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from whick question onwards do the hardest questions on the OG show up? hardest questions is 680+ or so for me. it will be helpful if this sis specific to 2020 guide.

Russ19 · Answer

Hi,

Questions at the beginning of OG are generally easy whereas ones at the ending of OG are generally medium, hard, and very hard. To have an idea you can check the link below: https://gmatclub.com/forum/the-official ... 56035.html

Thanks!

GmatKnightTutor · Answer

The online version (wiley) separates the difficulty level, too.

AndrewN · Answer

Hello,  anirudhrao . If you own the OG 2020, you will find an index in the back of the book that categorizes questions by difficulty. The Easy questions start on page 955, Medium on page 959, and Hard (the ones you seem to be asking about) on page 963. By general question type and question number, the Hard ones are as follows:

QUANT 
DS—387-460
PS—140-230

VERBAL 
CR—711-758
RC—550-609
SC—841-907

I would like to add that the best way to earn a 700+ score is to  target higher accuracy on Easy and Medium questions , not fixate on Hard questions. Also, work your way up to the more challenging questions. I have no idea where you are in your preparation or what your target score may be, but I see a lot of people make the mistake of rushing into Hard questions and then wondering where to find others once they have exhausted the OG pool, no better off than they were a month before. The questions will be there for you whenever you get to them. Make sure you treat them as the valuable resource they are.

Good luck with your studies.

- Andrew

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi anirudhrao,

Many GMATers become too fixated on the 'implied level' of the questions that they're working on - instead of what really matters: defining WHY they're getting questions wrong and becoming more efficient at approaching the overall Exam. It's also worth noting that just because a 3rd party describes a question as a particular "level" does not necessarily make it so.

In a couple of your posts earlier this month, you noted that you had scored in the 500s on a couple of your recent CATs/mocks. If you're still scoring at that level, then focusing on "680+ level" questions is NOT what you need right now. Before I can offer you any additional advice for your studies, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

Studies:
1) How long have you studied in total? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
3) On what dates (or approximate dates) did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?

Goals:
4) What is your overall goal score?
5) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

TheGraceful · Answer

Although many have responded here, my 2 cents here.
Use the online version of OG (register your copy on Wiley's efficient learning platform), where you can build quizes by selecting difficulty level (easy, Med, Hard)

Thanks.

Phi8 · Answer

Hi Andrew,

I read your above reply and it resonates with a question which is bothering me.

I have recently started my preparation with a copy of old Manhattan Guides (to build my basics) and I was expecting loads of question in it to practice from. However, the guides point me to OG for practicing few questions and leave out few for revision. However, OG being a valuable resource, should I save it till the end and seek other sources to practice from during my initial   Learning Phase   ? or its okay to solve questions from OG from the day 1 ?

Thanks.

-B

TheGraceful · Answer

Although you have asked Andrew here, I would take opportunity to contribute with my 2 cents here.
Use the OG after you complete your course/material you are using and/or combining only EASY level OG questions in first phase is better. 
In the second phase you should go for OG questions, rarther Med-Hard level OG questions....

Thanks.

Phi8 · Answer

Thank you The Graceful. Really appreciate your inputs

AndrewN · Answer

Hello,  Liphe . I see that  TheGraceful  has beaten me to the punch, but I agree with that view. If you purchased a new copy of those old Manhattan Prep guides, you should still have access to the Navigator tool. Make use of it. Watch the videos that tie into the material from the guides, but do not use a guided question or two to launch hook, line, and sinker into a much larger and broader set of questions. Immerse yourself in theory at first, and practice just enough to put that theory to work. It is important that you maintain your enthusiasm for the study process. Too many students grow impatient with theory, rush the practice, and walk away pretty much empty-handed.

In short, I would not say that you need to save every last question from the OG until you have read the Manhattan Prep guides cover to cover. There is something to be said for demonstrative learning. At the same time, you want to leave something for once you have read through your guides, and nothing can adequately substitute for official questions.

I hope that makes sense. Thank you for thinking to follow up, and good luck with your studies.

- Andrew

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