Lack of attention to details

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Hi guys,

I would like to share somenthing that's been bothering for a while. I currently scheduled to take the GMAT focus edition next week. I probably need to improve my score by 30-50 points, but sometimes i miss questions due to lack of attention to some details. I feel really confident about my overall skills, i rarerly don't know how to solve a question, but i still miss some questions because of something that i overlooked, or did not properly read. I always try to be as concentrated as i can, but, it still happens and it is still killing my scores. Does anyone have been through this? Any thoughts?

Thank you

Score-Quest · Answer

What you're experiencing with those slip-ups is commonly known as 'silly mistakes,' and trust me, you're not alone in this. Everyone faces them at some point. The key is to minimize their occurrence. A practical approach is to maintain an error tracker. Jot down every mistake you make, no matter how small. Before tackling new questions, review your tracker and consciously remind yourself to avoid those errors. It's all about creating a mindful practice routine. Keep at it, and you'll likely see those mistakes decrease.

Good luck with your GMAT!

GmatKnightTutor · Answer

If there are certain repeated careless errors you make, perhaps jotting them down somewhere and looking at that list now and again may help (i.e. forgetting that a non-positive integer can include "0").

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ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi joaoalencar023,

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oiploiloi · Answer

I had the same problem. What I did was figure out exactly where I was lacking details and develop strategies for each case. E.g. I was always missing the "except" in CR questions. So now, the first thing I do is read the question and rewrite it in my words with special emphasis on the except, and THEN read the argument. After deciding on this strategy, I found 20-ish "except" questions and worked through them in the exact order of my "strategy". I didn't even care if I got the answers right, as long as I worked in the order of read and rewrite question, read argument, guess answer, check options. After a while, it became natural to follow that order. I don't even have to think about it anymore and my carelessness rate on CR questions is now 0%.

Same issue in quant, I would solve a problem correctly and then forget that the question asked for half of a variable or a completely different variable, so I would pick the wrong option despite doing all the right work. I developed a similar strategy. Write down what variable is being asked first before anything else. Draw a box around it even. Then before picking an option, I had to read what I wrote and make sure it matched what I had solved. I drilled this strategy order with a few dozen questions and it became automatic too.

You know yourself best, figure out what you are doing wrong and fix it in a way that will be natural to you.

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