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As someone who has practiced thousands of questions on GMAT Club and barely ever referred to my error log, I used to believe that a few thousand more questions would get me to a great score.
Quantity over quality. That was my thing.
And like many others, I was overwhelmed by the sheer number of resources out there - OGs, mocks, and 50000+ practice questions on GMAT Club. If you’re feeling the same paralysis of choice, here are a few lessons from my journey.
OG questions are limited
The OG gives you 800–1000 questions across all three sections. While that number seems daunting at first, once you're in the zone, you'll finish them sooner than expected.
The Review Guides and GMAC online practice questions are great next steps. But soon after you will hit the resource overload phase.
Dilemma : Practicing to Improve or Just to Keep Going?
Let me be blunt. You don’t need to solve every GMAT question on the Internet to hit your target score.
Unless you’re aiming for an 805 and enjoy pain.
Someone wise and sane will probably tell you to slow down, revisit your mistakes, and focus on learning patterns; not chasing volume. And trust me, that's the easiest way to reach your target score. With just a few core resources and a solid error log, many test-takers have hit 705+.
But...
If You’re Like Me and have ignored that advice...
Here’s how I still managed to bring structure into the limitless well:
Identify What You Need to Practice
Don’t go randomly solving everything. Instead:
Looking back, I made a huge mistake trying to power through questions without any direction; it drained me and led nowhere. It took me a while to see that without a plan, there’s no finish line. And that's when I started adding structure to what I was practicing.
Where to Find More Questions (After Exhausting OG)
For Quant & Verbal:
For DI:
Create a Fixed Practice Plan
This gives you an upper bound on how many questions you actually need, instead of falling into an endless loop.
If I had to do it all again, I’d:
But if you’re someone who learns by doing, just make sure there’s structure in that doing. And don’t be the person who solved 5,000 questions but kept falling for the same trap 500 times. You deserve better than mindless grind.
Figure out what truly needs work and track your growth regularly. Build accuracy streaks that give you confidence without burning out.
At the end of the day, the GMAT is just one part of your journey. It’s important, yes, but it’s not worth sacrificing your peace, your time, or your joy entirely for a test. Prep with purpose, not pressure.
Quantity over quality. That was my thing.
And like many others, I was overwhelmed by the sheer number of resources out there - OGs, mocks, and 50000+ practice questions on GMAT Club. If you’re feeling the same paralysis of choice, here are a few lessons from my journey.
OG questions are limited
The OG gives you 800–1000 questions across all three sections. While that number seems daunting at first, once you're in the zone, you'll finish them sooner than expected.
- In the beginning, you’re learning concepts.
- Then, you’re gaining confidence.
- And before you know it, you would be searching for more practice questions online.
The Review Guides and GMAC online practice questions are great next steps. But soon after you will hit the resource overload phase.
Dilemma : Practicing to Improve or Just to Keep Going?
Let me be blunt. You don’t need to solve every GMAT question on the Internet to hit your target score.
Unless you’re aiming for an 805 and enjoy pain.
Someone wise and sane will probably tell you to slow down, revisit your mistakes, and focus on learning patterns; not chasing volume. And trust me, that's the easiest way to reach your target score. With just a few core resources and a solid error log, many test-takers have hit 705+.
But...
If You’re Like Me and have ignored that advice...
Here’s how I still managed to bring structure into the limitless well:
Identify What You Need to Practice
Don’t go randomly solving everything. Instead:
- Pinpoint topics: e.g., Assumption in CR, Inequalities in DS, TPA in DI.
- Set a streak goal: e.g., "I’ll get 8/10 correct in Assumption questions." or "I'll practice Assumption questions unless I get 12 questions right in a row."
- Use that streak as your signal to move on.
Looking back, I made a huge mistake trying to power through questions without any direction; it drained me and led nowhere. It took me a while to see that without a plan, there’s no finish line. And that's when I started adding structure to what I was practicing.
Where to Find More Questions (After Exhausting OG)
For Quant & Verbal:
- Retired OG Questions: Previous OG editions, older Review Guides and GMAT Classic mocks.
- GMAT Club: Filter by tags like “Assumption” or “Probability,” and sort by “Kudos” or “Most Replies.”
- These are often high-quality questions with rich discussions below.
For DI:
- Nothing beats the OG DI sets + DI Review Guide.
- Re-solve them, then re-analyze - including questions from your mocks.
- Trust me, that’s usually enough for that elusive 90th percentile.
Create a Fixed Practice Plan
- For each weak topic, practice only until your accuracy stabilizes at your target level.
- That target is subjective - could be 70%, 80%, or 90%, depending on what you're aiming for.
- Once you hit it, move on. No need to over practice or burn out.
This gives you an upper bound on how many questions you actually need, instead of falling into an endless loop.
If I had to do it all again, I’d:
- Review OG questions more deeply.
- Keep an error log that actually helps; not just a pile of mistakes you’re too anxious to revisit. Toward the end, mine got so overwhelming that I kept avoiding it and just solved more questions instead. But revisiting a clean, structured log regularly makes a huge difference when you have limited time in the end.
- Solve only as many new questions as needed to hit my personal accuracy goals, not someone else's.
But if you’re someone who learns by doing, just make sure there’s structure in that doing. And don’t be the person who solved 5,000 questions but kept falling for the same trap 500 times. You deserve better than mindless grind.
Figure out what truly needs work and track your growth regularly. Build accuracy streaks that give you confidence without burning out.
At the end of the day, the GMAT is just one part of your journey. It’s important, yes, but it’s not worth sacrificing your peace, your time, or your joy entirely for a test. Prep with purpose, not pressure.
22 Oct 2025, 07:12
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After burning months in endless questions and resources, this is exactly what i needed to take a breath & reset my mindset. Extremely helpful.
27 Oct 2025, 23:32
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One of the best advice received. Thank you very much.
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