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gmat timing help pls !!! [#permalink] New post   01 Feb 2010, 13:55
Gurus,

Need some serious tips on how to keep up the pace on GMAT. I have started my prep for over a month now (mostly on weekends) and am doing quite okay on paper tests with accuracy >85%, but with terrible pace

Last sunday I took my first GMATPrep test (with slight hangover from previous night) and scored 510 (Q41 V21). I attempted around 24 quant questions and 19 verbal questions and randomly selected the rest of the questions as I ran out of time. Other thing I noticed was that I became totally unproductive in the last 5mins on both the sections.

I have tracked my timings on paper tests and I seem to take around 2.5 min for SCs, 3-3.5 min for CRs, 3-4min on RCs. Quant - taking 5+ min on some hard ones. My accuracy seem to be directly proportional to the amount of time I spend on the question.

So far, I have gone thru Manhattan SC, Kaplan GMAT, Cracking the GMAT, OG 12, OG verbal.

I am aiming at a score of 700+. Please advise.

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Re: gmat timing help pls !!! [#permalink] New post   01 Feb 2010, 17:10
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have you seen this thread?
timing-strategies-on-the-gmat-80176.html

Specifically addresses how much time you should be spending per question and how to help with that.
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Re: gmat timing help pls !!! [#permalink] New post   04 Feb 2010, 08:36
Hi,

If you're looking for more advice after reading the other thread that bb pointed to, you might also want to read this article about pacing on the GMAT: https://www.manhattangmat.com/strategy-s ... g-pace.cfm

As for the lack of productivity in the last 5 minutes, that might have something to do with your hangover, but it's definitely one of the reasons to practice with full-length tests (complete with the AWA section,) so you get used to taking a four hour long exam.


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Re: gmat timing help pls !!! [#permalink] New post   04 Feb 2010, 09:28
Shashi, everybody has sailed through the same boat. Trust me, reading all of those links will only cause you to panic, they don't suggest what you need accurately.

Typically, every question and problem in GMAT can be solved within the stipulated time limits. Provided, you identify the trap as early as you could and you know how to get to the solution quickest. If you are taking longer than a minute on SC, it means either your focus is bad or you are not even equipped to identify the trap.

LEARN the Traps and stop worrying about speeding up and the time management for the time-being. Read MGMAT series, Powerscore for CR etc, solve questions from anywhere around the world, especially the 1000 series are good practise. Learn to identify the traps quickly and learn to improve correcting them quicker. As you go, you'll notice a profound difference in your speed automatically.

GMAT is a template based exam, if you know the templates, you are good to crack it!!!! All the best prepping.
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