OK, you are starting more or less from scratch, and you want to prepare for the GRE in 90 days. You need a strategic plan to organize yourself. I designed four different versions of the 90 Day Plan, and I need you to start with a little self-diagnosis. Which sounds most like you?
- 90 Day GRE Study Plan for Beginners: Help! Math and verbal both scare the living bejeebers out of me! I need all the help and support I can get! Help!
- 90 Day GRE Study Plan (Math Focused): I have a natural affinity with the verbal, but the math is far less intuitive for me. I would like to focus more there.
- 90 Day GRE Study Plan (Verbal Focused): Me a math nerd. Me think all math easy. Me have big verbal problems. One day, me will talk good.
- 90 Day GRE Study Plan for Advanced Students: I actually feel reasonably comfortable with math & verbal; if I took the test today, I’d get around 305-315 combined score. I’m interested in refining my understanding, and getting into the upper 320s region in the next twelve weeks.
90 Day GRE Study Plan for Advanced Students
Essential Materials:
- Magoosh GRE Prep
- ETS’s Official Guide to the GRE book (+ our free video explanations)
- ETS’s PowerPrep Software: If you are a Mac user that can’t use ETS’s Poweprep, or would prefer to take the practice test on paper, you can print out ETS’s practice test PDF (with video explanations here). Take note that the Poweprep software and the paper-based test have overlapping material, so it won’t be of much help to do both, unless you space them out far enough so that you won’t recognize the questions and answers! I recommend using the Poweprep software if you can, since taking the test on a computer is a better simulation of exam day conditions.
- Subscribe to the Sunday New York Times (NYT), online or print
- Reading material: this may be any non-fiction scholarly book, history and social science preferable. You may also choose one of the recommended magazines: Scientific American, Atlantic Monthly, The New Yorker, National Geographic, The Economist. I will assume that, since you are a person with facility for the verbal, you already have a sophisticated palate when it comes to personal reading. I will just include in this plan a bit of time to read every day. The reading that will most help you for the GRE would be scholarly, erudite non-fiction. That would include both books as well as high-brow periodicals, some of which are listed below.
- a journal or notebook (yes, a physical hard copy item)
- Notecards
- Manhattan GRE 500 Essential Words Flash Card set
- Manhattan GRE 500 Advanced Words Flash Card set
- Nova’s GRE Math Prep Course —- there is essentially no instruction in this book and the explanations are horrible: we only recommend this as a bank of challenging math problems.
- Any one volume of the Manhattan GRE books. It’s an eight-volume set, so buy as much as you think will help you and as you can afford. One of the purposes of getting one book is to get the code in the back, to register and get access to six CAT tests online. All else being equal, Volume 8: Text Completion & Sentence Equivalence could be a good volume to have, because in the back it has an alphabetical list of all the words on the MGRE flash cards.
- Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know: a good starting point for learning GRE vocabulary
- Official LSAT PrepTests
- The GMAC OG to the GMAT, 13th edition
Supplemental/Optional Materials:
Any of the steps listed in the schedule for the materials below are purely for extra practice, so they are to be done as optional tasks if you have extra time.
- Quizlet.com: gives you online access to flashcards, making it easier, say, to quiz yourself on your mobile device
- WordSmart: very basic “level 1″ definition of words with simple sentences
- Dictionary.com: very good example sentences with definition
- Wordnik.com: provides a flood of example sentences
- Word Dynamo (Dictionary.com): give you little quizzes & games to add some variety to vocab learning
- Magoosh iPhone/Android app, for mobile practice
A note on learning GRE vocabulary: first of all, it’s important not only to learn the literal dictionary definition (the denotation), but also to understand the metaphorical use of the word in context (the connotation). For example, the word “opaque” literally means “not transparent”, but metaphorically it can means “hard to understand” or, describing a person, it can mean “thick-headed, stupid.” Ultimately, you should strive to learn both the denotation and the connotation of each word.
Nothing beats physical stacks of flashcards: You could have one pile for words whose denotation you are trying to master, another containing words for which you know the denotation but not the connotation, and a “done” stack that gets reviewed only rarely. Daily review of vocab is vital. I wrote this schedule recommending the Barron’s 1100 Words as a basic word list, but if you have another vocab list you would like use as your starting point, use that. DO NOT limit yourself to just the Barron’s words, or just the MGRE words. AS YOU READ and find more words you don’t know, look them up, make flash cards (including context), and mix them into your piles.
This 90-day plan is demands a manageable pace that must be followed diligently so things don’t get out of hand. It’s designed to have you improve as much as you can improve in a three month period. I have designed twelve weeks, assuming 1-2 hours for each of the five weekdays, and one 4-5 stint on the weekend (“Day Six”). If you would prefer to work on both weekend days, and free up some weeknight time, feel free to make those changes.
Also, as much as possible, get enough sleep during this month. REM sleep plays an important role in encoding long term memory, and in an eight hour period of sleep, the last hour has the most REM. If you are getting 7 hours/night instead of 8 hours/night, you are depriving your brain of one of its most powerful systems for learning and remembering. Caffeine and energy drinks will keep you feeling awake if you don’t get enough sleep, but they don’t do bupkis to replace the lost opportunity to encode more information into long term memory.
Abbreviations
OG = the ETS Official Guide to the GRE
GMAT OG = the GMAC official guide for the GMAT
LSAT = 10 More Actual, Official LSAT PrepTests
MC = Multiple Choice math questions
MA = Multiple Answer math questions
NE = Numeric Entry math questions
QC = Quantitative Comparison math questions
DI = Data Interpretation
TC = Text Completion verbal question
SE = Sentence Equivalence verbal question
RC = Reading Comprehension verbal question
AWA = the Analytical Writing Assessment, the essay-writing section
PA = Paragraph Argument
Week One
Week One, Day One
1) Go to http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/about/content/, and read about the content of the GRE. Click on and read each sub-heading link.
2) In the OG,
Read Chapter 1, “Introducing the GRE revised General Test”
Read Chapter 2, “GRE Analytic Writing” (just the descriptions of the question, not all the sample material)
Read the introductory few pages of Chapter 3, “GRE Verbal Reasoning” (everything up to the sample questions)
Read the introductory few pages of Chapter 4, “GRE Quantitative Reasoning” (everything up to the sample questions)
3) In the OG, start skimming the GRE Math Review. Do the first two exercise sets (Arithmetic & Algebra) and correct your work right away.
Week One, Day Two
1) Finish skimming the GRE Math Review. Do the last two exercise sets it contains (Geometry & Data Analysis) and check your work right away. If most of that material is obvious to you, and most of the questions easy, then this plan is the right plan for you. If more than a couple topics in the Math Review are difficult/confusing for you, consider whether this plan is the best for you.
2) In Magoosh, watch the following videos
In Math: under “Word Problems”, the last three videos in that section
NOTE: I am going to assign only a smattering of Magoosh Lesson videos over the course of this first week, mostly strategy and summary videos. If there’s material in a summary video that is unfamiliar, watch the relevant lesson video. As you are doing Magoosh questions, if you find you are weak in certain topics or question types, then watch the appropriate videos to address those issues.
3) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 MC
For each Magoosh problem, after you submit your answer, on the next page which tells you whether you were right or wrong, there’s a video solution and below that a text summary. If you got the question right, skim the text summary to verify you got it right for the right reason. If you got the question wrong, see if you can figure out for yourself why the right answer is right. After thinking through it yourself, watch the video, taking notes in your journal about any concept or any aspect of the question type that was unclear to you
Week One, Day Three
1) In Magoosh, watch the following videos
In Verbal: under “Text Completion – Overview”, the first video in that section
In Verbal: under “Sentence Equivalence”, the first video in that section
In Verbal: under “Reading Comprehension”, the first video in that section
In Math: under “Data Interpretation”, watch all the videos
2) Vocab Flash Cards
Start going through your MGRE Flash Cards. Go through the first 100, starting with the Essential set, separating them into Pile #1 (“Know It Cold’) and Pile #2 (“Need To Know Better). Obviously, the ones that wind up in Pile #1 you are not going to see much of again, so make sure you know those.
3) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 MC
3 DI
Week One, Day Four
1) In Magoosh, watch the following videos
In Math: under “Algebra, Equations, and Inequalities”, the last video in that section
In Math: under “Geometry”, “Geometry Strategies – Part I” and “Geometry Strategies – Part II”
In Math: under “Integer Properties”, the last video in that section
2) Vocab Flash Cards
Continue sorting 100 more of the MGRE Flash Cards into the two piles. As time allows, review some of the cards in Pile #2.
3) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 MC
Week One, Day Five
1) In Magoosh, watch the following videos
In Math: under “Counting”, “Counting Strategies – I” and “Counting Strategies –II”
In Math: under “Probability”, the last video in that section
In Verbal: under “Paragraph Argument”, the first four videos
2) Vocab Flash Cards
Continue sorting 100 more of the MGRE Flash Cards into the two piles. As time allows, review some of the cards in Pile #2.
3) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 QC
3 PA
Week One, Day Six
1) In Magoosh, watch the following videos
In AWA: all ten videos
2) Download and read the Magoosh GRE eBook
3) For topics, go to the ETS GRE Issue Pool (http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/prepare/analytical_writing/issue/pool) and the ETS GRE Argument Pool (http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/prepare/analytical_writing/argument/pool). Figure out a way to pick topics at random (maybe you print the lists, cut it into slips of paper, and choose some at random). Write the essays in a word processing program.
Now that you have these essays, what do you do with them? If you have a friend or mentor who is a gifted writer, see if they would read the essays for you and critique them. If they are willing, you can show them the assessment criteria in the OG, and ask them to follow it. If you can’t convince anyone else to read it, you may try posting them on that same GMAT club forum, and see whether an expert there will critique your essay. Failing either of these options, at least you can set the essays aside, and in a couple days re-read them with the OG’s rubric beside you.
Week Two
Week Two, Day One
1) In the GMAT OG
Chapter 3 is what the GMAT OG calls a “Diagnostic Test.” Do #1-12 from the Diagnostic Test. Correct your answers (solution follow the test). Try to figure out what you got wrong; if you can’t, read the explanation.
NOTE: GMAT Math is slightly harder than GRE math, and the multiple choice format of GMAT Problem Solving is, for all intents and purposes, identical to that of GRE MC. If you can do these problems successfully, you will be very well prepared for GRE math.
Also, do all GMAT OG questions timed. Use the approximation 1.75 times the number of questions, and round to the nearest whole number: that’s the number of minutes you should allot to yourself.
2) In the GMAT OG
Do 11 Critical Reasoning question.
NOTE: These practice questions are in Chapter 8, after the brief introduction to the question type. These questions are quite similar to the Argument Structure Passages on GRE RC. After you are done, correct yourself with the key at the end of the section. For any question you got wrong, think through for yourself, and after that, read the explanation (these follow the answer key).
3) Vocab Flash Cards
Continue sorting 100 more of the MGRE Flash Cards into the two piles. As time allows, review some of the cards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 MC
Week Two, Day Two
1) In the GMAT OG
Do Diagnostic Test, #13-24. Correct your answers. Try to figure out what you got wrong; if you can’t, read the explanation.
2) In LSAT
Do PrepTest 19 (June 1996), Section #2. Give yourself a strict 35 minute time limit for the section.
NOTE: the LSAT Logical Reasoning questions are, on average, harder than GRE Critical-Reasoning-style RC questions. Practicing on these questions will hone your skills for even the most challenging argument passages in GRE RC.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
Continue sorting 100 more of the MGRE Flash Cards into the two piles. This should finish off the sorting of the Essential set. As time allows, review some of the cards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, watch the following videos
In “Paragraph Argument”, watch the remaining videos
6) In Magoosh, do the following problems
5 TC
5 SE
5 PA
Week Two, Day Three
1) In the GMAT OG
Do 10 Problem Solving Sample Questions. (The sample questions are in Chapter 5, after a brief introduction to the question type.) Correct your answers using the key at the end of the section. Try to figure out what you got wrong; if you can’t, read the explanation, which begin after the answer key.
2) In LSAT
Do PrepTest 19 (June 1996), Section #3. Give yourself a strict 35 minute time limit for the section.
NOTE: the LSAT RC passages are considerably longer than GRE, and therefore more challenging. GRE RC will seem easy after practicing these!
3) Vocab Flash Cards
Start sorting 100 of the MGRE Advanced Flash Cards into the two piles. As time allows, review some of the cards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 QC
3 DI
Week Two, Day Four
1) In the GMAT OG
Do the next 10 Problem Solving Sample Questions. Correct your answers using the key. Try to figure out what you got wrong; if you can’t, read the explanation.
2) In the GMAT OG
Do two RC passages and the associated questions.
NOTE: These practice questions begin in Chapter 7, following a brief introduction to the question type). These questions are, for all intents and purposes, identical to the GRE RC questions about passages. After you are done, correct yourself with the key at the end of the chapter. For any question you got wrong, think through for yourself, and after that, read the explanation (following the answer key).
3) Vocab Flash Cards
Continue sorting 100 more of the MGRE Advanced Flash Cards into the two piles. As time allows, review some of the cards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
5 RC
3 PA
5 TC
Week Two, Day Five
1) In the GMAT OG
Do the next 10 Problem Solving Sample Questions. Correct your answers using the key. Try to figure out what you got wrong; if you can’t, read the explanation.
2) In LSAT
Do PrepTest 19 (June 1996), Section #4. Give yourself a strict 35 minute time limit for the section.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
Continue sorting 100 more of the MGRE Advanced Flash Cards into the two piles. As time allows, review some of the cards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
20 MC
5 SE
Week Two, Day Six
1) Today, you are going to write two essays, half an hour each. You will write one Issue essay and one Argument essay.
For topics, go back to the topics from the ETS Issue Pool & Argument Pool. Again, choose topics at random. Write the essays in Word.
When done, share the essays with a trusted friend/mentor, or post in the GMAT forum, or set aside and critique it yourself with the OG rubric in a few days.
