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Great at Tough Q, Terrible at easy Q [#permalink] New post   01 Oct 2023, 20:20
Hi! I seem to have an unusual problem. I have noticed, my aptitude for difficult problems is great. Even for 800+ problems I seem to initiatively understand or even as to get 95% right in terms of thought process to get the answer. Be it verbal or quant.
However, especially for quant, i seem to get all the easy ones esp 500-600 ones wrong. Keeping in mind I am a terrible test taker - I have extreme exam anxiety which I am working on; could you suggest some tips? As for exam anxiety, I am working on solving with timer + giving more tests.. but they don't seem to solve the 500-600 fix I seem to have. I understand concepts perfectly as evidenced through my thought process in the 700 level problems. Any advice appreciated.
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Great at Tough Q, Terrible at easy Q [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 02 Oct 2023, 19:57
If you're making some of these mistakes because of careless errors (i.e. forgetting that "0" is a non-positive integer), consider noting them down. Perhaps, when you see a question you think is easy, you could slow your pace a bit/double-check things a little more before confirming your answer choice. In regards to anxiety, thinking of a Plan B may help a person do Plan A more calmly.

How to get better on the GMAT. Note down your repeated careless errors.

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Re: Great at Tough Q, Terrible at easy Q [#permalink] New post   02 Oct 2023, 19:48
GmatKnightTutor wrote:
If you're making some of these mistakes due to careless errors (i.e. forgetting that "0" is a non-positive integer), consider noting them down. Perhaps, when you see a question you think is easy, you could slow your pace a bit/double-check things a little more before confirming your answer choice. In regards to anxiety, thinking of a Plan B may help a person do Plan A more calmly.

How to get better on the GMAT. Note down your repeated careless errors.


Thank you! I am trying with a detailed error log for this time. I can't seem to understand why this happens for the 500 Level questions. I did think maybe my concepts weren't strong, but similar questions for 800+ level, i get them fine. I seem to be feeling quite disheartened in the process. Because on mocks if it starts with a 600 level, I do fine. If an official starts with 500 - I would crash. :(
Going to check if its too many careless mistakes.
I do want to provide fair disclaimer that I am probably a terrible test taker and that could have contributed.
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Re: Great at Tough Q, Terrible at easy Q [#permalink] New post   03 Oct 2023, 07:02
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Hi nivivacious,

Here are two perfect articles for you!

How to Eliminate GMAT Test-Day Anxiety

Improving Your Accuracy on the GMAT

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