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06 Nov 2025, 23:59
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Hi All,
hr1212 bb MartyMurray im not sure if this question counts or is it a personal mental block im facing. seeking the views of the experts and the experienced.
is it a legit expectation to be able to "intuitively" follow every topic under quant ? or is it expected othrwise ? if so, how wud u suggest to navigate thru such topics during practice? Avg as an example : i do "intuitively" understand avg from different POVs ,to a certain extent, and hence can naturally "see" it at the time of reading questions (at times even when it may not explicitly be mentioned) , but i struggle w/ 1 particular pov : reverse engineering the given avg to its individual components tht make it - meaning : reading the question dsnt instantly show tht a structure of individual components + [present / missing weights ( depending on the question)] is present in the question. i need to slow down, use the "mechanical" structure of value and volume (proxy for weights) , see if they fit and then move forward. This versus, multiple avgs given, need to navigate to a final avg / derive multiple avgs to finally arrive at the wanted avg etc, i am comfortable with. Any thoughts?
hr1212 bb MartyMurray im not sure if this question counts or is it a personal mental block im facing. seeking the views of the experts and the experienced.
is it a legit expectation to be able to "intuitively" follow every topic under quant ? or is it expected othrwise ? if so, how wud u suggest to navigate thru such topics during practice? Avg as an example : i do "intuitively" understand avg from different POVs ,to a certain extent, and hence can naturally "see" it at the time of reading questions (at times even when it may not explicitly be mentioned) , but i struggle w/ 1 particular pov : reverse engineering the given avg to its individual components tht make it - meaning : reading the question dsnt instantly show tht a structure of individual components + [present / missing weights ( depending on the question)] is present in the question. i need to slow down, use the "mechanical" structure of value and volume (proxy for weights) , see if they fit and then move forward. This versus, multiple avgs given, need to navigate to a final avg / derive multiple avgs to finally arrive at the wanted avg etc, i am comfortable with. Any thoughts?
07 Nov 2025, 07:19
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I think you're spending too much time analysing your built-in natural skills and not enough time focused on simply improving process.
The key to reaching your GMAT target faster is to equally focus on conceptual knowledge and test taking skills. After you've mastered all the core concepts in quant, then as you practice you should spend time diagnosing your process gaps.
For example, are you capturing all the information and then pre processing it to maximising the information available to you as you start calculating? The same goes for visualisation so you're not caught up in the wordiness of some problems.
Specific diagnostics and targeted practice questions are the key -- ones that are focused on your exact gaps. You could make it easier on yourself by enlisting the help of a GMAT performance coach.
The key to reaching your GMAT target faster is to equally focus on conceptual knowledge and test taking skills. After you've mastered all the core concepts in quant, then as you practice you should spend time diagnosing your process gaps.
For example, are you capturing all the information and then pre processing it to maximising the information available to you as you start calculating? The same goes for visualisation so you're not caught up in the wordiness of some problems.
Specific diagnostics and targeted practice questions are the key -- ones that are focused on your exact gaps. You could make it easier on yourself by enlisting the help of a GMAT performance coach.
07 Nov 2025, 11:18
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Over time it's possible to get intuitive on most of the topics with enough practice, as you will start noticing patterns and how to break it down into more logical steps. But that's a process of rinse and repeat until it becomes muscle memory. And there might be some topics where it might not come naturally like the example of average which you mentioned, and the easiest work around is to stick to basics like assuming variables for what's asked and follow standard formulas if you feel that intuition might misdirect you. So it's like a multi-step process, where you understand the concepts, then just apply formulas and then it becomes intuition. It's not always required for you to reach the final intuition step for all, if you know which formulas can get you out of the mix quickly. So being smart is the first step here for which you need decent intuition but don't over burn yourself in building that for all as that might be too time consuming, so if you have it for more than enough topics to help you solve the questions asked within those 45 mins, you are good to go. If in the process, you end up consuming more on the questions which you were not comfortable, that's totally normal.