2) In the OG:
a) do the Verbal Reasoning Practice Sets 1-6
b) do the Quantitative Reasoning Practice Sets 1-4
Treat this as a mock GRE. You might even combine it with the two essays, and do consecutive batches 2-3 set without interruption, to simulate more effectively a real GRE. Set a timer for the time limits. Here are the time limits to observe:
OG Verbal Reasoning Set 1 = 9 minutes
OG Verbal Reasoning Set 2 = 10 minutes
OG Verbal Reasoning Set 3 = 9 minutes
OG Verbal Reasoning Set 4 = 10 minutes
OG Verbal Reasoning Set 5 = 10 minutes
OG Verbal Reasoning Set 6 = 10 minutes
OG Quantitative Reasoning Set 1 = 22 minutes
OG Quantitative Reasoning Set 2 = 23 minutes
OG Quantitative Reasoning Set 3 = 24 minutes
OG Quantitative Reasoning Set 4 = 11 minutes
After you are done, check all your answers. For any question you got right, skim the explanation to verify that you got it right for the right reason. For any question you got wrong, read the explanation thorough, taking notes in your journal on any concepts you didn’t understand and anything about the question format that psyched you out. If you still can’t make sense of the question after reading the explanation, email us at Magoosh.
If you are doing not nearly as well as expected on Verbal or Math, this might be a good time to consider whether you should switch to another version of the 3-month plan (see explanations of them at the top).
Week Three
Week Three, Day One
1) In the GMAT OG
Do the next 10 Problem Solving Sample Questions. Correct your answers using the key. Try to figure out what you got wrong; if you can’t, read the explanation.
2) In the GMAT OG
Do 11 Critical Reasoning question.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
Continue sorting 100 more of the MGRE Advanced Flash Cards into the two piles. As time allows, review some of the cards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 MC
3 PA
Week Three, Day Two
1) In the GMAT OG
Do the next 10 Problem Solving Sample Questions. Correct your answers using the key. Try to figure out what you got wrong; if you can’t, read the explanation.
2) In LSAT
Do PrepTest 20 (October 1996), Section #1. Give yourself a strict 35 minute time limit for the section.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
Continue sorting the last 100 MGRE Advanced Flash Cards into the two piles. As time allows, review some of the cards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 TC
5 SE
3 DI
Week Three, Day Three
1) In the GMAT OG
Do the next 10 Problem Solving Sample Questions. Correct your answers using the key. Try to figure out what you got wrong; if you can’t, read the explanation.
2) In LSAT
Do PrepTest 20 (October 1996), Section #2. Give yourself a strict 35 minute time limit for the section.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the first 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
NOTE: as you get to know a word in Pile #2 so well that you feel you totally own it and know it cold, you can move that word from Pile #2 to Pile #1. Hold very high standards for making this move.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 QC
Week Three, Day Four
1) In the GMAT OG
Do the next 10 Problem Solving Sample Questions. Correct your answers using the key. Try to figure out what you got wrong; if you can’t, read the explanation.
2) In the GMAT OG
Do two RC passages and the associated questions.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
5 RC
Week Three, Day Five
1) In the GMAT OG
Do the next 10 Problem Solving Sample Questions. Correct your answers using the key. Try to figure out what you got wrong; if you can’t, read the explanation.
2) In LSAT
Do PrepTest 20 (October 1996), Section #4. Give yourself a strict 35 minute time limit for the section.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
20 MC
5 RC
2 PA
Week Three, Day Six
1) Today, you are going to write four essays, half an hour each. You will write two Issue essays and two Argument essays.
For topics, go back to the topics from the ETS Issue Pool & Argument Pool. Again, choose topics at random. Write the essays in Word.
When done, share the essays with a trusted friend/mentor, or post in the GMAT forum, or set aside and critique it yourself with the OG rubric in a few days.
Week Four
Week Four, Day One
1) In the GMAT OG
Do the next 10 Problem Solving Sample Questions. Correct your answers using the key. Try to figure out what you got wrong; if you can’t, read the explanation.
2) In the GMAT OG
Do 11 Critical Reasoning question.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 MC
5 TC
Week Four, Day Two
1) In the GMAT OG
Do the next 10 Problem Solving Sample Questions. Correct your answers using the key. Try to figure out what you got wrong; if you can’t, read the explanation.
2) In LSAT
Do PrepTest 21 (December 1996), Section #2. Give yourself a strict 35 minute time limit for the section.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
5 TC
5 SE
Week Four, Day Three
1) In the GMAT OG
Do the next 10 Problem Solving Sample Questions. Correct your answers using the key. Try to figure out what you got wrong; if you can’t, read the explanation.
2) In LSAT
Do PrepTest 21 (December 1996), Section #3. Give yourself a strict 35 minute time limit for the section.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 QC
Week Four, Day Four
1) In the GMAT OG
Do the next 10 Problem Solving Sample Questions. Correct your answers using the key. Try to figure out what you got wrong; if you can’t, read the explanation.
2) In the GMAT OG
Do two RC passages and the associated questions.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 RC
Week Four, Day Five
1) In the GMAT OG
Do the next 10 Problem Solving Sample Questions. Correct your answers using the key. Try to figure out what you got wrong; if you can’t, read the explanation.
2) In LSAT
Do PrepTest 21 (December 1996), Section #4. Give yourself a strict 35 minute time limit for the section.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Today, review all the flashcards in your Pile #1, making sure you know every single one cold. If you have any uncertainty with any, move it to Pile #2
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
5 MC
5 NE
3 DI
Week Four, Day Six
1) Today, you are going to take the hard copy practice GRE at the back of the OG.
For the two essay questions, write the essays in a word processing program. These essays you will either share with a trusted friend or mentor, or post in the online forums asking for feedback, or critique later with the OG rubric.
As much as possible, try to mimic the GRE conditions. Give yourself relatively short breaks in between sections. Only eat the kinds of snacks that you are planning to bring to the real GRE. Note how your sleep the night before affects your work. Note how what you had for dinner the previous night and what you had to eat earlier that day affects your energy level and concentration. Write any observations in your journal.
Week Five
Week Five, Day One
1) In the GMAT OG
Do the next 10 Problem Solving Sample Questions. Correct your answers using the key. Try to figure out what you got wrong; if you can’t, read the explanation.
2) In the GMAT OG
Do 11 Critical Reasoning question.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
20 MC
Week Five, Day Two
1) In the GMAT OG
Do the next 10 Problem Solving Sample Questions. Correct your answers using the key. Try to figure out what you got wrong; if you can’t, read the explanation.
2) In LSAT
Do PrepTest 22 (June 1997), Section #1. Give yourself a strict 35 minute time limit for the section.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 TC
5 SE
Week Five, Day Three
1) In the GMAT OG
Do the next 10 Problem Solving Sample Questions. Correct your answers using the key. Try to figure out what you got wrong; if you can’t, read the explanation.
2) In LSAT
Do PrepTest 22 (June 1997), Section #2. Give yourself a strict 35 minute time limit for the section.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 QC
Week Five, Day Four
1) In the GMAT OG
Do the next 10 Problem Solving Sample Questions. Correct your answers using the key. Try to figure out what you got wrong; if you can’t, read the explanation.
