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90DayGREStudyPlan(Advanced)
post.Beforeyoubegin,checkoutsomestrategiesfor
makingthemostofyourstudyschedule
.OK,youarestartingmoreorlessfromscratch,andyouwanttopreparefortheGREin90days.
Youneedastrategicplantoorganizeyourself.Idesignedfourdifferentversionsofthe90DayPlan,andIneedyoutostartwithalittleself-diagnosis.Whichsoundsmostlikeyou?
90DayGREStudyPlanforBeginners
:Help!Mathandverbalbothscarethelivingbejeebersoutofme!IneedallthehelpandsupportIcanget!Help!
90DayGREStudyPlan(MathFocused):Ihaveanaturalaffinitywiththeverbal,butthemathisfarlessintuitiveforme.Iwouldliketofocusmorethere.
90DayGREStudyPlan(VerbalFocused):Meamathnerd.Methinkallmatheasy.Mehavebigverbalproblems.Oneday,mewilltalkgood.
90DayGREStudyPlanforAdvancedStudents:Iactuallyfeelreasonablycomfortablewithmath&verbal;ifItookthetesttoday,Idgetaround310-320combinedscore.Iminterestedinrefiningmyunderstandingandgettingintothe320sregioninthenexttwelveweeks.(Youarehere.)Thisschedulewouldberightforyouifyoualreadyknowjustaboutallthebasicmaterialandyoujustwanttosharpenyourtest-takingskills.Thisplaninvolveswatchingveryfewlessonsvideos,becauseIamassumingyouknowalmostallthebasicsalready.Instead,thisplanrevolvesarounddoingaTONofpracticematerial,someattheGRElevelandsomeharder,sothatyouwillbereadyforabsolutelyanythingtheGREthrowsatyou.
EssentialMaterials: MagooshGREPrep
ETSsOfficialGuidetotheGREbook(+ourfree videoexplanations
)gre.magoosh.com2 ETSsPowerPrepSoftware:Youcannowuse
PowerPrepforMac . Magoosh'sonline GREVocabularyFlashcards and
GREMathFlashcards .They'refreeandyoucanusethemontheweb,onyour
iPhone/iPad orAndroid .
TheOfficialGREQuantitativeReasoningPracticeQuestions
,foradditionalmathpractice
TheOfficialGREVerbalReasoningPracticeQuestions
,foradditionalverbalpractice
TheManhattanGRE5lb.BookofGREPracticeProblems
(eitheredition):inadditiontoMagooshproblems,youwillalsodoagreatdealofmathpracticeinthisbook.Amongotherthings,thecodeinthebackofthisbookwillgiveyouaccesstoanextrabankofonlinepracticeproblems,whichyoucanalsodoifyouwantevenmorepractice.
Anyonevolumeofthe
ManhattanGREbooks.Thepurposeofgettingonebook,anybookintheseries,istogetthecodeintheback,toregisterandgetaccesstosixGREtestsonline.Youwillneedthatcodeforthepracticetestsinthisplan.
TheGMATOfficialGuide .YouDONOTneedthemostup-to-dateedition
.Infact,Irecommendgettinganearlieredition(e.g. OG13orOG12
),whichyouprobablycanfindusedforafractionofthecostofthenewestedition.Youaregoingtousethisasabankofadditionalpracticeproblemsformathandreadingcomprehension.
Readingmaterial:thismaybeany
non-fictionscholarlybook,historyandsocialsciencepreferable.Youmayalsochooseoneofthe
recommendedsources : ScientificAmerican
,AtlanticMonthly,TheNewYorker, NationalGeographic ,TheEconomist,or
TheNewYorkTimes
(aSundaysubscriptionisagreatidea!).Youarereading(a)tobuildyourreadingcomprehensionskills,(b)torefineyourunderstandingofgrammarandusage,and(c)toexpandyourvocabulary.
Ajournalornotebook(yes,aphysicalhardcopyitem)
NotecardsSupplemental/OptionalMaterials:Anyofthestepslistedinthescheduleforthematerialsbelowarepurelyforextrapractice,sotheyaretobedoneasoptionaltasksifyouhaveextratime.
ThecollectionsofrealLSATtests,Volume Oneor
Twooranyothervolume.ForpracticewiththeGREParagraphArgumentReadingComprehensionquestions,Iamassigninggre.magoosh.com3GMATCriticalReasoningquestionsfromtheGMATOG,sinceyouaregettingthatanywayforotherquestions.SomepeoplethinkthattheLSATLogicalReasoningquestionsaremoresimilartotheGREParagraphArgumentRCquestionsthanaretheGMATCRquestions.Ifyouwanttogetanotherbook,youcandoLSATpracticeinsteadofGMATpracticefortheseGREquestions.
Quizlet.com
:givesyouonlineaccesstoflashcards,makingiteasier,say,toquizyourselfonyourmobiledevice
Vocabulary.com
:providesconversationalexamplesentencesandafloodofexamplesentences
WordDynamo(Dictionary.com)
:giveyoulittlequizzes&gamestoaddsomevarietytovocablearning
MagooshiPhone/Androidapp,formobilepracticeAnoteonlearningGREvocabulary:
Firstofall,it'simportantnotonlytolearntheliteraldictionarydefinition(thedenotation),butalsotounderstandthemetaphoricaluseofthewordincontext(theconnotation).Forexample,theword"opaque"literallymeans"nottransparent",butmetaphoricallyitcanmeans"hardtounderstand"or,describingaperson,itcanmean"thick-headed,stupid."Ultimately,youshouldstrivetolearnboththedenotationandtheconnotationofeachword.Dailyreviewofvocabisvital.IwrotethisschedulerecommendingtheMagooshsGREFlashcards,butDONOTlimityourselftojustthesewords.ASYOUREADandfindmorewordsyoudontknow,lookthemup,makeflashcards(includingcontext),andmakeyourownflashcarddecks.Youcouldhaveonepileforwordswhosedenotationyouaretryingtomaster,anothercontainingwordsforwhichyouknowthedenotationbutnottheconnotation,andadonestackthatgetsreviewedonlyrarely.Anoteontheprepbooks:gre.magoosh.com4Don'twriteinanyofthetestprepbooks,becauseforanyofthem,afteraperiodoftimeyoumaywanttogobackanddoaproblemagainthatyouhaven'tseenforawhile.Youcanonlystartitfreshifthepageisfreeofyourmarks.Anoteonrecommendedmaterials:MagooshcontainsalltheinformationyouneedforwildsuccessontheexamandmanystudentshaveachievedspectacularresultsusingnothingbutMagoosh.Nevertheless,thisplanrecommendsthatyoubuyadditionalmaterialsandusethem,inadditiontotheMagooshmaterials.
