{"id":20901,"date":"2016-05-22T10:00:40","date_gmt":"2016-05-22T14:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/?p=20901"},"modified":"2022-01-26T13:08:51","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T18:08:51","slug":"gmat-impact-last-two-weeks-gmat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/gmat-impact-last-two-weeks-gmat\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Impact: What to Do During the Last Two Weeks Before the GMAT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>With regard to the GMAT, raw intellectual horsepower helps, but it is not everything. In this blog series,<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Manhattan Prep<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/instructors\/stacey-koprince\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Stacey Koprince<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0teaches you how to perform at your best on test day by using some common sense.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20970 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/calendar-1301748_1280-1-300x200.png\" alt=\"GMAT Impact: What to Do During the Last Two Weeks Before the GMAT - mbaMission\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/calendar-1301748_1280-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/calendar-1301748_1280-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/calendar-1301748_1280-1-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/calendar-1301748_1280-1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Application season will soon be here again, and many candidates are gearing up to take the GMAT. Are you aware that during the last seven to 14 days before you take the real test,\u00a0<em>your entire study focus changes<\/em>? Most people have no idea and keep doing more of the same\u2014trying to fix weaknesses and lift their scores. While that should be your focus up until the last week or two, if you continue to focus on weaknesses during the last length of time, you will not likely be able to maximize your score on test day.<\/p>\n<p>Why? You have been studying an enormous number of things, right? (Sometimes, it seems like it will never end!) Toward the end of our study time frame, we have to take time to do two very important things: build a game plan and conduct a comprehensive review.<\/p>\n<p>To learn how to construct a game plan, take a look at the first part of this article:\u00a0\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/blog\/2012\/09\/13\/the-last-14-days-building-your-game-plan-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Last 14 Days: Building Your Game Plan (Part 1)<\/strong><\/a>.\u201d That article contains a link to the second half, which discusses how to conduct a review of your strengths and weaknesses, as well as your timing and other strategies.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Ideally, you will take a full 14 days for this process, but you can compress the activities into seven to ten days if need be. Just do not try to do it all in seven days; you will have to cut down on the amount of review you do to avoid tiring yourself out before Game Day.<\/p>\n<p>Good luck and happy studying!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With regard to the GMAT, raw intellectual horsepower helps, but it is not everything. In this blog series,\u00a0Manhattan Prep\u2019s\u00a0Stacey Koprince\u00a0teaches you how to perform at your best on test day by using some common sense. Application season will soon be here again, and many candidates are gearing up to take the GMAT. 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