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Timing strategies. How to not falter on the last 5-10 Q's.

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Timing strategies. How to not falter on the last 5-10 Q's. [#permalink] New post   04 Sep 2007, 15:13
Last week I took my first GMATPrep. Until the last 5-10 Questions I was crushing both sections. Q: only a few missed answers. V: almost none. Then on the last 8 questions for the Q I missed 7...

V: I missed about 5 out of the last 9.

Verbal score suffered somewhat, but the incorrect answers were at least spread out a bit.

Q: 7 in a row wrong... my Q score took a nose dive.


I know this has to do w/ timing. I tried to rush through every problem to get to the next. What should I do in the scenario where I have about 8 Q's left but only time for 5???


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[#permalink] New post   04 Sep 2007, 17:42
overall pacing or identifying short cuts using number properties would be my only suggestion.

When you say "crushing" did you get every one right up to the 5 minute mark? Reviewing the test did you go into overtime on questions you still got wrong?
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[#permalink] New post   04 Sep 2007, 19:06
I had a serious problem with timing last night, when I was trying my first MGMAT.

I wasted >10 mins in Verbal and make > 10 errors (hell I am not gonna tell how how really bad it was!).

For Quant I used up all my time. But made some silly mistakes... And I spent 14 mins on a single questions while rushed on others.

It's just a painful experience. I don't really know what was going on with me last night.
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[#permalink] New post   04 Sep 2007, 19:56
zakk wrote:
overall pacing or identifying short cuts using number properties would be my only suggestion.

When you say "crushing" did you get every one right up to the 5 minute mark? Reviewing the test did you go into overtime on questions you still got wrong?



What I mean by crushing is getting practically everyone right.
I didn't go over 3min on any problem. But when I got to the last 8 on the Q section I had bout 5min left So i had to rush.


In rushing circumstances, my guess is to just see if I can do the problem. If I don't know how to approach it after 30sec. Educated guess and move on to a prob I will know how to solve.

Any thoughts.
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[#permalink] New post   04 Sep 2007, 21:02
GMATBLACKBELT wrote:
zakk wrote:
overall pacing or identifying short cuts using number properties would be my only suggestion.

When you say "crushing" did you get every one right up to the 5 minute mark? Reviewing the test did you go into overtime on questions you still got wrong?



What I mean by crushing is getting practically everyone right.
I didn't go over 3min on any problem. But when I got to the last 8 on the Q section I had bout 5min left So i had to rush.


In rushing circumstances, my guess is to just see if I can do the problem. If I don't know how to approach it after 30sec. Educated guess and move on to a prob I will know how to solve.

Any thoughts.


that's what I do. I think we all have a bit of pride in this. We know we can solve anything. We just need a bit more time! Unfortunately, time is the one thing we don't have a lot of when taking the test.

I am practicing finding what I know in 60 seconds. If I don't have a clear path and know what I'm shooting for at 61 seconds, its "B" for Bravery! (or Buffoonery, I don't know which yet)
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[#permalink] New post   05 Sep 2007, 16:37
I have a similar problem and I'm not too sure what the best solution is.

If it is late in your study schedule, i think discipline will go a long way to ensure you give all the questions the time that they deserve.

It might be helpful to do a time check every 5 questions to ensure you have approx. 2 min for each remaining question. this should minimize any panicking during the last 10 mins
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This is what i do [#permalink] New post   08 Sep 2007, 10:55
When I get to question number 20, I better have 35 min. left on time.
From question number 20-31, I tend to hit a wall in which questions get harder and more time consuming to think through. I usually take a little less than 3 min per question to ensure accuracy. Then, I guess the rest. I'm usually guessing 4 questions at the end and still can get a 45+.

If I blast through the exam and actually finish, I'd probably make enough careless errors.

I think losing accuracy hurts your score more than guessing a bunch of questions at the end.
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