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08 Apr 2007, 18:29
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Cool,
Good post.
I think your attitude is great. You sound very determined and I'm going to bet that if you keep it up, you'll get your 700 on the GMAT.
Forget about pride and all that stuff about showing weakness by finding a tutor. Your goal is to do the best you can on this test, and if that means paying a few bucks for a learning environment that fits you well, then by all means go for it.
Forget about having ADD. I was "diagnosed" with it as well, and that fact never entered my mind while I was studying for the GMAT. Not to reduce the importance of the condition, but you can get past it. In fact, it seems like you already are.
Keep going and let us know how it turns out.
Good post.
I think your attitude is great. You sound very determined and I'm going to bet that if you keep it up, you'll get your 700 on the GMAT.
Forget about pride and all that stuff about showing weakness by finding a tutor. Your goal is to do the best you can on this test, and if that means paying a few bucks for a learning environment that fits you well, then by all means go for it.
Forget about having ADD. I was "diagnosed" with it as well, and that fact never entered my mind while I was studying for the GMAT. Not to reduce the importance of the condition, but you can get past it. In fact, it seems like you already are.
Keep going and let us know how it turns out.
08 Apr 2007, 21:24
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I have A.D.D, and I'm too lazy to read the whole post. However, you should apply for extra time on the test. I got it. You deserve it. There is no way I can read a passage quick and compete with people who don't have memory disorders like me and A.D.D. I didn't discover it till I was 20. I'm 24 now. It showed in my ACT scores.(33 in math, 17 in reading). Nothing you shouldn't get help for
23 Apr 2007, 14:50
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Hey.
Everything you vented on the forum mirrors what I went through.
I am in my 4th month of studying. I was loaded up on Concerta and Lexapro. First 2 months I thought I was just stupid. Then thought I had ADD. Now, I have no doubt that I have lots of holes in my approach to the GMAT. Therefore, I got myself a tutor who scored in the 99th percentile. Just like a person who is a gym goer(I used to be a personal trainer), I was using the wrong form and injuring myself. It takes someone who is an expert to see flaws in your thought process.
No matter what I did, I plateaued between a 600 and a 630.
Overstudying without the correct approach to concepts only tires you out.
Now, I study in less time but at a more efficient level. I am taking another practice test next week and I have no doubt that I am floating around a 680 after 1 month of private tutoring. Also, I stopped taking any kinds of medication. A good tutor should be able to see holes in your thought process. In my case, I was reading from too many different sources on how to approach math problems. This inevitably distorted my understanding of the concepts. My tutor told me to not read from any other sources unless he approves of them. It does not take a 99th percentile scorer to make money selling his own GMAT book. So many books are flawed (an approach may work for easy/med questions but not work for hard questions). You want to read from a good source which gives you approaches that are "bullet proof" across all difficulty levels. Only then, will you have extra time to focus on what the GMAT traps are in answer choices. Gifted people can find clarity after reading from many sources, but I'm just not one of them...SO I learned to "K.I.S.S." (keep it simple stupid). The good thing about this test my tutor tells me is that his approach to problems is "bullet proof" enough to bring a person who has an average IQ to a 720-730 on the GMAT. He claims that IQ only matters when you are trying to break the 740/750 barrier. When you have clarity in the concepts...you will become more accurate. Accuracy will naturally drive speed.
Everything you vented on the forum mirrors what I went through.
I am in my 4th month of studying. I was loaded up on Concerta and Lexapro. First 2 months I thought I was just stupid. Then thought I had ADD. Now, I have no doubt that I have lots of holes in my approach to the GMAT. Therefore, I got myself a tutor who scored in the 99th percentile. Just like a person who is a gym goer(I used to be a personal trainer), I was using the wrong form and injuring myself. It takes someone who is an expert to see flaws in your thought process.
No matter what I did, I plateaued between a 600 and a 630.
Overstudying without the correct approach to concepts only tires you out.
Now, I study in less time but at a more efficient level. I am taking another practice test next week and I have no doubt that I am floating around a 680 after 1 month of private tutoring. Also, I stopped taking any kinds of medication. A good tutor should be able to see holes in your thought process. In my case, I was reading from too many different sources on how to approach math problems. This inevitably distorted my understanding of the concepts. My tutor told me to not read from any other sources unless he approves of them. It does not take a 99th percentile scorer to make money selling his own GMAT book. So many books are flawed (an approach may work for easy/med questions but not work for hard questions). You want to read from a good source which gives you approaches that are "bullet proof" across all difficulty levels. Only then, will you have extra time to focus on what the GMAT traps are in answer choices. Gifted people can find clarity after reading from many sources, but I'm just not one of them...SO I learned to "K.I.S.S." (keep it simple stupid). The good thing about this test my tutor tells me is that his approach to problems is "bullet proof" enough to bring a person who has an average IQ to a 720-730 on the GMAT. He claims that IQ only matters when you are trying to break the 740/750 barrier. When you have clarity in the concepts...you will become more accurate. Accuracy will naturally drive speed.
