Last visit was: 24 Apr 2024, 00:49 It is currently 24 Apr 2024, 00:49

Close
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Close
Request Expert Reply
Confirm Cancel
SORT BY:
Date
Tags:
Show Tags
Hide Tags
User avatar
Retired Moderator
Joined: 26 Aug 2011
Status:Enjoying the GMAT journey....
Posts: 508
Own Kudos [?]: 974 [80]
Given Kudos: 264
Location: India
GMAT 1: 620 Q49 V24
Send PM
Most Helpful Reply
Tutor
Joined: 16 Oct 2010
Posts: 14816
Own Kudos [?]: 64888 [27]
Given Kudos: 426
Location: Pune, India
Send PM
Tutor
Joined: 16 Oct 2010
Posts: 14816
Own Kudos [?]: 64888 [9]
Given Kudos: 426
Location: Pune, India
Send PM
General Discussion
User avatar
Manager
Manager
Joined: 12 Oct 2011
Posts: 100
Own Kudos [?]: 730 [1]
Given Kudos: 23
GMAT 1: 700 Q48 V37
GMAT 2: 720 Q48 V40
Send PM
Re: The Final Climb: Quest for Q 50+ from Q47/48 [#permalink]
1
Kudos
I'm in the same situation at the moment. My quant score on the last MGMAT CAT was a 48.

I'm working on Jeff Sackmann's sets at the moment, I think they are helpful and solidify most of the basics. I've finished the number properties, exponents & roots, statistics, geometry and arithmetic challenge sets and my skills on those topics seem to have improved. They are also great to detect weaknesses you still have. As you said maintaining an error log while going through all sets is crucial.
I plan to take the GMAT in about a month and up until then I will work on the areas in which I still have deficincies at the moment, try to work more attentively( take into account all the constraints, minimizing careless mistakes etc.), finish Sackmann's sets and then work through the GMAT club tests. Hopefully this will get me a 49 or 50 on the actual thing.

Good luck to you btw.
User avatar
Retired Moderator
Joined: 26 Aug 2011
Status:Enjoying the GMAT journey....
Posts: 508
Own Kudos [?]: 974 [1]
Given Kudos: 264
Location: India
GMAT 1: 620 Q49 V24
Send PM
Re: The Final Climb: Quest for Q 50+ from Q47/48 [#permalink]
1
Bookmarks
Hi BN1989,
The careless errors are the ones that i am finding problem with. In the heat of the battle, such errors generally do occur. I try to be very attentive while solving a problem, however, if you have a method to avoid these errors, do share for a common cause. :)
I have tried Bunnel's signatures and they are simply great,thus I will strongly recommend them to everyone.
Good luck and keep posting the progress as and when you take the practice CATs.
User avatar
Retired Moderator
Joined: 26 Aug 2011
Status:Enjoying the GMAT journey....
Posts: 508
Own Kudos [?]: 974 [0]
Given Kudos: 264
Location: India
GMAT 1: 620 Q49 V24
Send PM
Re: The Final Climb: Quest for Q 50+ from Q47/48 [#permalink]
VeritasPrepKarishma wrote:
Unfortunately (or fortunately!), going from Q 48 to 51 involves work on conceptual clarity and timing strategies instead of just practice. You can solve any question of any level based on a particular concept if you understand that concept well. Also, I would suggest you to work on solving questions using logical methods which are faster and less prone to errors.
What do I mean by logical approach?