Hereswhy:Theseplanswerestructuredwithfar-reachingpedagogicalprinciplesinmind,andadeepconsiderationforhowthehumanbrainlearns.Mostpeoplecannothearorreadsomethingjustonceand,fromthatsinglehearing,rememberitcompletelyandunderstanditfully.
AtMagoosh,weareveryambitiousforourstudents;wewantthemtolearnasthoroughlyandasmasterfullyaspossible.Werecommendusingtheseadditionalresourcestoprovideadditionalpractice,alternativeexplanations,andextrareview.Noteverystudentwillneedorwantadditionalmaterials,butforthosewhodo,thebookswerecommendarethebestfortheoverallgoalofdoingverywellontheexam.Anoteonrepeatingmaterial:Thisscheduleisfairlyintensive,andifyoufollowittotheT,you
willrunoutofpracticequestionsorcertainquestiontypesfromthebankof1000+MagooshquestionsaroundtheendofWeek9.That'sokay.SeetheinstructionsonWeek10,Day1.Reviewisvitalifyouwanttoreallylearntheinformation.OurstudentswhomakethelargestscoreimprovementsoftenhaveansweredeveryMagooshquestionmorethanonce.This90-dayplanisdemandsamanageablepacethatmustbefolloweddiligentlysothingsdon'tgetoutofhand.It'sdesignedtohaveyouimproveasmuchasyoucanimproveinathreemonthgre.magoosh.com5period.Ihavedesignedtwelveweeks,assuming2-3hoursforeachofthefiveweekdays,andone4-5stintontheweekend("DaySix").Ifyouwouldprefertoworkonbothweekenddays,andfreeupsomeweeknighttime,feelfreetomakethosechanges.Note:Manyfolksfindthateachday'sassignmentstake2-3hours,althoughtimestocompletethemwillvaryfordifferentstudentsAlso,asmuchaspossible,getenoughsleepduringthismonth.REMsleepplaysanimportantroleinencodinglongtermmemory,andinaneighthourperiodofsleep,thelasthourhasthemostREM.Ifyouaregetting7hours/nightinsteadof8hours/night,youaredeprivingyourbrainofoneofitsmostpowerfulsystemsforlearningandremembering.Caffeineandenergydrinkswillkeepyoufeelingawakeifyoudon'tgetenoughsleep,buttheydon'tdobupkistoreplacethelostopportunitytoencodemoreinformationintolongtermmemory.Asyoumovethroughthisplan,Iwillrecommendthatyoualsoputintopracticestress-reductiontechniques.Ifyoucanpracticetheseregularly,thenyouwillbeexcellentshapebytestday.ThesearefourGMATblogs,buteverythinghereisjustasrelevantfortheGRE:1)
OvercomeExamAnxiety:Breathe2) StressandYourThoughts3)
StressandYourStories4)
ZenBootCampforTest-takingWeekOneWeekOne,DayOne1)GotoETS.org/gre,andreadaboutthecontentoftheGRE.Clickonandreadeachsub-headinglink.2)IntheOfficialGuide,
ReadChapter1,"IntroducingtheGRErevisedGeneralTest"gre.magoosh.com6
ReadChapter2,"GREAnalyticWriting"(justthedescriptionsofthequestion,notallthesamplematerial)
ReadtheintroductoryfewpagesofChapter3,"GREVerbalReasoning"(everythinguptothesamplequestions)
ReadtheintroductoryfewpagesofChapter5,"GREQuantitativeReasoning"(everythinguptothesamplequestions)3)StartskimmingthroughtheGREMathReviewintheOfficialGuide,theentireArithmetic&Algebrasection.DotheArithmeticExercises&AlgebraExercisesandcheckyouranswers.Presumably,thesewillbeeasyforyou.4)Inthe
GREMathFlashcards ,spendupto10minutes.Beginthefirstdeck,Algebra.
5)IntheMagooshLessons,watchthefirstfivelessonsintheIntrototheGREmoduleWeekOne,DayTwo1)ContinueskimmingthroughtheGREMathReview:theGeometrysection&DataAnalysissections.DotheGeometryExercises&DataAnalysisExercisesandcheckyouranswers.Again,theseprobablywillnotbeunusuallychallengingforyou.
2)DownloadandstartreadingtheMagooshGREeBook.Continuereadingwheneveryouhavethetimeoverthecourseofthenexttwoweeks.3)Inthe
GREMathFlashcards
,spendupto10minutes.Finishlearningthefirstdeck,Algebra.Reviewanycardsyouhaventmastered.
4)InMagoosh,watchthefollowingvideostheremaininglessonsintheIntrototheGREmoduleWeekOne,DayThreegre.magoosh.com71)DownloadtheMagoosh
CompleteGuidetoGREVocabulary
Readcarefullythesection"MakingWordsStick,"aboutlearningvocabulary,andthesection"VocabularyinContext:ArticlesfromMagazinesandNewspapers."Skimtherestofthebooktogetasenseofthelayoutandstyle.Asyoubuildvocabthroughthisplan,periodicallygobacktothisbooktoverifyyourunderstandingandtomakeconnectionstootherwords.Themorewaysyouhaveofrememberingaword,themorelikelyyouaretorememberit!2)InMagooshVideoLessons,watchthefirstfiveMathlessonsintheGeneralMathStrategiesmodule3)Inthe
GREMathFlashcards
,spendupto10minutes.Finishlearningthefirstdeck,Algebra.Reviewanycardsyouhaventmastered.
