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23 Dec 2013, 05:41
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Hello all,
I have been studying GMAT for about 6 months and recently I have faced a problem and I hope somebody can help me.
I have finished studying all MGMAT books as well as Bible ones and since the last month I have been working on GMAT Club math questions, especially those emphasized by Bunuel.
Unfortunately, I have a funny problem in math:
I took GMAT prep 1 and MGMAT Cat 1 and my scores in math parts were 43 and 41 respectively. After analyzing both exams , I found out that I could answer many questions correctly and easily while during exam I answered them incorrectly.For example, the number of my wrong answers in GMAT prep was 18 but 2-3 days later when I checked those questions (without checking my previous answer and correct answer) I was able to answer 12 of 18 questions correctly.so if I had answered them correctly during the exam I would have gotten a higher score.
In fact I found out that I knew how to answer those questions and nothing was wrong with my knowledge but why I couldn`t answer them correctly during the exam has baffled me.
It happened in MGMAT cat 1 again and out of 20 wrong answers, during the review, I could answer 10 of them correctly, making me furious about myself.
The questions which I could answer later varied in difficulties, according to Manhattan statistic, I answered correctly a 700-800 level question during the cat but answered incorrectly a 600-700 level question. however during my review that 600-700 level question was really simple to me to answer correctly.
I don`t have such problem in verbal at all.
So I don`t really know what I can do to resolve this issue and I guess if I overcome this problem I can rise my score from 41-43 to about 49.
Please advise me if you have had similar experience before or if you have any suggestions.
Thanks in advanced
I have been studying GMAT for about 6 months and recently I have faced a problem and I hope somebody can help me.
I have finished studying all MGMAT books as well as Bible ones and since the last month I have been working on GMAT Club math questions, especially those emphasized by Bunuel.
Unfortunately, I have a funny problem in math:
I took GMAT prep 1 and MGMAT Cat 1 and my scores in math parts were 43 and 41 respectively. After analyzing both exams , I found out that I could answer many questions correctly and easily while during exam I answered them incorrectly.For example, the number of my wrong answers in GMAT prep was 18 but 2-3 days later when I checked those questions (without checking my previous answer and correct answer) I was able to answer 12 of 18 questions correctly.so if I had answered them correctly during the exam I would have gotten a higher score.
In fact I found out that I knew how to answer those questions and nothing was wrong with my knowledge but why I couldn`t answer them correctly during the exam has baffled me.
It happened in MGMAT cat 1 again and out of 20 wrong answers, during the review, I could answer 10 of them correctly, making me furious about myself.
The questions which I could answer later varied in difficulties, according to Manhattan statistic, I answered correctly a 700-800 level question during the cat but answered incorrectly a 600-700 level question. however during my review that 600-700 level question was really simple to me to answer correctly.
I don`t have such problem in verbal at all.
So I don`t really know what I can do to resolve this issue and I guess if I overcome this problem I can rise my score from 41-43 to about 49.
Please advise me if you have had similar experience before or if you have any suggestions.
Thanks in advanced
23 Dec 2013, 10:35
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hamidmax
Dear hamidmax,
I'm happy to respond.
This is a somewhat unusual issue you have, but I have worked with students who have expressed something along these lines before. First of all, you may find this blog, on different perspectives on GMAT math, helpful:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2013/how-to-do- ... th-faster/
It sounds, though, that knowledge of content and basic approach to the math is not the issue. It sounds like exam mindset, and emotion vs. thought is the issue. For this, I am going to recommend a series of four articles:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/overcome-g ... y-breathe/
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/beating-gmat-stress/
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/the-gmat-b ... g-picture/
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/zen-boot-c ... -the-gmat/
I hope all this helps. Best of luck to you, my friend.
Mike
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