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I am preparing for GMAT for 4 months now I have completed mgmat guides and almost about to complete OG main guide. Still have to do other two guides. Recently it's been almost 15 days since I have studied properly as I went for a trip and now I am a bit bothered as I am not happy with my job and I need to travel a lot which adds to the frustration. I am planning to quit and take some time off maybe look for a job nearby so that I can focus well on my GMAT preparation. I am a bit anxious right now since i have not been able to perform well in the job as i am not totally involved amd it doesnt suit my persomality.Will this gap really hamper my preparation with regard to remembering concepts and being in practice mode.
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I am preparing for GMAT for 4 months now I have completed mgmat guides and almost about to complete OG main guide. Still have to do other two guides. Recently it's been almost 15 days since I have studied properly as I went for a trip and now I am a bit bothered as I am not happy with my job and I need to travel a lot which adds to the frustration. I am planning to quit and take some time off maybe look for a job nearby so that I can focus well on my GMAT preparation. I am a bit anxious right now since i have not been able to perform well in the job as i am not totally involved amd it doesnt suit my persomality.Will this gap really hamper my preparation with regard to remembering concepts and being in practice mode.
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23 Jul 2016, 07:43
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First of all, I'm offering a primarily verbal perspective here. That's what I have taught for 16+ years.
I'm a bit concerned about your mindset on this test. You don't "have to do" any guides at all, and I'm not sure a gap is a bad thing if you are taking this "have to get it done" approach. I tell my students to TREAT it like a GAME. Crossword puzzle. Chess. Rubik's cube. This will put you in the right mindset. It works!
You won't get a cash or prize for doing all the questions in all the guides. I remember going through problem after problem in hopes the next one would bring a breakthrough but it was only when I stopped and looked at 1) the answers I was choosing and 2) the answers the GMAC was choosing and 3) the differences between them.
Doing the problems is only helpful in that it helps you develop an effective model, and understand the perception you are bringing to the questions. It's just nothing like studying in school.
My recommendation would be the GET CURIOUS about your answers, develop heightened self-awareness about what you are choosing. Do fewer questions but study each one more. One part testing to two parts evaluation.
Definitely do an error log. And do NOT shame yourself for your mistakes, be kind and loving to yourself. You are learning.
Stop and observe the characteristics of the correct answers.
I'm sorry you are in a job you dislike and travelling, that is difficult, however it's very possible for you to make a great deal of progress in by waking up one hour early each day than trying to force yourself to study for three or four hours at a time. It's all about quality over quantity, and the level of consciousness you are bringing to those problems.
So if you want/can afford to quit, go for it, but its possible and even preferable to take a playful and curious attitude to a few problems each day than whipping yourself into submission chained to the desk.
Hope you find this helpful and things get better
