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21 Mar 2007, 01:54
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I have a weird problem...
I'm aiming for 50, 51 in math.
I finished using TPR's Cracking the GMAT 2007. I found math problems in Bin 4 (the most difficult) fairly ok, I solved most of them correctly with only 2 wrong...
I finished Barron's (the book was horrible!) and its math was easy.
I attempted 1000 DS and PS (didn't do all) and they were easy (except for a few last questions).
OG math was easy.
Took free online practice tests for TRP and Kaplan, their math was ok.
Manhattan Prep math was hard overall but I don't think they're representative of actual GMAT math.
I really have no problem solving math problems from books of the like TPR, Kaplan, etc.
However, I find GMATPrep math fairly difficult and don't finish in time.
I have a bunch of math problems that I can attempt (I just solved 31 of them and got 1 wrong...) but I have this feeling that this won't help me prepare for GMATPrep (i.e. for the real thing)...
What's the point of solving these problems if I find GMATPrep math difficult? Before taking GMATPrep I had solved hundreds of problems and most of them correctly...
I know that I'm weak in number properties and complex arithmetic (those remainder/divisor DS problems) but I can't find hard enough ones to help me...
I just don't know how to get to that next level... mechanically solving another set of 1000 problems doesn't seem like an effective (and efficient) idea...(maybe I should pick and choose number property and hard arithmetic problems and only do them)
(btw, my math scores for GMATPrep 1, 2 were 50 and 49. In GMATPrep 2 I couldn't finish in time and in 1, I had a few lucky guesses..was running out of time)
Time management could be an issue here but even if I'm able to solve 1000 PS problems each in less than 2 min, it wouldn't make me solve other, more difficult GMATPrep questions in less than 2 min.
I ordered Kaplan 800. I'm looking forward for good, challenging, real-gmat like problems in that book.
I think I should do the challenges. (need 100+ posts more to get free access!
<- is this policy still valid?)
Anyone in the same boat as I am?
(from solving other problems u feel you're ready but when you actually sit for GMATPrep u find out that you really aren't...that feeling of despair...what have I been doing...)
Please advise.
*I'm sorry if I sounded like I'm whining...
I'm aiming for 50, 51 in math.
I finished using TPR's Cracking the GMAT 2007. I found math problems in Bin 4 (the most difficult) fairly ok, I solved most of them correctly with only 2 wrong...
I finished Barron's (the book was horrible!) and its math was easy.
I attempted 1000 DS and PS (didn't do all) and they were easy (except for a few last questions).
OG math was easy.
Took free online practice tests for TRP and Kaplan, their math was ok.
Manhattan Prep math was hard overall but I don't think they're representative of actual GMAT math.
I really have no problem solving math problems from books of the like TPR, Kaplan, etc.
However, I find GMATPrep math fairly difficult and don't finish in time.
I have a bunch of math problems that I can attempt (I just solved 31 of them and got 1 wrong...) but I have this feeling that this won't help me prepare for GMATPrep (i.e. for the real thing)...
What's the point of solving these problems if I find GMATPrep math difficult? Before taking GMATPrep I had solved hundreds of problems and most of them correctly...
I know that I'm weak in number properties and complex arithmetic (those remainder/divisor DS problems) but I can't find hard enough ones to help me...
I just don't know how to get to that next level... mechanically solving another set of 1000 problems doesn't seem like an effective (and efficient) idea...(maybe I should pick and choose number property and hard arithmetic problems and only do them)
(btw, my math scores for GMATPrep 1, 2 were 50 and 49. In GMATPrep 2 I couldn't finish in time and in 1, I had a few lucky guesses..was running out of time)
Time management could be an issue here but even if I'm able to solve 1000 PS problems each in less than 2 min, it wouldn't make me solve other, more difficult GMATPrep questions in less than 2 min.
I ordered Kaplan 800. I'm looking forward for good, challenging, real-gmat like problems in that book.
I think I should do the challenges. (need 100+ posts more to get free access!
<- is this policy still valid?)
Anyone in the same boat as I am?
(from solving other problems u feel you're ready but when you actually sit for GMATPrep u find out that you really aren't...that feeling of despair...what have I been doing...)
Please advise.
*I'm sorry if I sounded like I'm whining...
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21 Mar 2007, 03:04
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I have the same problem. I got 48 on both my GmatPrep exams and 49/50 on the Powerprep, which we know is easier. It seems to be tough to break the 48/49 and get to a 50/51.
I am doing the challanges these days. There are a lot of number properties questions there, and also std. deviation concept questions. I am hoping to do the Gmat soon in the next few weeks so time will tell if they are helping.
I am doing the challanges these days. There are a lot of number properties questions there, and also std. deviation concept questions. I am hoping to do the Gmat soon in the next few weeks so time will tell if they are helping.
21 Mar 2007, 08:48
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If you feel your weakness is in numerical properties I have no idea how you did well on the Kaplan test, unless your weakness really isn't that weak. Despite getting the first 9 questions right, I only got a 36 due to mass amounts of numerical property questions I got wrong.
