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Short answer
Yes, with a caveat: allocate more time to weaker sections while fully leveraging your stronger ones.
Emphasize weaknesses
Focus on overcoming weaknesses. They deserve greater attention so that gaps close and overall performance rises.
Leverage strengths
Stronger sections often allow accessible gains. Lifting a strong section by 3 to 5 points is typically simpler than matching that increase in a weak section.
Equal weight
Every section contributes equally to the final GMAT score. A point earned in any section adds the same value to your total.
Example: For some candidates, raising Q86 to Q89 may be easier than raising V80 to V83, yet both gains contribute similarly to the final score.
Capture easy gains
Taking your stronger area seriously helps convert those 3 to 5 points that are otherwise difficult to compensate through weaker areas.
Why balance matters
Improvement in a strong area and improvement in a weak area move the total equally. Strengths provide quicker additions, while weaknesses need sustained effort. Besides, schools respect balanced rather than skewed sectional scores.
Overall takeaway
Study in proportion to your weaknesses but fully leverage your stronger section. This dual focus secures easier points where available and adds equal-value points across the test.
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