Unsure how to study for GMAT Focus prep
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12 Mar 2024, 10:58
Hello everyone,
Coming on here since I’m unsure on what strategy to adopt to study for my first GMAT attempt (focus edition) on April 9.
To give a little bit of context, I am aiming to apply to LBS MiM for next year (I already have almost 2 years of work experience so I can’t apply for September 2025) and the deadline for applications is May the 2nd. This means I have the possibility of retaking the GMAT for a second time before the deadline.
My performance and study this far:
Did my first mock (original GMAT) in early November and scored 540 with a very low quant.
I started studying a couple of hours every day before work, only by doing problems from the OG. After having taken a couple of other mocks around Christmas time and having made no improvement (if anything, after having taken a GMAT focus mock from e-GMAT, my performance was slightly worse). I then subscribed to TTP in early Jan and have been using that to prep for quant (weakest part). I haven’t been following the programme exactly to a T (did most of the easy and some of the medium chapter tests for the chapters, but only done a couple of hard ones), but still ended up accumulating 100hrs on it. Unfortunately I couldn’t work more on it as I relocated internationally in the meantime and worked on another Master’s application.
My issue is that I find TTP super good but also lengthy, I am currently halfway through its quant section and I will never be able to finish it all. I am not aiming for an extremely high score as I know my profile is very strong, so I’d have some chances even with a 75th percentile score. How’d you recommend I move forward with my prep? I have the Manhattan books, should I cover the remaining topics using those as I’d be faster?
I’d super appreciate any thoughts/recommendation.
Thank you!!!
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