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I’ve a doubt.. are we allowed access (write) anything on the notepad before the exam starts?

Say i wanna write down some keywords for myself or list down A-E to use later on

Maybe atleast instructions’ pages I’ll be allowed start writing?
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The answer depends if you’re taking an exam at home or at the test center. You’re not allowed to write anything at home but you are allowed at the test center.
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The answer depends if you’re taking an exam at home or at the test center. You’re not allowed to write anything at home but you are allowed at the test center.
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Okay thank you
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The answer depends if you’re taking an exam at home or at the test center. You’re not allowed to write anything at home but you are allowed at the test center.
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My noptepad was changed by the instructor immediately with a warning at test center
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> The answer depends if you’re taking an exam at home or at the test center. You’re not allowed to write anything at home but you are allowed at the test center.
My noptepad was changed by the instructor immediately with a warning at test center
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Usually you do these things during the instructions phase when you’re reading the instructions. Did they take your notepad when you were reading the instructions and having started the exam or while you were just sitting and waiting?
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Usually you do these things during the instructions phase when you’re reading the instructions. Did they take your notepad when you were reading the instructions and having started the exam or while you were just sitting and waiting?
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During the instruction phase
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I’ve been doing the research and it seems there hasn’t been a change on the GMAT side. The rules continue to state that you’re not allowed to write until the exam has started

However, it seems Pearson has changed their policy about what they consider the start of the exam and apparently the instructions are not considered an official part of the exam.

I think it would be good to get the clarification and I will try to get to the bottom of this and ask GMA what the official policy is because right now it doesn’t seem to be their policy but the policy of the test center provider which seems silly.
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> Usually you do these things during the instructions phase when you’re reading the instructions. Did they take your notepad when you were reading the instructions and having started the exam or while you were just sitting and waiting?
During the instruction phase
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Folks any strategy on time management for DI section that has worked for you? To complete the section or atleast 17-18 questions?
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so I am stuck with a score 605 even after preparing for 4 months and practice more than 1500 qs can someone help?
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Well you can try to ttp it helped me overcome the hurdle score
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thank u ill look into it
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Hello repellataliquam,

If you are feeling burnt-out, take a few days off. However, making small sacrifices for a few months for (a) securing a good score and (b) getting some fine admits is a part of the game. As they say, if it were so easy, everyone would do it!

Here are a few steps to help you push through:

1. Consolidate your concepts
Revisit all the conceptual material you’ve covered so far and work on strengthening it. If you are still struggling with certain topics, consider investing in a solid prep course. Keep in mind: while the official material is excellent for practice, it’s not designed for teaching concepts from scratch.

2. Re-attempt all previously incorrect questions. Review your mistakes from earlier practice. Understand why you got them wrong and how to avoid those errors going forward.

3. Practice with a new set of high-difficulty questions. Use either official sources or reliable third-party material to build deeper familiarity with challenging questions.

4. Practice consistently over the next few weeks. Go back and re-attempt your earlier incorrect questions. Continue revisiting weak areas in your conceptual understanding along the way.

Following these steps will help you perform at a better level.

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so I am stuck with a score 605 even after preparing for 4 months and practice more than 1500 qs can someone help?
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If you are able to answer more than 15 questions out of 20. If around 12-14 questions are correct, then just look at the minor errors you are making and fill in the gaps. Notice the places you are using more time.
Alternatively, if you are not able to solve even 15 questions, I suggest you review your basics and come back later.
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I can solve around 15-16, with an accuracy of 10-13 if I don't plan to solve all 30 and I'm scoring roughly around 80 in DI
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GMAT club DI sectional mock tests are damn good for DI. practise,you can go ahead with that
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if-x-y-and-z-are-positive-integers-such-that-1-x-1-y-1-z-421396.html

Commentators have simply taken 1/3+1/3+1/3 =1
Which is just not true.. and all the denominators are positive integers only.. then i can not understand how they find x=y=z=3 correct
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oh but we cant get accessto only DI section
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Hey you can Practise DI section on Gmat club free of cost on major US holidays
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How close is the gmat sectional mocks score on gmat club to the original exam- for all 3 sections?
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