4)InMagoosh,setupapracticesessionbyclickingonthe"Practice"linkintheheader.ForMath,checkoffnoneofthesubjects,setthedifficultytoadaptive,thequestionpooltounanswered,thenumberofquestions,thetimetonolimit,andthemodetopracticemode."Youarenotenteringapracticetimebeforehand,butkeepapaceof90sec/question,or30minutesfor20questions.Dothefollowingpracticesets:
20MultipleChoicemathquestionsNoticeyouaredoingalltopicsfromtheget-go,whetheryouhavealreadystudiedtheseornot.Thismeansthatyouwillmakesomemistakesatthebeginning:seethispostona
productiveattitudetowardmakingmistakes
.If,afteraweekorsoofpractice,youfindthatthereissimplytoomuchnewmaterialforyou,thennarrowyourstudiestothosetopicsyou'remoreactivelystudyingplusoneortwothatyou'reunfamiliarwith.Youshouldbeconstantlychallenged.Ifyoudonarrowthetopicsofstudy,expandbacktoaswideascopeaspossibleasquicklyaspossible.ForeachMagooshproblem,afteryousubmityouranswer,onthenextpagewhichtellsyouwhetheryouwererightorwrong,theresavideosolutionandbelowthatatextsummary.Ifyougre.magoosh.com8gotthequestionright,skimthetextsummarytoverifyyougotitrightfortherightreason.Ifyougotthequestionwrong,watchthevideo,takingnotesinyourjournalaboutanyconceptoranyaspectofthequestiontypethatwasuncleartoyou.WeekOne,DayFour1)Inthe
OfficialGREQuantitativeReasoningPracticeQuestions
book,skimthefirsttwochapters,payingtheclosestattentiontopp.14-39,whichexplainsthetypesofquestionsindetail.
2)InMagooshVideoLessons,watchtheremainingMathlessonsintheGeneralMathStrategiesmodule3)Inthe
GREMathFlashcards
,spendupto10minutes.Finishlearningthefirstdeck,Algebra.Reviewanycardsyouhaventmastered.
4)InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
20TextCompletionverbalquestionsWeekOne,DayFive1)InMagooshVideoLessons,watchtheallMathlessonsintheAdvancedQCStrategiesmoduleNote:Iwantedyoutoseethesevideos,justtogetyoufamiliarwiththeQuantitativeComparisonquestiontype,whichisuniquetotheGRE.ThesearetheonlymathlessonsIhaveassignedinthisschedule:therestoftheassignedlessonsareVerbal.Asyoudopracticeproblems,ifyoufeelyouneedclarificationoryourarecuriousonmytakeonaparticularmathematicalidea,dipintothelibraryofmathlessonvideosalacarte,asneeded.
2)DownloadtheMagooshGREMathFormulaeBook.
Readcarefullythefirstsection,"GREMathFormulas:Howto(Not)UseThem."Rightnow,justskimtherestofthebook,justtogetasenseofwhattopicsarecovered.Asyougre.magoosh.com9movethroughthisplan,youwillcoverallofthese.Usethisforreinforcementandreview:asyoucoveraparticularmathtopicintheMagooshlessons,readthecorrespondingpartofthisbooktoverifyyourunderstanding.Bytheendofthisplan,youshouldknoweverysectionofthisbook.3)Inthe
GREMathFlashcards
,spendupto10minutes.Finishlearningthefirstdeck,Algebra.Reviewanycardsyouhaventmastered.
4)InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems 10MultipleChoicemathquestions
10QuantitativeComparisonmathquestionsWeekOne,DaySix1)InMagooshVideoLessons
Skimall10VideosintheWritingsection2)Today,youaregoingtowritetwoessays,halfanhoureach.YouwillwriteanIssueessayandanArgumentessay.Fortopics,gotothe
ETSGREIssuePool andthe
ETSGREArgumentPool.Figureoutawaytopicktopicsatrandom(maybeyouprintthelists,cutitintoslipsofpaper,andchoosesomeatrandom).Writetheessaysinawordprocessingprogram.Observeastrict30minutetimelimitforeach.
Nowthatyouhavetheseessays,whatdoyoudowiththem?Ifyouhaveafriendormentorwhoisagiftedwriter,askthemtoreadtheessaysforyouandcritiquethem.Iftheyarewilling,youcanshowthemtheassessmentcriteriaintheOfficialGuide,andaskthemtofollowit.Ifyoucanaffordit,hireawritingcoachorwritingtutor:showthattutortheassessmentcriteriaintheOG,andhavethemgiveyoufeedback.Ifyoucantaffordawritingtutorandcantconvinceanyonegre.magoosh.com10elsetoreadit,youmaytrypostingthemon
TheGradCafe,andseewhetheranexperttherewillcritiqueyouressay.Failinganyoftheseoptions,atleastyoucansettheessaysaside,andinacoupledaysre-readthemwiththeOfficialGuidesrubricbesideyou.(Noticewhateverrouteworkedforyouwiththeseessays;youcanrepeatthatwillalltheessaysyouwriteinthepracticetestsyoutakeaspartofthisplan.)
3)IntheOfficialGuide&the ManhattanGRE5-lbBookofPracticeProblems
:a)InOfficialGuide,dotheVerbalReasoningPracticeSets1-6b)InOfficialGuide,dotheQuantitativeReasoningPracticeSets1-4c)IntheMGRE5-lbbook,dotheMathDiagnostictest(pp.27-32)Followstricttimelimits,togiveyousenseofthepaceyouneedtokeepontheGRE.Setatimerforthetimelimits.Herearethetimelimitstoobserve:
OfficialGuideVerbalReasoningSet1=12minutes
OfficialGuideVerbalReasoningSet2=15minutes
OfficialGuideVerbalReasoningSet3=12minutes
OfficialGuideVerbalReasoningSet4=15minutes
OfficialGuideVerbalReasoningSet5=14minutes
OfficialGuideVerbalReasoningSet6=16minutes
OfficialGuideQuantitativeReasoningSet1=22minutes
OfficialGuideQuantitativeReasoningSet2=23minutes
OfficialGuideQuantitativeReasoningSet3=24minutes
OfficialGuideQuantitativeReasoningSet4=11minutes
MGREMathDiagnostictest=35minutesAfteryouaredone,checkallyouranswers.Foranyquestionyougotright,skimtheexplanationtoverifythatyougotitrightfortherightreason.Foranyquestionyougotwrong,readtheexplanationthorough,takingnotesinyourjournalonanyconceptsyoudidntunderstandandanythingaboutthequestionformatthatpsychedyouout.Youcanalsowatch
theMagooshVideoExplanationsoftheOGpracticequestions .
gre.magoosh.com11Ifyouarenotperformingatahighlevelinmath,orifyourverbalismuchstrongerthanyouexpected,thismightbeagoodtimetoconsiderwhetheryoushouldswitchtoanotherversionofthe3-monthplan(seeexplanationsofthematthetop).WeekTwoWeekTwo,DayOne1)InMagooshVideoLessons,
watchthelessons IntegerPropertyStrategies GeometryStrategies-PartII
CountingStrategies
GeneralProbabilityStrategiesThoseareshortsummaryvideos,thatwillgiveyouasenseofthematerialcoveredinsomemathmodules.Ifyouheartopicswithwhichyouarenotentirefamiliar,feelfreetowatchthoseparticularvideosatsomepointduringthisschedule,perhapsonanupcomingweekend.