2) In the GMAT OG
Do two RC passages and the associated questions.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
5 RC
Week Five, Day Five
1) In the GMAT OG
Do the next 10 Problem Solving Sample Questions. Correct your answers using the key. Try to figure out what you got wrong; if you can’t, read the explanation.
2) In LSAT
Do PrepTest 22 (June 1997), Section #4. Give yourself a strict 35 minute time limit for the section.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 MC
3 PA
Week Five, Day Six
1) Today, you are going to take a full length practice GREs. You may be able to find a free one online. If not, you can use the buy the Barron’s book, for the use of one test. Take the whole test, and then read & study the explanations, taking notes on whatever you got wrong — whatever about the concepts or the questions format was unclear.
As much as possible, try to mimic the GRE conditions. Give yourself relatively short breaks in between sections. Only eat the kinds of snacks that you are planning to bring to the real GRE. Note how your sleep the night before affects your work. Note how what you had for dinner the previous night and what you had to eat earlier that day affects your energy level and concentration. Write any observations in your journal.
Week Six
Week Six, Day One
1) In the GMAT OG
Do the next 10 Problem Solving Sample Questions. Correct your answers using the key. Try to figure out what you got wrong; if you can’t, read the explanation.
2) In the GMAT OG
Do 11 Critical Reasoning question.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
20 MC
Week Six, Day Two
1) In the GMAT OG
Do the next 10 Problem Solving Sample Questions. Correct your answers using the key. Try to figure out what you got wrong; if you can’t, read the explanation.
2) In LSAT
Do PrepTest 23 (October 1997), Section #2. Give yourself a strict 35 minute time limit for the section.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 TC
10 SE
5 RC
Week Six, Day Three
1) In the GMAT OG
Do the next 10 Problem Solving Sample Questions. Correct your answers using the key. Try to figure out what you got wrong; if you can’t, read the explanation.
2) In LSAT
Do PrepTest 23 (October 1997), Section #3. Give yourself a strict 35 minute time limit for the section.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 QC
Week Six, Day Four
1) In the GMAT OG
Do the next 10 Problem Solving Sample Questions. Correct your answers using the key. Try to figure out what you got wrong; if you can’t, read the explanation.
2) In the GMAT OG
Do two RC passages and the associated questions.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 RC
Week Six, Day Five
1) In the GMAT OG
Do the last 10 Problem Solving Sample Questions. Correct your answers using the key. Try to figure out what you got wrong; if you can’t, read the explanation.
2) In LSAT
Do PrepTest 23 (October 1997), Section #4. Give yourself a strict 35 minute time limit for the section.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
5 MC
5 MA
Week Six, Day Six
1) Today, you are going to take your first of the MGRE practice GREs. Take the whole test, and then read & study the explanations, taking notes on whatever you got wrong — whatever about the concepts or the questions format was unclear.
As much as possible, try to mimic the GRE conditions. Give yourself relatively short breaks in between sections. Only eat the kinds of snacks that you are planning to bring to the real GRE. Note how your sleep the night before affects your work. Note how what you had for dinner the previous night and what you had to eat earlier that day affects your energy level and concentration. Write any observations in your journal.
Week Seven
Week Seven, Day One
1) In the NOVA’s GRE Prep Course book
Do Problem Set A “Substitution” & Problem Set B “Substitution, QCs”. Check your answers as soon as you finish.
NOTE: The Math in the NOVA’S book is very challenging, and therefore serves well as practice for the mathematically ambitious students preparing for the GRE. The explanations in the NOVA’S book are not that good, and there are flaws in the answer key. If you get one of these questions wrong, check for any mistake, but if you can’t find one, you may be correct. If you are not sure, email us at Magoosh to ask.
The problem sets throughout the book, denoted by capital letters, are in alphabetical order and are found mostly at the ends of sections.
Also, do all the Nova questions timed. Count the number of problems in a problem set, multiply that number by 1.75, and round to the nearest whole number: that’s the number of minutes you should give yourself for the problem set.
2) In the GMAT OG
Do 11 Critical Reasoning question.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 MC
Week Seven, Day Two
1) In the NOVA’s GRE Prep Course book
Do Problem Set C “Substitution” & Problem Set D “Defined Functions.” Check your answers as soon as you finish.
2) In LSAT
Do PrepTest 24 (December 1997), Section #1. Give yourself a strict 35 minute time limit for the section.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
5 TC
5 SE
Week Seven, Day Three
1) In the NOVA’s GRE Prep Course book
Do Problem Set E “Number Theory,” #1-20. Check your answers as soon as you finish.
2) In LSAT
Do PrepTest 24 (December 1997), Section #2. Give yourself a strict 35 minute time limit for the section.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 QC
3 DI
Week Seven, Day Four
1) In the NOVA’s GRE Prep Course book
Do Problem Set E “Number Theory,” #21-39. Check your answers as soon as you finish.
2) In the GMAT OG
Do two RC passages and the associated questions.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
5 RC
Week Seven, Day Five
1) In the NOVA’s GRE Prep Course book
Do Problem Set F, “QCs.” Check your answers as soon as you finish.
2) In LSAT
Do PrepTest 24 (December 1997), Section #3. Give yourself a strict 35 minute time limit for the section.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
20 MC
Week Seven, Day Six
1) Today, you are going to take another one of the MGRE practice GREs. Take the whole test, and then read & study the explanations, taking notes on whatever you got wrong — whatever about the concepts or the questions format was unclear.
As much as possible, try to mimic the GRE conditions. Give yourself relatively short breaks in between sections. Only eat the kinds of snacks that you are planning to bring to the real GRE. Note how your sleep the night before affects your work. Note how what you had for dinner the previous night and what you had to eat earlier that day affects your energy level and concentration. Write any observations in your journal.
Week Eight
Week Eight, Day One
1) In the NOVA’s GRE Prep Course book
Do Problem Set G, “Hard QCs,” Problem Set H “Hard QCs,”, and Problem Set I “Geometry” #1-6. Check your answers as soon as you finish.
2) In the GMAT OG
Do 11 Critical Reasoning question.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 MC
Week Eight, Day Two
1) In the NOVA’s GRE Prep Course book
Do Problem Set I, “Geometry,” #7-31. Check your answers as soon as you finish.
2) In LSAT
Do PrepTest 25 (June 1998), Section #1. Give yourself a strict 35 minute time limit for the section.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 TC
5 SE
Week Eight, Day Three
1) In the NOVA’s GRE Prep Course book
Do Problem Set I, “Geometry,” #32-56. Check your answers as soon as you finish.
2) In LSAT
Do PrepTest 25 (June 1998), Section #2. Give yourself a strict 35 minute time limit for the section.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 QC
Week Eight, Day Four
1) In the NOVA’s GRE Prep Course book
Do Problem Set I, “Geometry,” #57-81. Check your answers as soon as you finish.
