Bocconi Graduate Test study plan

Bocconi Graduate Test · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Quantitative reasoning / Mathematics

Diagnose baseline accuracy and timing on quantitative reasoning by completing a timed 30-question mixed set and logging error types
Rebuild arithmetic foundations: fractions, ratios, percentages, and proportional reasoning, solving 40 drill items with at least 85% accuracy
Set up an error log template that records question type, cause of error, and corrective rule for every missed item

A completed diagnostic score report plus an error-log spreadsheet with at least 30 classified entries and a written baseline score

Week 2

Master algebraic manipulation: linear equations, systems, inequalities, and exponent rules, solving 50 items under a 90-second-per-item cap
Convert word problems into equations for rate, work, mixture, and age scenarios with at least 80% accuracy
Identify and eliminate the three most frequent careless-error patterns from the week 1 log

A one-page formula and translation sheet covering all algebra and word-problem patterns, validated by scoring 85%+ on a 25-question self-test

Week 3

Solve geometry and mensuration problems covering triangles, circles, and solids, targeting 80% accuracy
Interpret tables, bar charts, and line graphs to extract exact values without misreading axes or units
Compute percentage change, growth rates, and weighted averages from data sets within a 75-second average

A data-interpretation drill log of 60 questions with per-question timing and a summary of the two slowest question archetypes

Week 4

Handle multi-step data sets combining two charts or a chart plus text, achieving 75% accuracy
Apply ratio, rate, and index-number reasoning to comparative data questions
Practice estimation and approximation to skip full calculation where answer choices permit

A timed 40-question data-interpretation mock scored and reviewed, with a written list of five estimation shortcuts that saved time

Week 5

Classify logical reasoning item types: assumption, inference, strengthen/weaken, paradox, and arrangement puzzles
Diagram conditional statements and contrapositives, solving 40 formal-logic items with 85% accuracy
Prephrase the correct answer before reading options on 30 assumption and strengthen questions

A logic-type cheat sheet mapping each item type to its standard reasoning move, plus a 30-question accuracy report by type

Week 6

Solve sequencing, grouping, and matching puzzles under strict time limits, targeting 75% accuracy
Read dense argumentative passages and extract main conclusion, evidence, and unstated assumption in under three minutes each
Eliminate answer choices using scope, degree, and relevance filters on 40 verbal-logic hybrids

A completed set of 10 passage-and-question analyses, each with a written conclusion-evidence-assumption breakdown

Week 7

Increase reading speed while retaining detail on 12 long passages, tracking comprehension accuracy per passage
Distinguish inference from restatement and identify author tone and purpose questions with 80% accuracy
Build a vocabulary-in-context routine for unfamiliar terms using surrounding structure rather than memorization

A reading log of 12 passages with timing, accuracy, and a two-sentence summary of each author's argument

Week 8

Complete two full-length timed simulations under exam conditions and score each by domain
Revisit the error log and re-solve every previously missed question type until accuracy exceeds 85%
Finalize a per-section pacing plan with target minutes per question and a skip-and-return rule

A final two-mock performance report showing domain-by-domain accuracy, timing, and a one-page exam-day pacing card

Week 2: Quantitative accuracy on a 25-question timed set reaches at least 80%, and the error log shows declining careless-error frequency

Week 4: Data-interpretation accuracy reaches at least 75% on a timed 40-question set with average time per question under 90 seconds

Week 6: Logical reasoning accuracy reaches at least 75% overall, with formal-logic items at 85% or higher

Week 8: Both full-length mocks completed within time, with combined accuracy at least 75% and no single domain below 65%