{"id":29753,"date":"2025-12-04T09:36:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T14:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/?p=29753"},"modified":"2025-12-04T09:42:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T14:42:01","slug":"developing-your-gmat-study-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/developing-your-gmat-study-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing Your GMAT Study Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Developing-Your-GMAT-Study-Plan.png\" alt=\" style=\"width:284px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>With regard to the GMAT, raw intellectual horsepower helps, but it is not everything. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/\">Manhattan Prep<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/instructors\/stacey-koprince\/\">Stacey Koprince<\/a> teaches you how to perform at your best on test day by using some common sense.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Help! I need to get ready for the GMAT\u2014where do I even start?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You need to make a few major decisions at the beginning, starting with this one: do you want to study on your own, take a class, or work with a private tutor? Each path has its advantages and disadvantages;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beatthegmat.com\/mba\/2010\/06\/27\/how-to-choose-self-study-class-or-tutor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>this article<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;can help you decide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next, if you take a class or work with a tutor, then your teacher will give you a study plan, at least for the length of time that you are working together. If not, you will have to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/blog\/developing-a-gmat-study-plan-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>devise your own study plan<\/strong><\/a>. This will take some effort, but it is not rocket science\u2014if you are thoughtful and thorough, you can put together a very good study plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I want to point out a couple of highlights from the study plan article. First, you need to know your goal and your starting point; if you do not know what level you are at right now or what score you are trying to achieve, then putting together a good study plan is impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Second, you are going to need study materials that fall into three broad categories: (1) test content and methodology (what to study and how to study), (2) practice questions, and (3) practice tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, make sure that you know&nbsp;<em>how<\/em>&nbsp;to study\/learn in an efficient and effective manner. Hint: doing 2,000 practice problems does<strong>&nbsp;not<\/strong>&nbsp;equal \u201cefficient and effective.\u201d Nor does taking a practice test every three days, or even every week. Read the article for more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With regard to the GMAT, raw intellectual horsepower helps, but it is not everything. 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