2) In the GMAT OG
Do two RC passages and the associated questions.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
5 RC
3 PA
Week Eight, Day Five
1) In the NOVA’s GRE Prep Course book
Do Problem Set I, “Geometry,” #82-106. Check your answers as soon as you finish.
2) In LSAT
Do PrepTest 25 (June 1998), Section #4. Give yourself a strict 35 minute time limit for the section.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Today, review all the flashcards in your Pile #1, making sure you know every single one cold. If you have any uncertainty with any, move it to Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
5 MC
10 NE
Week Eight, Day Six
1) Today, you are going to take another one of the MGRE practice GREs. Take the whole test, and then read & study the explanations, taking notes on whatever you got wrong — whatever about the concepts or the questions format was unclear.
As much as possible, try to mimic the GRE conditions. Give yourself relatively short breaks in between sections. Only eat the kinds of snacks that you are planning to bring to the real GRE. Note how your sleep the night before affects your work. Note how what you had for dinner the previous night and what you had to eat earlier that day affects your energy level and concentration. Write any observations in your journal.
Week Nine
Week Nine, Day One
1) In the NOVA’s GRE Prep Course book
Do Problem Set J, “Geometry,” Problem Set K “Coordinate Geometry,” and Problem Set L
“Elimination Strategies.” Check your answers as soon as you finish.
2) In the GMAT OG
Do 11 Critical Reasoning question.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
20 MC
Week Nine, Day Two
1) In the NOVA’s GRE Prep Course book
Do Problem Set M, “Inequalities.” Check your answers as soon as you finish.
2) In LSAT
Do PrepTest 26 (September 1998), Section #2. Give yourself a strict 35 minute time limit for the section.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
5 TC
5 SE
Week Nine, Day Three
1) In the NOVA’s GRE Prep Course book
Do Problem Set N, “Fractions & Decimals.” Check your answers as soon as you finish.
2) In LSAT
Do PrepTest 26 (September 1998), Section #3. Give yourself a strict 35 minute time limit for the section.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 QC
5 TC
5 RC
Week Nine, Day Four
1) In the NOVA’s GRE Prep Course book
Do Problem Set O “Equations.” Check your answers as soon as you finish.
2) In the GMAT OG
Do two RC passages and the associated questions.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 RC
3 PA
Week Nine, Day Five
1) In the NOVA’s GRE Prep Course book
Do Problem Set P “Averages,” and #1-5 of Problem Set Q “Ratios & Proportions.” Check your answers as soon as you finish.
2) In LSAT
Do PrepTest 26 (September 1998), Section #4. Give yourself a strict 35 minute time limit for the section.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 MC
Week Nine, Day Six
1) Today, you are going to take another one of the MGRE practice GREs. Take the whole test, and then read & study the explanations, taking notes on whatever you got wrong — whatever about the concepts or the questions format was unclear.
As much as possible, try to mimic the GRE conditions. Give yourself relatively short breaks in between sections. Only eat the kinds of snacks that you are planning to bring to the real GRE. Note how your sleep the night before affects your work. Note how what you had for dinner the previous night and what you had to eat earlier that day affects your energy level and concentration. Write any observations in your journal.
Week Ten
Week Ten, Day One
1) In the NOVA’s GRE Prep Course book
Do Problem Set Q, “Ratios & Proportions,” #6-30. Check your answers as soon as you finish.
2) In the GMAT OG
Do 11 Critical Reasoning question.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
20 MC
Week Ten, Day Two
1) In the NOVA’s GRE Prep Course book
Do Problem Set R, “Exponents & Roots” and Problem Set S, “Factoring.” Check your answers as soon as you finish.
2) In LSAT
Do PrepTest 27 (December 1998), Section #1. Give yourself a strict 35 minute time limit for the section.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 TC
5 SE
Week Ten, Day Three
1) In the NOVA’s GRE Prep Course book
Do Problem Set T, “Algebraic Expressions” and #1-11 of Problem Set U, “Percents.” Check your answers as soon as you finish.
2) In LSAT
Do PrepTest 27 (December 1998), Section #3. Give yourself a strict 35 minute time limit for the section.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 QC
3 SE
Week Ten, Day Four
1) In the NOVA’s GRE Prep Course book
Do Problem Set U, “Percents,” #12-31. Check your answers as soon as you finish.
2) In the GMAT OG
Do two RC passages and the associated questions.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
5 RC
3 PA
Week Ten, Day Five
1) In the NOVA’s GRE Prep Course book
Do Problem Set V, “Graphs.” Check your answers as soon as you finish.
2) In LSAT
Do PrepTest 27 (December 1998), Section #4. Give yourself a strict 35 minute time limit for the section.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 MC
3 DI
Week Ten, Day Six
1) Today, you are going to take another one of the MGRE practice GREs. Take the whole test, and then read & study the explanations, taking notes on whatever you got wrong — whatever about the concepts or the questions format was unclear.
As much as possible, try to mimic the GRE conditions. Give yourself relatively short breaks in between sections. Only eat the kinds of snacks that you are planning to bring to the real GRE. Note how your sleep the night before affects your work. Note how what you had for dinner the previous night and what you had to eat earlier that day affects your energy level and concentration. Write any observations in your journal.
Week Eleven
Week Eleven, Day One
1) In the NOVA’s GRE Prep Course book
Do #1-22 of Problem Set W, “Word Problems.” Check your answers as soon as you finish.
2) In the GMAT OG
Do 11 Critical Reasoning question.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
20 MC
Week Eleven, Day Two
1) In the NOVA’s GRE Prep Course book
Do Problem Set W, “Word Problems,” #23-32″ and Problem Set X, “Sequences & Series.” Check your answers as soon as you finish.
2) In LSAT
Do PrepTest 28 (June 1999), Section #1. Give yourself a strict 35 minute time limit for the section.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 TC
10 SE
Week Eleven, Day Three
1) In the NOVA’s GRE Prep Course book
Do Problem Set Y, “Counting.” Check your answers as soon as you finish.
2) In LSAT
Do PrepTest 28 (June 1999), Section #3. Give yourself a strict 35 minute time limit for the section.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 QC
Week Eleven, Day Four
1) In the NOVA’s GRE Prep Course book
Do Problem Set Z, “Probability & Statistics.” Check your answers as soon as you finish.
2) In the GMAT OG
Do two RC passages and the associated questions.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 RC
5 PA
Week Eleven, Day Five
1) In the NOVA’s GRE Prep Course book
Do #1-22 of Problem Set AA, “Permutations & Combinations.” Check your answers as soon as you finish.
2) In LSAT
Do PrepTest 28 (June 1999), Section #4. Give yourself a strict 35 minute time limit for the section.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the next 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 MC
Week Eleven, Day Six
1) Today, you are going to take the last of the MGRE practice GREs. Take the whole test. On the same day, check your answers. For any you got wrong, try to figure out on your own why you got it wrong; only after thinking about it yourself should you read & study the explanations, taking notes on whatever you got wrong — whatever about the concepts or the questions format was unclear.
As much as possible, try to mimic the GRE conditions. Give yourself relatively short breaks in between sections. Only eat the kinds of snacks that you are planning to bring to the real GRE. Note how your sleep the night before affects your work. Note how what you had for dinner the previous night and what you had to eat earlier that day affects your energy level and concentration. Write any observations in your journal.
