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Why I ignored the OG this time around 29 Oct 2007, 23:23
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Well I got my test this Friday. Im just tryin to go over some last minute basics to make sure I didn't forget something simple.

At the beg. of this month I tried using the OG again for verbal, but it hasnt been any help to me this time. Every SC I do I get correct. Every CR I do I get correct. Every RC I do I get 100% correct...

2 reasons: I rememberd the answer or I remember the jist of the argument, grammer rule, etc... I can get the answer too easily.

Essentially I gave up the OG this time around b/c I wasn't doing or thinking about the problems anymore, I was recalling the answers and logic behind the questions.

Im now using mainly 1000SC's 1000CR's and 100RC's.

They aren't the best, but at least I try to solve the problems this time around.


I think I did the right thing, wut do u guys think?
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Why I ignored the OG this time around 29 Oct 2007, 23:50
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I dont see any problems with your approach, though i personally feel that 1000CRs are not correct representation of real GMAT thing, so practicing them might mould your approach a bit vs. for real GMAT CR. Since, you got 2 days to go for ur real thing......so practice whatever u have already done! I think this is more of a time for reflection on your error log:

-WHY I GOT WRONG ON THIS PROBLEM??? SIT BACK & THINK 8-)

I can see tht 700+ coming on 2nd Nov :-D

And as my Martial Arts Instructor says:
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In any fight....it's not all about WINNING, it is about WINNING with dignity!
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Hats off to you!!!
I give more points to your perseverance than anything else (including your 700+)!

Cheers!
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Why I ignored the OG this time around 30 Oct 2007, 02:07
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Good stuff mate, it shows that you are being honest with yourself.

Good luck.
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Why I ignored the OG this time around 30 Oct 2007, 06:34
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I have not done OG11 either when studying for my retake, since I, too can remember every answer especially the CRs. If only the gmat was a memorization test.

I am going to get to #500 on the SC1000s today, they have been a big help for me. I still get a few wrong here and there, and it seems to be a new concept that I get wrong. So, I can only hope for the best that I get SCs on the real thing with material that I have covered on the Sc1000s.

I was going to start on the CR1000s last week and did the first few and I got the feeling that they were really not the same as what I would see on the real test. I didn't continue, instead I tried to do some more math challenges and DS from OG.

I did buy the Verbal only OG, and that had some new CRs that I had not seen before, as well as some SCs. I did these last week.

My test is also on Fri., and I think I am going to take weds and thurs off to let the brain rest. This seemed to work on sat. when I rested and Sun. I took my final Gmatprep test and finally scored a 700, Q47 (highest ever) V38.

I am trying to be confident from this gmatprep since I did the best I have ever done on the quant, and I attribute it to having enough time to finish all the questions. Before I was always had to guess on the last 5 Qs and I think that was killing my score.

The verbal I only missed 3 SCs, 4 CRs, and 2 RCs, and got a 38V. It seems like you have to be completely flawless on the Verbal, which I only hope I can do on the real thing.
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Why I ignored the OG this time around 30 Oct 2007, 09:27
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Ya Verbal really does have to be flawless, its really annoying.
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Why I ignored the OG this time around 30 Oct 2007, 16:50
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Your reasoning makes sense!
Good luck on Friday =)
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