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Months ago when I started GMAT prep, I was absolutely a defeatist overwhelmed at the daunting task of going thru the vast material, grasping the concept with solid understanding, and on the top of it mastering skills and techniques to nail the right answer in a very short time frame over long hours of grueling boring test.
So one lousy day, when I totally had it, and almost about to give up: in a eureka moment almost in a strike of lightening I came up with this three-prong-strategy:
1. Understand the core concept: List areas of concepts you need to cover ( example: for Geometry, list may include coordinates, slope, Rhombus…..). If necessary go back to high school books to understand the basics. I mostly did google search and found a tons of high school level materials that helped clarify the concepts.
2. Practice questions by concept area at a time. Use error log. Make flash cards for concept area (example: area of a rhombus is half the product of its diagonals). Go back and review error logs to expand your functional understanding of the concept area.
3. Use OG as the bible. Take at least five practice tests including new OG diagnostic. Two weeks before the exam, only focus on the error logs (the most of your mistakes are often results of your carelessness or lack of attention to the details. Reviewing error log will only reveal how your habit of overlooking things get you wrong answer and will help you carefully amend those habits). Don’t try to learn too many new stuff right before the exam. You will get your bank for the buck by reviewing and polishing things that you already know but may mess up on the test.
Hope this is helpful. Thank you all for your contribution. Good Luck:-)
So one lousy day, when I totally had it, and almost about to give up: in a eureka moment almost in a strike of lightening I came up with this three-prong-strategy:
1. Understand the core concept: List areas of concepts you need to cover ( example: for Geometry, list may include coordinates, slope, Rhombus…..). If necessary go back to high school books to understand the basics. I mostly did google search and found a tons of high school level materials that helped clarify the concepts.
2. Practice questions by concept area at a time. Use error log. Make flash cards for concept area (example: area of a rhombus is half the product of its diagonals). Go back and review error logs to expand your functional understanding of the concept area.
3. Use OG as the bible. Take at least five practice tests including new OG diagnostic. Two weeks before the exam, only focus on the error logs (the most of your mistakes are often results of your carelessness or lack of attention to the details. Reviewing error log will only reveal how your habit of overlooking things get you wrong answer and will help you carefully amend those habits). Don’t try to learn too many new stuff right before the exam. You will get your bank for the buck by reviewing and polishing things that you already know but may mess up on the test.
Hope this is helpful. Thank you all for your contribution. Good Luck:-)
Posts: 342
let me be the first to say salute for a great score. congratz and good luck with the apps. 
cheerz
cheerz mirhaque
Mir Sahib,
Mubarik and Congatulations
wow congrgualtions...good luck on your apps....
stick around this board...we need u!
stick around this board...we need u!
fresinha12
I couldn't have done it without your help! Thanks to all of you:) Good luck!!!
Congrats, you deserved it 
no doubts on this...
Good luck for your application.
no doubts on this...
Good luck for your application.
Congrats man!
congratulation mirhaque. It's been a long way but you made it! All the best.
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U did it ! Congrats !
Congrats Mir......You have done it....
Hey Guys...I just wanted share with you that I got accepted to Wharton! Thanks to all of you for your support...specially to all of you who really took your time to reach out to others.
-Mir
-Mir
Great news and best wishes 
congrats!
Congratulations! Victory at last! Great job!
Salam
Grt score congrats... would it be possible to share your exam experience?
Was the Quant difficulty the same as GMATPrep? I have the exam in two weeks kind of nervous.
Ali
Grt score congrats... would it be possible to share your exam experience?
Was the Quant difficulty the same as GMATPrep? I have the exam in two weeks kind of nervous.
Ali
congrats, good score enjoy...
Great news! Congraats!
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"To dream anything that you want to dream, that is the beauty of the human mind. To do anything that you want to do, that is the strength of the human will. To trust yourself, to test your limits, that is the courage to succeed."
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I want to say that the three points you listed are absolutely important. Thanks for sharing!
And congratulation on a fantastic score!
And congratulation on a fantastic score!
Posts: 458
Congratulations on both getting into Wharton and getting the 700! It's nice to see such turnaround considering some of us who are preparing are also going through ups and downs!
Mir...awsome..congrats...
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