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Hi all,

Question: In my mocks, sometimes I overanalyze certain simpler questions thinking that this is gmat and it cannot be this easy. While at other times I oversimplify thinking it cannot be this hard.

Anybody facing this issue, and have any suggestions on how to tackle this?
To be honest, I found this normal. My review strategy after I arrive the solution/conclusion very quickly. I reread the question and follow back if I’ve missed something.

Plus, I don’t do this for every quick solution I arrive to. Or else you’ll loose time and confidence.

I recheck only for questions that belong to areas of my weakness. Thanks.
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Could you find any strategy to avoid silly mistakes?

I am also facing similar issue
Silly mistakes have many subsets;

1) Reading the question stem wrongly. For example you solved it right. But the value for B was asked and you marked the value of A.
2) Some calculation errors.
3) Some times it is the anxiety that pushes you to silly errors.
4) etc,,, etc,,,

For 1) Don’t pick the Pen/marker before reading the question stem. We quickly jump on to the conclusion, Oh I got this, I know how to solve this, without focusin on What has been asked excatly to mark on the option choices

"Read it to know what has been asked"

For2) I have noticed, usually the options are wholesome numbers "exclusive of Probability. Number Systems". So from the answer choices also you can figure out that if your calculations are heading in right direction. or you just missed a division, multiplication, etc.

For3) I don’t have a single liner for this. I don’t know what will work for you.
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Is water bottle allowed to keep along during the course of exam?

"In Center Exam"
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No

They don't allow it
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And you can’t get up and drink in between

That is some news to me. Need to practice Full lenght Mocks without having water.
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And you can’t get up and drink in between
You can drink water during the break you get to take. Just ask them in case they allow it, no harm in asking. My centre in India didn't allow it.
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Okay. Thanks for your input. I’ll try that!
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You can drink water during the break you get to take. Just ask them in case they allow it, no harm in asking. My centre in India didn't allow it.
What was your centre?
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