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In the verbal, I find that SC takes up by far the least amount of time and it allows me to use time more appropriately for some of the other problem types.

Is this the case with Quant? Should we be doing the PS problems quicker to save time for DS, or is it the reverse? How much time do you spend on average on a PS?



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In the verbal, I find that SC takes up by far the least amount of time and it allows me to use time more appropriately for some of the other problem types.

Is this the case with Quant? Should we be doing the PS problems quicker to save time for DS, or is it the reverse? How much time do you spend on average on a PS?
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Everyone is different but I spend 1:00-1:30 on average on PS 2:00-2:30 for ds
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At what point do you say "right, that's it, I can't figure this one out but I can't waste more time on it, move on"? I have time management issues on the Quantitative.
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At what point do you say "right, that's it, I can't figure this one out but I can't waste more time on it, move on"? I have time management issues on the Quantitative.
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I'll know within 10-20 seconds after reading the question whether I'll be able to answer the question. If I know I can't get the answer because I just don't understand it then I don't bother with it. Maybe I'll spend 30 seconds trying to make an educated guess.

Depending on how well you want to do, you should be able to get to a point where you understand the fundamentals of each question. Just my opinion, and you need to find out what works for you, but if I know 100% that I can get it right and maybe I'm just not getting the answer because of errors in calculations, then I'll spend an extra minute or two if necessary. However, if I think I know how to do the problem but I'm not getting anywhere close the the answers provided I'll move on after two minutes.

Sometimes I'll look at the question and think there is no way to answer this but then glance at the answers and all of a sudden something clicks.

I have to make sure to put ego aside and instead of saying, oh, I can do this a mathematical formula, I say, 5 answers, plug it into the problem, done. Sometimes starting with the answers immediately after reading the question helps.

Just find out what works for you. Practice timing strategies.



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