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28 Mar 2021, 22:13
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Hey All
I am facing a problem that i am guessing many of us are facing or have faced earlier during timed test like GMAT.
When I am practicing questions specially 700s (both verbal and quant), my mind is calm and I am able to focus on the question content, strategise and solve the questions and select the right answer. While practicing I also use timer that helps me to track the amount of time I am taking for such questions (700 qs is taking me 3:00 mins)
However, when I am taking a mock test, my mind is not steady. It is blocked by multiple thoughts such as "I have to finish maximum questions in less time" or "Oh no! this question is taking too much time to solve" and so on..
Because of this, I am not able to focus on the question, missing important information from the question or understanding the question wrong. I even made mistakes in selecting wrong option even though i solved and got it right (happens in DS question mostly). I start panicking and this feeds to the already blocked mind.
Then at the end my "flight" response gets activated and I want to finish the test anyhow.
After the test is complete when I go back to the questions to review, I realise that I could have answered this but I selected wrong answer because I have missed something from the question.
My mind is again steady and calm to strategise and solve the question.
I really dont know how to change my practice strategy to ensure that my mind is calm and steady and not engulfed with thoughts about timer.
I would really like to know how you guys deal with this? How do you practice to overcome this problem.
I am facing a problem that i am guessing many of us are facing or have faced earlier during timed test like GMAT.
When I am practicing questions specially 700s (both verbal and quant), my mind is calm and I am able to focus on the question content, strategise and solve the questions and select the right answer. While practicing I also use timer that helps me to track the amount of time I am taking for such questions (700 qs is taking me 3:00 mins)
However, when I am taking a mock test, my mind is not steady. It is blocked by multiple thoughts such as "I have to finish maximum questions in less time" or "Oh no! this question is taking too much time to solve" and so on..
Because of this, I am not able to focus on the question, missing important information from the question or understanding the question wrong. I even made mistakes in selecting wrong option even though i solved and got it right (happens in DS question mostly). I start panicking and this feeds to the already blocked mind.
Then at the end my "flight" response gets activated and I want to finish the test anyhow.
After the test is complete when I go back to the questions to review, I realise that I could have answered this but I selected wrong answer because I have missed something from the question.
My mind is again steady and calm to strategise and solve the question.
I really dont know how to change my practice strategy to ensure that my mind is calm and steady and not engulfed with thoughts about timer.
I would really like to know how you guys deal with this? How do you practice to overcome this problem.
28 Mar 2021, 22:32
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Hi Shrekey
Your anxiety problems are not unusual -- the stakes are high with the GMAT and it makes sense to be tense.
A lot of people will tell you about deep breathing, taking a pause etc. But those things can only go so far.
The main driver of stress is the spike in anxiety you get then a new question pops up on the screen. If you're starting each question like it's the first one you've ever done, then you'll feel your stress accelerate over the test.
What I've found most effective with clients (more than 1100 so far) is having a consistent process with EVERY question that relies on the key stages of solving a question (quant or verbal). I can demonstrate the approach on a free diagnostic session that will highlight opportunities to improve your consistency of process to reduce anxiety.
The other important element is to understand how the GMAT work in terms of scoring and recognizing that you don't need to get every question right or even attempt every question on the test (you can guess on a number of them depending on your target score).
We can cover all this is our FREE 90 minute diagnostic session. Let me know if you're interested
Your anxiety problems are not unusual -- the stakes are high with the GMAT and it makes sense to be tense.
A lot of people will tell you about deep breathing, taking a pause etc. But those things can only go so far.
The main driver of stress is the spike in anxiety you get then a new question pops up on the screen. If you're starting each question like it's the first one you've ever done, then you'll feel your stress accelerate over the test.
What I've found most effective with clients (more than 1100 so far) is having a consistent process with EVERY question that relies on the key stages of solving a question (quant or verbal). I can demonstrate the approach on a free diagnostic session that will highlight opportunities to improve your consistency of process to reduce anxiety.
The other important element is to understand how the GMAT work in terms of scoring and recognizing that you don't need to get every question right or even attempt every question on the test (you can guess on a number of them depending on your target score).
We can cover all this is our FREE 90 minute diagnostic session. Let me know if you're interested
29 Mar 2021, 00:19
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"I have to finish maximum questions in less time" or "Oh no! this question is taking too much time to solve" and so on..
It may help to look up some time management strategies
It may help to look up some time management strategies
