Hi,
Following from my last post and upon some significant deliberations on tackling the "timing" aspect of the test, I have come up with the following strategy. I need your advice on the same:
Quant:Currently on 47/48, need to hit 49/50
I would be extra cautious in the first 20 questions and take approx 40 min to complete. Therefore, the time left would be 35 min for the next 17 questions ie. approx 2 min per question. The MAJOR strategy is to stick to the average time(depending upon the question type). Also knowing my areas of weakness(probability for that matter), I would not spend any extra time(if I am stuck). However, will spend an extra 15/20 sec on a question of strength(if needed).
Verbal:Currently @ 33/34, need to hit 39/40
As in quant, I would be extra cautious on first 20, spending approx 40 min. For the next 21 questions, I should be having 17 min, which is a negative time scenario already(5/6 questions behind). I would be adopting the same strategy as in quant. However, to cover up for the 5/6 questions lag, I can do the following:
A..Throwaway some questions from my weak areas by not even looking at the questions
OR
B..Give approx 30 sec to try to solve a question from my weak area and then take an educated guess
Also I have observed(from my
MGMAT CAT scores) that the steepest drop in %ile estimate happens if I am missing a RC question. Is this true? In that case, should I be extra careful in dealing in questions from the weak area of RC(inference, detail)?
Please provide your valuable inputs on the above. I have about 10 days to go and my last GMAT Prep score was 700(guess I had seen some questions earlier). I am hitting 660 ish on
MGMAT CATs. I need to take it to 720. Is it possible by getting the timing aspect correct?
Regards
Argha