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04 Feb 2010, 15:23
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I have started working my way through the MGMAT SC guide. Not far into it yet though, I think like chapter 6. Also reviewed math again in OG12 and then decided to do the Diagnostic set to see where I stand without wasting a GMATprep CAT. So the diagnostic test says this:
Problem Solving: 19
Data Sufficiency: 19
Reading Comprehension: 16
Critical Reasoning: 14
Sentence Correction: 13
So in my opinion, spending more time on SC is indeed not a bad idea. Especially long sentences with modifiers and subordinate clauses still manage to confuse me. I think I am good for RC - something I have seen consistently throughout my practice tests. CR is probably ok as well. Now as for quant I think I am improving in DS - I like it. However, I thought they were **** me when I got a string of 5 answers with the same letter in a row. Still further practice seems like a good idea. As for PS, I wish that score was slightly higher, as I deem it absolutely necessary to crack the 80% quant level on the real GMAT. I yet have to review the individual mistakes to see whether I can identify a particular area of weakness. My error log shows no consistent pattern for quant, while it does suggest SC needs to be worked on.
It'd be nice to know what these number would suggest for a real score as GMAC claims they have a pretty correlation to the real deal.....
I have started working my way through the MGMAT SC guide. Not far into it yet though, I think like chapter 6. Also reviewed math again in OG12 and then decided to do the Diagnostic set to see where I stand without wasting a GMATprep CAT. So the diagnostic test says this:
Problem Solving: 19
Data Sufficiency: 19
Reading Comprehension: 16
Critical Reasoning: 14
Sentence Correction: 13
So in my opinion, spending more time on SC is indeed not a bad idea. Especially long sentences with modifiers and subordinate clauses still manage to confuse me. I think I am good for RC - something I have seen consistently throughout my practice tests. CR is probably ok as well. Now as for quant I think I am improving in DS - I like it. However, I thought they were **** me when I got a string of 5 answers with the same letter in a row. Still further practice seems like a good idea. As for PS, I wish that score was slightly higher, as I deem it absolutely necessary to crack the 80% quant level on the real GMAT. I yet have to review the individual mistakes to see whether I can identify a particular area of weakness. My error log shows no consistent pattern for quant, while it does suggest SC needs to be worked on.
It'd be nice to know what these number would suggest for a real score as GMAC claims they have a pretty correlation to the real deal.....
06 Feb 2010, 22:04
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Thanks username, I kind of came to the same conclusion about the Kaplan Cats. Since I am done with them, I quite frankly think I do not care about what their scores really mean anymore. I will take my second Gmatprep Cat tomorrow, that should help me gauge where I stand. It's a shame I realized I have 3 more MGMAT Cats and all problems in the OG12 left to do in 17 days while working fulltime. I may skip some of the last MGMAT Cats or only do their quant, which I feel might benefit me more than verbal. I deem their math somewhat challenging while I am uncertain about the verbal - I dunno just my opinion. I am finishing up MGMATs SC tonight - I hope. Did not find this quite as useful as the number property book. It certainly contains a lot of valuable information, but somehow I feel it doesnt stick with me as well as some of the number property material.
I also really feel like I am burning out, it is Saturday night and I am sitting at home, reviewing idioms, subject-verb agreement and all that FUN stuff.
A friend of mine just asked me to dogsit for him the weekend right before my test, I was first inclined to say no - I mean come on, I have a truck load full of stuff to study - but I thought about it for a minute and then agreed to do it. Actually, now I am really glad that I did, it will take my mind of things a bit and will help me relax and loose some anxiety. Seriously, I wouldnt really retain any new information learned on those days anyways. I think I will only use the last couple days to rework some of the more challenging official questions and just look for the underlying 'trick' in the questions. You know the stuff people always tell you....that there is a smarter way to solve a problem compared to the brute force way that takes 2 or 3 minutes. After my prep so far, I think those people are right, there really are a lot (!) of smart shortcuts hidden and for quant I believe MGMAT really has it figured out: Rephrase the question / statements for DS etc.
Anyhow, before I get esoterical: For anyone still early on in the game, the take home message is this: Be sure you do stay on top of your schedule. You will feel burned out and you will feel the need to take a break for a day or two and it's imperative to take that brake. Having said that: I am going to finish strong now!
I also really feel like I am burning out, it is Saturday night and I am sitting at home, reviewing idioms, subject-verb agreement and all that FUN stuff.
A friend of mine just asked me to dogsit for him the weekend right before my test, I was first inclined to say no - I mean come on, I have a truck load full of stuff to study - but I thought about it for a minute and then agreed to do it. Actually, now I am really glad that I did, it will take my mind of things a bit and will help me relax and loose some anxiety. Seriously, I wouldnt really retain any new information learned on those days anyways. I think I will only use the last couple days to rework some of the more challenging official questions and just look for the underlying 'trick' in the questions. You know the stuff people always tell you....that there is a smarter way to solve a problem compared to the brute force way that takes 2 or 3 minutes. After my prep so far, I think those people are right, there really are a lot (!) of smart shortcuts hidden and for quant I believe MGMAT really has it figured out: Rephrase the question / statements for DS etc.
Anyhow, before I get esoterical: For anyone still early on in the game, the take home message is this: Be sure you do stay on top of your schedule. You will feel burned out and you will feel the need to take a break for a day or two and it's imperative to take that brake. Having said that: I am going to finish strong now!
07 Feb 2010, 16:45
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Well no Gmatprep Cat for me today, my Windows bootcamp partition seems to be shot.....so I took MGMAT Cat#4 with AWA:
Q45/V41/710
I am ok with the total, but come on I need a higher quant score. I know that is not about the number of questions you get wrong, but that it is the difficulty level that matters, still 17 questions wrong in quant....I am going to have to do some digging to see what happened here....
Q45/V41/710
I am ok with the total, but come on I need a higher quant score. I know that is not about the number of questions you get wrong, but that it is the difficulty level that matters, still 17 questions wrong in quant....I am going to have to do some digging to see what happened here....
