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22 Aug 2020, 05:01
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Hi everyone,
I've been studying for the GMAT for a month now, just covering the basics using the Manhtattan prep - Foundations of Math book.
It has been a while since I studied math so I learnt all the basics and finished the book.
Today I tried solving 15 PS and 15 DS questions from GMAT club at random. And I just froze at each question not knowing how to approach it.
I got just 8 questions right out of 30.
I know the basic concepts now but I'm just not able to understand what the question is asking for and end up getting stuck.
What can I do to improve on this? Is solving more questions and constantly reviewing them, the only way to get better?
Or do I need to learn more?
Would appreciate some feedback from the experts!
Thank you!
I've been studying for the GMAT for a month now, just covering the basics using the Manhtattan prep - Foundations of Math book.
It has been a while since I studied math so I learnt all the basics and finished the book.
Today I tried solving 15 PS and 15 DS questions from GMAT club at random. And I just froze at each question not knowing how to approach it.
I got just 8 questions right out of 30.
I know the basic concepts now but I'm just not able to understand what the question is asking for and end up getting stuck.
What can I do to improve on this? Is solving more questions and constantly reviewing them, the only way to get better?
Or do I need to learn more?
Would appreciate some feedback from the experts!
Thank you!
22 Aug 2020, 14:05
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Hi sanjana204,
A little over 1.5 months ago, we discussed how important it was to take an initial practice CAT/mock. Did you end up taking any CATS since then (and if you did, then how did you score - including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores)?
While I'm sure that you know enough of the math 'content' that is tested on the GMAT, you have to remember that the Quant section of the GMAT is NOT a 'math test'; it's a critical thinking test that requires lots of little calculations as you work through it. Thus, if you're trying to think in complex math terms while working through Quant questions, then you are almost certainly making this whole process a lot harder than it needs to be (and that is impacting your performance).
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
A little over 1.5 months ago, we discussed how important it was to take an initial practice CAT/mock. Did you end up taking any CATS since then (and if you did, then how did you score - including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores)?
While I'm sure that you know enough of the math 'content' that is tested on the GMAT, you have to remember that the Quant section of the GMAT is NOT a 'math test'; it's a critical thinking test that requires lots of little calculations as you work through it. Thus, if you're trying to think in complex math terms while working through Quant questions, then you are almost certainly making this whole process a lot harder than it needs to be (and that is impacting your performance).
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
24 Aug 2020, 18:47
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Hi Sanjana204,
I’m glad you reached out, and I’m happy to help. Since it appears that you are starting GMAT quant from scratch, you need to ensure that you follow a study plan that allows you to learn GMAT quant from the ground up. In other words, follow a study plan that allows you to learn each GMAT quant topic individually and then practice each topic until you’ve gained mastery. Let me expand on this idea further.
For example, if you are learning about Number Properties, you should develop as much conceptual knowledge about Number Properties as possible. In other words, your goal will be to completely understand properties of factorials, perfect squares, quadratic patterns, LCM, GCF, units digit patterns, divisibility, and remainders, to name a few concepts. After carefully reviewing the conceptual underpinnings of how to answer Number Properties questions, practice by answering 50 or more questions just from Number Properties. When you do dozens of questions of the same type one after the other, you learn just what it takes to get questions of that type correct consistently. If you aren't getting close to 90 percent of questions of a certain type correct, go back and seek to better understand how that type of question works, and then do more questions of that type until you get to around at least 90 percent accuracy in your training. If you get 100 percent of some sets correct, even better. Number Properties is just one example; follow this process for all quant topics.
When you are working on learning to answer questions of a particular type, start off taking your time, and then seek to speed up as you get more comfortable answering questions of that type. As you do such practice, do a thorough analysis of each question that you don't get right. If you got a remainder question wrong, ask yourself why. Did you make a careless mistake? Did you not properly apply the remainder formula? Was there a concept you did not understand in the question? By carefully analyzing your mistakes, you will be able to efficiently fix your weaknesses and in turn improve your GMAT quant skills.
So, work on accuracy and generally finding correct answers, work on specific weaker areas one by one to make them strong areas, and when you take a practice GMAT or the real thing, take all the time per question available to do your absolute best to get right answers consistently. The GMAT is essentially a game of seeing how many right answers you can get in the time allotted. Approach the test with that conception in mind, and focus intently on the question in front of you with one goal in mind: getting a CORRECT answer.
In order to follow the path described above, you may need some new quant materials, so take a look at the GMAT Club reviews for the best quant courses.
You also may find it helpful to read this article about How To Increase Your GMAT Quant Score.
Feel free to reach out with further questions.
Good luck!
I’m glad you reached out, and I’m happy to help. Since it appears that you are starting GMAT quant from scratch, you need to ensure that you follow a study plan that allows you to learn GMAT quant from the ground up. In other words, follow a study plan that allows you to learn each GMAT quant topic individually and then practice each topic until you’ve gained mastery. Let me expand on this idea further.
For example, if you are learning about Number Properties, you should develop as much conceptual knowledge about Number Properties as possible. In other words, your goal will be to completely understand properties of factorials, perfect squares, quadratic patterns, LCM, GCF, units digit patterns, divisibility, and remainders, to name a few concepts. After carefully reviewing the conceptual underpinnings of how to answer Number Properties questions, practice by answering 50 or more questions just from Number Properties. When you do dozens of questions of the same type one after the other, you learn just what it takes to get questions of that type correct consistently. If you aren't getting close to 90 percent of questions of a certain type correct, go back and seek to better understand how that type of question works, and then do more questions of that type until you get to around at least 90 percent accuracy in your training. If you get 100 percent of some sets correct, even better. Number Properties is just one example; follow this process for all quant topics.
When you are working on learning to answer questions of a particular type, start off taking your time, and then seek to speed up as you get more comfortable answering questions of that type. As you do such practice, do a thorough analysis of each question that you don't get right. If you got a remainder question wrong, ask yourself why. Did you make a careless mistake? Did you not properly apply the remainder formula? Was there a concept you did not understand in the question? By carefully analyzing your mistakes, you will be able to efficiently fix your weaknesses and in turn improve your GMAT quant skills.
So, work on accuracy and generally finding correct answers, work on specific weaker areas one by one to make them strong areas, and when you take a practice GMAT or the real thing, take all the time per question available to do your absolute best to get right answers consistently. The GMAT is essentially a game of seeing how many right answers you can get in the time allotted. Approach the test with that conception in mind, and focus intently on the question in front of you with one goal in mind: getting a CORRECT answer.
In order to follow the path described above, you may need some new quant materials, so take a look at the GMAT Club reviews for the best quant courses.
You also may find it helpful to read this article about How To Increase Your GMAT Quant Score.
Feel free to reach out with further questions.
Good luck!
