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04 Sep 2012, 19:13
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Hi,
I have a weird problem. When I'm doing practice questions on paper, I seem to do fine and am able to apply all the skills I learned through various prep books (MGMAT, PowerScore, etc.). However, when I take practice exams under timed conditions using a computer, I seem to lose focus! This is especially true in Verbal, I feel like when I'm reading off a computer screen random thoughts wander into my head, or the words on the screen appear as simply raw, unprocessed words. I don't know whether this is a timing issue, or whether I'm just used to read in concentration while facing my desk, or something else (alternate cause?
). I also seem to be extremely bothered by the smallest noises (my fan in the background), and even those little things make me lose my concentration. When I go over my mistakes, I keep thinking to myself, "What was I thinking? I totally knew that answer, I don't know why I picked [A]!" Then again, that might be a hindsight bias...
I feel like if I am just able to focus for the 75 minutes, I will be able to raise my score by 8-9 points. Does anyone have any suggestions or has anyone experienced something similar?
Thanks!
hedgedfund
I have a weird problem. When I'm doing practice questions on paper, I seem to do fine and am able to apply all the skills I learned through various prep books (MGMAT, PowerScore, etc.). However, when I take practice exams under timed conditions using a computer, I seem to lose focus! This is especially true in Verbal, I feel like when I'm reading off a computer screen random thoughts wander into my head, or the words on the screen appear as simply raw, unprocessed words. I don't know whether this is a timing issue, or whether I'm just used to read in concentration while facing my desk, or something else (alternate cause?
). I also seem to be extremely bothered by the smallest noises (my fan in the background), and even those little things make me lose my concentration. When I go over my mistakes, I keep thinking to myself, "What was I thinking? I totally knew that answer, I don't know why I picked [A]!" Then again, that might be a hindsight bias...I feel like if I am just able to focus for the 75 minutes, I will be able to raise my score by 8-9 points. Does anyone have any suggestions or has anyone experienced something similar?
Thanks!
hedgedfund
05 Sep 2012, 08:22
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Hi,
This is one of the common problems that many people face. Don't worry much on that.
Alternatively, what you can do is practice reading news papers or articles or any material that you do on the laptop or desktop computer. This practice will help your eyes to get used to reading on computers. Initially you will lose focus or concentrate too much that you cannot make out sentences and you have to read multiple times but this will eventually go down over practice. Once you start to see improvement w.r.t your reading skills start practising questions, which do not have time lines. Slowly you can move to attempt questions with time lines too.
Hope this exercise will help you. All the best.
Regards,
Chiranjeevi.
This is one of the common problems that many people face. Don't worry much on that.
Alternatively, what you can do is practice reading news papers or articles or any material that you do on the laptop or desktop computer. This practice will help your eyes to get used to reading on computers. Initially you will lose focus or concentrate too much that you cannot make out sentences and you have to read multiple times but this will eventually go down over practice. Once you start to see improvement w.r.t your reading skills start practising questions, which do not have time lines. Slowly you can move to attempt questions with time lines too.
Hope this exercise will help you. All the best.
Regards,
Chiranjeevi.
06 Sep 2012, 04:11
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It could be a matter of habit more than anything else, and a pretty common one as well.
Keep on solving tests on the monitor, and start reading also: magazines, news papers or even books if you can.
Try small games like virtual rubik cubes or I.Q. type of questions to make it normal for you to use a monitor to focus on something and think at same time.
Some earplugs might help with the noise; they do not block out everything, but sometimes they can put you in a "Tunnel Mode" when you are completely focused and can ignore other sounds or noises.
Keep on solving tests on the monitor, and start reading also: magazines, news papers or even books if you can.
Try small games like virtual rubik cubes or I.Q. type of questions to make it normal for you to use a monitor to focus on something and think at same time.
Some earplugs might help with the noise; they do not block out everything, but sometimes they can put you in a "Tunnel Mode" when you are completely focused and can ignore other sounds or noises.
