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25 Jun 2016, 19:22
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Hi Everyone. This my first post mainly because I haven't found a good discussion on this. I've been studying for the GMAT for about a 3 weeks now. Mainly covered Quant, moving to Verbal (my weakness) for the rest of my prep. Of course I will be doing several Quant problems to stay fresh.
I wanted to know if anyone out there has a problem keeping still for even 30 mins while taking these CATs. My problem isn't so much the concepts, but I tend to get frustrated when I do practice problems on the computer vs. doing them from the OG. I'm starting to realize that this will be a huge problem for me when taking the GMAT. At work we have "stand up desks" which help me a lot. For one, I've been using CATs from MGMAT, and the quant sections are so laborious. I've read that this is common for MGMAT. Secondly, it might be the atmosphere studying from my small desk at home, but I tried going to the library. It's just really frustrating taking these computer adaptive test. Is this common and the GMAT is really just a mental game? Does anyone have any experience or advice? Thanks in advance.
I wanted to know if anyone out there has a problem keeping still for even 30 mins while taking these CATs. My problem isn't so much the concepts, but I tend to get frustrated when I do practice problems on the computer vs. doing them from the OG. I'm starting to realize that this will be a huge problem for me when taking the GMAT. At work we have "stand up desks" which help me a lot. For one, I've been using CATs from MGMAT, and the quant sections are so laborious. I've read that this is common for MGMAT. Secondly, it might be the atmosphere studying from my small desk at home, but I tried going to the library. It's just really frustrating taking these computer adaptive test. Is this common and the GMAT is really just a mental game? Does anyone have any experience or advice? Thanks in advance.
25 Jun 2016, 19:41
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Welcome to GMAT club and thank you for the question.
First of all, the Manhattan tests are definitely more extensive when it gets to quant. And laborious is a good word for it. Sometimes you cannot finish the calculations in less than two or three minutes and that's kind of annoying.
As it relates to sitting still, I really don't remember having issues with that a whole lot, mostly because it was so freaked out by the timer and by every second I was losing thinking about anything other than the question.
On the test day, there were a lot of distractions of the test center anything from fluorescent lights making buzzing noise to a neighbor of mine typing away a war and peace on their computer. They were taking a different test and or on a different timeline - I definitely make use of the ear plugs. You will definitely have to cancel out a lot of the distractions and be fully immersed in the test. When I was done with quantum and it was time to take a break I glanced to my right and saw that my neighbor was already gone. I didn't even notice when he got up and stopes typing away.
How are you doing on timing with your questions? Are you finding that you're running low on time or you feel like you have time left over? Are you also timing yourself when doing OG? There's a lot to be said about the test stamina and practicing the entire three and a half hour ordeal. It's super painful but it teaches you how to conserve your strength and gets easier over time.
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First of all, the Manhattan tests are definitely more extensive when it gets to quant. And laborious is a good word for it. Sometimes you cannot finish the calculations in less than two or three minutes and that's kind of annoying.
As it relates to sitting still, I really don't remember having issues with that a whole lot, mostly because it was so freaked out by the timer and by every second I was losing thinking about anything other than the question.
On the test day, there were a lot of distractions of the test center anything from fluorescent lights making buzzing noise to a neighbor of mine typing away a war and peace on their computer. They were taking a different test and or on a different timeline - I definitely make use of the ear plugs. You will definitely have to cancel out a lot of the distractions and be fully immersed in the test. When I was done with quantum and it was time to take a break I glanced to my right and saw that my neighbor was already gone. I didn't even notice when he got up and stopes typing away.
How are you doing on timing with your questions? Are you finding that you're running low on time or you feel like you have time left over? Are you also timing yourself when doing OG? There's a lot to be said about the test stamina and practicing the entire three and a half hour ordeal. It's super painful but it teaches you how to conserve your strength and gets easier over time.
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25 Jun 2016, 22:57
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Chamokinawan
I have a different kind of problem. I solve more problems when I do with pen than with pencil. Also, I solve problems at a faster rate. Hope, this problem is mitigated by the test day.