Hi karishma, I agree with you on the logical approach issue. I have been following this approach for most of the questions and have got rich dividends in terms of time(for extra hard/tricky questions) and high scores. Rather, i owe my first 48 and that too without any practice to this approach. Yes, i could do the question in less than a minute with the logical approach. One can only use it once the person is done with the concepts. However, after having revised most of the concepts(mgmat 5 books), the score is still hovering around 47/48. I could identify three reasons:-
1) By applying the logical approach, I was moving too fast(end up finishing quant of gmatprep, mgmat CATs and gmatclub tests with around 15 - 20 minutes left). This way, i was making far too many careless/silly errors. So now i decided to GO SLOW, i keep telling myself that i have to go slow....i hope the results will prove it's efficacy :wink: .
2) I was getting around one-third of the questions wrong in Geometry, so decided to study it again, master the concepts and do a lot of varying difficulty problems.
3) I also noticed my weakness in questions testing mixed concepts( generally 700+ level), so decided to do a lot of prac questions, thus making sure that the surprise factor is reduced by the time i appear for the actual CAT.
BTW, Do you think the OG 12 and OG quant have hard questions :?: I have my apprehensions about the same.I don't think it's worth spending time on something that one can easily do, rather i would love to do the problems that i have difficulty in and that teach me something new.
User avatar
Manager
Manager
Joined: 28 Dec 2010
Posts: 216
Own Kudos [?]: 773 [0]
Given Kudos: 33
Location: India
Send PM
Re: The Final Climb: Quest for Q 50+ from Q47/48 [#permalink]
rajeevrks27 wrote:
VeritasPrepKarishma wrote:
Unfortunately (or fortunately!), going from Q 48 to 51 involves work on conceptual clarity and timing strategies instead of just practice. You can solve any question of any level based on a particular concept if you understand that concept well. Also, I would suggest you to work on solving questions using logical methods which are faster and less prone to errors.
What do I mean by logical approach?


BTW, Do you think the OG 12 and OG quant have hard questions :?: I have my apprehensions about the same.I don't think it's worth spending time on something that one can easily do, rather i would love to do the problems that i have difficulty in and that teach me something new.


i second your question..to put it the other way.. what is a rich source of 700+ quant questions?
User avatar
Retired Moderator
Joined: 26 Aug 2011
Status:Enjoying the GMAT journey....
Posts: 508
Own Kudos [?]: 974 [0]
Given Kudos: 264
Location: India
GMAT 1: 620 Q49 V24
Send PM
Re: The Final Climb: Quest for Q 50+ from Q47/48 [#permalink]
VeritasPrepKarishma wrote:
Many higher level questions will involve multiple concepts. OG12 and OG have very few "hard" questions (I remember 2-3) but the wording of the questions is similar to what you are going to see in the actual GMAT so it is a good idea to go through OG12 once.

Hi Karishma, sincere thanks for your prompt reply and pearls of wisdom.
I would like to ask you one more question regarding what you wrote about mixed concepts. Since we are likely to see more of these questions in 700 + level, what would be ur take on such questions? Actually speaking, i am simply not able to connect the different concepts with each other. Is it due to my non-familarity with such questions or is it that the hit ratio with everybody in such questions is generally low.
Thanx and Regards
Rajeev

Originally posted by rajeevrks27 on 24 Mar 2012, 10:42.
Last edited by rajeevrks27 on 24 Mar 2012, 20:57, edited 1 time in total.
avatar
Manager
Manager
Joined: 23 Feb 2012
Posts: 80
Own Kudos [?]: 12 [1]
Given Kudos: 33
Location: United States
GMAT 1: 630 Q47 V29
Send PM
Re: The Final Climb: Quest for Q 50+ from Q47/48 [#permalink]
Hi Guys,

I am also in for the battle, i had Q-45 in my real GMAT , and now i am on my way to Q-49/50.

I do have MGMAT Advanced GMAT, its a great resource, especially for strategies.

