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15 Aug 2020, 12:40
Kudos
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Hello,
I have been preparing for roughly 4 months now and I'm nearing my GMAT online appointment (as I'm writing this I have less than 72 hours). I have noticed a trend in my mocks which I have not been able to improve upon. When I review mocks that I have taken, especially in Quant, I see there is very little conceptual gap.I notice that for most of the wrong answers I have the right notes which would lead me to the right answer. I miss the question for two reasons: 1. I make a silly mistake ( calculate the wrong variable for eg.) 2. I meander around the right concept which takes me longer than required to solve it and in this case I end up losing time.
I did notice this early in my mocks and I worked on it consicouly to avoid misreading and built more conceptual ability in my weak sections. However, I'm unable to see significant improvement in this respect.
My target score is 720+ and I strongly believe that I can achieve this provided I overcome this hurdle. I have currently taken about 11 mocks with an average score of 670. This includes 2 official test prep mocks ( both @690 during early preparation stage).
I would appreciate any input to get through this hurdle so I can reach my target score.
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I have been preparing for roughly 4 months now and I'm nearing my GMAT online appointment (as I'm writing this I have less than 72 hours). I have noticed a trend in my mocks which I have not been able to improve upon. When I review mocks that I have taken, especially in Quant, I see there is very little conceptual gap.I notice that for most of the wrong answers I have the right notes which would lead me to the right answer. I miss the question for two reasons: 1. I make a silly mistake ( calculate the wrong variable for eg.) 2. I meander around the right concept which takes me longer than required to solve it and in this case I end up losing time.
I did notice this early in my mocks and I worked on it consicouly to avoid misreading and built more conceptual ability in my weak sections. However, I'm unable to see significant improvement in this respect.
My target score is 720+ and I strongly believe that I can achieve this provided I overcome this hurdle. I have currently taken about 11 mocks with an average score of 670. This includes 2 official test prep mocks ( both @690 during early preparation stage).
I would appreciate any input to get through this hurdle so I can reach my target score.
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15 Aug 2020, 19:10
Kudos
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Hi aishhole,
From what you describe, you likely have the knowledge to score higher, but the types of little mistakes that you have noticed in your work are a direct result of how you take notes and organize your work on your pad. Over the last 4 months, you have likely developed a 'default way' of working through GMAT questions - so it's unlikely that you will be able to make any significant changes to how you do that work in just a couple of days.
While you might be tempted to do a lot of studying in these last few days before your Official Exam, "cramming" rarely leads to great results with Tests such as the GMAT - so you should limit your studies to general practice and light review (NO CATs and NO lengthy study sessions) - you would be better served by getting some extra rest so that you can go into Test Day calm, clear-headed and ready to work.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
From what you describe, you likely have the knowledge to score higher, but the types of little mistakes that you have noticed in your work are a direct result of how you take notes and organize your work on your pad. Over the last 4 months, you have likely developed a 'default way' of working through GMAT questions - so it's unlikely that you will be able to make any significant changes to how you do that work in just a couple of days.
While you might be tempted to do a lot of studying in these last few days before your Official Exam, "cramming" rarely leads to great results with Tests such as the GMAT - so you should limit your studies to general practice and light review (NO CATs and NO lengthy study sessions) - you would be better served by getting some extra rest so that you can go into Test Day calm, clear-headed and ready to work.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
