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25 May 2007, 03:41
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Hi everyone,
I would like some advice and assistance in DS.I have done the GMAT twice:430,560.I want to score 700+.But,DS seems to be my achilles heel.I know DS seems to be easier than PS but i am scoring 11/25 after spending alot of time and money.
The GMAT is costing me a bundle and I need to make my application better to get into Toronto or York'08.Any advice and assistance would be greatly appreciated.Thnx.
I would like some advice and assistance in DS.I have done the GMAT twice:430,560.I want to score 700+.But,DS seems to be my achilles heel.I know DS seems to be easier than PS but i am scoring 11/25 after spending alot of time and money.
The GMAT is costing me a bundle and I need to make my application better to get into Toronto or York'08.Any advice and assistance would be greatly appreciated.Thnx.
26 May 2007, 16:08
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first off, i think many might agree with me in saying that PS is a joy compared to most DS problems.
If you are scoring in the 500's there are some basic DS tips that might help:
1- look at each statement separately, and think of the differences between sufficient vs. necessary. (i.e. a a sufficient condition of a rectangle is that it is a square but not vice versa... if someone is telling you it is a square you know without a doubt that it is a rectangle)
2-if you find a statement that works, don't let the other statement color your answer unnecessarily... really... this sounds simple... but it is common for people to find a statement that works, forget that the other statement is insufficient, but then see that the insufficient statement agrees in some way with the other statement and pick C or D. It still happens to me and I have gotten in the mid 600's on my latest practice CATs.
3-always think of all the possibilities within the boundaries given. I am still training myself to think like this... DO NOT FORGET that x might be a negative value, fraction, zero, etc... as this can make or break a DS question.
If you are scoring in the 500's there are some basic DS tips that might help:
1- look at each statement separately, and think of the differences between sufficient vs. necessary. (i.e. a a sufficient condition of a rectangle is that it is a square but not vice versa... if someone is telling you it is a square you know without a doubt that it is a rectangle)
2-if you find a statement that works, don't let the other statement color your answer unnecessarily... really... this sounds simple... but it is common for people to find a statement that works, forget that the other statement is insufficient, but then see that the insufficient statement agrees in some way with the other statement and pick C or D. It still happens to me and I have gotten in the mid 600's on my latest practice CATs.
3-always think of all the possibilities within the boundaries given. I am still training myself to think like this... DO NOT FORGET that x might be a negative value, fraction, zero, etc... as this can make or break a DS question.
29 May 2007, 13:12
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If you don't already have it, check out Princeton Review's Cracking the GMAT.
Your scores indicate limited exposure to the GMAT. PR's book is a really good overview of the entire GMAT as well as DS. One strategy found in PR is their AD vs. BCE approach. I.e. the first data set answers the question, the choices are automatically narrowed down to A) only option 1 or D) both option 1 and 2. Whereas if option 1 doesn't fulfill the requirements of the question, your choices are automatically B,C, E and narrow down from there.
This definitely helped me.
Your scores indicate limited exposure to the GMAT. PR's book is a really good overview of the entire GMAT as well as DS. One strategy found in PR is their AD vs. BCE approach. I.e. the first data set answers the question, the choices are automatically narrowed down to A) only option 1 or D) both option 1 and 2. Whereas if option 1 doesn't fulfill the requirements of the question, your choices are automatically B,C, E and narrow down from there.
This definitely helped me.
