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28 Nov 2011, 11:59
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I took my first mgmat test last week and the score was 700(50Q, 36V) with 7 of 12 worng in RC & 1 of 14 wrong in CR so I worked continiously on RC while touching SC/CR intermittently. After a week that is last sunday(27th) I took my 1st GmatPrep test and score is 710(50Q & 36V)with 5 of 14 wrong in CR and 1 of 12 wrong in RC.
Now, I'm a little confused; which section should I focus on?
Point to note here is I've been studying RC continiously for last 2weeks and have been studying SC in parallel sometimes; I was preping CR too but quite less as compared to RC or SC. What I'm trying to say is I see there is a corelation between amount of time I have spent in RC, SC and CR in last 2weeks to the number of questions I have gotten correct in respective sections last sunday.
Should I practice more on all three sections & then take test? Also, my understanding is that CR is a very conceptual section, so scores shouldn't have gone down because of less practice?
It may be that my CR score has gone down mostly because of long paragraph; I'm generally good at CR but not good on CRs with lots on info in long passage.
Another thought is, I shouldn't waste a lot of time in the difficult questions that I have been solving lately, just solving those silly/moderate questions correctly will do my job - I mean if I could get those 2 CR-silly & 2SC-simple correct then my score can reach 740-750(40/41V, 51Q)
Any help/thoughts on my condition guys would be extremely appreciated. I have sometime before the final test but my concern is more because of not having much idea about the area to work on.
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Syed
Now, I'm a little confused; which section should I focus on?
Point to note here is I've been studying RC continiously for last 2weeks and have been studying SC in parallel sometimes; I was preping CR too but quite less as compared to RC or SC. What I'm trying to say is I see there is a corelation between amount of time I have spent in RC, SC and CR in last 2weeks to the number of questions I have gotten correct in respective sections last sunday.
Should I practice more on all three sections & then take test? Also, my understanding is that CR is a very conceptual section, so scores shouldn't have gone down because of less practice?
It may be that my CR score has gone down mostly because of long paragraph; I'm generally good at CR but not good on CRs with lots on info in long passage.
Another thought is, I shouldn't waste a lot of time in the difficult questions that I have been solving lately, just solving those silly/moderate questions correctly will do my job - I mean if I could get those 2 CR-silly & 2SC-simple correct then my score can reach 740-750(40/41V, 51Q)
Any help/thoughts on my condition guys would be extremely appreciated. I have sometime before the final test but my concern is more because of not having much idea about the area to work on.
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Thanks & Regards,
Syed
07 Dec 2011, 16:24
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Hi SyedSan,
You bring up some interesting points. There is definitely a correlation between the amount of time you study on a section and an improvement in score. However, just because you ended up committing more time to a certain question type does not mean your score will go up. Correlation is simply a general relationship over a broad sample size.
In your specific case, I would recommend targeting your weakness within each section. For instance you mention you struggle with long paragraph CR questions. Do your best to find these types of questions and practice becoming better at them. Sometimes ‘better’ simply means faster. It can also mean spending less brainpower answering long CR paragraphs correctly – you will want all the brain reserves possible.
Finally, I would definitely recommend practicing easier problems as well. By practicing only with difficult questions you can overanalyze easier prompts or simply make careless errors. Taking high-quality CATs can help you gain a better sense of how to manage your time and deal effectively with easier and more difficult questions.
Of course don't forget to keep up with the RC. And, if possible, see if you can identify any weakness within RC (the way you did with CR). Targeted RC practice has a much higher correlation with improvement. And, in your case, a better chance at cracking 750.
Good luck!
You bring up some interesting points. There is definitely a correlation between the amount of time you study on a section and an improvement in score. However, just because you ended up committing more time to a certain question type does not mean your score will go up. Correlation is simply a general relationship over a broad sample size.
In your specific case, I would recommend targeting your weakness within each section. For instance you mention you struggle with long paragraph CR questions. Do your best to find these types of questions and practice becoming better at them. Sometimes ‘better’ simply means faster. It can also mean spending less brainpower answering long CR paragraphs correctly – you will want all the brain reserves possible.
Finally, I would definitely recommend practicing easier problems as well. By practicing only with difficult questions you can overanalyze easier prompts or simply make careless errors. Taking high-quality CATs can help you gain a better sense of how to manage your time and deal effectively with easier and more difficult questions.
Of course don't forget to keep up with the RC. And, if possible, see if you can identify any weakness within RC (the way you did with CR). Targeted RC practice has a much higher correlation with improvement. And, in your case, a better chance at cracking 750.
Good luck!
07 Dec 2011, 18:50
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Syedsan,
If you're scoring sometimes well, sometimes not - you're confidence on attack strategies is not fully there. You need to mix up the questions and not just focus on RC and then take the test. You need to jump from SC, to CR, to RC. The moment you switch from one type of question, your mind should be able to tweak and focus immediately on the relevant strategies for that section.
It seems the issue is related to "exam time" pressures and you'll do better when you've solidified your attack strategies.
If you're scoring sometimes well, sometimes not - you're confidence on attack strategies is not fully there. You need to mix up the questions and not just focus on RC and then take the test. You need to jump from SC, to CR, to RC. The moment you switch from one type of question, your mind should be able to tweak and focus immediately on the relevant strategies for that section.
It seems the issue is related to "exam time" pressures and you'll do better when you've solidified your attack strategies.
