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11 Jul 2016, 10:51
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I have been reading so many posts regarding the number of mocks one needs to take before the actual gmat exam. Some suggest not to take any a week before the actual exam, some say take mocks every 2-3days till the d day.
All the suggestions seem subjective and to me none provide any reasons behind preferring one strategy over the other.
Is there a thumb rule that needs to be followed?
Please suggest.
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I have been reading so many posts regarding the number of mocks one needs to take before the actual gmat exam. Some suggest not to take any a week before the actual exam, some say take mocks every 2-3days till the d day.
All the suggestions seem subjective and to me none provide any reasons behind preferring one strategy over the other.
Is there a thumb rule that needs to be followed?
Please suggest.
Thanks
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11 Jul 2016, 12:14
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If your question is for the last week, you may adopt the approach of an athlete/boxer/etc - build up your stamina and get your body to expect the stress but then the day before the competition, you skip the training, so that you have some extra boost/energy.
If you have a weekend before you are taking your GMAT, take a practice test. If you are taking your test on Fri, then the weekend before is just fine. I also took at CAT 24 hours before my test (had a day off) just to know how it would feel to wake up at 7, and take it at 8 or 9 am to see if I needed to make any last minute changes or expect anything different (food, energy, etc). I did not learn much from it but I don't think it hurt me in any way as I relaxed for the rest of the day.
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The opinions are subjective because each person has a different style that works for them. If you have studied for a standardized test before, you should know what mock test strategy works the best.
If you haven't, I'd recommend that you schedule a mock test the weekend before your actual test, and at least 48 hours before the actual test. So if your test is on a Monday, take a mock test on Saturday at the same time of day as that of the actual test. This way, you'd have time to review the test and time to recover after. Anything more than light studying in the 24 hours before the actual test is likely to cause fatigue which is one of the worst things for such a taxing exam as the GMAT.
On the other hand, some people do take a mock test the day before the actual test and keep studying until the night, and this strategy works for them. I would say these people make up a minority of the population.
If you are asking about general study strategies rather than ones for just before the actual test, I usually advise my students to take a mock test per weekend. Anything beyond this frequency is likely to cause burn-out and compromise the usefulness of the experience. It is quality that matters.
If you haven't, I'd recommend that you schedule a mock test the weekend before your actual test, and at least 48 hours before the actual test. So if your test is on a Monday, take a mock test on Saturday at the same time of day as that of the actual test. This way, you'd have time to review the test and time to recover after. Anything more than light studying in the 24 hours before the actual test is likely to cause fatigue which is one of the worst things for such a taxing exam as the GMAT.
On the other hand, some people do take a mock test the day before the actual test and keep studying until the night, and this strategy works for them. I would say these people make up a minority of the population.
If you are asking about general study strategies rather than ones for just before the actual test, I usually advise my students to take a mock test per weekend. Anything beyond this frequency is likely to cause burn-out and compromise the usefulness of the experience. It is quality that matters.
