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Is your GMAT score stuck? Are you starting to wonder whether to <\/span>stop studying for the GMAT<\/span><\/a>? If you\u2019re in this situation, but you don\u2019t have the score you want, try following this plan first.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n If your score isn\u2019t going up, and you\u2019ve taken more than a couple of practice tests (or official tests), that means <\/span>you\u2019re making the same mistakes more than once<\/b>. There are only so many different types of problems on the GMAT, and there are only so many different mistakes you can make. If you\u2019re at a score plateau, you\u2019re revisiting old mistakes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n It also means that <\/span>what you\u2019re doing now isn\u2019t effective<\/b>. I left that statement somewhat vague on purpose, because \u201cwhat you\u2019re doing\u201d could refer to a couple of different things. It\u2019s possible that <\/span>what you\u2019re doing while you take the GMAT<\/b> isn\u2019t effective. It\u2019s also possible that <\/span>what you\u2019re doing while you study<\/b> isn\u2019t effective. Or, it could be both.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n You might also need to shake things up a bit. Maybe you\u2019re mentally fatigued and <\/span>suffering from GMAT burnout<\/span><\/a>. If your attitude towards the GMAT is one of stress, boredom, pessimism, anxiety, dread, fear, etc., you can\u2019t just study your way out of it. Something has to change.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n What follows is my plan for getting past a score plateau. It\u2019s going to take <\/span>at least two weeks of hard work<\/b> on your part. And I can\u2019t guarantee that it will work! But it\u2019s based on everything I\u2019ve learned so far about how to study for the GMAT.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n To try to blast through the GMAT plateau, you\u2019re going to choose <\/span>five things to focus on<\/b> each week. Since everyone has different needs and goals, I\u2019ll give you a list to pick each of these five things from. However, everybody\u2019s plan will include the same basic elements:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Let\u2019s see your options!<\/span><\/p>\n From this list, choose <\/span>one<\/b> thing to do for the next week. You can make your choice based on what you think you need the most, or you can choose randomly! All of these suggestions will help you with the GMAT, so there isn\u2019t just one right choice. Just don\u2019t try to do more than one of them. One thing that makes this plan work is that it lets you focus on just a few things for a little while, and takes some of the pressure off to do everything all at once!<\/span><\/p>\n You\u2019ve picked one way to master your mindset. Now, choose one test-taking skill to perfect over the next week, by picking one of the following exercises.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n From the following list, choose<\/span> one<\/b> new thing to do for the next two weeks. Again, only pick one of these things! We\u2019re trying to shake up your study habits, not completely burn you out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Here\u2019s a (non-exhaustive) list of <\/span>high-value GMAT Quant content<\/span><\/a>. Choose <\/span>one <\/b>of these areas, and really master it this week. Even if you already understand the topic fairly well, you have a week to become an expert. Start by reading a good chapter or article, or watching a video, about the topic: if you have the Manhattan Prep strategy guides or access to GMAT Interact, that\u2019s a great place to start. Then, use the Official Guide to do practice problems on that topic. Finally, review all of those problems thoroughly and write about them in your problem log. For bonus points (not redeemable on the GMAT!), you can also <\/span>create a cheat sheet for the topic<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Here\u2019s another list, this time for Verbal! A lot of people focus way too much on Quant, to the detriment of their overall GMAT score. If you have a certain overall score goal in mind, and you\u2019ve plateaued while mostly studying Quant, this is your excuse to focus on Verbal for a little while. Pick one of these topics, and approach it this week in the same way described in the previous section.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n If you\u2019ve followed along until this point, you should have a list of five things to do this week. <\/span>For now, ditch everything else you\u2019re doing to study for the GMAT. <\/b>After all, you\u2019re trying to shake things up, try something new, and stop making the same old mistakes. Create a study calendar for the next week, making sure to include whichever mindset technique you\u2019re going to try out. Then, for the next week, focus just on those five things and trust the process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The following week\u2026 do it again! You can repeat any or all of your five choices, or try something totally new.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n At the end of the two weeks, it\u2019s time to take another practice test. You might be surprised to find that your score has gone up. If so, you now have some new things to incorporate into your process as you get back into your regular study routine. If not: you\u2019ve still gotten some good data. You now know a couple of things that don\u2019t work out very well for you, and you should, at the very least, be feeling refreshed and intellectually curious.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n If you try this, let us know about it in the comments! I\u2019d love to hear how you make this plan your own, and whether it helps you bust through a tough GMAT score plateau.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n RELATED:\u00a0<\/strong>Top 3 GMAT Study Mistakes (And How to Fix Them)<\/a><\/p>\n You can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person GMAT courses absolutely free! We\u2019re not kidding. <\/i><\/b>Check out our upcoming courses here<\/i><\/b><\/a>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Is your GMAT score stuck? Are you starting to wonder whether to stop studying for the GMAT? 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Build your personalized GMAT Study Guide<\/b><\/h3>\n
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GMAT Score Improvement Tip #1: Learn one new mindset-related skill<\/b><\/h4>\n
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GMAT Score Improvement Tip #2: Lean one new general GMAT test-taking skill<\/b><\/h4>\n
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GMAT Score Improvement Tip #3: Learn one new GMAT study method<\/b><\/h4>\n
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GMAT Score Improvement Tip #4: Master a type of GMAT Quant content<\/b><\/h4>\n
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GMAT Score Improvement Tip #5: Master a type of GMAT Verbal content<\/b><\/h4>\n
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What you should have now<\/b><\/h3>\n
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<\/a>Chelsey Cooley<\/a>\u00a0is a Manhattan Prep instructor based in Seattle, Washington.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/i><\/b>Chelsey always followed her heart when it came to her education. Luckily, her heart led her straight to the perfect background for GMAT and GRE teaching: she has undergraduate degrees in mathematics and history, a master\u2019s degree in linguistics, a 790 on the GMAT, and a perfect 170Q\/170V on the GRE. Check out Chelsey\u2019s upcoming GMAT prep offerings here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/em><\/i><\/p>\n