2 month study plan for GMAT for arts/humanities students focuses mainly on the quant section. GMAT study schedules are mostly created for every kind of aspirant. But there are numerous GMAT aspirants coming from humanities backgrounds who slightly lag behind in the quant section. This GMAT planner is created with a balanced focus on both quant and verbal but slightly more on the former.
Before beginning let us provide the arts/humanities candidates an idea of whether they should even worry about the GMAT quant section. Firstly, the GMAT quant is mostly about logic and hardly involves calculation. This makes those candidates stress a little less about mugging up formulas as majorly the reasonable talent is needed (which most of the candidates possess). The GMAT quant section is majorly based on high-school mathematical topics like algebra, arithmetic, geometry, and word problems. This involves mostly the fundamental math knowledge and if you’ve trouble understanding that then beginning your GMAT preparation a month earlier will help too.
Below is a GMAT study plan for two months that helps candidates prepare for the GMAT exam. If you are a beginner or find difficulty in a particular section you can extend it to a GMAT study plan for 3 months. Reviewing sections, different types of questions, and practice questions are other helpful GMAT preparation tools.
Week 1 | |
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Monday | Start with taking a diagnostic test and assessing your strong and weak points; |
Tuesday | First, start with GMAT Sentence correction; |
Move on to reading flashcards; | |
Check the inaccurate answers from last day’s diagnostic test; | |
Wednesday | Start with GMAT Problem Solving; |
Start with GMAT Critical Reasoning; | |
Continue with flashcards | |
Thursday | Start with GMAT Data Sufficiency; |
Practice GMAT CR; | |
Watch strategic math videos | |
Friday | Practice GMAT SC; Learn GMAT algebra; |
Watch videos on GMAT AWA; Practice CR and PS | |
Saturday | Learn GMAT geometry; Practice 15 – 16 SC questions; Practice PS questions |
Sunday | Rest or Practice |
Week 2 | |
Monday | Watch videos on difficult GMAT verbal concepts; Focus on GMAT Arithmetic and Fractions; |
Solve 12 – 13 PS and 3 RC passages; Learn new words from flashcard | |
Tuesday | Practice 15 – 16 difficult PS questions; 4 RC passages; |
Learn advanced CR concepts; Outside reading | |
Wednesday | Focus on percent and ratio modules; Solve 12 DC and 14 CR questions; |
Start with GMAT Integrated Reasoning | |
Thursday | Focus on GMAT Integer properties; Solve 11 PS and SC questions; |
Learn new words from flashcards; Watch verbal videos | |
Friday | Practice GMAT IR; Learn new words; Practice new AWA essays; |
Find solutions to inaccurate answers | |
Saturday | Focus on GMAT Inequality, algebra, equations module; Solve 12 PS and 3 RC questions; Watch quant videos; |
Sunday | Rest or Practice |
Week 3 | |
Monday | Solve word problem questions; Practice 15 DS and 13 CR questions; Learn flashcards; |
Tuesday | Watch IR and quant videos; Solve Roots and Power sums; Solve 12 PS and 11 SC questions; Outside reading |
Wednesday | Solve from GMAC’s official practice papers; Solve IR questions; Learn words from flashcards |
Thursday | Learn and solve difficult RC concepts; Watch verbal video lessons; Solve geometry questions; |
Friday | Solve PS and CR questions; Watch IR videos; Learn new words from flashcards |
Saturday | Watch quant videos; Learn and Solve coordinate geometry; Solve DS, RC and CR questions; |
Sunday | Rest or Practice |
Week 4 | |
Monday | Solve statistics questions; Learn difficult concepts of SC; Learn from math flashcards |
Tuesday | Solve a practice paper from GMAC’s official site; Watch verbal videos |
Wednesday | Solve counting lesson; Solve 12 PS and 3 -4 RC passages; Learn new words from flashcards; |
Thursday | Solve 16 CR questions; Watch quant videos; Learn and solve Probability |
Friday | Solve 12 DS and 13 CR questions; Watch videos on sentence correction; Read outside reading |
Saturday | Solve 16 DS and CR questions; Watch verbal videos; Solve IR questions |
Sunday | Solve 12 PS and SC questions; Learn from flashcards |
Week 5 | |
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Monday | Take a full-length GMAT practice test; Learn a few new words |
Tuesday | Solve RC, SC, and CR questions; Watch quant videos; Outside reading |
Wednesday | Solve 16 PS and SC questions; Watch verbal videos; Learn SC core concepts |
Thursday | Solve 13 CR and 3 RC passages; Watch math videos; Solve 11 SC questions; |
Friday | Solve 4 GMAT RC and 16 SC questions; Practice quant questions; Work on the inaccurate answers |
Saturday | Learn new words from flashcards; Solve 12 PS and 10 CR questions; Outside reading |
Sunday | Rest or Practice |
Week 6 | |
Monday | Start with revision of the quant; Start re-watching verbal videos |
Tuesday | Practice 16 PS, SC, and CR questions; Learn new words from flashcards |
Wednesday | Practice AWA essays; Work on IR questions; Work on the inaccurate answers |
Thursday | Solve 16 DS and PS questions; Solve 3 RC passages; Outside reading |
Friday | Watch quant videos on difficult topics; Solve 11 SC questions |
Saturday | Take a full-length GMAT test |
Sunday | Rest or Practice |
Week 7 | |
Monday | Solve 12 PS and 3 RC passages; Learn from flashcards; Learn difficult CR concept |
Tuesday | Solve 16 PS and CR questions; Watch quant videos; Watch verbal videos |
Wednesday | Focus on the weaker sections; Find solutions to inaccurate answers |
Thursday | Solve 12 DS and 13 CR questions; Learn new words from flashcards |
Friday | Watch quant videos; Solve 12 PS and 3 RC passages; & Solve CR advanced concepts |
Saturday | Solve 16 PS and 3 RC passages; Watch quant and verbal videos; & Outside reading |
Sunday | Rest or Practice |
Week 8 | |
Monday | Take another full-length test |
Tuesday | Work on inaccurate answers and find solutions |
Wednesday | Watch videos on quant and practice; Watch videos on GMAT verbal and practice |
Thursday | Practice AWA and IR |
Friday | PRACTICE |
Saturday | PRACTICE |
Sunday | Rest |
We have curated a few of the best GMAT preparation tips which are suitable for the arts/humanities candidates during their GMAT self-study plan. Note that these tips are derived from actual test-takers who have taken the exam or are preparing.
*The article might have information for the previous academic years, please refer the official website of the exam.
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