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Have you looked at these topics?

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ONE GMAT tip that helped the most...add your own! 19 Sep 2010, 20:20
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I agree with others - work hard and use an error log to directly attack your weaknesses and you will do fine.
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if you are not ready, you are not ready, don't be afraid to postpone!

i postponed on my last GMAT and i'm quite happy with the result!
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Taking timed practice tests and evaluating what type of questions I was wrong and where actually I went wrong in my thought process. For correct answers, re-evaluating my thought process and checking to see if there is any other method to come to the solution in more effective way.. helped me in both quantitative and Verbal sections.
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ONE GMAT tip that helped the most...add your own! 23 Sep 2010, 06:36
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Error log - try to tweak it to your style. I have a comments column at the end, describing my thought process in couple of lines. I review my complete error log every 3 days or so.

Study break - When I study, i pre-plan my next 5-10 min break after a given study session.
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Do not rush too much. Tackle each question easy, slowly and calmly.
Do not try to solve all questions with the same amount of time. Some questions are easier and you will solve them quickly, giving you more time to spend on the harder questions.
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Bummer. I missed this thread the last time around.
Well, not anymore :)


Mine is probably this one: "Follow ALL strategies exactly as they are written/described in the guidebooks. Do not invent/improve/build until you get a strong score. Then you can do all of the things I said you should not".

This was my biggest struggle where I tried to improve the strategies or did not take them seriously. DO!
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Staying calm is, in my opinion, one of the most important things in the GMAT actual test. If you fall short of time, you risk to switch to "panic mode", which in most of the cases means that your brain will struggle to understand even the most basic questions.

Know yourself and know how much time do you need to stay calm during the whole exam.

For example, If you know that you usually need some extra time in Quant section, guess 1 or 2 questions around questions 10-20 (the first) and/or 20-30 (the second). You can perfectly assure a Q50 doing so.

If you guess a question, the probability that it will hurt your score is "only" 60%, considering that there are 3/4 chances the question is not experimental, and 4/5 you pick a wrong answer (3/4 * 4/5 = 6/10 = 60%). In addition, if you spend some seconds to make an educated guess, then that probability will decrease.
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I haven't taken the exam yet but I hope I don't get bogged down by dismal scores in practice tests (if that happens..god forbid).
Even if that happens, one shouldn't feel demotivated, you got to peak on the right day at the right time and thats what matters.

Try to become a big match player, one who may not perform in other games, but is sure to do well in finals. :)
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Timing is important. Your GMAT score lives and dies by the clock.
Don't ever fixate on difficult qtns. If it takes too long, eliminate possibilities and guess!

I find its not the difficult qtns that throw me off in the Quant. Yes, I'm more likely to get the answer wrong in a difficult DS inequality qtn, but I'm not likely to spend 5 minutes on it and I can make up for it in later questions. Its the PS questions that you know you can solve but for some reason you can't get one of the answers available probably because of a careless mistake in your calculation. Swallow your pride and guess and move on. Don't make it a point of pride or you wont have time to finish all the questions.
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Staying calm is, in my opinion, one of the most important things in the GMAT actual test. If you fall short of time, you risk to switch to "panic mode", which in most of the cases means that your brain will struggle to understand even the most basic questions.

Know yourself and know how much time do you need to stay calm during the whole exam.

For example, If you know that you usually need some extra time in Quant section, guess 1 or 2 questions around questions 10-20 (the first) and/or 20-30 (the second). You can perfectly assure a Q50 doing so.

If you guess a question, the probability that it will hurt your score is "only" 60%, considering that there are 3/4 chances the question is not experimental, and 4/5 you pick a wrong answer (3/4 * 4/5 = 6/10 = 60%). In addition, if you spend some seconds to make an educated guess, then that probability will decrease.
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During the practice CATs, I can actually feel my anxiety level rise after I get consecutive difficult qtns. For my GMATprep 2, I got 8 DS qtns in a row that all required "higher" level thinking. After the 4th one which I wasn't confident about and seeing the 5th DS qtn, I noticed myself mentally screaming and moaning at the unfairness of it all. So I gave myself a medium-hard slap, let the tingling flow over me, told myself this is just a goddamn test that I can retake anytime, and got a Q49 for the section.

I wonder if the invigilators will think I'm crazy if I slap myself during the GMAT. :)

When I took the Series 7 exam back in NY, I remember seeing a middle age guy cry in the Pearson test room... This is a crazy world.
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Best advice I can give is put in the time. I studied 200-300 hours over 4 months. Do it intelligently and don't waste time studying if you're not accomplishing anything, but you have got to put in a ton of hours over a long period of time. That will really help, especially with weaknesses in one section or the other.
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Bummer. I missed this thread the last time around.
Well, not anymore :)


Mine is probably this one: "Follow ALL strategies exactly as they are written/described in the guidebooks. Do not invent/improve/build until you get a strong score. Then you can do all of the things I said you should not".

This was my biggest struggle where I tried to improve the strategies or did not take them seriously. DO!
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Agree with this, especially for verbal.
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Hey guys,

Here's a Businessweek article that lists 10 tips from those who teach the test at some of the best-known GMAT test prep programs and have earned 730 or above on the GMAT. Look out for Manhattan GMAT Instructor, Ron Purewal!

https://images.businessweek.com/slidesho ... -the-gmat/

Hope these tips help!

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The art of giving up! Dont stick to one question for more than 3 minutes!
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