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Scored really bad after 3 months of study. It seems my strategy was not correct as I jumped directly to solve official guide problems without clearing my foundation :( Now I want to start again preparing. Kindly suggest me how to start with my maths practice.
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https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-study-plan-start-your-gmat-journey-80727.html

Hope this helps.

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One more thing, I did fairly good during my practice tests in English..Out of 41 questions I was getting 27-28 correct but during my GMAT I got only 12 correct...I wasnt expecting to score very high but definitely in late 20s atleast. How this blunder could have happened can anybody tell me?
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Tension. Stress. Fear of failure. Call it whatever you want. This is the biggest obstacle on the D-Day. While you should definately put in effort in strengthening your foundations, a small part of you should also be working towards stress management. Strategising your whole test by numerous simulations in actual test like conditions is an absolute necessity. Take atleast 7-8 full length tests before and along the way, get acclamatised to the actual conditions and hone your strategies.
In your specific case, what were your scores in your full length practice tests? If there was a specific trend you observed and your final score was way below expectation, which sections do you feel could be responsible for that? SC/CR/RC?
A test score needs a lot of retrospection. Analysis of what went wrong and how to correct it is as important as Analysis of what can go wrong next time (Guess work questions).
Over and over people in this forum have advised use, maintenance and continuous updation of error log. I cant emphasise more, how important a tool it is for your preperation.
So, strategise your learning, plan your methods and equip yourself with the best tools - all of which are available right here.
All the best!
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Unfortunately i didnot join this forum during my first attempt. But this time I am going to maintain the error log for better retrospection of my mistakes. Regarding the practice tests, are the links to the test available here? and are these tests free or does it involves money?
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