DETERMINE YOUR TIME FRAME.DECIDE HOW MUCH TIME YOU CAN DEVOTE EACH...

4. Determine your time frame.Decide how much time you can devote each day and each week to yourGMAT exam preparation. Use the chart you filled out on pages 27–28. How many weeks are thereuntil the exam? Be realistic about how much time you have available—life will go on, with all its otherdemands—but do not forget to note when you have a few extra minutes. You will learn how to makegood use of small windows of opportunity.Once you know how much time you have, estimate how long you need to work on each specific taskyou have set for yourself. You may find it useful to break down the Verbal section by question type(reading comprehension, critical reasoning, and sentence correction) and the Quantitative section bysubjects, such as arithmetic, geometry, algebra, and data analysis. You may have to prioritize your workin various areas, depending on how much time you have to prepare and in which areas you can mostimprove your score.