. If you do, it's ideal to complete that work before the 9-week course starts (if you can).

After that, do follow the syllabus in general (yes, from scratch), but adjust based upon the strengths and weaknesses that you see from your actual performance on tests and homework. Take the practice test for class 1 (under 100% official conditions, including essays), and use this article to help you analyze the results:

http://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2011/02/ ... sts-part-1

That will help to give you an idea of your major strengths and weaknesses in terms of both content and timing. As you work through the course, adjust. Hit something that's a strength? Spend less time on it or move to more advanced material in the book right away. Hit a weakness? Spend more time, use the forums and office hours to help, etc.

You don't need to do 100% of the OG problems, and you don't need to skip the ones that you did before. You'll have forgotten some, and for others, there are likely still things you can learn from the problem even if you remember it. Basically, you want to do enough that you are really learning, but not so much that it becomes an exercise of "how many problems can I blow through today?" Take your time to really study the problems thoroughly. This article can give you ideas about how to do so:
http://www.manhattangmat.com/articles/a ... roblem.cfm

Also, talk to your teacher on the first day of class. Explain a little bit about your history - the more info your teacher has about you, the better s/he can help advise you over the length of the course.

Finally, you may find these articles helpful:
http://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2009/12/ ... management

http://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2010/09/ ... your-study

http://www.manhattangmat.com/articles/error-log.cfm