From the night of April 23, 2011, I finally started taking preparation for GMAT. What I have decided to do first is to get the overview of GMAT using 2 books -
Kaplan Premier 2011 (primary) and The Princeton Review's Cracking the GMAT (secondary).
Having started reading
Kaplan Premier 2011, I found out several weaknesses that were in stealth until I went thoroughly inside them. They are listed below -
- Comparing positive fractions: Sometimes I become puzzled with these.
- Permutation, combination, and probability: Perhaps, my biggest weakness in quant basics.
- Advanced part of inequality.
- Geometry terminologies: Sometimes, took long-time to be recalled.
- Data sufficiency: The first-hand experience with DS was just horrible. Oh my!
I also came up with some observations during my study/practice.
- Not concentrating or analyzing the answer choices; reading only the questions and then diving into solving the problem. (BAD)
- Sometimes, not reading the simple questions with care, and, as a result, making silly mistakes. (BAD)
- Making silly mistakes in calculations. (BAD)
- Reading the tiny questions second time (as, tiny=tricky) was really helpful as they help find out new info. (GOOD)
- Forgetting some important formulas, (such as, formulas of arithmatic and geometric progression, permutation, combination etc.) which could help solve some problems faster. (BAD)
- Running out of time. (BAD)
- Considering both the statements of DS simultaneously. (BAD)
In last few days, I read 220 pages from
Kaplan Premier 2011. In this time, I completed 3 important chapters - Quant Section Straegies And Practice, Math Skills Refresher, and Problem Solving. On an average, I studied 4 hours a day (highest on Friday and lowest on Saturday). I was maintaining the
ERROR LOG whenever I am practicing exercises. I would share the
ERROR LOG and ANALYSIS of the exercises of
Kaplan Premier 2011 once I would complete the book by May 12, 2011.
The real outcome from last 6 days was: TO KEEP AND HOLD WHAT YOU HAVE STUDIED, PRACTICE IS A MUST!
[April 24th - 29th, 2011]