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Louis14
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21 Sep 2020, 23:30
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So, in the last two official mba.com mocks that I took, I scored a V33 and V32 respectively. Paradoxically, my accuracy rate till the first 26 questions was way higher in my second mock (V32) than in my first mock (33). In both the mocks, I almost ran out of time by the 26th questions, following which I made completely random guesses on the remaining 10 questions from Q#27 to Q#36. Interestingly, in the V33 mock, I made 3 out 10 guesses right, but in the V32 mock, I could only get one right among the last ten guesses.
My self analysis tells me that I could have scored way higher had I managed my time better. Till the 26th question in my second mock (V32), I had only gotten four answers wrong, with accuracy in RC being 90%, SC 88.9%, and CR 71.4% (Got 5 out of 7 right). And then, as I mentioned, I began on a blind spree of picking answers randomly. I think randomly guessing on the last ten questions killed my entire performance and really dented my potential score. So, the question is, if you agree with my self analysis, how do I work on my time management, and that too as fast as possible because my GMAT is due in ten days?
I humbly request the experts, and those who have aced Verbal, to share their insights and thoughts regarding my situation. I shall be utterly grateful.
My self analysis tells me that I could have scored way higher had I managed my time better. Till the 26th question in my second mock (V32), I had only gotten four answers wrong, with accuracy in RC being 90%, SC 88.9%, and CR 71.4% (Got 5 out of 7 right). And then, as I mentioned, I began on a blind spree of picking answers randomly. I think randomly guessing on the last ten questions killed my entire performance and really dented my potential score. So, the question is, if you agree with my self analysis, how do I work on my time management, and that too as fast as possible because my GMAT is due in ten days?
I humbly request the experts, and those who have aced Verbal, to share their insights and thoughts regarding my situation. I shall be utterly grateful.
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22 Sep 2020, 11:43
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Hey Louis - I can suggest you some tips that might apply in your case
*** This is not a hard and fast rule but you need to adjust it per RCs appearance****
1. Since there will be 36 questions, divide them into 4 or 6 quarters (9 or 6 each) and have the time written on top of your booklet
Like at the end of question 9, 18 , 27 the timer should read 49 mins , 33 mins and 17mins respectively (Need to adjust it based on your RCs)
If you are falling behind the schedule then just guess one of the questions randomly
Note that a series of wrong answers would hurt your score than those that are dispersed
2. This worked out for me that in the initial glance of CR and SC question you can typically eliminate 2-3 options as they would be either out of scope or would have a basic error. For these you can just make use of you left hand. At the start of the question have an open fist, with the Thumb denoting option A, Pointer denoting B .... little finger (not the one from GOT) denoting E. Close each one as you eliminate the choices
3. ***The most important one *** Instead of using your mouse to hover around for clicking next and re-confirming, You should make use of the shortcuts Alt + N for next and Alt+Y for yes. This saves around 3-4 secs per question which will save close to 90s (sufficient for one question)
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*** This is not a hard and fast rule but you need to adjust it per RCs appearance****
1. Since there will be 36 questions, divide them into 4 or 6 quarters (9 or 6 each) and have the time written on top of your booklet
Like at the end of question 9, 18 , 27 the timer should read 49 mins , 33 mins and 17mins respectively (Need to adjust it based on your RCs)
If you are falling behind the schedule then just guess one of the questions randomly
Note that a series of wrong answers would hurt your score than those that are dispersed
2. This worked out for me that in the initial glance of CR and SC question you can typically eliminate 2-3 options as they would be either out of scope or would have a basic error. For these you can just make use of you left hand. At the start of the question have an open fist, with the Thumb denoting option A, Pointer denoting B .... little finger (not the one from GOT) denoting E. Close each one as you eliminate the choices
3. ***The most important one *** Instead of using your mouse to hover around for clicking next and re-confirming, You should make use of the shortcuts Alt + N for next and Alt+Y for yes. This saves around 3-4 secs per question which will save close to 90s (sufficient for one question)
Kudos if it helps
Louis14
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Posts: 249
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Given Kudos: 472
Schools: NUS MiF "22 (A) LSE MFin "22 (S) HEC MFin "22
GMAT 1: 680 Q48 V34
GPA: 3.56
22 Sep 2020, 12:45
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These are some really smart suggestions. Especially loved the last one! Thanks so much!
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