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Dear Friends,

please, suggest how to get error log?

Thanks a lot!
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This is exactly what I needed. Thanks!
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Hi guys... thanks for posting this information about the error log. I've started keeping mine and am sure it will come in useful for analysis of problem areas.
I have a few questions about how to best use the error log.

I've started on the Kaplan Premier book and have almost done all the questions and read the strats and will move to OG12 soon. I've diligently kept an error log of all my errors from Kaplan including time taken to complete question, basic category etc.

1) I haven't kept any specific notes on each question because some of them are just simple, harder questions which required logic that I did not think about. Is it best to just re-do these until your accuracy and timing gets better or is there some other approach?

2) Is it best to attack your error log on a regular basis such as weekly or as suggested, as a final review towards the exam time?

Any help appreciated. Again thanks for posting this it never occured to me to create anything like this before.
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This is brilliant. New to the site, and I had tried creating something similar prior, but it was childish in comparison with what you have offered here. Thanks for all the help this site has provided in such a short time.
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Thanks for the advice. I've been noting what I get wrong but a more structured log is likely warranted.
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Just went through your post for the second time Praetorian. Needed some motivation to continue maintaining my error log. Even though I know its going to help, it really can become a drag sometimes! Anyway.. going to continue persevering with it. Don't want to look back and curse myself for giving up. Reading your post for the second time and seeing how many people have vouched for it really has motivated me again.
Thanks a lot for sharing this information.
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Come on guys, I am diligently keeping an error log too. sriharimurthy, like you said it can really be drag sometimes but I am sure it will pays off. :)

Work hard together!!
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Thanks for the info. I recently started an error log. Mine, however, is pretty basic: what's wrong and why, what number, which type of question, etc. Some of the error logs I've come across, while impressive, seem a little too sophisticated.
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Thanks for explaining why the error log is useful. I have seen an error log before, but I just wasn't sure why it is helpful. After reading your post about using the error log at the last 2 week, it makes a lot of sense to me now. I am going to start one!
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Just started my prep. I think this is going to very useful... thanx !
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I've added two columns to my error log that I find are pretty helpful: action and lessons learned.
-lessons learned: If I have a correct answer and learned something in reviewing the solution, I jot it down so that I can have a list of hints and tricks to remember.
-action: I really like the action column because knowing that I got a problem wrong because I didn't understand the concept isn't enough. I'm asking myself, "What about this problem didn't I understand specifically that I need to work on and get more comfortable/familiar with?"
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glad to see all of you finding this useful. This was written years ago!

thanks for the kind words!
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Wonderful information! I'll surely keep in mind to maintain an error log during my preparations :)
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I value my error log but feel like addressing it will be painful.
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Thanks for all the work :-D
I am just about to start for preparing for my GMAT. for now i am getting all the study material and resources to start studying. I think the error log will be very helpful to me at the final stages of my preparation and as I have it even before starting studies , I will make sure I use it properly and efficintly.
This forum is the best place to be, you guys do a awesome job.
Thank you to all the members for their wothy contributions.
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Great tool..thanks to all who have contributed to develop this little tool..I am surely gonna use it for my practice questions..and I m sure it's gonna help me improve...But I think I'll add 1 more column of OA so that I may have a look at it when revising and there should be option of putting OG10, OG11, OG12 and other tests ( may be a drop down list ) too.
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how should I go about using the error log when i first start studying and am not yet doing cat's? if i'm doing problem sets from the og books, should i stop after each problem to record the time it takes and how confident i felt about my answer? this seems like it would not be very productive, but if you don't stop at each problem, i feel like it will be hard to get accurate times and confidence levels.
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Not sure if this has been asked before, but generally when should we review our error logs? Do people recommend a weekly review basis or more like once in a month?
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how should I go about using the error log when i first start studying and am not yet doing cat's? if i'm doing problem sets from the og books, should i stop after each problem to record the time it takes and how confident i felt about my answer? this seems like it would not be very productive, but if you don't stop at each problem, i feel like it will be hard to get accurate times and confidence levels.
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Hmm! I think what u can do is note questions wrong or right on some scratch paper and do questions in chunks say chunk of 20 then after doing 20 questions u can stop and then right on scratch paper whether u were doubtful about the particular question or not or u had no concept at all or u did silly mistake, note it on scratch paper then u can fill the error log afterward ( so that u can review at the end of the week or a week before G-Day), writing them in error log is useful bcoz u can't carry scratch papers with u all the time or it would be hectic to collect them for 2-3 months ( soft copy is much useful & easier ).
Hope it helps!
& Best of luck with prepping.
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Thanks for the suggestions on the error log- starting studying now and certainly finding it useful to track my mistakes.
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