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08 Dec 2021, 18:09
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Hi all,
I have been preparing for the GMAT for quite some time now (more than a year, with a little break in between; I have taken MPrep course). I don't know whether or not my preparation goes well. While I overall understand most concepts and contents learned, I still have a hard time with the application itself/logical reasoning.
There are so many topics and questions for which I won't be able to answer the question but not because I DON'T know; rather, it will be because my logical reasoning/application is not well-established. Many times I would get a question wrong and then after reading the explanation of the right answer I would feel as if I could have solved that question. It's almost always like riddles, and I just don't know how to APPROACH them.
Again, content and understanding are pretty much solid, it's just the way I think, approach, or apply content.
What am I missing here and how can I fix that? I have read some posts by people who said that learning the concepts is not enough and that the METHODOLOGY is even more important - i.e. realizing patterns, tricks, shortcuts, and more.
Any advice would be much appreciated. Please help me tackle this exam once and for all.
*Currently at 580. Aiming for 650+.
*Please don't respond if you are course providers who want to recommend a different course - I'm pleased with Mprep, I review Qs I get wrong, work on my weaknesses, and more.
Thank you so very much!
I have been preparing for the GMAT for quite some time now (more than a year, with a little break in between; I have taken MPrep course). I don't know whether or not my preparation goes well. While I overall understand most concepts and contents learned, I still have a hard time with the application itself/logical reasoning.
There are so many topics and questions for which I won't be able to answer the question but not because I DON'T know; rather, it will be because my logical reasoning/application is not well-established. Many times I would get a question wrong and then after reading the explanation of the right answer I would feel as if I could have solved that question. It's almost always like riddles, and I just don't know how to APPROACH them.
Again, content and understanding are pretty much solid, it's just the way I think, approach, or apply content.
What am I missing here and how can I fix that? I have read some posts by people who said that learning the concepts is not enough and that the METHODOLOGY is even more important - i.e. realizing patterns, tricks, shortcuts, and more.
Any advice would be much appreciated. Please help me tackle this exam once and for all.
*Currently at 580. Aiming for 650+.
*Please don't respond if you are course providers who want to recommend a different course - I'm pleased with Mprep, I review Qs I get wrong, work on my weaknesses, and more.
Thank you so very much!
08 Dec 2021, 22:59
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Hi HWPO.
One move that could help is taking more time on each practice question and seeking to get a higher percentage of questions correct.
Often, people do practice questions with a timer going and seek to increase accuracy while answering questions in around two minutes for each question. The issue is that, in spending two minutes per question, you don't give yourself time to learn, and reading about what you should have done after you get a question incorrect is not as productive as figuring out what you should do while you are answering a practice question. In other words, it works much better to achieve high accuracy by spending 10 minutes or more on each question and then seek to work the time per question down to two minutes than it does to spend two minutes per question and seek to increase accuracy.
For more on untimed practice, see this post. https://gmatclub.com/forum/mastering-th ... 58019.html
For some more ideas on how to increase your quant score, see this post. How To Increase Your GMAT Quant Score
One move that could help is taking more time on each practice question and seeking to get a higher percentage of questions correct.
Often, people do practice questions with a timer going and seek to increase accuracy while answering questions in around two minutes for each question. The issue is that, in spending two minutes per question, you don't give yourself time to learn, and reading about what you should have done after you get a question incorrect is not as productive as figuring out what you should do while you are answering a practice question. In other words, it works much better to achieve high accuracy by spending 10 minutes or more on each question and then seek to work the time per question down to two minutes than it does to spend two minutes per question and seek to increase accuracy.
For more on untimed practice, see this post. https://gmatclub.com/forum/mastering-th ... 58019.html
For some more ideas on how to increase your quant score, see this post. How To Increase Your GMAT Quant Score
09 Dec 2021, 02:19
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how to APPROACH them
Importance of Solving Approach (1 minute read)
For Quant there are certain "go-to" methods/techniques to solve more efficiently, but even for Verbal there are ways to improve your performance/conserve mental energy. A lot of my tutoring for Verbal, for example, doesn't necessarily focus on teaching fundamentals.
how to APPROACH them
Importance of Solving Approach (1 minute read)
For Quant there are certain "go-to" methods/techniques to solve more efficiently, but even for Verbal there are ways to improve your performance/conserve mental energy. A lot of my tutoring for Verbal, for example, doesn't necessarily focus on teaching fundamentals.