I have two vertias books - especially the one probability and combi is a great resource.
User avatar
Retired Moderator
Joined: 26 Aug 2011
Status:Enjoying the GMAT journey....
Posts: 508
Own Kudos [?]: 974 [1]
Given Kudos: 264
Location: India
GMAT 1: 620 Q49 V24
Send PM
Re: The Final Climb: Quest for Q 50+ from Q47/48 [#permalink]
1
Bookmarks
wayahead123, Doing a book for probability will be an overkill but then doing it does gives a person much needed confidence. I have heard great guns about the advanced quant of mgmat, Does it comes with some practice questions???
Manager
Manager
Joined: 17 Aug 2011
Posts: 126
Own Kudos [?]: 90 [1]
Given Kudos: 50
Location: United States (WA)
Concentration: Technology, Entrepreneurship
Schools: Foster (I)
GMAT 1: 600 Q48 V24
GPA: 3.74
WE:Information Technology (Computer Software)
Send PM
Re: The Final Climb: Quest for Q 50+ from Q47/48 [#permalink]
1
Bookmarks
I am on the same boat. But this is the first time I am hearing about Bunnel's Signature collection. Where can I get it?
User avatar
Retired Moderator
Joined: 26 Aug 2011
Status:Enjoying the GMAT journey....
Posts: 508
Own Kudos [?]: 974 [2]
Given Kudos: 264
Location: India
GMAT 1: 620 Q49 V24
Send PM
Re: The Final Climb: Quest for Q 50+ from Q47/48 [#permalink]
1
Kudos
1
Bookmarks
@ udvranto, check out any post by Bunnel, his signatures are divided in two categories i.e Problem solving(PS) and Data Sufficiency(DS). These questions are simply too good. A must do to achieve high scores.
Tutor
Joined: 16 Oct 2010
Posts: 14816
Own Kudos [?]: 64888 [3]
Given Kudos: 426
Location: Pune, India
Send PM
Re: The Final Climb: Quest for Q 50+ from Q47/48 [#permalink]
1
Kudos
2
Bookmarks
Expert Reply
rajeevrks27 wrote:
VeritasPrepKarishma wrote:
Many higher level questions will involve multiple concepts. OG12 and OG have very few "hard" questions (I remember 2-3) but the wording of the questions is similar to what you are going to see in the actual GMAT so it is a good idea to go through OG12 once.

Hi Karishma, sincere thanks for your prompt reply and pearls of wisdom.
I would like to ask you one more question regarding what you wrote about mixed concepts. Since we are likely to see more of these questions in 700 + level, what would be ur take on such questions? Actually speaking, i am simply not able to connect the different concepts with each other. Is it due to my non-familarity with such questions or is it that the hit ratio with everybody in such questions is generally low.
Thanx and Regards
Rajeev


Yes, many people detest questions testing multiple concepts. But once you know your basics well, you will be surprised how you can use basics from one topic to solve questions from another and mix and match without any problems.

e.g. Weighted Average can be used in many question. Check this post for an example: https://www.gmatclub.com/forum/veritas-prep-resource-links-no-longer-available-399979.html#/2011/04 ... ge-brutes/

Look at this post where I use sets in probability:
https://www.gmatclub.com/forum/veritas-prep-resource-links-no-longer-available-399979.html#/2012/01 ... e-couples/
etc

If you faced problems with any particular question testing you on multiple concepts, put it up and pm me the link.
User avatar
Retired Moderator
Joined: 26 Aug 2011
Status:Enjoying the GMAT journey....
Posts: 508
Own Kudos [?]: 974 [1]
Given Kudos: 264
Location: India
GMAT 1: 620 Q49 V24
Send PM
Re: The Final Climb: Quest for Q 50+ from Q47/48 [#permalink]
1
Kudos
Doing the gmat club tests and realising how tough they are. rather the level of toughness increases with the test number.
@ All my fellows, I have gone through the Jeff's set also but IMO the GMATCLUB Tests have the hardest 700 + level questions required to raise our level in quant. I strongly recommend them to all my fellows aspiring for the ultimate score in Quant. Since I am currently doing htese tests, so i thought it's my bonafied duty to give my opinion to all my fellows.
Good Luck and must do these tests. They are Gold.
User avatar
Manager
Manager
Joined: 15 Aug 2011
Status:Back to (GMAT) Times Square!!!
Posts: 98
Own Kudos [?]: 314 [0]
Given Kudos: 25
Location: United States (IL)
GMAT 1: 650 Q49 V30
WE:Information Technology (Computer Software)
Send PM
Re: The Final Climb: Quest for Q 50+ from Q47/48 [#permalink]
vibhav wrote:
rajeevrks27 wrote:
VeritasPrepKarishma wrote:
Unfortunately (or fortunately!), going from Q 48 to 51 involves work on conceptual clarity and timing strategies instead of just practice. You can solve any question of any level based on a particular concept if you understand that concept well. Also, I would suggest you to work on solving questions using logical methods which are faster and less prone to errors.
What do I mean by logical approach?


