destroyerofgmat wrote:
Also, as you know, timing is everything on the test. you have to be able to know when to let questions go so that you'll have more time for the questions that you can get right within 2-2.5 mins. I used to do the same thing as you and until I learned to let questions go i never saw much improvement in quant (before 37-39 now 46-48). i know it sounds crazy to guess, or make an educated guess, and move on and basically give up on a question but unless you're Bunuel or another quant genius on this forum, you're not going to get every question right and finish the test anyway so you'll need to practice this "technique" -if you will- when taking practice CATS.
Thanks for the useful tip destroyerofgmat.
In my last practice test I did try the guessing strategy and it did work well for finishing all the problems in time but my accuracy was pretty low.I guess its just a matter of practice till you master the guessing/mental math.
I have seen that my guessing strategy falls short especially on DS problems which need to take into consideration a lot of cases/possibilities.
Say,if there are 5 logical steps to come to a correct solution : 1->2->3->4->5
by mental math/guessing I can easily reach from 1->2->3 then I tend to miss the next crucial logical step and end up with a haywire value/solution.
any tips to train your brain to stretch your thinking to solve using an "aware"/including all possibilities approach for GMAT quant ? similar to solving a sudoku puzzle mentally?