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Early in my prep, I thought the key was just finding the right answer.
Later, I realized the bigger skill was learning why every other choice was wrong.
Here’s how focusing on elimination changed my game:
1. I trained myself to spend equal time analyzing wrong answers — they reveal the test-maker’s traps and logic.
2. This practice helped me spot patterns in distractors — extreme language, partial truths, irrelevant info — across Verbal and Quant.
3. When unsure, I made educated guesses by eliminating the most suspicious options confidently.
4. This boosted my accuracy and reduced second-guessing on tough questions.
5. It also helped with time management — quicker elimination meant faster decisions.
If you still mostly scan answer choices, try slowing down to analyze why they’re wrong.
It might be the single biggest accuracy hack you haven’t tried.
Later, I realized the bigger skill was learning why every other choice was wrong.
Here’s how focusing on elimination changed my game:
1. I trained myself to spend equal time analyzing wrong answers — they reveal the test-maker’s traps and logic.
2. This practice helped me spot patterns in distractors — extreme language, partial truths, irrelevant info — across Verbal and Quant.
3. When unsure, I made educated guesses by eliminating the most suspicious options confidently.
4. This boosted my accuracy and reduced second-guessing on tough questions.
5. It also helped with time management — quicker elimination meant faster decisions.
If you still mostly scan answer choices, try slowing down to analyze why they’re wrong.
It might be the single biggest accuracy hack you haven’t tried.
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