Also,watchthe5DataInterpretationvideos.
2)IntheManhattanGRE5-lbBookofPracticeProblems :
InChapter7,Arithmetic,dothepracticeproblemsstartingat#20.Note:InthepracticesectionsofthisMGREbook,thepracticeproblemsstartataverybasiclevel.Ineachchapter,mydefaultrecommendationwillbetostartaproblem#20,sothatyouskiptheveryeasyonesatthebeginningofthesection.Ineachsection,youmayskimthefirst20,toseeifanythinglookschallengingorinteresting,butthemorechallengingproblemscomeinthesecondhalfoftheproblemset.Ifthesubjectmatterisoneinwhichyoudontfeelyouhavemastery,youcanstartearlierintheproblemset,evenatthebeginning,tomakesureyouhaveallthebasicsofthattopic.
Note:gre.magoosh.com12DoalltheworkfromtheManhattanGREbookwithouttouchingacalculator.
Note:Dojustthemathfromthisbook.Themathinthisbookisofveryhighquality.Wedonotrecommendtheverbalmaterialinthisbook.
Note:InthepracticeproblemsfromtheMGREbookandintheothermathpracticeproblemsinotherbooks,alwayscheckyouranswers.Presumably,youwillgetthemajorityofthemathpracticequestionscorrect.Whenyoudogetaproblemwrong,engageseriouseffortinunderstandingyourmistakeandguaranteeingthatyouwillnotrepeatit.Ifyouarediligentinlearningfromyourmistake,eachproblemyougetwrongisapotentialgoldmineofpossibleimprovementsyoucouldmaketoyourunderstanding.
3)Inthe GREVocabularyFlashcards
,masteratleast20wordsfromthefirstdeck.4)Inthe GREMathFlashcards
,spendupto10minutes.Startlearningtheseconddeck,Fractions,Ratios,andPercents.Reviewanycardsfromthisorthepreviousdeckthatyouhaventmastered.
5)Read1-3articlesfromyourreadingsourceofchoice,notinggrammaticalstructures.Lookupandwritedownanywordsyoudontknow.6)InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
20ReadingComprehensionverbalquestions(SomeRCquestionsarestand-alonesinglequestionswithashortparagraph,andsometimesagroupoftwoorthreecomewithalongerpassage.Makesureyoufinishallthequestionsassociatedwithapassageononesitting.Thismaymeanthatyoudoacouplemorethan20questionsonetime,andthenacouplefewerthenexttime.)gre.magoosh.com13WeekTwo,DayTwo1)InMagooshVideoLessonsAtthispointintheschedule,sinceyouhaveseentheintroductorymaterial,Iwillassignnomorelessonvideosaspartofthisschedule.AsyoudoMagooshpracticeproblemsandgetquestionswrong,ofcoursewatchthevideoexplanationofthequestion,butalsocheckouttherelatedlessontomakesuretheresnothingyouaremissing.Infact,itsagoodideajusttoperusethelistofMagooshvideolessons,justtogetasenseofwhatsthere,andiftopicsstrikeyourfancyorlookasthoughtheymightbehelpfulforyou,findtimeinthecourseofthisscheduletowatchthem.
2)IntheOfficialGREVerbalReasoningPracticeProblems book,
InQuestionType1,ReadingComprehension,doPracticeSet2:Medium,andPracticeSet3:Hardstartingonp.223)Inthe
ManhattanGRE5-lbBookofPracticeProblems :
InChapter8,Algebra,dothepracticeproblemsstartingat#20.4)Inthe
GREVocabularyFlashcards
,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).5)Inthe GREMathFlashcards
,spendupto10minutes.Finishlearningtheseconddeck,Fractions,Ratios,andPercents.Reviewanycardsfromthisorthepreviousdeckthatyouhaventmastered.
6)Read1-3articlesfromyourreadingsourceofchoice,notinggrammaticalstructures.Lookupandwritedownanywordsyoudontknow.7)InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
20MultipleChoicemathquestionsgre.magoosh.com14WeekTwo,DayThree1)Inthe
OfficialGREVerbalReasoningPracticeProblems book,
InQuestionType2,TextCompletion,doPracticeSet2:Medium,andPracticeSet3:Hard,startingonp.612)IntheManhattanGRE5-lbBookofPracticeProblems
:
InChapter9,InequalitiesandAbsoluteValues,dothepracticeproblemsstartingat#20.3)Inthe
GREVocabularyFlashcards
,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).Spend10-30minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.4)Inthe
GREMathFlashcards
,spendupto10minutes.Finishlearningtheseconddeck,Fractions,Ratios,andPercents.Reviewanycardsfromthisorthepreviousdeckthatyouhaventmastered.
5)Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookupandwritedownanywordsyoudontknow.6)InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
20TextCompletionverbalquestionsWeekTwo,DayFour1)Inthe
OfficialGREVerbalReasoningPracticeProblems book,
InQuestionType3,SentenceEquivalence,doPracticeSet2:Medium,andPracticeSet3:Hardstartingonp.822)IntheManhattanGRE5-lbBookofPracticeProblems
:gre.magoosh.com15
InChapter10,Functions,Formulas,andSequences,dothepracticeproblemsstartingat#20.3)Inthe
GREVocabularyFlashcards
,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).Spend10-30minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.4)Inthe
GREMathFlashcards
,spendupto10minutes.Finishlearningtheseconddeck,Fractions,Ratios,andPercents.Reviewanycardsfromthisorthepreviousdeckthatyouhaventmastered.
5)Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookupandwritedownanywordsyoudontknow.6)InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10MultipleChoicemathquestions
10QuantitativeComparisonmathquestionsWeekTwo,DayFive1)Inthe
OfficialGREVerbalReasoningPracticeProblems book,
IntheMixedPracticeSets,doPracticeSet1,startingonp.1022)IntheManhattanGRE5-lbBookofPracticeProblems
:
InChapter11,FractionsandDecimals,dothepracticeproblemsstartingat#20.3)Inthe
GREVocabularyFlashcards
,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).Spend10-30minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.4)Inthe
GREMathFlashcards
,spendupto10minutes.Finishlearningtheseconddeck,Fractions,Ratios,andPercents.Reviewanycardsfromthisorthepreviousdeckthatyouhaventmastered.
gre.magoosh.com165)Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookupandwritedownanywordsyoudontknow.6)InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
20ReadingComprehensionverbalquestionsWeekTwo,DaySix1)Today,youwilltakeamockGREonMagoosh.AttheheadingatthetopinsidetheMagooshpractice,selectPracticeTest,whichwillleadyoutothis
thispage.Makesureyouhavefourhoursofuninterruptedtimesetaside,andmakesureyouhavewritingimplementsandplentyofscratchpaper.