BTW, Do you think the OG 12 and OG quant have hard questions :?: I have my apprehensions about the same.I don't think it's worth spending time on something that one can easily do, rather i would love to do the problems that i have difficulty in and that teach me something new.


i second your question..to put it the other way.. what is a rich source of 700+ quant questions?



Having said that, can we have a collection of OG questions (numbers only) for DS and PS which are of the level of 700+? Can I roughly go through last 100-50 questions? Please tell.
Tutor
Joined: 16 Oct 2010
Posts: 14816
Own Kudos [?]: 64888 [1]
Given Kudos: 426
Location: Pune, India
Send PM
Re: The Final Climb: Quest for Q 50+ from Q47/48 [#permalink]
1
Kudos
Expert Reply
vix wrote:


Having said that, can we have a collection of OG questions (numbers only) for DS and PS which are of the level of 700+? Can I roughly go through last 100-50 questions? Please tell.


The last 50-100 questions of OG are on average higher level but they do include lower level questions too. I think the latest OG (13th edition) has a better segregation (still not perfect) so if you can lay your hands on that (in case you don't have OG12 already), it might do you some good.
User avatar
Manager
Manager
Joined: 26 Jul 2010
Posts: 57
Own Kudos [?]: 67 [1]
Given Kudos: 6
Location: India
Concentration: Operations, General Management
Schools: IIMA (M)
GMAT 1: 640 Q48 V29
GMAT 2: 670 Q49 V31
WE:Supply Chain Management (Military & Defense)
Send PM
Re: The Final Climb: Quest for Q 50+ from Q47/48 [#permalink]
1
Kudos
hi,
1. Just dont do the tests. do revise concept of each question after the test whether you go got it wrong or right.
2. try to find a shorter way to solve the problem than you you did in quant set.(dont give too much fight to find solution... instead find solution on forum only).
3. all the best and i will call you up today.
User avatar
Manager
Manager
Joined: 12 Oct 2011
Posts: 100
Own Kudos [?]: 730 [1]
Given Kudos: 23
GMAT 1: 700 Q48 V37
GMAT 2: 720 Q48 V40
Send PM
Re: The Final Climb: Quest for Q 50+ from Q47/48 [#permalink]
1
Kudos
I did my second MGMAT CAT yesterday and scored a 49 in the quant section. I had some timing issues, which caused me to skip some questions towards the end. Furthermore I made some silly mistakes again, it's kind of ironic that I commit those mistakes on the seemingly easiest calculation steps, I somehow tend to lose focus when the difficulty level drops. I still have yet to take the GMAT Club tests and hope that I have a little room for improvement left. How is your preperation going rajeevrks?
User avatar
Retired Moderator
Joined: 26 Aug 2011
Status:Enjoying the GMAT journey....
Posts: 508
Own Kudos [?]: 974 [1]
Given Kudos: 264
Location: India
GMAT 1: 620 Q49 V24
Send PM
Re: The Final Climb: Quest for Q 50+ from Q47/48 [#permalink]
1
Kudos
Hi BN1989,
great to know one point improvement from mgmat 1, I am sure you will score 50/ 50+ in actual gmat.
prep is going fine, doing gmatclub tests regularly and then intend working on jeff sets( though i finished algebra set earlier). How would you rate the Jeff's sets?
Also, i would strongly recom you to do gmatclub tests esp after test no 5 , it's an uphill task to get 30 + correct. Good luck buddy.
User avatar
Manager
Manager
Joined: 12 Oct 2011
Posts: 100
Own Kudos [?]: 730 [1]
Given Kudos: 23
GMAT 1: 700 Q48 V37
GMAT 2: 720 Q48 V40
Send PM
Re: The Final Climb: Quest for Q 50+ from Q47/48 [#permalink]
1
Kudos
As I said I think Sackman's sets improved my quant skills, so I can't really complain, but I did notice some weird questions and his geometry drawings are pretty attrocious. Overall I'd say they might be a little too expensive for what they offer and you can probably get cheaper alternatives that yield similar results.
GMAT Club Bot
Re: The Final Climb: Quest for Q 50+ from Q47/48 [#permalink]
 1   2   3   
Moderator:
Math Expert
92888 posts

Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group | Emoji artwork provided by EmojiOne