Week Twelve
Week Twelve, Day One
1) In the NOVA’s GRE Prep Course book
Do Problem Set AA, “Permutations & Combinations,” #23-43. Check your answers as soon as you finish.
2) In the GMAT OG
Do 11 Critical Reasoning question.
3) Vocab Flash Cards
In Barron’s 1100 Words You Need to Know, look over the last 25 words. For each one, if the definition is not immediately obvious to you, and if it’s not already one of your MGRE Advanced flash card words, make a flashcard for the word and put it in Pile #2. Review your flashcards in Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 MC
10 MA
Week Twelve, Day Two
1) In the NOVA’s GRE Prep Course book
Do Problem Set BB, “Functions.” Check your answers as soon as you finish.
2) In Magoosh
Watch any 3-4 videos for an additional review
3) Vocab Flash Cards
Today, review all the flashcards in your Pile #1, making sure you know every single one cold. If you have any uncertainty with any, move it to Pile #2.
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
5 TC
5 SE
3 PA
Week Twelve, Day Three
1) In the NOVA’s GRE Prep Course book
Do Problem Set CC, “Miscellaneous Problems.” Check your answers as soon as you finish.
2) In Magoosh
Watch any 3-4 videos for an additional review
3) Vocab Flash Cards
Continue to review the cards in Pile #2
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
10 QC
Week Twelve, Day Four
1) In the NOVA’s GRE Prep Course book
Do the Diagnostic/Review Test, #1-15. Check your answers as soon as you finish.
2) In Magoosh
Watch any 3-4 videos for an additional review
3) In the GMAT OG
Do two RC passages and the associated questions.
4) Vocab Flash Cards
Continue to review the cards in Pile #2
5) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
6) In Magoosh, do the following problems
5 RC
Week Twelve, Day Five
1) In the NOVA’s GRE Prep Course book
Do the Diagnostic/Review Test, #16-30. Check your answers as soon as you finish.
2) In Magoosh
Watch any 3-4 videos for an additional review
3) Vocab Flash Cards
Continue to review the cards in Pile #2
4) Read
Your chosen reading material (one chapter, or a few articles). Look up and write down any words you don’t know.
5) In Magoosh, do the following problems
5 MC
10 NE
Week Twelve, Day Six
1) Today, you are going to take the practice GRE available through the GRE PowerPrep software. Pay attention to any differences you notice between the MGRE tests and this one: this one is presumably much more representative of the real GMAT.
As much as possible, try to mimic the GRE conditions. Give yourself relatively short breaks in between sections. Only eat the kinds of snacks that you are planning to bring to the real GRE. Note how your sleep the night before affects your work. Note how what you had for dinner the previous night and what you had to eat earlier that day affects your energy level and concentration. Write any observations in your journal.
At the end, copy the essays you wrote into a Word doc, and as before, these you will share with a trusted friend or mentor, or post in the online forums asking for feedback, or critique later with the OG rubric.
After Week 12: Concentrated Review
At this point, if you have been following the schedule, you should have done every question in both Magoosh at least once. For whatever days remain before the test, keep up work on GRE math and verbal. Some suggestions for what to do:
1) Through selecting question type & difficulty on the “Dashboard”, do Magoosh problems over again, and see how you do a second time.
2) Keep reading your challenging material, to build vocabulary and acclimate your ear to eloquent style.
3) Keep drilling your vocab cards in Pile #2 each day.
4) As needed, re-do any problems from the NOVA’S book, GMAT OG, or LSAT.
Day before the test:
1) No GRE preparation all day
2) Eat a large, healthy, leisurely dinner – no alcohol!
3) Go to bed earlier than usual.
Day of test
1) ABSOLUTELY NO LAST MINUTE GRE PREPARATION!
2) Eat a large breakfast, full of protein
3) Do relaxing, fun activities to pass time until the test
Bring to the test
1) A liter of water
2) Healthy energy-packed snacks (nuts, protein bar, etc.)
3) On breaks, make sure to get up, move & stretch – moving & stretching the large muscles of the body (legs & torso) will get oxygen flowing throughout, which will help keep you awake and keep you thinking clearly.
Hello
I’m not 100% sure which study plan is best for me. When I took the exam last November I scored
159 (80%) verbal
158 (74%) quantitative
3.5 (30%) AW
I am re-taking the exam at the end of September so I have just under 4 months to prepare.
Ideally I would like to raise my marks to:
163 verbal
162 Quant
4.5 AW
Is this the plan for me?
-Stephanie
Stephanie,
For you, I would recommend using this plan as a starting point, as a rubric. Since you have a little more than three months, you may want to glance over the Six Month: Advanced Math plan, and supplement some material from that to extend what’s in this plan. In particular, I would recommend the Barron’s Book:
http://magoosh.com/gre/2013/barrons-6-gre-practice-tests-book-review/
so you have enough practice tests for the weekend sessions.
Does all this make sense?
Mike
Hi! Mike,
What means 10 MC in magoosh?
Any 10 MC questions? or are there any specific questions?
10 MC means 10 Multiple Choice Quantitative Questions. Since this is the advanced plan, you should be doing all topics, so any MC questions that the system randomly selects for you.
Does this make sense?
Mike
When trying to decide which one of the Manhattan Prep books from the set of 8-
for the beginners you say not to by book 8 because the words but for the advanced plan you say to buy it for the words.
Can you explain this more?
Dear Michelle:
So, MGRE Vol 8, TC & SE, is a difficult volume — the problems rely on knowing some advanced vocab. For a beginning, especially someone for whom English is not a first language, that could be intimidating. BUT, for someone well-suited to this advanced plan, that’s precisely the level at which you should be practicing —- and, as a bonus, it has an alphabetic list of all those vocab cards you also should be practicing.
Does all this make sense?
Mike
I have never taken the GRE but plan on taking it in about 3-4 months. For the school i would like to get into i need a score between 330-340. I am excited to use the magoosh program but am curious as to which plan would be best to follow.
Also curious if it would be best to take a practice test at the beginning to see where i am or just to start studying and take the practice test when they come along in the program.
Last question, in reading this plan-on the sixth day it says to take practice GMAT tests from the mgre, i thought the books were suppose to have practice GRE tests.
Thank you
Michelle,
Assuming you are already in pretty good shape for the GRE, this would be the plan to follow. The results of a practice test might change this. Do NOT use the MGRE tests or the official tests from the OG for the initial practice — those are high quality tests, so save it for late in your practice, right before the real GRE. I would say, get a so-so source, say, Barron’s 6 GRE,
http://magoosh.com/gre/2013/barrons-6-gre-practice-tests-book-review/
and take one of those for practice. It’s not an ideal test, but for getting a rough idea about where you start it’s fine. Since you have a little more than 3 months, you can fill in some of the other Barron tests on earlier Day Six’s, and push the higher quality MGRE back into the fourth month, right before your real test.
Also, yes, saying anything about the GMAT was a misprint on our part. I changed that. You are taking practice GREs from the MGRE books. Thank you for pointing that out.