Afteryouaredone,checkallyouranswers.Foranyquestionyougotright,skimtheexplanationtoverifythatyougotitrightfortherightreason.Foranyquestionyougotwrong,watchtheexplanationvideoforthequestion,takingnotesinyourjournalonanyconceptsyoudidntunderstandandanythingaboutthequestionformatthatpsychedyouout.
Dontattachgreatimportancetothescoreonthistest.Youarestillatthebeginningofyourstudying.:-)WeekThreeWeekThree,DayOne1)Inthe
OfficialGREVerbalReasoningPracticeProblems book,
IntheMixedPracticeSets,doPracticeSet2,startingonp.126gre.magoosh.com172)IntheManhattanGRE5-lbBookofPracticeProblems
: InChapter12,Percents,dothepracticeproblemsstartingat#20.3)Inthe
GREVocabularyFlashcards
,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).Spend10-30minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.4)Inthe
GREMathFlashcards
,spendupto10minutes.Startlearningthethirddeck,Geometry.Reviewanycardsfromthisorthepreviousdecksthatyouhaventmastered.
5)Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookupandwritedownanywordsyoudontknow.6)InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
20MultipleChoicemathquestionsWeekThree,DayTwo1)Inthe
OfficialGREVerbalReasoningPracticeProblems book,
IntheMixedPracticeSets,doPracticeSet3,startingonp.1522)IntheManhattanGRE5-lbBookofPracticeProblems
:
InChapter13,DivisibilityandPrimes,dothepracticeproblemsstartingat#20.3)Inthe
GREVocabularyFlashcards
,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).Spend10-30minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.4)Inthe
GREMathFlashcards
,spendupto10minutes.Finishlearningthethirddeck,Geometry.Reviewanycardsfromthisorthepreviousdecksthatyouhaventmastered.
5)Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookupandwritedownanywordsyoudontknow.gre.magoosh.com186)InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
20TextCompletionverbalquestionsWeekThree,DayThree1)Inthe
GMATOfficialGuide (anyedition),
Insection7.4,ReadingComprehensionPracticeQuestions,readthefirstRCpassage,anddotheassociatedquestions2)IntheManhattanGRE5-lbBookofPracticeProblems
:
InChapter14,ExponentsandRoots,dothepracticeproblemsstartingat#20.3)Inthe
GREVocabularyFlashcards
,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).Spend10-30minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.4)Inthe
GREMathFlashcards
,spendupto10minutes.Finishlearningthethirddeck,Geometry.Reviewanycardsfromthisorthepreviousdecksthatyouhaventmastered.
5)Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookupandwritedownanywordsyoudontknow.6)InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
10MultipleChoicemathquestions
10DataInterpretationmathquestions(AswithsomeoftheReadingComprehensionquestions,theDataInterpretationquestionscomeinbatches,typically2or3questions,pertainingtothesamegraphorchart.Doallthequestionsinasetatonce.Thismeanyoumaydoafewmorethan10DIquestionsonetime,andthenduringthenextsessioninwhichyouaredoingDIquestions,youwilldoacouplefewer.)
gre.magoosh.com19WeekThree,DayFour1)Inthe GMATOfficialGuide
(anyedition)
Insection8.4,CriticalReasoningPracticeQuestions,dothefirstfiveCriticalReasoningquestionsNote:IfyouhavetheLSATbookmentionedabove,thenwhereverIassign5GMATCRquestionsonthisschedule,feelfreetosubstitute5LSATLogicalReasoningquestions.EitherpracticingeitherkindofquestionwillgiveyouexcellentpreparationfortheGREParagraphArgumentReadingComprehensionquestions.
2)IntheManhattanGRE5-lbBookofPracticeProblems :
InChapter15,NumberProperties,dothepracticeproblemsstartingat#20.3)Inthe
GREVocabularyFlashcards
,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).Spend10-30minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.4)Inthe
GREMathFlashcards
,spendupto10minutes.Finishlearningthethirddeck,Geometry.Reviewanycardsfromthisorthepreviousdecksthatyouhaventmastered.
5)Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookupandwritedownanywordsyoudontknow.6)InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
20ReadingComprehensionverbalquestionsWeekThree,DayFive1)Inthe
GMATOfficialGuide (anyedition),gre.magoosh.com20
Insection7.4,ReadingComprehensionPracticeQuestions,readthenextRCpassage,anddotheassociatedquestions2)IntheManhattanGRE5-lbBookofPracticeProblems
:
InChapter16,WordProblems,dothepracticeproblemsstartingat#20.3)Inthe
GREVocabularyFlashcards
,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).Spend10-30minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.4)Inthe
GREMathFlashcards
,spendupto10minutes.Finishlearningthethirddeck,Geometry.Reviewanycardsfromthisorthepreviousdecksthatyouhaventmastered.
5)Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookupandwritedownanywordsyoudontknow.6)InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems
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,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).Spend10-30minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.4)Inthe
GREMathFlashcards
,spendupto10minutes.Finishlearningtheninthdeck,MixedPracticeIII.Reviewanycardsfromthisorthepreviousdecksthatyouhaventmastered.
5)Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookupandwritedownanywordsyoudontknow.gre.magoosh.com446)InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems:
20ReadingcomprehensionverbalquestionsWeekNine,DayThree1)Inthe
GMATOfficialGuide (anyedition),
Insection7.4,ReadingComprehensionPracticeQuestions,readthenextRCpassage,anddotheassociatedquestions2)IntheGMATOfficialGuide
(anyedition),
Insection5.3,ProblemSolvingPracticeQuestions,thenext20questions3)Inthe
GREVocabularyFlashcards
,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).Spend10-30minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.4)Inthe
GREMathFlashcards
,spendupto10minutes.Finishlearningtheninthdeck,MixedPracticeIII.Reviewanycardsfromthisorthepreviousdecksthatyouhaventmastered.
