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16 Jan 2017, 14:24
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I've been at it for 4 months now. Though I now realize how disjointed and 'unfocused' my studies were I never the less have to give the test in a couple of days. I've taken CATS from Princeton, Kaplan, Gmatclub tests, Manhattan and Gmatprep. Never was I once able to cross the 700 mark except for a single Princeton test which was not taken in test taking conditions. Most of my 'test condition' Cats ranged from 630 to 680. An outcome I tried to change with every Cat I took. though I feel I have come a long way from a diagnostic 430 in the gmatprep, I do not feel I have reached my optimum potential. I can still see where the math is 'hazy'. I know whats slowing me down in verbal ( CR) and I still make those darn SC errors.
Nevertheless though im hoping for a miracle 700/+ ( in vain I may add), I want to optimize this GMAT experience by maximizing my score given my current knowledge. Timing was a real issue and I only recently controlled it by letting the level of questions drop as the test progressed. This means that when I took an non timed test, I did perform significantly better. But alas not enough time remains to improve on those concepts.
I need advise on how to make the most of the last 72 hours given my studies were nearly all over the place with no semblance of a error log except the some recorded CATS. I also didn't get to a lot of material I was hoping to review like Bunuel's question collection. I havn't seen the OG since 2-3 also. But I only feel its relevant to verbal.
So I plan to spend the next few hours acquainting myself with the OG verbal. Furthermore, I feel reviewing the manhattan SC guide will also help me in remembering the contents, not sure how far that will go without practise to back it up though? I also am taking pointers from Powerscore CR given Ive been having trouble coming to terms with GMAT RC after practising so much of LSAT. This kind of just emphasizes the need to review verbal from OGs as much as I can. any other thoughts would be GLADLY appreciated.
Wish me luck !
Nevertheless though im hoping for a miracle 700/+ ( in vain I may add), I want to optimize this GMAT experience by maximizing my score given my current knowledge. Timing was a real issue and I only recently controlled it by letting the level of questions drop as the test progressed. This means that when I took an non timed test, I did perform significantly better. But alas not enough time remains to improve on those concepts.
I need advise on how to make the most of the last 72 hours given my studies were nearly all over the place with no semblance of a error log except the some recorded CATS. I also didn't get to a lot of material I was hoping to review like Bunuel's question collection. I havn't seen the OG since 2-3 also. But I only feel its relevant to verbal.
So I plan to spend the next few hours acquainting myself with the OG verbal. Furthermore, I feel reviewing the manhattan SC guide will also help me in remembering the contents, not sure how far that will go without practise to back it up though? I also am taking pointers from Powerscore CR given Ive been having trouble coming to terms with GMAT RC after practising so much of LSAT. This kind of just emphasizes the need to review verbal from OGs as much as I can. any other thoughts would be GLADLY appreciated.
Wish me luck !
16 Jan 2017, 15:51
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Hi algorithmic22,
You've described (and/or hinted at) so many different 'issues', that there's simply no practical way to address them all in the final 3 days before your Official GMAT. In that same way, you shouldn't be trying to 'cram' in too much work in these last few days - last minute 'cramming' rarely leads to big gains when it comes to the GMAT. This is meant to say that while you can do some light study/review during these final days, you should NOT do too much work (and NO CATs) - if you did, then you would be far more likely to 'burn out' before your Exam - and THAT is something that you want to avoid.
Since you put a bit more detail into trying to define your current pacing 'issue', I have a few questions about that. After reviewing your most recent CAT, how many questions did you get wrong....
1) Because of a silly/little mistake?
2) Because there was some math/verbal that you just could not remember how to do?
3) Because the question was too hard?
4) Because you were low on time and had to guess?
Beyond those questions, I have a few questions about your overall goals:
1) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
2) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
You've described (and/or hinted at) so many different 'issues', that there's simply no practical way to address them all in the final 3 days before your Official GMAT. In that same way, you shouldn't be trying to 'cram' in too much work in these last few days - last minute 'cramming' rarely leads to big gains when it comes to the GMAT. This is meant to say that while you can do some light study/review during these final days, you should NOT do too much work (and NO CATs) - if you did, then you would be far more likely to 'burn out' before your Exam - and THAT is something that you want to avoid.
Since you put a bit more detail into trying to define your current pacing 'issue', I have a few questions about that. After reviewing your most recent CAT, how many questions did you get wrong....
1) Because of a silly/little mistake?
2) Because there was some math/verbal that you just could not remember how to do?
3) Because the question was too hard?
4) Because you were low on time and had to guess?
