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A key part of improving your GMAT Quant performance is understanding exactly where your weak points lie. It is one thing to grasp a topic at a high level or to work through a few straightforward examples. It is another to handle questions that test the same topic in unfamiliar ways or explore less common variations. The GMAT is designed to assess flexible reasoning, so it often asks you to apply familiar concepts in new formats. The only way to prepare for that is to practice widely and observe how you respond to different question styles.
This is why targeted practice is so valuable. If you simply say that you struggle with work problems, that description is too broad to guide your study. Real progress comes from identifying the precise concept that is causing difficulty. You may be comfortable with standard combined rate problems in which all workers contribute for the same amount of time. Yet you may struggle when one worker leaves early or when the problem requires switching between fractional and decimal representations. Once you identify the exact issue, you can address it directly and avoid repeating the same mistake.
Tracking your errors in a detailed and organized way is one of the most effective tools you have. Instead of labeling a question as wrong and moving on, look closely at why you missed it. Was the issue conceptual? Was it procedural? Did you misinterpret the language of the question? When you study your errors in this manner, patterns begin to emerge. These patterns form a clear blueprint for improvement. They show you which subtopics require more attention, which skills need reinforcement, and where your reasoning tends to break down.
This process takes discipline, but the payoff is significant. When you understand your weaknesses at a granular level, you can study with purpose rather than guesswork. You spend your time on the areas that matter most, and your accuracy improves steadily. Over time, this focused approach leads to stronger overall performance and greater confidence on test day.
Reach out to me with any questions about your GMAT prep. Happy studying!
Warmest regards,
Scott Woodbury-Stewart
Founder & CEO, Target Test Prep
Why Detailed Error Tracking Strengthens GMAT Quant Performance
A key part of improving your GMAT Quant performance is understanding exactly where your weak points lie. It is one thing to grasp a topic at a high level or to work through a few straightforward examples. It is another to handle questions that test the same topic in unfamiliar ways or explore less common variations. The GMAT is designed to assess flexible reasoning, so it often asks you to apply familiar concepts in new formats. The only way to prepare for that is to practice widely and observe how you respond to different question styles.
This is why targeted practice is so valuable. If you simply say that you struggle with work problems, that description is too broad to guide your study. Real progress comes from identifying the precise concept that is causing difficulty. You may be comfortable with standard combined rate problems in which all workers contribute for the same amount of time. Yet you may struggle when one worker leaves early or when the problem requires switching between fractional and decimal representations. Once you identify the exact issue, you can address it directly and avoid repeating the same mistake.
Tracking your errors in a detailed and organized way is one of the most effective tools you have. Instead of labeling a question as wrong and moving on, look closely at why you missed it. Was the issue conceptual? Was it procedural? Did you misinterpret the language of the question? When you study your errors in this manner, patterns begin to emerge. These patterns form a clear blueprint for improvement. They show you which subtopics require more attention, which skills need reinforcement, and where your reasoning tends to break down.
This process takes discipline, but the payoff is significant. When you understand your weaknesses at a granular level, you can study with purpose rather than guesswork. You spend your time on the areas that matter most, and your accuracy improves steadily. Over time, this focused approach leads to stronger overall performance and greater confidence on test day.
Reach out to me with any questions about your GMAT prep. Happy studying!
Warmest regards,
Scott Woodbury-Stewart
Founder & CEO, Target Test Prep
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