Mike
Thank you so much. With the MGRE books-if you get the full set and have multiple codes do you get more tests or would you just be taking the same 4 test multiple times?
Michelle,
I believe you do get a different code with each volume, but I don’t think they have thousands upon thousands of different practice tests online. I believe the codes give you access to more or less the same handful of tests. You would have to check with them to ascertain the exact numbers — if you buy their products, they are very responsive.
Mike
sorry i meant to say the same 6 test.
I am also curious about the fact on this plan weeks 5-11 day 6 is taking the the MGRE GRE test and if the code only give you access to 6 then how can you take 7?
Michelle,
I did some checking. Yes, MGRE has six tests — you may be able to take some over, but probably you would see some repeat questions. They guaranteed new individual questions for only six tests. Therefore, what we had on this study guide was a mistake, that I have now changed. Let me know if you have any further questions.
Mike
Thank you
Michelle,
You are quite welcome.
Mike
Hi, I am looking to take the GRE in September or October and I think the Magoosh program looks very promising. I scored in the 80th percentile in the practice test for Quant and in the 60th percentile for Verbal. The 90 day plan looks like the best option for me in my opinion but I am also going to school full time and will be taking classes in the summer as well. What would you recommend for my situation? (e.g. the 90 day plan recommends 1-2 hours a day and depending on my workload I may not have time some days)
Michael: for your situation, I also think the 90 Day plan would be good. I would recommend starting with the Verbal Focus 90 Day plan, and if you want more challenge on the Verbal side, dip into some of the resources on either this plan or the Six month daily plan. Those can be your two “go to” places to supplement the Verbal Focus plan. Does this make sense? Best of luck to you!
Mike
in the day 6. it is written to read GMAt ebook but the link attached is gre e book. what should i read sir
Dear Sandeep —
Ooop! That was a typo. The text was wrong but the link is correct — read the GRE book. (The GMAT ebook is not going to help you much for the GRE!) Thank you very much for pointing out this typo: I just corrected it. I’m sorry for any confusion.
Mike
Hi Mike,
Just have a quick question: do you think it’s more helpful to get a more recent LSAT PrepTest book instead of the older one recommended in this study plan?
Thank you!
Alex: Good question. Honestly, I don’t think it makes too much difference. For the GRE official material, it’s vitally important that you have the most up-to-date material, because if there’s a subtle change in their priorities, that crucial for someone taking the GRE to know. By contrast, subtle changes in the LSAT standards, from one edition to the next, while essential for someone taking the LSAT, are almost entirely irrelevant for someone preparing for the GRE. The two tests are made by different companies, and seasons & moods & tastes in writing one shed little light on the other. Does this make sense?
Mike
Hi Mike,
Yes, that makes perfect sense. Thanks so much!
Can I ask you another question? I took Gmat about a year ago and scored 700 (Q48 V37). Now I’m aiming for 325+ on GRE (160+ verbal), and based on my performance, would you recommend me to use this advanced study plan? My concern is that I’ve already studied the Gmat OG for like three times, so I’m not sure if I should go over its PS, RC, and CR sections again, as suggested in this plan. I don’t have a strong vocabulary, but I’m more confident on the RC section.
Also, since I can’t seem to find the Barron’s 1100 Words book here in my country (I’m an international student), would it be sufficient to use only Magoosh’s vocab ebook plus MGRE 500 Advance Words Flash Card?
Sorry for so many questions, and thank you again for your time!
Alex
Alex:
(1) Since you have already worked through GMAT Verbal and taken the GMAT, don’t repeat that: I would say focus more on GRE sources. For RC, you might also give LSAT official material at look, just for more prep material. (2) You seem strong in math and you need to build vocab — I would say: use the Verbal Focus plan, and just supplement from this plan when you want something more challenging. (3) Barron’s book not available? Isn’t amazon.com worldwide? (4) In no aspect of your studying should you settle for the “is this sufficient” mentality. Achieving excellence entails the “what else can I do?” mentality. You need to build vocab — yes to the Magoosh ebook & MGRE card sets. Scour this blog for vocab — watch every vocab Wed posted on this blog, and make a flash card for every word you don’t know. Get the Barrons’ book if you can. Scour the web for GRE vocab lists, and make flash cards for any words you don’t know. Push yourself to read challenging material, and make flash cards for any words you don’t know. Create a stack of flashcards, and drill them constantly — you need at least 20 exposures to a fact to encoded into long term memory. —— Does all this make sense?
Mike
Hi Mike,
This is really helpful. Thank you so much! Right now I’m going to book the Barron’s book on Amazon (although it takes like 3 weeks to be delivered to my country).
Alex
You are more than welcome, my friend. Best of luck to you!
Mike
hi.. you have mentioned about novas gre prep course book.. however there are many available with the same name and with different prices..is the nova gre math prep book (http://www.junglee.com/Nova-Math-Prep-Course-2012/dp/8172343817/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345469688&sr=1-1) is equivalent to the one you suggested?
Manu, The purpose of the NOVA is just to have a bank of difficult math practice questions, so I would say any edition is fine — you might as well buy one of the cheaper versions.
Mike
I am getting organized to start studying for the GRE, and am excited about using Magoosh Premium as my primary prep tool. This study plan looks fabulous! Could you please clarify what you mean when you assign “10 MC” problems on Week One, Day Two, for example? I am assuming I am should go to the Practice Page, select Math-Multiple Choice, All Sections, Difficulty: Adaptive(?), Question Pool: Unanswered, Number of Questions: 10, Time Limit: No, Practice Mode. Am I correct? Thanks so much!!!!
Hi, Jackie
Welcome to Magoosh! Yes, you’re exactly right– all of the filters should be just as you listed, though for Difficulty, you can start out with Easy or Medium if you’d like.
Also, as a premium Magoosh member, you can send us questions through the Help tab (the small black rectangle on the left of your screen whenever you’re logged in to Magoosh), which should be much easier for you especially once you start practicing, since you may want help with individual practice questions or lessons, and we’ll be able to respond much more quickly.
I hope that helps!
Best,
Margarette
Yes, it helps!!! Thanks so much, Margarette!!
Hello, I’ve never been a good standardized test taker but have a 3.5 undergraduate GPA. My scores were Q=147 and V=151. I’ll be taking the GRE again in 90 days but I’m a little unsure about which 90 day plan to go with. My future program puts more emphasis on the quantitative section, but my verbal score is slightly better.
My question is which 90 day plan would you recommend for my situation? Version A or B?
Thanks!
Brian: I would say, start with version A. That will give you a grounding in all the basic content & strategies you need to improve. If you would like to beef up your Quant performance further, you might want to scan Version C and mix in a little advanced math review (for example, the exercises in the NOVA book). Use Version A as a template, and mix in as much of that advanced stuff as you as can.
Mike
Chris/Mike
I try to randomize the content’s I read across the magazines suggested above. It just gets a little tough in choosing the topics in new yorker. I am trying really hard to find topics related to art or may be I am blind eyed..
