The GMAT® Official Guide Study Plan |GMAT Official Guide Online

Official Guide to Exam in 8 weeks

	Objectives	Tasks	Materials	Tips
Week 1	Get familiar with the exam and set a baseline score	The GMAT Official Guide outlines everything that’s covered on the test and provides tips and study strategies for each section Take the Diagnostic Test included in the book to learn which types of questions you’ll need to practice most	GMAT Official Guide	Don’t worry about your score on the Diagnostic Test! The goal is to become familiar with the exam and set a baseline for measuring your progress.
Week 2	Practice	Answer the first 1/3 of practice questions in each section of the Official Guide to help identify areas you need to focus on most Continually review answer explanations and refine your approach to questions	GMAT Official Guide	Questions in each section of the Official Guide are ordered based on level of difficulty, from easy to hard.
Week 3	Assess your progress	Log into the Official Guide Online to access the online question bank. Start building small practice sets in Study Mode. As you gain confidence, adjust the filters to add more difficulty and include a mix of question types	GMAT Official Guide Online	Use the code in the GMAT^® Official Guide to access the online question bank. Start by focusing on the question types the Diagnostic Test indicated you’d need to practice most.
Week 4	Focus on time management	Create longer, timed practice sets in Exam Mode to practice answering questions under time pressure.	GMAT Official Guide Online	Time management is very important on the GMAT exam. Develop a sense of when to work through a question and when to make an educated guess and move on.
Week 5	Build confidence	Review answer explanations and create new practice sets in Study Mode based on the questions you got wrong	GMAT Official Guide Online	Spend as much time reviewing questions as answering them.
Week 6	Assess your readiness	Create a practice set in Exam Mode with 12 IR, 31 quant, and 36 verbal questions to simulate a full-length practice exam. Pay attention to pacing throughout the exam Review the practice set in full and adjust your study plan accordingly	GMAT Official Guide Online	When taking timed practice sets in Exam Mode, try to simulate a real test experience and minimize the number of distractions that could disrupt your concentration..
Week 7	Build confidence	Build new practice sets targeting the areas where you need to study most	GMAT Official Guide Online	Be sure to test yourself on the additional Integrated Reasoning questions not available in the book.
Week 8	Prepare for test date	Continue practicing and reviewing answer explanations Develop a time management strategy based on your strengths and weaknesses Think through test day logistics and learn what to expect at the test center	GMAT^® Official Guide + Online	Don’t try to cram too much in the last week; focus on building confidence and keeping your mind fresh.