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24 Aug 2004, 20:30
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I beleive that last post by prateroian had a great effect on me by virtue of it's emphasizing on the importance of minimizing silly/recurrent errors . Today, I took the 3rd kaplan test and just by making sure that I dont make any silly mistakes and keep my calm in verbal section ( More specifically, RC), I improved my performance significantly. I dont think that my grey cells, or more specifically my concepts, increased significantly in last 4-5 days that I scored a very satisfying 670 in my 3rd kaplan test...some 100 hours after scoring 590 in second kaplan test. The thing which made all the difference, as mentioned earlier , was minimizing silly errors, convincing myself all through the test that this question can be solved, and keeping my calm in those brutal RC's. No doubt that I might have been bit lucky also..but still this score has increased my confidence.
And good news is that after going through those incorrect questions, I realized that some other questions could have been also solved correctly with bit more caution and cool.
What this means is that apart from having good concepts what really matters is that you dont fall prey to test anxiety and you keep your focus intact.
I did only 4 mistakes in maths today.. scaled score 47
In verbal, it was almost same performance in CR and SC but improved significantly in RC today.. did 9 out of 12 correct. May be I learnt from my mistakes or was more calm or was simply lucky in getting bit easier rc's than last time.
Total number of questions correct 30/41 scaled score 37
Total score 670
I think now the key is to keep going like this. Not to get overconfident..
One interesting thing happening is that more maths iam doing, more iam having a feeling that Iam not really getting tested. for instance , most of the people say kaplan maths is tough..but today i found it quite easy..infact some of the questions I found kiddish..not more than 3-4 questions really ruffled me. And one was from a topic which iam quite sure is not in gmat syllabus.
One good source for hard maths questions which I have recently found is some online princeton stuff posted by a chuxiz. I took two tests from those and I found them hardest among all the tests I have taken, including kaplan and gmatclub challenge. In first test.. I did around 10 mistakes out fo 37..but improved significantly in second test after having a firm resolve to not to give up. I solved most of the questions , except 3-4. The difference between these tests and other tests is that you may not find many exceptionally hard questions in the former,but unlike kaplan ,where significant number of questions are quite easy, most of the questions will take your time and there will be very few free giveaways. I think this pattern is very similar to real GMAT.
I would recommend people to look at them if they want some good practice in maths.
In the end, all said and done, I have still to take real GMAT. Iam sure that both my preparation and performance in practice tests this time is better than my earilier attempts. Infact only time I prepared seriously, and for some time ,was before my first attempt.
But still more I prepare more I get insecure. I just dont want to mess it this time. One can keep on preparing for eternity without having a feeling that .." Yes, Iam prepared to go".
So I think I have to start thinking about rounding off my preparation and give a shot finally. I will be exhausing most of the material this time except may be going for a classroom course at kaplan/princeton..something which I cannot afford both in terms of time and money. Therefore If i again screw it this time, I will have no idea on what to do now. May be in that case, I should just accept that somehow I cant perform on test day. After getting 670 in kaplan test and other similar decent scores in other CAT's and section tests, I cannot easily admit that I dont have it in me.
And good news is that after going through those incorrect questions, I realized that some other questions could have been also solved correctly with bit more caution and cool.
What this means is that apart from having good concepts what really matters is that you dont fall prey to test anxiety and you keep your focus intact.
I did only 4 mistakes in maths today.. scaled score 47
In verbal, it was almost same performance in CR and SC but improved significantly in RC today.. did 9 out of 12 correct. May be I learnt from my mistakes or was more calm or was simply lucky in getting bit easier rc's than last time.
Total number of questions correct 30/41 scaled score 37
Total score 670
I think now the key is to keep going like this. Not to get overconfident..
One interesting thing happening is that more maths iam doing, more iam having a feeling that Iam not really getting tested. for instance , most of the people say kaplan maths is tough..but today i found it quite easy..infact some of the questions I found kiddish..not more than 3-4 questions really ruffled me. And one was from a topic which iam quite sure is not in gmat syllabus.
One good source for hard maths questions which I have recently found is some online princeton stuff posted by a chuxiz. I took two tests from those and I found them hardest among all the tests I have taken, including kaplan and gmatclub challenge. In first test.. I did around 10 mistakes out fo 37..but improved significantly in second test after having a firm resolve to not to give up. I solved most of the questions , except 3-4. The difference between these tests and other tests is that you may not find many exceptionally hard questions in the former,but unlike kaplan ,where significant number of questions are quite easy, most of the questions will take your time and there will be very few free giveaways. I think this pattern is very similar to real GMAT.
I would recommend people to look at them if they want some good practice in maths.
In the end, all said and done, I have still to take real GMAT. Iam sure that both my preparation and performance in practice tests this time is better than my earilier attempts. Infact only time I prepared seriously, and for some time ,was before my first attempt.
But still more I prepare more I get insecure. I just dont want to mess it this time. One can keep on preparing for eternity without having a feeling that .." Yes, Iam prepared to go".
So I think I have to start thinking about rounding off my preparation and give a shot finally. I will be exhausing most of the material this time except may be going for a classroom course at kaplan/princeton..something which I cannot afford both in terms of time and money. Therefore If i again screw it this time, I will have no idea on what to do now. May be in that case, I should just accept that somehow I cant perform on test day. After getting 670 in kaplan test and other similar decent scores in other CAT's and section tests, I cannot easily admit that I dont have it in me.
24 Aug 2004, 21:09
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crackgmat, 670 on Kaplan is impressive. You are on your way to get that much coveted 7XX. Indeed, Kaplan RC are very tough but, as you said, if you are in the right mindset, it is totally doable. I myself noted some important improvement in my own RC skills after meticulously analyzing all those CR questions. For many non-natives, RC is the most neglected and important barriers to reaching 700+ and if you can conquer that, you should be all set. As for the likelihood of you not reaching your target, I believe it would have more to do with bad luck than skills because you sure are one very dedicated person. The fact that your previous scores hovered around the 700 level very much proves that you CAN make it. I have total faith in your skills and I will be, in November or December, in the same boat as you will be shortly 
I am sure we will have some happy ending to this "musing" 
I am sure we will have some happy ending to this "musing" 26 Aug 2004, 21:30
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Paul:
Sorry for getting late as I was away for few days. Thanks a lot for your words man..they really mean something. And if there is one person in whole GMATclub, for whom I really wish success , it is you paul. I would be sorry for myself, If i dont get what I feel I deserve,but i would be more sorry if somehow u fail to touch 700 mark. You have helped lot of people in this forum who eventually reached 700+..
But Iam sure you will do it..iam quite certain that your concepts are quite solid as of now..i think u just need to practice focus and build speed.
All the best.
Sorry for getting late as I was away for few days. Thanks a lot for your words man..they really mean something. And if there is one person in whole GMATclub, for whom I really wish success , it is you paul. I would be sorry for myself, If i dont get what I feel I deserve,but i would be more sorry if somehow u fail to touch 700 mark. You have helped lot of people in this forum who eventually reached 700+..
But Iam sure you will do it..iam quite certain that your concepts are quite solid as of now..i think u just need to practice focus and build speed.
All the best.
Last time I attempted to climb Mount Doom, I ended up a few miles from it. As they say, the third time is the charm 
