nachomontegu wrote:
So I've been studying from the Manhattan Strategy books for over a month and recently received my
OG books (Guide + Quant Review + Verbal Review) and I want to start next week with that, but I'm not sure how to assemble the practice sets, and this translates to a few questions:
- Should I start with untimed sets or start with with timed sets right away?
- Should I do sets of 5, 10, 15 or how many questions?
- Should I mix topics or should I do sets focused on certain topics (eg. pronouns or FDP)?
- Should I start with the easy ones and then increase difficulty or should I mix from the beginning?
- Should I do a set and check the answers/errors right away or wait until I do a few sets?
Thank you in advance for your help!
Hi
nachomonteguWe are glad to assist you in deciding a practice plan for yourself using the
OG bundle.
(1) We suggest start with the untimed sets and slowly as you settle and get on the track,use the timed tests. This will help you maintain confidence and will not let anxiety seep in from the very beginning.
(2)You can always start with less number of questions and with time,increase it.This is so that your mental thought patterns are not overloaded but trained in a phased way that would be relatively more effective.
(3)You can start with topic-wise practice and once you have prepared all categories/topics,go ahead with the Mixed Questions.
(4)Starting with easy ones will allow you to close any open ends in learning in case there are any at a beginners level and you will not feel lost as you encounter challenges in the advanced questions.
(5)You should NEVER and we repeat categorically NEVER see the solutions right away for all through your practice.Attempt the questions and note the errors. Invest good time on "thinking through" the question to reach solutions. Use all possible startegies. Allow yourself a 12-18 hours of thought window on errors committed. Only after you have exhausted the "thinking" points,go ahead and check the solutions. The solutions will always remain with you and you will not be dependent on the solutions but through this exercise you shall get better at solving problems organically.
We wish you all the success!
Pls reach out to us in case of any difficulty.
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