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16 Nov 2021, 18:49
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Hi!
I have just started studying for the GMAT.
After I read the question on my computer, I feel compelled to write it down somewhere in order to understand and answer the question. When studying, I write the full equation of a QUANT question on my white board or notebook. For VERBAL, I will jot down A/B/C/D/E with a few notes on next to each answer option. I do this for almost every QUANT/VERBAL question.
This is pretty time-consuming, but I'm not sure if there is a way around it.
Is this recommended? How do you process a question without writing everything down? What is the most important stuff to write down when answering QUANT and/or VERBAL questions?
I just want to be mindful of time and train myself how to process the question efficiently.
Thanks,
Abir
I have just started studying for the GMAT.
After I read the question on my computer, I feel compelled to write it down somewhere in order to understand and answer the question. When studying, I write the full equation of a QUANT question on my white board or notebook. For VERBAL, I will jot down A/B/C/D/E with a few notes on next to each answer option. I do this for almost every QUANT/VERBAL question.
This is pretty time-consuming, but I'm not sure if there is a way around it.
Is this recommended? How do you process a question without writing everything down? What is the most important stuff to write down when answering QUANT and/or VERBAL questions?
I just want to be mindful of time and train myself how to process the question efficiently.
Thanks,
Abir
16 Nov 2021, 18:57
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Welcome to GMAT Club 😎
There is an element of personalization and different things work better for different people. You definitely want to know what works for you though there is usually room to optimize and improve. If you writing and practicing on the whiteboard, that assumes you’re taking the online test. Are you taking the online test or at the test center? At the test center you will get laminated sheets with a dry erase marker which is more like writing normally though not quite.
1. It is a good idea to write ABC DE but instead of writing it for every single question, you write it once and then you put checkmarks for the current question and then all you have to erase that questions checkmarks. That works for verbal.
2. It is a good idea to write things down if that helps you make fewer mistakes or process information faster. In that case you’re not actually wasting time. We all have a pace at which our mind absorbs information and processes it. Sometimes it’s faster and sometimes it’s slower. Sometimes it’s fast with a lot of mistakes and sometimes it’s slow with very few mistakes. You will soon learn your pace. There are ways to speed it up by doing more questions and reading books (fiction books)
3. Pacing and timing is not usually something you need to worry until you are mastering more advanced topics and trying to put a test taking strategies together. Sometimes it gets in the way of learning though there are different schools of thoughts on that. However, the majority of famous tutors on GMAT Club suggest that you don’t worry about the timer until you master the topic and your masters strategy. Then you perfect the timing. That of course has its own weaknesses because you may adopt a strategy that is very time-consuming and never be able to optimize it and therefore forced to abandon it in the next stage but that is an extreme example.
Bottom line: if you are in the early stages of your preparation, don’t worry so much about timing and what you’re writing down. If you’re closer to the middle or end stages, then you definitely should optimize your timing and consider how much you should or should not be writing. You can only figure it out by experimenting and trying 10 questions without writing anything down and see how you do… you have to find the balance. Make sure you write as little as possible for verbal. You really don’t need much besides a grid with checkmarks for each question.
Welcome 👍
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There is an element of personalization and different things work better for different people. You definitely want to know what works for you though there is usually room to optimize and improve. If you writing and practicing on the whiteboard, that assumes you’re taking the online test. Are you taking the online test or at the test center? At the test center you will get laminated sheets with a dry erase marker which is more like writing normally though not quite.
1. It is a good idea to write ABC DE but instead of writing it for every single question, you write it once and then you put checkmarks for the current question and then all you have to erase that questions checkmarks. That works for verbal.
2. It is a good idea to write things down if that helps you make fewer mistakes or process information faster. In that case you’re not actually wasting time. We all have a pace at which our mind absorbs information and processes it. Sometimes it’s faster and sometimes it’s slower. Sometimes it’s fast with a lot of mistakes and sometimes it’s slow with very few mistakes. You will soon learn your pace. There are ways to speed it up by doing more questions and reading books (fiction books)
3. Pacing and timing is not usually something you need to worry until you are mastering more advanced topics and trying to put a test taking strategies together. Sometimes it gets in the way of learning though there are different schools of thoughts on that. However, the majority of famous tutors on GMAT Club suggest that you don’t worry about the timer until you master the topic and your masters strategy. Then you perfect the timing. That of course has its own weaknesses because you may adopt a strategy that is very time-consuming and never be able to optimize it and therefore forced to abandon it in the next stage but that is an extreme example.
Bottom line: if you are in the early stages of your preparation, don’t worry so much about timing and what you’re writing down. If you’re closer to the middle or end stages, then you definitely should optimize your timing and consider how much you should or should not be writing. You can only figure it out by experimenting and trying 10 questions without writing anything down and see how you do… you have to find the balance. Make sure you write as little as possible for verbal. You really don’t need much besides a grid with checkmarks for each question.
Welcome 👍
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16 Nov 2021, 20:09
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Hi Abir,
If you're just beginning your studies - and you have not taken a practice CAT/mock Test yet - then it would be a good idea to take a FULL-LENGTH practice CAT; you can access 2 for free from www.mba.com (and they come with some additional practice materials). If you want to do a bit of additional practice first, so that you can familiarize yourself with the general content and question types first, then that's fine - but you shouldn't wait too long to take that initial CAT. That Score will give us a good sense of your natural strengths and weaknesses and will help provide a basis for comparison as you continue to study. A FULL CAT takes about 3.5 hours to complete, so make sure that you've set aside enough time to take it in one sitting. Once you have those scores, you should report back here and we can discuss the results and come up with a study plan.
When it comes to note-taking on any given question, it's worth noting that most silly mistakes occur because of a lack of proper note-taking. At this point in your studies, your focus should obviously be on learning the content of the GMAT, but you should also be thinking in terms of the Tactics, patterns and little 'secrets' of the Exam. As you become more accurate with your work over time, you will likely also work more efficiently (which will help you to speed up).
I'd like to know a bit more about your timeline and goals:
1) What is your goal score?
2) What study materials are you currently using?
3) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?
760+: What GMAT Assassins Do To Score at the Highest Levels
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Contact Rich at: [email protected]
If you're just beginning your studies - and you have not taken a practice CAT/mock Test yet - then it would be a good idea to take a FULL-LENGTH practice CAT; you can access 2 for free from www.mba.com (and they come with some additional practice materials). If you want to do a bit of additional practice first, so that you can familiarize yourself with the general content and question types first, then that's fine - but you shouldn't wait too long to take that initial CAT. That Score will give us a good sense of your natural strengths and weaknesses and will help provide a basis for comparison as you continue to study. A FULL CAT takes about 3.5 hours to complete, so make sure that you've set aside enough time to take it in one sitting. Once you have those scores, you should report back here and we can discuss the results and come up with a study plan.
When it comes to note-taking on any given question, it's worth noting that most silly mistakes occur because of a lack of proper note-taking. At this point in your studies, your focus should obviously be on learning the content of the GMAT, but you should also be thinking in terms of the Tactics, patterns and little 'secrets' of the Exam. As you become more accurate with your work over time, you will likely also work more efficiently (which will help you to speed up).
I'd like to know a bit more about your timeline and goals:
1) What is your goal score?
2) What study materials are you currently using?
3) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?
760+: What GMAT Assassins Do To Score at the Highest Levels
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Contact Rich at: [email protected]
