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First 5-10 questions strategy [#permalink] New post   07 Jul 2010, 19:45
Is it B.S. to focus more time in the beginning questions?
I need a minimum of 550-600.

I heard that it's wise to focus your efforts on the first 5-10 questions (don't use POE, be sure!) because after that it's just "fine-tuning" your score.
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Re: First 5-10 questions strategy [#permalink] New post   07 Jul 2010, 20:44
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A lot of discussions on this topic :)

GMAT Algorithm is protected and nobody knows the exact details. Kaplan argues that the first 10 questions are not as critical and supposedly they have proven that.

There has been a lot of experimentation with the GMAT prep software (but it is not the same as real GMAT) un-scientific-analysis-of-gmatprep-64970.html

Finally, here are all the other discussions:
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Re: First 5-10 questions strategy [#permalink] New post   07 Jul 2010, 21:02
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one more note, on top of what bb said, treat each question with equal important, whether it is #1, #8, or #34. Sure, the first 10 may or may not be more important, but you should tackle each question with accuracy, precision, focus, and energy.
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Re: First 5-10 questions strategy [#permalink] New post   07 Jul 2010, 23:32
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It's true that one should approach the GMAT giving importance to all questions. Getting only the first 10 questions right isn't really going to do you favors. However, I found out when I was doing GMAT prep, I scored higher when I did not make any mistakes in the first 10 questions. Same number of mistakes, but different percentile score. But just take this with a grain of salt.
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Re: First 5-10 questions strategy [#permalink] New post   12 Jul 2010, 18:36
If the GMATPrep software is any indication of the real test, I have found that if you screw up a lot in the first 10 questions your score suffers a lot more than screwing up the final 7-10
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Re: First 5-10 questions strategy [#permalink] New post   14 Jul 2010, 19:53
manhattan GMAT says it's all a myth and I've been getting some pretty good help from their book series, so I'm roll with it
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Re: First 5-10 questions strategy [#permalink] New post   14 Jul 2010, 19:56
From all that I've read, the "first 5-10 question" myth is partly true and partly untrue. The effect it has on your score depends on the the general score you end up with. Let me see if I can try to find the article I read that cleared this up...
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Re: First 5-10 questions strategy [#permalink] New post   15 Jul 2010, 00:08
It depends on whether experimental questions are asked in first 15 questions,
If yes, then all questions are equally important.
If no, then first 15 questions are important.
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Re: First 5-10 questions strategy [#permalink] New post   16 Oct 2020, 06:47
YourDreamTheater wrote:
From all that I've read, the "first 5-10 question" myth is partly true and partly untrue. The effect it has on your score depends on the the general score you end up with. Let me see if I can try to find the article I read that cleared this up...

Yes exactly, it does impact the overall score but when your questions other than 1st 10 are decent enough. A lot of experimentation is going on with mocks.

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First 5-10 questions strategy [#permalink] New post   16 Oct 2020, 11:15
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Here is an article with some helpful information:

Should You Spend Extra Time on the First 10 GMAT Questions?
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