{"id":14503,"date":"2012-09-19T15:17:02","date_gmt":"2012-09-19T22:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=14503"},"modified":"2012-09-19T15:34:09","modified_gmt":"2012-09-19T22:34:09","slug":"magooshs-mike-mcgarry-takes-the-gmat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/magooshs-mike-mcgarry-takes-the-gmat\/","title":{"rendered":"Magoosh’s Mike McGarry Takes the GMAT"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>On Wednesday, September 26, 2012, I will be taking the GMAT.\u00a0 Don\u2019t worry!\u00a0 I am not planning to leave Magoosh to attend business school.\u00a0 Rather, I am taking the test as a way of gathering information on both the test itself and on the test-taking experience, so as to provide even better service to the Magoosh customers.<\/p>\n

In this article, I\u2019ll just highlight a few of the things for which I\u2019ll be looking.<\/p>\n

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Integrated Reasoning<\/h2>\n

This will be my first time sitting for a live IR section.\u00a0 I am curious to see the breakdown by\u00a0question types<\/a>\u00a0(MSR, TA, GI, and 2PA).\u00a0 I know time will be precious on that part: each of the 12 IR \u201cquestions\u201d has multiple sub-question parts, and I only have 30 minutes for the whole schmiel, so I will be looking for time-saving tricks I can use in gathering information from graphs and tables.\u00a0 Although a calculator is available, I will probably use it sparingly if at all.<\/p>\n

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Verbal<\/h2>\n

In SC, I\u2019ll be looking for\u00a0multiple splits<\/a>\u00a0among the answer choices.\u00a0 For CR, I will be looking for common\u00a0CR question types<\/a>.\u00a0 For the RC, I will make an outline, remembering the strategy:\u00a0map, don\u2019t memorize<\/a>!\u00a0 I am curious to see what exotic vocabulary may be used, and what the range of topics is on the sentences and passages.<\/p>\n

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Math<\/h2>\n

On DS, I will be looking for ways to\u00a0answer to the sufficiency question<\/a>\u00a0without having to do a full numerical calculation.\u00a0 Throughout the math section, I will be looking for shortcuts (e.g.\u00a0estimation<\/a>) that allow me to answer without having to do a long complicated calculation.\u00a0 I am curious about how many data-based questions I will see, given that the IR section is designed for data-based questions.<\/p>\n

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Head Space<\/h2>\n

Perhaps most important will be to go into the exam in the right \u201chead space\u201d \u2013 awake and energized, but not stressed or anxious.\u00a0 I will have to get a solid night\u2019s sleep not only the night before, but for a few nights before.\u00a0 I will eat a good dinner the previous night, and a good solid breakfast that morning.\u00a0 I will use my breaks for stretching, and I will try to remember to continue\u00a0deep breathing<\/a>\u00a0even during the test itself.<\/p>\n

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Any comments?\u00a0 Advice you\u2019d like to give me?\u00a0 Things for which you\u2019d like me to scope out the GMAT? \u00a0Comment on this post<\/a> and let me know!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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