Wrote the GMAT back in 2014 (590). Returning for 650+

[Ahamed NaveedH385]

Hi Manhattan Prep!

This is Naveed from Dhaka, Bangladesh. I wrote the exam back in October 2014 and made 590 (Verbal: 31/61%, Quant: 39/43%, Writing: 5/60%, IR 4/37%). It was quite disappointing for me, and decided to postpone MBA for various reasons.

Now I am back, and aiming for a 650-700 score. As you can see, my scores were especially low in Quant. I have around 3-4 months time to improve in both Verbal and Quant, and need to hit it this time around.

I am planning to take multiple practice tests and do whatever it is necessary to secure the 650-700 mark. Can you please help me out regarding the restarting process?

-What are the online practice/steps that I should follow to jumpstart the studies and achieve the goal this time?
-What is the latest Official Review that I should study?
-What is the latest Manhattan GMAT Strategy Guide version to follow?

Looking forward to your reply.

Best,
Ahamed Naveed Hasan

[StaceyKoprince]

Hello! Welcome back to the GMAT world.

The most recent official guide, just published is 2019, but you may want to get the 2018 version if you're starting to study right now. If you want to use our Navigator program (our own solutions for all of the OG problems, along with data analysis), that's only available up through the 2018 version at the moment. (Also, there are ~130 different / new questions in OG2019—but the other ~770 questions are the same as in OG2018...so there's not a big difference in terms of the content either.

The most recent MPrep guides are 6th edition. (I think this edition was just published when you studied last time, so maybe you already have these? I can't remember exactly when they came out...)

And I'm saving your most important question for last: You need a good plan to help you study more effectively than last time.

I'm going to give you some reading to do. Start with this:
https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog ... our-score/

Take some notes as you read and think about any questions you have. Start a reply to me here with your questions.

Then take a look at this:
https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog ... lly-tests/

And finally this:
https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog ... -the-gmat/

In your reply to me, also tell me what you need to do in order to incorporate those concepts into your study.

When you're ready, you can then actually go put together a study plan for yourself, as the first article talks about. And you can check that study plan here with us, if you like. (But first make sure that you have your head wrapped around all of the details above and that you ask any questions you may have.)