Name of the game - DO NOT GIVEUP (720)

talk2vij,can u explain a little more about grid or perhaps post a sample document of it so that i can understand a little more about it

Thanks rg1 to pointing it out. You were right on. I corrected the problem. Sorry, I didn't read the argument. Just looked into the answer choices and thought lucky to find both fallacies in the same question, which is rare.

I have fixed the description and provided an example for the time fallacy. And as you mentioned, if the argument has mentioned the time frame and the same time frame is used in the answer choice, it will unlikely fall under the time fallacy.

Let me go through the OG books to point out the fallacies.

I do want to mention about the "Stockton" CR. The choice A is having the percentage/number fallacy for which I recommend to refer to the PowerScore CR bible. Let me know if you have any question.

No problem Adhithya. Here it is. Due to procrastination, I scanned the existing grid that I created during the practice. But I add the comments for better understanding. So that you are clear, here is more information -

Red Frame - What you see in the red frame are three sections - RC , CR , and SC.Also, I have created the grid with answer choices A, B , C, D, and E.

Blue Frame - The numbers under the blue frame are the question numbers marked from 1 to 14 for RC and CR and 1 to 17 for SC. Just assume that you will get 13 to 14 RC questions. But the number of CR and SC questions varies. It depends on many factors. After you do each question, strike off the number. For example, when you start the verbal test, let's say, you get SC first. Solve it and then strike off. Then you get CR. Solve CR and then strike off. If you do this, you can
1) predict how many CR or SC questions you will get after, say Question No 30. It will come by practice.
2) maintain your pace. One thing is not visible here is the time table that I drew on the right edge of the page. It has the range of question , say 1 to 8, and then how many mins I can spend, say, 16 mins. So the table will look like

1 - 8 - (16) 75 to 60 ( 75 and 60 are the time on the timer)

To maintain the pace, you need to solve the questions within the time frame defined in the table. If you are far behind, you need to either rev up your pace or skip. If you are planning to skip and you are , say, at question 33, refer to the grid. If you have already got four RCs ( or solve 12 to 14 RC questions... refer to your strikes) and you have 10 mins left, you know that you will get only CR or SC. Accordingly, you can solve SC and skip CR. Atleast, you don't have to worry about the RC.

Green Frame - What you are seeing the green grid is the time from the timer. When I get RC, I jot down the time from the timer. WHen I finish the RC, I jot down the time again. Then I mentally calculate the time difference. If I took more than expected, I know that I need to speed up. This is how you will maintain your pace.

White Grid - What you see in the white grid are two shapes - circle and cross. I use circle "O" against the answer choice if I think it to be the potential answer. And I use cross "X" if I know for sure the answer is wrong. If you see blank, it means that I found the answer.

Hopefully it is helpful.

wow!!!

Great tips on RC dude! You are a rock star in RC man - you did 20 LSAT paper, wow! You had ton of patience

Thanks Abhicool. I am glad you like it. By the way, best of luck for your exam.

Excellent Debrief of a GMAT journey. WoW - Loved it !!!

"Remember this - first mistake shows ignorance, second mistake shows chance, and third mistake shows arrogance. So if you are making the same mistake more than twice, rethink your strategy." - Really cool. Do you mind if I borrow this quote for some days ? Alas no name to put the author of this quote.

Do keep us posted about your Applications and Admits !!!

krishp84 - Thank you. You can certainly use the quote.

grt help....thanx a ton.........

Amazing debrief.....ur debrief is like after battle a soldier returns home and narrate d entire episode, i am sure this debrief will work for most......

rajeevrks27 - Thank you.

Great post, especially mentioning Evernote, I have found it to be a perfect tool for taking notes, keeping an error log, and organizing thoughts for application essays!

excellent debrief

Thank you, Sandeep and branko89

That was something!!!!!Excellent work....how are applications going on?

Good detail... Great debrief ! !

Thanks for the inspirational story, since it showed the determination and the grit you possessed in wanting to kill the beast. I am struggling a little bit with my practice tests as my highest has been a 580, but I strongly believe that with a little more practice and more courage, I will be able to cross the threshold of 700 and better. Thank you once again for this nice post and I hope to be able to emulate your example.