Beyond those questions, I have a few questions about your overall goals:
1) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
2) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
16 Jan 2017, 22:43
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Hi algorithmic22,
You've described (and/or hinted at) so many different 'issues', that there's simply no practical way to address them all in the final 3 days before your Official GMAT. In that same way, you shouldn't be trying to 'cram' in too much work in these last few days - last minute 'cramming' rarely leads to big gains when it comes to the GMAT. This is meant to say that while you can do some light study/review during these final days, you should NOT do too much work (and NO CATs) - if you did, then you would be far more likely to 'burn out' before your Exam - and THAT is something that you want to avoid.
Since you put a bit more detail into trying to define your current pacing 'issue', I have a few questions about that. After reviewing your most recent CAT, how many questions did you get wrong....
1) Because of a silly/little mistake?
2) Because there was some math/verbal that you just could not remember how to do?
3) Because the question was too hard?
4) Because you were low on time and had to guess?
Beyond those questions, I have a few questions about your overall goals:
1) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
2) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
You've described (and/or hinted at) so many different 'issues', that there's simply no practical way to address them all in the final 3 days before your Official GMAT. In that same way, you shouldn't be trying to 'cram' in too much work in these last few days - last minute 'cramming' rarely leads to big gains when it comes to the GMAT. This is meant to say that while you can do some light study/review during these final days, you should NOT do too much work (and NO CATs) - if you did, then you would be far more likely to 'burn out' before your Exam - and THAT is something that you want to avoid.
Since you put a bit more detail into trying to define your current pacing 'issue', I have a few questions about that. After reviewing your most recent CAT, how many questions did you get wrong....
1) Because of a silly/little mistake?
2) Because there was some math/verbal that you just could not remember how to do?
3) Because the question was too hard?
4) Because you were low on time and had to guess?
Beyond those questions, I have a few questions about your overall goals:
1) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
2) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Hi rich,
Its kind of a bummer that I couldn't get to the official stuff. I basically misplanned how much time I'd need after I left the official material "for the end." I really was hoping to get to to some CR and SC from gmatprep given its significant database of test like questions and pick up a few tricks on the 'harder' questions, hoping they'll help me notice a pattern here or there? That said I understand what you mean by no CATS.
1) Well in quant I always find myself devoting extra itme to the first few questions and rushing later on. Its become kind of a habbit lately, which is why i'm kind of scared of repeating it. I find there are quite a few questions which have mistakes I wouldn't have made if I was behind a clock, suggesting I am better with the concepts, its been a long time since high school
. Moreover there are those only 2-3 glaringly stupid mistakes in quant especially in DS. In my most recent CAT(Yesterday), in verbal I found that I chose the correct SC for almost all upon reviewing without looking at the answer even though I had gotten almost half of them wrong initially. while I also made mistakes on some really easy ones towards the end because of time I found those to be extremely easy questions. This I think is because I only recently studied some MGMAT SC and havn't had time to apply the stuff enough to get done under a minute for the 'relatively' harder ones. CR is the thorn by my side I had under control before, however now its really bothering me. Again I find the accuracy SIGNIFICANTLY better when I read the question relaxed, unpressed for TIME. I just get tense seeing CRs the most nowadays because of these repetitive mistakes I make which somewhere deep inside I know are stupid, but I still make in a timed setting. Like most of my review session goes like: OH *** I knew this ( for math especially except when I took one MGMAT TEST) and verbal is basically something I can just do much better under less pressure, as I have tested so ( 60 vs 80percent accuracy).
I think I am rambling on, i'll move on.
2) Now that you mention it I find a few quant that I was stronger at when I was the zone a while back, repeatedly drilling gmatclub quant tests. But sometimes I just find conceptual gaps in proportions especially and where I need to go through the algebra consuming more time than I should.
3) A few hard questions in quant only if i intially devoted to much time, which I should be doing at all. Also, I guess part of me doesn't want to recognize the hard part in verbal after reviewing it. I can't really say this was a hard CR or RC after reviewing it though I see where the test maker 'tricked me'. It almost always one of the 2-3 I shortlisted. For SC, SOMETIMES, i'm just WAY OFF grammar wise.
4)I mentioned time as a factor enough times so I won't restate its importance in my score but to account for the guessed ones i'll have to say a string of the last 3-4 questions in both sections is a perpetual problem. Sometimes more than 3-4 in verbal if the section seemed harder than usual. Yesterday was my one of my better day questions attempted wise because I was really trying to keep with the time but ended up with a 630 in manhattan. I found doing fewer but harder questions had a better score in kaplan.
1) I'm still in my last year of college so not until next year, at least. But given I had a whole semester off I had decided to get this out of the way.
2) No research but trying for programs which give scholarships in my region for which I need atleast a 700.
. My name's Talha.