Could you pls suggest some good topics to go through in new yorker? Something that interests you
Akshay
Akshay: Here, I will give you some hard medicine. Any article that seems difficult, any article about a topic that doesn’t interest you in the least, any article in which you are struggling from the very first paragraph to figure out the topic —- those are the articles that will give you the greatest preparation for the GRE. Does that make sense?
Mike
Yep, sounds good
Thanks Mike. Well I am trying pretty much what you have just suggested.
It presents its readers with a variety of topics to read from say art, science fiction etc.
BTW, have you come across engagingenglish.com? They have a 10 day trial, I see a few potential RC passages hidden there
Have a nice day !
Akshay: I’m not familiar with it. I will check it out some time.
Mike
Thank you Mike
Appreciate it.
You are quite welcome.
Mike
Hi Mike
I am planning to purchase the Manhattan 500 Advanced flash cards. The above link posted in the study schedule contains has the link for the essential 500 words.
On Amazon, there are two different editions of the Manhattan advanced gre words:
http://www.amazon.com/500-Advanced-Words-1st-Edition/dp/1935707604/ref=pd_sim_b_3
http://www.amazon.com/500-Advanced-Words-Vocabulary-Flash/dp/1935707884/ref=pd_sim_b_4
Can you pls tell me which book to purchase. Appreciated.
Akshay: You know, I don’t think there’s that much of a difference. If the price is about the same, go for the 2nd edition, but don’t think it would be a huge problem to get the first edition.
Mike
Hi Mike/Chris
I have the below copy of Barrons 1100 words you need to know and not the one mentioned by Magoosh in the link above.
http://www.flipkart.com/1100-words-you-need-know-0764113658/p/itmczzzhgbwzt5jf?pid=9780764113659&ref=02a36487-53a7-4ef2-b589-eb0f6ce65ede
Pls let me know if this is ok. If so I will refer to this book according to the advance study schedule mentioned.
Akshay: That’s just an earlier edition of the same book: that should be fine. As always, in your other reading and GRE practice, make sure to keep track of any vocab word you find that you don’t know. — that’s a good practice to supplement any vocab book you use.
Mike
Mike: Thank you. Yep, I’ll be noting down the word with its attached meaning.
My date is Oct 10th. So I got exactly 3 months according to the plan to complete my preparation.
Also, do you know if nova gre book is available as a PDF online? If not thats ok, I’ll figure a way out to get it
Akshay: I don’t believe the NOVA book is available as a PDF: I think it’s only available as a hard copy. I hope this helps.
Mike
Thanks Mike. Yes, I am making flash cards with the word, its meaning and its usage so that I understand the term holistically rather than just its literal meaning.
Akshay: That sounds like a good plan.
Mike
Hi Mike,
thank you for your good program for studying, but I’m concern about GRE revised new changes.
I registered for GRE revised on 27th August, 2012 , and it’s my third time that wanna to take the GRE exam to achieve better score.
is there any remarkable change after 1th July for GRE revised questions?
In advance, I appreciate you to guide me,
kindest regards,
Elnaz
Hi Elnaz,
The GRE changed last year, 2011 in August. It will not be changing this year. In fact, the GRE is probably not going to change for quite awhile. So the study plan below is still relevant
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I recently purchased the Premium subscription of Magoosh. It has been a great purchase and worth the money I spent. I had a question when I was looking at the basic and advanced 90 day study plan. I would like know couple of things
1. What is the difference between Basic and Advanced study plan? Is the expected score higher in advanced than the basic.
2. Is the expectation to complete Basic and then take up Advanced study plan?. Please advise.
Thanks
Praveena
These are great questions, and the answers completely depend on the student. The Basic plan assumes that the student needs a more thorough review of the basics, while the Advanced plan involves considerably less review and more of the challenging material. If the student is talented, is a fast learner, and works hard, then the sky’s the limit — there is no ceiling in expected score for either plan. Of course, if you start from knowing less, then you have further to go, but it’s possible if you are a fast learner. If you start the basic plan, and it’s simply too easy for you, then by all means, switch “in flight” to the more advanced plan. Does all this make sense?
Mike
Thanks Mike!
I only have about 3 -4 months to study for the GRE, and I am having trouble deciding whether I should use Version A or Version D. I have just recently started studying for the first time, so I think I should use beginners. The problem is I only have 3 months. I would like to get to the Advanced stage and get the best score I possibly can. If I use the Advanced plan, would it be too difficult for someone who has just started studying for the GRE? Thanks!
Angela: Do you have any sense of your relative strengths and weaknesses, relative to the GRE? When we say Plan A is for “beginners”, we don’t necessarily mean everyone who is just beginning to study for the GRE. We mean, folks who essentially, will have to go back to the “beginnings” in both their math & verbal preparation —folks who are essentially beginning in square one in both math and verbal. If you are starting to study now and your math & verbal skills are quite strong, then plan D is the plan for you. If you are starting now, and you feel like you need a ton of help in both math and verbal, then plan A is for you. If you have no idea where your abilities rank, relative to the test, I’d suggest: get another GRE prep book, like the Barron’s (not a highly recommended book overall, but it does have practice tests). This weekend, for four hours, take a practice GRE from the Barron’s essentially cold, no prep. If taking the test cold, you still score quite well in math and verbal, then again, plan D is for you. If, when you take the test cold, it’s a trainwreck, start with plan A. Can you start with plan A and still get an elite score? It’s possible, but very difficult. If you take the GRE cold, and get, say, in the 400s, it’s going to be a lot of work to get that up into the 700s, much more than if your cold GRE were already in the 600s. Does that make sense? I would say, it’s crucial to get an idea of where you are starting by taking a practice GRE cold. (Don’t use up the ETS or MGRE ones for that — you want to save the higher quality GRE for much later in your practice — that’s why I suggest getting a Barron’s book for the cold GRE at the beginning). Does all this make sense? Please let me know if you have any further questions. Mike
Hi Mike,
Thanks for your reply! After I sent the message, I realized how confusing I was being. I do understand what you are saying, and your message is very helpful. I have brushing up on my math using a Cliffnotes math review, and that has helped a lot.
Thanks again!
- Angela
Angela: you are more than welcome. Let me know if you have any further questions. Good luck in your preparation. Mike
Once we’ve completed all of the problems Magoosh offers, is it beneficial to do them over again?
What I’d say — it’s no different from problems in the OG or problems in any other source. If you do a problem this week, and then re-do it next week, probably the memory of the problem/explanation is going to interfere with your ability to think through the problem in a fresh way. If you do a problem, wait 2+ months while doing many other problems, and then see it again — well, that’s a judgment call. It depends, in part, on: how good is your memory? If you did a problem, and read the explanation, say, two months ago, would you remember that explanation when you saw the problem again? Some people have fantastic memories, and others don’t remember anything. That’s really the deciding factor. It’s worth doing Magoosh (or any other) questions again if there’s been enough time that the memory of doing them the first time, and of seeing the explanation, doesn’t interfere with your process this time. Magoosh certainly has enough questions that its conceivable that enough time would pass so some repetitions after several months would be fine. Does this answer your question? Please let me know if you have any further questions.
Mike