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Hey everyone,
I started studying for the GMAT test late last week and decided to start right off the bat with a practice CAT, as you may imagine this didn't go so well as I was not even familiar with the types of questions I would be seeing. Needless to say, I didn't do very well and only scored a 530. I decided to look over the areas that I did poorly on and with an improved understanding of the test, took at second CAT 3 days later and scored a 610. The surprising thing for me was that on both tests my quant scores were significantly below my verbal scores. This is very surprising to me as I have a master's degree in mechanical engineering and consider myself to be relatively proficient with math.
My question is, is it common for engineers to maybe "miss the point" on the quant section? Is there anyone who has had a similar problem?
One thing I have found is that they are absolutely testing your thinking process and it is clear that they are not intending for you to solve all of the questions in a traditional manner.
I started studying for the GMAT test late last week and decided to start right off the bat with a practice CAT, as you may imagine this didn't go so well as I was not even familiar with the types of questions I would be seeing. Needless to say, I didn't do very well and only scored a 530. I decided to look over the areas that I did poorly on and with an improved understanding of the test, took at second CAT 3 days later and scored a 610. The surprising thing for me was that on both tests my quant scores were significantly below my verbal scores. This is very surprising to me as I have a master's degree in mechanical engineering and consider myself to be relatively proficient with math.
My question is, is it common for engineers to maybe "miss the point" on the quant section? Is there anyone who has had a similar problem?
One thing I have found is that they are absolutely testing your thinking process and it is clear that they are not intending for you to solve all of the questions in a traditional manner.
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26 Feb 2022, 07:24
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A small tip would be to see if there are "easier" paths to solving the questions. I'm teaching someone from a quant heavy background now, for example, who is finding value even on EASY questions in that regard. It's not only about getting something correct on an exam that is somewhat like a marathon - it can be helpful to get things correct in an efficient way.
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Yeah you're kinda hitting the nail on the head with that last sentence, there. This test isn't *really* a math test... it's a reasoning test that uses math. If they wanted to know how good at math you were, they'd test calculus and all that stuff you learned for you engineering degree. But that's not really the point.
Take a look, for instance, at the 'perfect' DS question in my signature. It's not math at all, really, but it really gets at what is often happening in quant. It should also be noted that, in many ways, the GMAT is a trap answer test...
Check out the 'studying for quant starter kit' link in my email, also. It leads to a thread that has hours of free video that will help you get a grasp on the quant in the way the GMAT really rewards.
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