{"id":22407,"date":"2014-01-10T07:00:45","date_gmt":"2014-01-10T14:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-gmat-practice\/"},"modified":"2014-01-10T07:00:45","modified_gmt":"2014-01-10T14:00:45","slug":"how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-gmat-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-gmat-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Get the Most Out of Your GMAT Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gmat.kaptest.com\/2014\/01\/10\/get-gmat-practice\/\" title=\"GMAT teach someone else\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"GMAT teach someone else\" src=\"https:\/\/gmat.kaptest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/GMAT-teach-someone-else.jpg\" alt=\"How To Get the Most Out of Your GMAT Practice\" width=\"200\" height=\"114\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>We regularly share GMAT practice problems for you to try on your own, and then follow up with complete answer explanations. In my experience as a Kaplan teacher, I\u2019ve found that many students read through the explanations quickly and then move on, often missing out on the wealth of learning that can be had from thorough engagement with answer explanations. It\u2019s my mission to help you \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Walden\" target=\"_blank\">suck the marrow<\/a>\u201d, so to speak, out of these explanations.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how to get the most out of our most recent (and every) GMAT practice problem and answer explanation. I\u2019ll use the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/1cWYhTj\" target=\"_blank\">GMAT Data Sufficiency Geometry problem<\/a> that we posted earlier this week (you might want to pause now and give it a try before reading further.)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Work through the problem using the answer explanation as your guide.<\/strong><\/em> Take as long as you need to understand the explanation fully. Ask us any questions you have in the comments. If there are Geometry rules or Data Sufficiency strategies that you aren\u2019t yet familiar yet, make a note to learn those.<\/li>\n<li>Once you\u2019ve grasped the problem and explanation fully, <em><strong>note the takeaways<\/strong><\/em>, including any math content and test taking strategies you need to study further. Make a plan for how to master those \u2013 via flash cards, additional math drills, etc.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Set this problem aside for a week or more.<\/strong><\/em> Later, go back to the original practice problem when you\u2019ve had sufficient time away from it, and <em><strong>try it again on your own.<\/strong><\/em> Can you recall the math concepts you need to know for similar GMAT Test Day problems? Are you approaching GMAT Data Sufficiency problems efficiently?<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Advanced Level: Try teaching this problem to someone else.<\/strong><\/em> If you\u2019re really grasping the concepts, you\u2019ll be able to teach them to a willing victim\u2026er, student. Teach them to a fellow GMAT prepper. This is a great way to solidify the methods, strategies, and content in your mind.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This won\u2019t be a full drill, since you have seen this problem before, but will allow you to test yourself to see if you have fully absorbed the lessons that you needed to learn from this practice problem. That\u2019s the point of each and every Kaplan practice problem you complete \u2013 <em><strong>to take them as examples of the types of problems you will see on <a href=\"https:\/\/gmat.kaptest.com\/2012\/07\/21\/gmat-test-day-what-to-expect\/#sthash.9tsbmO7v.WAiQirln.dpbs\" target=\"_blank\">GMAT Test Day<\/a>, and to learn the content and strategy lessons you must master in order to excel on the real thing.<\/strong><\/em> Every practice question acts as a model, or archetype, so that you can call up your previous experiences of practice when you are testing in the Pearson center. You shouldn\u2019t encounter surprises on Test Day.<\/p>\n<p>Questions? Topics you\u2019d like to see covered in future blog entries? Ask me in the comments \u2013 I\u2019d love to hear from you. In the meantime, happy studying!<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/gmat.kaptest.com\/2014\/01\/10\/get-gmat-practice\/\">How To Get the Most Out of Your GMAT Practice<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/gmat.kaptest.com\">Kaplan GMAT Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We regularly share GMAT practice problems for you to try on your own, and then follow up with complete answer explanations. 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