Realistic Study Plan for GRE & GMAT: What I did (340/780)

A realistic study plan for the GRE and GMAT, based on what I did. With outlines of how many hours to study, how to allocate those hours and what resources to use, as well as bonus tips at the end of the video.

Some of the resources discussed in the video:

GMAT Official Guide 2021 Bundle: Books + Online Question Bank

Official GRE Super Power Pack, Second Edition

Also (for more advanced students):

5 lb. Book of GRE Practice Problems

Kaplan GMAT 800

The GRE and GMAT are two of most used graduate exams for those seeking to study a Masters Degree or Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degree. The Graduate Record Exam and Graduate Management Admissions Test have been taken for over 50 years and are taken by approximately 600,000 and 300,000 people worldwide annually, respectively. These exams are typically taken between the ages of 18-40, by those who have completed, or are about to complete, their Bachelors Degree.

0:00 Introduction
0:53 How many hours a week?
4:41 What are the best resources to use? (2020)
8:32 How to spend the hours?
14:42 BONUS TIPS! If you’re now ready to get into your dream MBA program, my former student, Angel, is offering virtual private Admissions coaching. She was admitted into Harvard Business School, The Wharton School of Business, and Columbia Business School (accepted into every school she interviewed for) after graduating from UCLA with a degree in Communication. She also got 3 perfect scores on the GRE’s Analytical Writing Assessment (99th percentile).

[vivalavida]

I just presented the GRE I was so nervous I even forgot basic stuff like prime numbrers. I scored 298. So I'll have to retake it. So, thanks for this content.

[michaelfoster]

I just took the GRE yesterday and I wanted to thank you for all your helpful videos ! Definitely helped me for sure ! You rock !

[nikitachaudhari]

This video would help everyone. also, it's good start who are still thinking how to start GRE/GMAT study.
All efforts behind designing this helpful video are really appreciable.
Great Video 👍

[deepanshu.saxena]

i was trying to find a authentic study schedule, and finally you made this. i appreciate your sincerity. thank you Philip! :)

[kay]

Hey philip you are probably the best gre tutor i have ever came across, your video gives me motivation as i have my gre in end of November and just a small request can you please do a video for RC’s about how to read and get every bit of it and how to answer specific question types it would be much of a help to me because i am a bit struggling with RC’s .
Thanks for motivating all GRE aspirants and take care in this tough time.

[brenikitawilliams]

I read through the GRE Math Review from ETS, watched all of the Magoosh math review videos and took notes, watched all of Gregmat's verbal videos, made a vocabulary spreadsheet of the highest frequency words and have about 400 down. Have one more month left before I take it. Was kinda stuck on what to do next as I saw so many people on reddit suggest the Manhattan 5lb book but I found those too easy? Glad I found this video, seems obvious that I should be doing as much ETS stuff as I can!

[sumaiyaaralima]

Thanks Heaps! I'm indebted to you.

[bradleygoronson]

Thanks, Philip! Being super excited and curious and loving everything I’m learning has helped me a lot during my study!

[endlessadventures]

Thanks Philip for the clear and concise study plan. I took the GRE today and the unofficial score is V:154 and Q:161. Quite disappointed, really. I had roughly 1.5 months to prepare while working full time, and I used your videos to recap quant concepts and strengthen my vocabulary. I was doing rather well on the PowerPrep practice tests, scoring between 322-326 but was quite disappointed with the actual GRE. My first verbal section was certainly more difficult than I expected (and had practiced). I am contemplating to retake the test in a few weeks and this video came in handy.

[joykhan]

Much needed video,
thanks a bunch, mate!!!!

[sheriffadepoju]

18 days left for me 😭. Been Studying on and off for 3 months. I hope I can squeeze in the 10 practice test before my time runs out

[tanzeemaruhi]

Hi Philip, thanks a lot for the videos. For better reference purpose, could you please give the amazon/appropriate links of the resources in the description box? Thanks!

[maggiejay]

Thanks for all the great videos! I ended up scoring a 164 on Quant and 163 on Verbal 😊 Didn't get that "perfect 340" but I'm pretty happy with my scores.

[YashPatel-bqnh]

How we are supposed to give the test without covering all the topics which are asked in the exam?

[sravaniravipati]

Hey philip, since the difficulty in quants has increased so much in gre. Could you please make a video on what kind of concepts and questions ets is testing currently??? Like ppl are telling that arithmetic and geometric progression are being tested. So pls tell me about those additional concepts and topics

[ashish]

I scored 296 in my mock test..if I follow your study guide can I score 320 in 25-30 days?

[creativeschmuck]

15-16 days left for me.
Lemme know your email Philip. I'll send you the score and surprise reveal as well.

[saifurrehman]

do you guide on how to write research objectives, personal statement?

[bryansauceda]

Hi,

I did terribly poor on the verbal section. I thought i actually learn a decent amount of words. However, i was relying more on the meaning of the word rather than the content. I watched greg mat and how he uses "specific" techniques to tackle the questions. I also read other second-party GRE books that discussed the verbal section as "cheat codes", where it wasn't really much about the word but of how you can use problem solving and match the context with the words. Can you give me advice for this ? Is it possible to actually learn 500+, and if not then what should i focus for both SE and RC.

p.s . One thing i could've done better is to take more practice test, and master my timing. It definitely hit me when i took the actual GRE i had about 2 minutes left with 10 problems remaining.

[gaganreddy]

Hi Philip i would be grateful if I could connect with u through email. I really need ur help. I have attempted gre twice but have failed to reach the targeted score. Request you to plz connect @TheTestedTutor