Edit by praet : Its about time i made this a sticky post. jo1to6, you rock! Hello, I just finished the exam. This is my second go around. The first time I got a 670 (80Q, 81V, 5.5 AWA). Can't believe I did so much better than my expectations... I'm in utter shock. Similar experience to last time. Essays were pretty solid. I got some pretty easy topics so I came into the Quant section on a high. The quat experience was about the same as in the past. Standard deviation, combinations, and probability showed up. This time I was ready for the probability. I could not gauge how well I was doing on quant because the questions alternated between really easy and really hard. The SD question was kinda hard. The probability was a no brainer. It was easier than anything on this site. So, if you can tackle the questions here, I'd say you're in the clear on that topic. I really beefed up on prob and combinations. For some reason it felt like I was getting a TON of DS questions... that freaked me out because I am really bad at those. Absolute value was tossed in the exam too... I'd say I got alot of word problems with a few equation types. The quant bummed me out but I kept reminding myself that just becuase I think I did bad doesn't mean I actually did bad. The verbal is where I made my greatest improvement. Still not exaclty sure how I did it... let me see if I can describe what I did. I forced myself not to over analyze many of the questions. I have a feeling that people tend to over analyze verbal, and get messed up. I used the LSAT practices for CR (I did a test or two). RC, I felt I had in hand so I didn't study that too much. The big thing I figured out was that the PR and Kaplan strategies don't work for me. I read through the passages briskly, but did not skip or skim, I made sure I understood what the passage was saying. I also did not take notes as it would have slowed down my reading and messed up the flow. I just answered the questions accordingly. Ran out of time and had to guess on the last SC. For some reason I thought I was on the last question and totally vegged for a few minutes. I clicked the next arrow and another question popped up. Imagine my surprise when another question showed up with 5 seconds left! As for the use of error logs... I did have an unofficial error log, in the sense that I marked down what I missed in the OG the first time around so I knew what I was weakest on (an official one might have helped out more). I did not touch the OG for 1 month and focused on Kaplan800 and the LSAT. I went back to the OG and re-did all the problems I missed. I then did PP1 and PP2 at the very end of my prep (so that I would have forgotten most of the questions). I re-did the 2 PR exams that I did the poorest on and then brushed up with the other 2 (only the first 15 questions to get my timing down). I used this site extensively in my spare moments (at home and during lunchtime at work) to drill on various SC examples and the occasional probability/DS question. Becasue I did the test once, I was not as nervous this time around so I got a full 8 hours sleep before the exam (including a really bad nightmare where I got the exam day wrong and missed it... woke up freaking out). More than ever, I think that this is a test of nerves (I was much less nervous this time around). Try your best to relax so that you can give it your all. Don't think about the consequences of clicking the accept answer button. Also, I think there is certain element of luck involved on this test... wether it be if you are feeling good that particular day or you just happen to get questions that you prepared for... just try your hardest and don't get discouraged! One last thing... THANKS TO EVERYONE AT GMAT CLUB!!! The supportive community and top notch brain power concentrated on this site make this a very special corner of the internet! Best wishes and Good luck to you all!

I hear everyone talking about LSAT material ??? Can someone post this to me please sushom101@yahoo.co.in Verbal is something which I really need to work upon. Thks

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Jo1to6, what specific LSAT book did you use for CR? Would you recommend official releases of LSAT actual tests? Since Official LSAT does not have answer explanation, will it suffice just to take tests? I'm especially concerned about bold face CRs for which explanations would be a bonus.

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Hello,

I used the Official 10 LSATS book and I found it really useful for thinking through challenging CRs. I worked on the problems in the appropriate sections despite not having the answers. If you have any doubts on specific questions, you can post them in the forums and I'm sure everyone would be glad to help. However, I'm not sure if we are allowed to post the exact questions anymore... better to check with the admins on that.

I hope my reply gets to you in time... GOOD LUCK!

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I don't think the following one can be solved, as we don't know how many persons have taken the exam.

what do you guys think?

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Here's an example of a standard deviation question you might find on the exam:

The average (arithmetic mean) score on the exam was 35 and the standard deviation was 3. What number in the answer list below is 2 1/2 standard deviations from the mean?

5.5
27.5
29
37.5
41

I didn't see anything more complex than this...

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Hi,Congrats for your awesome achievement!Last month I took GMAT
but could mop up only 510(41Q,19V).I feel utterly depressed.I've just found this forum & overwhelmed by its content; I'm also greatly moved by your achievement.Can you guide me in following fields,
1)I'm a full time worker.I can spend max 20 hrs in 7 days . From today onwards when should I schedule my 2nd attempt?(I'm now eyeing for GMAT only,regardless of admission itinerary).
2)Should I take it by 2005,otherwise ACT may change the test pattern FOLLOWED BY ETS
3) I've got these materials
KAPLAN2005 +CD
PR2005+CD
KAP800
PR VERBAL(JUST PURCHSED)
PROF DAVE BOOK+CD
OG(LAST TIME I GOT THIS 5 DAYS PRIOR TO MY TEST)

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I hear everyone talking about LSAT material ???

Can someone post this to me please [email protected]

Verbal is something which I really need to work upon.

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Rasberry711 wrote:
Paul/Avtar-

Here's an example of a standard deviation question you might find on the exam:

The average (arithmetic mean) score on the exam was 35 and the standard deviation was 3. What number in the answer list below is 2 1/2 standard deviations from the mean?

5.5
27.5
29
37.5
41

I didn't see anything more complex than this...

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You don't need the number of people, it is actually a very easy question if you know what a SD is. 2 1/2 times SD is 7.5, so the score that is 2 1/2 SD from the mean must me 35 +/-7.5, which can only be 42.5 or 27.5. The latter is the only number on the list so that's the solution.

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