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10 Feb 2016, 00:15
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Friends,
I need some help in the IR section. So far I have completed the GMAC's 50 IR questions and also the e-gmat IR course (comes with the Verbal pack). However, I am finding it difficult to improve my IR timing which ultimately ends up messing up my score. Mostly I end up having to guess last 3-4 questions since I cannot finish them in time. Most of my scores have been in the 3-6 range.
My diagnosis of the problem is not that I dont know how to solve most questions. I am actually doing well in quant tests (scoring 50-51 on gmat club tests) but I just dont have a good strategy for IR. I just cannot complete some questions in 2.5 mins and of course guessing is not very helpful in IR. Does anyone have any tips they can share? Will solving more questions and practice help? Anything that has worked for others?
Thanks in advance.
I need some help in the IR section. So far I have completed the GMAC's 50 IR questions and also the e-gmat IR course (comes with the Verbal pack). However, I am finding it difficult to improve my IR timing which ultimately ends up messing up my score. Mostly I end up having to guess last 3-4 questions since I cannot finish them in time. Most of my scores have been in the 3-6 range.
My diagnosis of the problem is not that I dont know how to solve most questions. I am actually doing well in quant tests (scoring 50-51 on gmat club tests) but I just dont have a good strategy for IR. I just cannot complete some questions in 2.5 mins and of course guessing is not very helpful in IR. Does anyone have any tips they can share? Will solving more questions and practice help? Anything that has worked for others?
Thanks in advance.
17 Feb 2016, 18:38
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I'll offer what I have learned, since I do not see any replies yet. Please keep in mind that I am VERY much a newbie with this.
From what I learned during my Empower course on IR, you should "skip" any questions that are going to take a long time to calculate. Usually, these are the algebra formula- based calculations. Multi-source reasoning can also take a lot of time; however, I have read that MSR questions carry more weight towards your IR score than other questions, so skipping these may be a more risky strategy (at least, from my point of view). However, if you are getting tangled up in any question so that you exceed 3-4 minutes, I recommend taking a guess and moving on.
If you read the IR "what-if" scenarios, you can miss a few questions and still get an 8. So like anything, identify your weaknesses so that you can avoid losing time there.
It has helped me to practice and to time myself on each question. So on some questions I needed 2.5-3.5 minutes, and on others I only needed 1.5 minutes. That should give me enough time overall, keeping in mind that I will dump 1 or 2 questions on purpose. It's essentially the same strategy that we use for Quant and Verbal.
I hope this helps.
From what I learned during my Empower course on IR, you should "skip" any questions that are going to take a long time to calculate. Usually, these are the algebra formula- based calculations. Multi-source reasoning can also take a lot of time; however, I have read that MSR questions carry more weight towards your IR score than other questions, so skipping these may be a more risky strategy (at least, from my point of view). However, if you are getting tangled up in any question so that you exceed 3-4 minutes, I recommend taking a guess and moving on.
If you read the IR "what-if" scenarios, you can miss a few questions and still get an 8. So like anything, identify your weaknesses so that you can avoid losing time there.
It has helped me to practice and to time myself on each question. So on some questions I needed 2.5-3.5 minutes, and on others I only needed 1.5 minutes. That should give me enough time overall, keeping in mind that I will dump 1 or 2 questions on purpose. It's essentially the same strategy that we use for Quant and Verbal.
I hope this helps.
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24 Feb 2016, 00:31
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CSmitty thanks for the reply. I too had read about skipping questions but I think if you end up skipping "real" questions and answer "experimental" questions, then the result wont be good. I am trying to apply same strategy as other sections - skip if a question is taking too long and move along. I found the IR section in the GMATprep Practice tests little easier than Manhattan Prep tests. Although for some reason GMAT practice test gave me same questions for both my tests, just with different order!
I am also planning to do more practice tests for this. Thanks for the help and good luck!
. Good luck! 
