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Whats the most surprising thing youve learned during GMAT prep? 01 Oct 2024, 03:35
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Sub-section wise percentiles can be more than Sectional percentiles!!
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Whats the most surprising thing youve learned during GMAT prep? 02 Oct 2024, 10:07
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Its very easy to deviate from your plan.

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As someone new to GMAT prep, I'm curious—what’s something unexpected or surprising you learned while studying?
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Whats the most surprising thing youve learned during GMAT prep? 02 Oct 2024, 23:26
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It is not a sprint, but a marathon
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Whats the most surprising thing youve learned during GMAT prep? 02 Oct 2024, 23:44
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Mastery of individual topics is way more important than broad and random practice, although broad and random is still good, but just should not be a majority of your time. Targeted and focused is far better

Source: 485 ——> 625

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