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21 Jun 2017, 13:54
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So I've seen some discussion that the 2 free official GMAT Prep exams are not to be wasted on the beginning stages of studying, which I completely get, but then what should you use towards the beginning, and when should you use the GMAT Prep?
I've done about ~2 weeks of just answering questions from the OG and doing Magoosh flashcards each weekday, so I'm still not well versed in everything. Before those 2 weeks I read the reviews on the different sections in the OG and took decent notes on everything, even really obvious stuff, and have been reviewing those notes too so I hopefully won't forget anything. I only took the OG diagnostic exam, which just rates you mostly as above/below average without a "score". I kind of want to take a practice exam within the next week or so just to know what my "score" would be right now and if I need to shift my focus. For ex. on the SAT/ACT I did great on the verbal parts but I've been out of practice and only did "average" on the OG Diagnostic, but I've missed like 2/70 verbal questions so far. I know the practice in the OG has the easiest in the front but I kinda wanna know if when reviewing I brushed up on verbal enough to shift my focus more to quant or basically just how to divvy up my time.
So if it isn't the right time to take a GMAT Prep what would you suggest? The only thing I purchased was the OG 17, but I bookmarked a post from this site with a list of free CATs. My only question, if y'all suggest those instead, is what do I do for AWA and IR as I'd want to simulate the mental fatigue & breaks when I take this exam and do more than just the verbal and quant (the AWA score does matter for the programs I'm looking at so I want to practice that as well). I guess I could pick an AWA prompt from the OG and do the OG IR online, but do you think that's too disjointed for an accurate practice exam?
Thanks y'all!
I've done about ~2 weeks of just answering questions from the OG and doing Magoosh flashcards each weekday, so I'm still not well versed in everything. Before those 2 weeks I read the reviews on the different sections in the OG and took decent notes on everything, even really obvious stuff, and have been reviewing those notes too so I hopefully won't forget anything. I only took the OG diagnostic exam, which just rates you mostly as above/below average without a "score". I kind of want to take a practice exam within the next week or so just to know what my "score" would be right now and if I need to shift my focus. For ex. on the SAT/ACT I did great on the verbal parts but I've been out of practice and only did "average" on the OG Diagnostic, but I've missed like 2/70 verbal questions so far. I know the practice in the OG has the easiest in the front but I kinda wanna know if when reviewing I brushed up on verbal enough to shift my focus more to quant or basically just how to divvy up my time.
So if it isn't the right time to take a GMAT Prep what would you suggest? The only thing I purchased was the OG 17, but I bookmarked a post from this site with a list of free CATs. My only question, if y'all suggest those instead, is what do I do for AWA and IR as I'd want to simulate the mental fatigue & breaks when I take this exam and do more than just the verbal and quant (the AWA score does matter for the programs I'm looking at so I want to practice that as well). I guess I could pick an AWA prompt from the OG and do the OG IR online, but do you think that's too disjointed for an accurate practice exam?
Thanks y'all!
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Hello studyeagle,
Thanks for raising a valid concern. As you mentioned that you have been studying for GMAT for sometime now and you have not yet experienced the full length yet, its high time that you take your First GMAT Prep moc test right away.
Appearing for GMAT Exam is a test of endurance, and trust me even if you are an expert in Quant and Verbal but have not been practicing the 4 Hrs test in real test like environment, you may end up scoring low on GMAT.
Also, I would suggest, that only 2 GMAT Prep mocs is not a good option, you can purchase Veritas or Manhattan mocs (Both have schemes regularly where you can purchase 10 mocs for approx $10-$15)
Also note, that you can attempt the GMAT Prep mocs multiple times (after restting) which will give few new questions from the database. Though few questions will be repetative for you, but that should be fine as you will be exposed to more 600-700 level questions based on your score.
Keep your second GMAT Prep test for last month and then keep on practicing it.
Hope this clears your doubt. Wish you all the Luck for your exam studyeagle..
Thanks for raising a valid concern. As you mentioned that you have been studying for GMAT for sometime now and you have not yet experienced the full length yet, its high time that you take your First GMAT Prep moc test right away.
Appearing for GMAT Exam is a test of endurance, and trust me even if you are an expert in Quant and Verbal but have not been practicing the 4 Hrs test in real test like environment, you may end up scoring low on GMAT.
Also, I would suggest, that only 2 GMAT Prep mocs is not a good option, you can purchase Veritas or Manhattan mocs (Both have schemes regularly where you can purchase 10 mocs for approx $10-$15)
Also note, that you can attempt the GMAT Prep mocs multiple times (after restting) which will give few new questions from the database. Though few questions will be repetative for you, but that should be fine as you will be exposed to more 600-700 level questions based on your score.
Keep your second GMAT Prep test for last month and then keep on practicing it.
Hope this clears your doubt. Wish you all the Luck for your exam studyeagle..
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