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20 Dec 2016, 05:19
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Hi everyone!
I can't stop making careless mistakes at math. It's like a disease. I don't know what to do, I have tried everything, but nothing works.
At least 30% of my wrong answers are due to I sum instead of adding. I forget a 0. I split a denominator. etc.
I know all the structure of the question, I do the hardest part and get it wrong because of some unbelievably stupid mistake and it just doesn't stop.
Normally my mind races a lot and I have a terrible short term memory. It is something that comes from the family I think. I instantly forget peoples' names when I meet them and I forget stuff that I knew 5 second ago (like why did I go to the kitchen?..) I also have a lot of difficulty focusing on a topic. I remember that even on the real GMAT, so max concentration, I caught myself thinking about something else in the middle of a question a few times!
I really don't know what to do. There is no time on the test to double\triple check your answers. I just got a difficult question wrong because I said 32=2^6
I mean I got the whole thing right and get it wrong because of this. What can I do??? Please people I need some help here, I don't know how to get rid of this curse!!!!!
Thank you for your input..
I can't stop making careless mistakes at math. It's like a disease. I don't know what to do, I have tried everything, but nothing works.
At least 30% of my wrong answers are due to I sum instead of adding. I forget a 0. I split a denominator. etc.
I know all the structure of the question, I do the hardest part and get it wrong because of some unbelievably stupid mistake and it just doesn't stop.
Normally my mind races a lot and I have a terrible short term memory. It is something that comes from the family I think. I instantly forget peoples' names when I meet them and I forget stuff that I knew 5 second ago (like why did I go to the kitchen?..) I also have a lot of difficulty focusing on a topic. I remember that even on the real GMAT, so max concentration, I caught myself thinking about something else in the middle of a question a few times!
I really don't know what to do. There is no time on the test to double\triple check your answers. I just got a difficult question wrong because I said 32=2^6
I mean I got the whole thing right and get it wrong because of this. What can I do??? Please people I need some help here, I don't know how to get rid of this curse!!!!!
Thank you for your input..
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20 Dec 2016, 06:27
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iliavko
haahh same as me
i can tell few mistake i made.
whenever i practice i usually start solving the sum,after one point i know i will get answer, so i dont solve further. i think that i will do that in exam. it wont work that way , till the last step we have to complete every sum we are practicing.
If your making calculation mistake as you mentioned, if you are from India you will know CAT exam , i strongly suggest to work few sums on each topic from arun sharma , you will improve better.
20 Dec 2016, 09:35
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If silly mistakes are hurting your score, then it's important that you identify and categorize these mistakes. Some examples might include:
- sloppy writing causes a 7 to mysteriously turn into a 1
- you forget that a question is an EXCEPT question.
- you fail to notice crucial information such as x is an integer or w < 0.
- you calculate Pat’s current age when the question asked for the Pat’s age 5 years from now.
- and so on
Once you have identified the types of mistakes that YOU typically make, you will be able to spot situations/questions in which you're prone to making errors.
I write about this and other strategies in the following article: https://www.gmatprepnow.com/articles/avoiding-silly-misteaks-gmat
Cheers,
Brent
