Easy:

Step 1: Take a practice test through Princeton Review, Kaplan, etc. Grab your score and see where your weaknesses are.

Step 2: Get a study guide to address your weak points. For instance, I didn't initially do well on the data sufficiency questions, but I did ok otherwise, so I focused primarily on examples of the data sufficiency questions.

Try to figure out the common questions, especially ones where they try to trick you. Once you've done a number of any certain kind of problem, you'll figure out certain trends.

Step 3: Take another practice test.

Step 4: Repeat step 2. Do this until your real test.

A self-paced preparation service is another option, although the prices of these services tend to outweigh the benefits, in my opinion. The Kaplan self-paced option, for instance, is around $600.

Another quick tip for the quantitative section: Don't spend too long on any individual question. If you can't figure it out in five minutes, guess and move on.

<blockquote>Hi everybody,

I'm scheduled to take the GMAT in a few weeks, and I'm sort of worried about my performance on the quantitative parts (I haven't done much math since high school!)

Does anybody have any tips or strategies to quickly get a handle on the quant? Any good, relatively inexpensive and self-paced test prep services out there? </blockquote>

The important thing to know about the math section of the GMAT, is that most questions can be solved in more than one way. In many cases, there's a slow approach that will yield the correct answer (and waste time) and a fast approach that will allow you to devote more time to other questions.

Given this, it's important that you learn GMAT-specific strategies for each subject that the GMAT tests (e.g., Geometry, Stats, etc.)

If you're interested, we have a free video on the topic of GMAT math strategies.

Go to http://www.gmatprepnow.com/module/general-gmat-strategies and watch video # 5

Cheers,
Brent - GMAT Prep Now