Quant Study Strategy - Help Needed

Hello, nitsuga2020. To answer your question, yes, stop focusing on the clock so much and work on building your core knowledge of the concepts. In every question, you should always make sure you understand two components:

1) What is the question asking, exactly?
2) What is the concept being tested?

Of course, a third and necessary component to answering a question is asking yourself what information you already have to get started. Going forward, you will want to whittle away at your timing per question to get your average time down to about 2 minutes per question, but without foundational knowledge, you will consistently flounder and probably resort to guessing.

So, to get better, you will need to address any deficiencies in your core knowledge. Online learning modules can be useful for this purpose, as they often force the user to approach each topic one by one, and such courses are relatively inexpensive compared to tutoring. You can check out the Marketplace for prices and reviews if that interests you. You can also shore up gaps in Quant theory by rereading certain parts of your Manhattan Prep guides, or by reading parts of The Ultimate GMAT Quantitative Megathread by resident Expert Bunuel. Once your Quant foundation is solid, you will notice that your timing will start to go down on questions on its own. Then, you can work more on test-specific technique.

Good luck with your studies, however you go about them. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. This is a community that would like to help you succeed.

- Andrew