5)Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookupandwritedownanywordsyoudontknow.6)InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems:
20MultipleChoicemathquestionsWeekNine,DayFour1)Inthe
GMATOfficialGuide (anyedition),
Insection8.4,CriticalReasoningPracticeQuestions,dothenextfiveCriticalReasoningquestionsgre.magoosh.com452)IntheGMATOfficialGuide
(anyedition),
Insection5.3,ProblemSolvingPracticeQuestions,thenext20questions3)Inthe
GREVocabularyFlashcards
,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).Spend10-30minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.4)Inthe
GREMathFlashcards
,spendupto10minutes.Finishlearningtheninthdeck,MixedPracticeIII.Reviewanycardsfromthisorthepreviousdecksthatyouhaventmastered.
5)Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookupandwritedownanywordsyoudontknow.6)InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems:
20TextcompletionverbalquestionsWeekNine,DayFive1)Inthe
GMATOfficialGuide (anyedition),
Insection7.4,ReadingComprehensionPracticeQuestions,readthenextRCpassage,anddotheassociatedquestions2)IntheGMATOfficialGuide
(anyedition),
Insection5.3,ProblemSolvingPracticeQuestions,thenext20questions3)Inthe
GREVocabularyFlashcards
,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).Spend10-30minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.4)Inthe
GREMathFlashcards
,spendupto10minutes.Finishlearningtheninthdeck,MixedPracticeIII.Reviewanycardsfromthisorthepreviousdecksthatyouhaventmastered.
gre.magoosh.com465)Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookupandwritedownanywordsyoudontknow.6)InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems:
10MultipleChoicemathquestions
10QuantitativeComparisonmathquestionsWeekNine,DaySix1)Today,youaregoingtotakeafull-lengthpracticetest,usinganotherofthesixManhattanGREpracticetestsonline.Asmuchaspossible,trytomimictheGREconditions.Giveyourselfrelativelyshortbreaksinbetweensections.OnlyeatthekindsofsnacksthatyouareplanningtobringtotherealGRE.Notehowyoursleepthenightbeforeaffectsyourwork.Notehowwhatyouhadfordinnerthepreviousnightandwhatyouhadtoeatearlierthatdayaffectsyourenergylevelandconcentration.Writeanyobservationsinyourjournal.Afteryouaredone,checkallyouranswers.Foranyquestionyougotright,skimtheexplanationtoverifythatyougotitrightfortherightreason.Foranyquestionyougotwrong,readtheexplanationthorough,takingnotesinyourjournalonanyconceptsyoudidntunderstandandanythingaboutthequestionformatthatpsychedyouout.
WeekTenWeekTen,DayOne1)Inthe GMATOfficialGuide (anyedition),
Insection8.4,CriticalReasoningPracticeQuestions,dothenextfiveCriticalReasoningquestionsgre.magoosh.com472)IntheGMATOfficialGuide
(anyedition),
Insection5.3,ProblemSolvingPracticeQuestions,thenext20questions3)Inthe
GREVocabularyFlashcards
,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).Spend10-30minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.4)Inthe
GREMathFlashcards
,spendupto10minutes.Startlearningthetenthdeck,MixedPracticeIV.Reviewanycardsfromthisorthepreviousdecksthatyouhaventmastered.
5)Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookupandwritedownanywordsyoudontknow.6)InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems:
Atthispoint,youshouldbefinishedwithmostoftheMagooshquestions.Overthesubsequentdays,do20questionsadayforpractice.Firstofall,finishanyremainingunansweredquestions,MathorVerbal.Onceyouaredonewithunansweredquestions,thenselectincorrectasyourpool,anddothequestionsyougotwrongagain,toseehowwellyoulearnedfromyourmistakes.Onceyourpoolofincorrectquestionsgetsrelativelysmall,resetyourquestionstats,andcontinuetodo20questionsaday.VaryMathandVerbalasneeded.
WeekTen,DayTwo1)Inthe GMATOfficialGuide (anyedition),
Insection7.4,ReadingComprehensionPracticeQuestions,readthenextRCpassage,anddotheassociatedquestions2)IntheGMATOfficialGuide
(anyedition),
Insection5.3,ProblemSolvingPracticeQuestions,thenext20questionsgre.magoosh.com483)Inthe
GREVocabularyFlashcards
,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).Spend10-30minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.4)Inthe
GREMathFlashcards
,spendupto10minutes.Finishlearningthetenthdeck,MixedPracticeIV.Reviewanycardsfromthisorthepreviousdecksthatyouhaventmastered.
5)Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookupandwritedownanywordsyoudontknow.6)InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems:
20questions;seeWeek10,Day1fordetails. WeekTen,DayThree1)Inthe
GMATOfficialGuide (anyedition),
Insection8.4,CriticalReasoningPracticeQuestions,dothenextfiveCriticalReasoningquestions2)IntheGMATOfficialGuide
(anyedition),
Insection5.3,ProblemSolvingPracticeQuestions,thenext20questions3)Inthe
GREVocabularyFlashcards
,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).Spend10-30minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.4)Inthe
GREMathFlashcards
,spendupto10minutes.Finishlearningthetenthdeck,MixedPracticeIV.Reviewanycardsfromthisorthepreviousdecksthatyouhaventmastered.
5)Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookupandwritedownanywordsyoudontknow.6)InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems:gre.magoosh.com49
20questions;seeWeek10,Day1fordetails. WeekTen,DayFour1)Inthe
GMATOfficialGuide (anyedition),
Insection7.4,ReadingComprehensionPracticeQuestions,readthenextRCpassage,anddotheassociatedquestions2)IntheGMATOfficialGuide
(anyedition),
Insection5.3,ProblemSolvingPracticeQuestions,thenext20questions3)Inthe
GREVocabularyFlashcards
,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).Spend10-30minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.4)Inthe
GREMathFlashcards
,spendupto10minutes.Finishlearningthetenthdeck,MixedPracticeIV.Reviewanycardsfromthisorthepreviousdecksthatyouhaventmastered.
5)Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookupandwritedownanywordsyoudontknow.6)InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems:
20questions;seeWeek10,Day1fordetails. WeekTen,DayFive1)Inthe
GMATOfficialGuide (anyedition),
Insection8.4,CriticalReasoningPracticeQuestions,dothenextfiveCriticalReasoningquestions2)IntheGMATOfficialGuide
(anyedition),gre.magoosh.com50
Insection5.3,ProblemSolvingPracticeQuestions,thenext20questions3)Inthe
GREVocabularyFlashcards
,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).Spend10-30minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.4)Inthe
GREMathFlashcards
,spendupto10minutes.Finishlearningthetenthdeck,MixedPracticeIV.Reviewanycardsfromthisorthepreviousdecksthatyouhaventmastered.
