Help for Timing during GMAT - I am too slow.

Question

Hello guys,

I just did a Gmat ad got 590 (q: 42 v: 29).

My major problem is the time management. I had to rush for 5 questions in quant and 10 in verbal.

I mean that I didn't have enough to do those question i just click/guess to be able to finish on time.

how do you manage the time ?

Any tips to be able to know if you are late or in time for instance how do you count 5 question ? is it 10mn ?

I was so frustrated because in math everything went well but at the end I had to guess for questions that i knew to do... I just didn't have time to solve them. That is the worst.

Thanks for you Help !

mohater · Answer

See this thread:

timing-strategies-on-the-gmat-80176.html

There are two ways to manage time:

Average time per problem or benchmark progress with time (question X with YY time remaining). Both ways work if done correctly.

bb · Answer

Bottom line is you need to answer questions faster and you need to figure out the best way for you to do that (best speed and correct ratio).

Take a look at the thread mohater linked.

etienneb · Answer

Thanks for the link, it really gave me some good hint.

Do you know how much my result went down in quant if I had 5 last question in a row wrong ? and 10 in Verbal ?

bb · Answer

Not really because some questions are experimental.

KarishmaB · Answer

A timing drill that students find very useful:
 
Quick First Step
Select a set of 10 or 20 questions, and give yourself 30 seconds per question to get started on each. When you’re completed with the set, go back and finish each question, checking to determine how accurate your first steps were. The goal of this drill is to begin working through each question quickly and accurately – even if all you do is transfer values, variables, diagrams, etc. from the screen to paper. Students who begin working quickly are at a tremendous advantage, as prolonged hesitation not only wastes time, but also increases anxiety.

You will also learn through this drill where your initial errors are made when attacking a question quickly. Often students will find a pattern in the way that they start questions incorrectly – misinterpreting equations, making incorrect assumptions, etc. – and can improve substantially by simply correcting one or two major error categories.

If the above drills are tough to complete in 30-40 seconds per question, then you may simply want to train yourself to categorize by not even getting started on the problems, but taking 30 seconds to just identify “what are they asking” and “what skills will be necessary” so that you can start to see the similarity between questions and not just the differences.

Check out the links below for more on timing strategies:

https://www.veritasprep.com/blog/2010/10/gmat-tip-of-week-punting-for-field/

https://www.veritasprep.com/blog/2010/08/understanding-gmat-scoring-algorithm/

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