5)Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookupandwritedownanywordsyoudontknow.6)InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems:
20questions;seeWeek10,Day1fordetails.
WeekTen,DaySix1)Today,youaregoingtotakeafull-lengthpracticetest,usingthelastofthesixManhattanGREpracticetestsonline.Asmuchaspossible,trytomimictheGREconditions.Giveyourselfrelativelyshortbreaksinbetweensections.OnlyeatthekindsofsnacksthatyouareplanningtobringtotherealGRE.Notehowyoursleepthenightbeforeaffectsyourwork.Notehowwhatyouhadfordinnerthepreviousnightandwhatyouhadtoeatearlierthatdayaffectsyourenergylevelandconcentration.Writeanyobservationsinyourjournal.Afteryouaredone,checkallyouranswers.Foranyquestionyougotright,skimtheexplanationtoverifythatyougotitrightfortherightreason.Foranyquestionyougotwrong,readtheexplanationthorough,takingnotesinyourjournalonanyconceptsyoudidntunderstandandanythingaboutthequestionformatthatpsychedyouout.
gre.magoosh.com51WeekElevenWeekEleven,DayOne1)Inthe
GMATOfficialGuide (anyedition),
Insection7.4,ReadingComprehensionPracticeQuestions,readthenextRCpassage,anddotheassociatedquestions2)IntheGMATOfficialGuide
(anyedition),
Insection5.3,ProblemSolvingPracticeQuestions,thenext20questions3)Inthe
GREVocabularyFlashcards
,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).Spend10-30minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.4)Inthe
GREMathFlashcards
,spendupto10minutes.Startlearningtheeleventhdeck,MixedPracticeV.Reviewanycardsfromthisorthepreviousdecksthatyouhaventmastered.
5)Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookupandwritedownanywordsyoudontknow.6)InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems:
20questions;seeWeek10,Day1fordetails. WeekEleven,DayTwo1)Inthe
GMATOfficialGuide (anyedition),
Insection8.4,CriticalReasoningPracticeQuestions,dothenextfiveCriticalReasoningquestionsgre.magoosh.com522)IntheGMATOfficialGuide
(anyedition),
Insection5.3,ProblemSolvingPracticeQuestions,thenext15questions3)Inthe
GREVocabularyFlashcards
,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).Spend10-30minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.4)Inthe
GREMathFlashcards
,spendupto10minutes.Finishlearningtheeleventhdeck,MixedPracticeV.Reviewanycardsfromthisorthepreviousdecksthatyouhaventmastered.
5)Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookupandwritedownanywordsyoudontknow.6)InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems:
20questions;seeWeek10,Day1fordetails. WeekEleven,DayThree1)Inthe
GMATOfficialGuide (anyedition),
Insection7.4,ReadingComprehensionPracticeQuestions,readthenextRCpassage,anddotheassociatedquestions2)IntheGMATOfficialGuide
(anyedition),
Insection5.3,ProblemSolvingPracticeQuestions,thelast15questions3)Inthe
GREVocabularyFlashcards
,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).Spend10-30minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.4)Inthe
GREMathFlashcards
,spendupto10minutes.Finishlearningtheeleventhdeck,MixedPracticeV.Reviewanycardsfromthisorthepreviousdecksthatyouhaventmastered.
gre.magoosh.com535)Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookupandwritedownanywordsyoudontknow.6)InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems:
20questions;seeWeek10,Day1fordetails. WeekEleven,DayFour1)Inthe
GMATOfficialGuide (anyedition),
Insection8.4,CriticalReasoningPracticeQuestions,dothenextfiveCriticalReasoningquestions2)IntheGMATOfficialGuide
(anyedition),
Insection3.1,theDiagnosticTest,dothe24ProblemSolvingquestionsatthestartofthetest.
3)Inthe GREVocabularyFlashcards
,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).Spend10-30minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.4)Inthe
GREMathFlashcards
,spendupto10minutes.Finishlearningtheeleventhdeck,MixedPracticeV.Reviewanycardsfromthisorthepreviousdecksthatyouhaventmastered.
5)Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookupandwritedownanywordsyoudontknow.6)InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems:
20questions;seeWeek10,Day1fordetails.
WeekEleven,DayFivegre.magoosh.com541)Inthe GMATOfficialGuide
(anyedition),
Insection7.4,ReadingComprehensionPracticeQuestions,readthenextRCpassage,anddotheassociatedquestions2)MathPractice
Havingexhaustedseveralcollectionsofpracticeproblems,Iwillgiveyousomechallengingproblemsinthelastdaysoftheexam.ThesewillcomefromtheMagooshGMATblog.
MagooshGMATBlog: ChallengingProblemswithRootsandExponents3)Inthe
GREVocabularyFlashcards
,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).Spend10-30minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.4)Inthe
GREMathFlashcards
,spendupto10minutes.Finishlearningtheeleventhdeck,MixedPracticeV.Reviewanycardsfromthisorthepreviousdecksthatyouhaventmastered.
5)Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookupandwritedownanywordsyoudontknow.6)InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems:
20questions;seeWeek10,Day1fordetails.
WeekEleven,DaySix1)Today,youaregoingtotakethefirstpracticeGREavailablethroughtheGREPowerPrepsoftware.Asmuchaspossible,trytomimictheGREconditions.Giveyourselfrelativelyshortbreaksinbetweensections.OnlyeatthekindsofsnacksthatyouareplanningtobringtotherealGRE.Notehowyoursleepthenightbeforeaffectsyourwork.Notehowwhatyouhadfordinnerthegre.magoosh.com55previousnightandwhatyouhadtoeatearlierthatdayaffectsyourenergylevelandconcentration.Writeanyobservationsinyourjournal.Afteryouaredone,checkallyouranswers.Foranyquestionyougotright,skimtheexplanationtoverifythatyougotitrightfortherightreason.Foranyquestionyougotwrong,readtheexplanationthorough,takingnotesinyourjournalonanyconceptsyoudidntunderstandandanythingaboutthequestionformatthatpsychedyouout.
WeekTwelveWeekTwelve,DayOne1)Inthe GMATOfficialGuide (anyedition),
Insection8.4,CriticalReasoningPracticeQuestions,dothenextfiveCriticalReasoningquestions2)MathPractice
MagooshGMATBlog:
ChallengingCoordinateGeometrypracticeproblems3)Inthe
GREVocabularyFlashcards
,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).Spend10-30minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.4)Inthe
GREMathFlashcards
,spendupto10minutes.Startlearningthetwelfthdeck,MixedPracticeVI.Reviewanycardsfromthisorthepreviousdecksthatyouhaventmastered.
5)Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookupandwritedownanywordsyoudontknow.6)InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems:
20questions;seeWeek10,Day1fordetails.
gre.magoosh.com56WeekTwelve,DayTwo1)Inthe GMATOfficialGuide
(anyedition),
Insection7.4,ReadingComprehensionPracticeQuestions,readthenextRCpassage,anddotheassociatedquestions2)MathPractice
MagooshGMATBlog: CountingPracticeProblemsfortheGMAT3)Inthe
GREVocabularyFlashcards
,master20morewords(abitlessthanhalfadeck).Spend10-30minutesreviewingpreviousdecks.4)Inthe
GREMathFlashcards
,spendupto10minutes.Finishlearningthetwelfthdeck,MixedPracticeVI.Reviewanycardsfromthisorthepreviousdecksthatyouhaventmastered.
5)Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookupandwritedownanywordsyoudontknow.6)InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems:
20questions;seeWeek10,Day1fordetails. WeekTwelve,DayThree1)Inthe
GMATOfficialGuide (anyedition),
Insection8.4,CriticalReasoningPracticeQuestions,dothenextfiveCriticalReasoningquestions2)MathPracticegre.magoosh.com57
MagooshGMATBlog: CircleProblemsontheGMAT3)Inthe
GREVocabularyFlashcards
,spend30minutesreviewingmastereddecks.4)Inthe GREMathFlashcards
,spendupto10minutes.Finishlearningthetwelfthdeck,MixedPracticeVI.Reviewanycardsfromthisorthepreviousdecksthatyouhaventmastered.
5)Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookupandwritedownanywordsyoudontknow.6)InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems:
20questions;seeWeek10,Day1fordetails. WeekTwelve,DayFour1)Inthe
GMATOfficialGuide (anyedition),
Insection7.4,ReadingComprehensionPracticeQuestions,readthenextRCpassage,anddotheassociatedquestions2)MathPractice
MagooshGMATBlog:
GMATPracticeProblemswithFractionsandDecimals3)Inthe
GREVocabularyFlashcards
,spend30minutesreviewingmastereddecks.4)Inthe GREMathFlashcards
,spendupto10minutes.Finishlearningthetwelfthdeck,MixedPracticeVI.Reviewanycardsfromthisorthepreviousdecksthatyouhaventmastered.
5)Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookupandwritedownanywordsyoudontknow.6)InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems:gre.magoosh.com58
20questions;seeWeek10,Day1fordetails. WeekTwelve,DayFive1)Inthe
GMATOfficialGuide (anyedition),
Insection8.4,CriticalReasoningPracticeQuestions,dothenextfiveCriticalReasoningquestions2)MathPractice
MagooshGMATBlog:practiceproblemson Sets andGeometry3)Inthe
GREVocabularyFlashcards
,spend30minutesreviewingmastereddecks.4)Inthe GREMathFlashcards
,spendupto10minutes.Finishlearningthetwelfthdeck,MixedPracticeVI.Reviewanycardsfromthisorthepreviousdecksthatyouhaventmastered.
5)Readyourchosenreadingmaterial(onechapter,orafewarticles).Lookupandwritedownanywordsyoudontknow.6)InMagoosh,dothefollowingproblems:
20questions;seeWeek10,Day1fordetails.
WeekTwelve,DaySix1)Today,youaregoingtotakethesecondpracticeGREavailablethroughtheGREPowerPrepsoftware.gre.magoosh.com59Asmuchaspossible,trytomimictheGREconditions.Giveyourselfrelativelyshortbreaksinbetweensections.OnlyeatthekindsofsnacksthatyouareplanningtobringtotherealGRE.Notehowyoursleepthenightbeforeaffectsyourwork.Notehowwhatyouhadfordinnerthepreviousnightandwhatyouhadtoeatearlierthatdayaffectsyourenergylevelandconcentration.Writeanyobservationsinyourjournal.Afteryouaredone,checkallyouranswers.Foranyquestionyougotright,skimtheexplanationtoverifythatyougotitrightfortherightreason.Foranyquestionyougotwrong,readtheexplanationthorough,takingnotesinyourjournalonanyconceptsyoudidntunderstandandanythingaboutthequestionformatthatpsychedyouout.
AfterWeek12:ConcentratedReviewAtthispoint,ifyouhavebeenfollowingtheschedule,youshouldhavedoneeveryquestioninMagooshatleastonce.Forwhateverdaysremainbeforethetest,keepupworkonGREmathandverbal.Somesuggestionsforwhattodo:1)Throughselectingquestiontype&difficultyonthe"Dashboard",doMagooshproblemsoveragain,andseehowyoudoasecondtime.3)WatchorrewatchanyMagooshlessonvideos,onwhatevertopicsyoufeelyouneedtoreview4)Keepreadingyourchallengingmaterial,tobuildvocabularyandacclimateyoureartoeloquentstyle.5)Keepdrillingyourvocabflashcardsandanymathflashcardsyouhaventmastered.6)FinishingtheremainingReadingComprehensionandCriticalReasoningquestionsinthe
GMATOfficialGuide,andinsection3.2,theDiagnosticTest,dotheRCandCRquestions(thesearetheamongthehardestinthisGuide).
7)Revieworredoanymathproblemsyougotwronginearlierpractice.Noticehowwellyouhavelearnedfromyourmistakes.gre.magoosh.com60Daybeforethetest:1)NoGREpreparationallday2)Eatalarge,healthy,leisurelydinnernoalcohol!3)Gotobedearlierthanusual.Dayoftest:1)ABSOLUTELYNOLASTMINUTEGREPREPARATION!2)Eatalargebreakfast,fullofprotein3)Dorelaxing,funactivitiestopasstimeuntilthetestBringtothetest:1)Aliterofwater2)Healthyenergy-packedsnacks(nuts,proteinbar,etc.)3)Onbreaks,makesuretogetup,move&stretchmoving&stretchingthelargemusclesofthebody(legs&torso)willgetoxygenflowingthroughout,whichwillhelpkeepyouawakeandkeepyouthinkingclearly.Anyquestionsonthisplan?Justleaveusacomment!gre.magoosh.com61
