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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Always Take Practice Tests Under Realistic Conditions

(ScottTargetTestPrep) — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 06:57:40 -0800

When you take a practiceexam, replicate GMAT Focus testing conditions as closely aspossible .Take the exam in a private, quiet space where you won’t be interrupted. If you’re taking the exam at a test center, use a private room at the library, for example. If you’re taking the online GMAT, take your practice exam in the location where you will take the actual exam. Make sureto prepare the space just as you would for the actualexam .

Either way, turn off your phone and put it out of sight. Complete all sections of the exam. Use only the allotted time. And, of course, try your best on everyquestion!

Do not do anything that is not allowed during the actual GMATFocus . This includes pausing, taking extra breaks, texting your friend, and even drinking coffee at your desk. If you do, you risk basing your GMAT study plan on an inaccurate score. As a result, you may miss the mark when test day arrives.

Warmest regards,

Scott
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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Re: Don't Just Run Through Verbal Practice Questions to Prepare

(Mohit_2356) — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 05:32:05 -0800

Thanks for suggestion it helpful

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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Re: GMAT Study Plan

(Mohit_2356) — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 05:31:16 -0800

can you some suugest good verbal coaching in Delhi for gmat

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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Re: What does the calculator in DI look like?

(Mohit_2356) — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 05:26:38 -0800

I will suggest dont use calculator develop some fast calculation trick.Avoid it it will consume your time.

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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Re: GMAT Passport Address different from Adhar Card

(Mohit_2356) — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 05:19:47 -0800

It only ask for passport .If you have same address no issue

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Study Plan | Re: GMAT TTP Referral Link

(GMATCenturion) — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 22:56:50 -0800

shailya9 wrote:

Hi, Please share the referral link with me, I'm just starting out.

shailya9

You can use this referral link -

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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Re: How accurate is my GMAT Quants score 86 (Princeton review FOCUS Mock)?

(bb) — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 20:47:23 -0800

It is great news that Princeton has GMAT Focus practice tests!
Their questions have been some of the weaker ones (both Q and V) in the past and that has had a cascading effect.
I think it is better than nothing but you can only get certain with the official GMAT Prep practice tests. Once we get more people taking both, we will be able to get a sense but for now your guess is as good as mine.

-BB

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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Re: Help needed in Gmat planning

(GmatKnightTutor) — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 14:00:23 -0800

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Help needed in Gmat planning

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I took an official GMAT mock in January, and I scored 535 and 46%ile in quants, 42%ile in verbal, and 51%ile in DI.

The gmatclub study plan post and posted debriefs by people who scored well/improved their scores could be helpful. You could see what they did/used during their prep journeys, for example. It may also help give a sense how long/likely different score jumps could be.

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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Re: New to GMAT Club - Post Your Questions Here

(Narenn) — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 13:10:01 -0800

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Study Plan | Gmat

(ScottTargetTestPrep) — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:13:10 -0800

Hi ptrsrobin864,

Those types of questions are not something you can expect to see on GMAT Focus. Also, as a side note, if you do see any basic Geometry questions on GMAT focus, the formula you need to answer the question will be provided in the question stem.

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Study Plan | Re: Starting out

(ScottTargetTestPrep) — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:10:29 -0800

Hi satyamkasera,

It’s great to see you are starting your GMAT journey! As you may know, a great place to see course reviews is right here on GMAT Club. Also, most courses offer a free or low-cost trial, so you can try a few out before deciding which course to use for your prep. Lastly, if you watn some additional advice on how to get started, feel free to check out the following article:

How to Start Studying for the GMAT Focus: 5 Steps for Success

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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Re: Mocks

(ScottTargetTestPrep) — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:35:33 -0800

=9ptHi =12ptnikaro=12pt,=11ptThe official practice tests are the best tests to take at this point, and I have a tip on how you can maximize them. For exams 3, 4, 5, and 6, you can reset them one time each and see completely new questions. Let me know if you have any additional questions.

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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Re: Got 655 from GFE but Verbal percentile is too lower

(MartyMurray) — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 06:04:44 -0800

Hi Didem.

Schools may not be too worried about your Verbal score. At the same time, from what I've seen, top schools do prefer that each section score be relatively high, for instance, at least 70th percentile.

Meanwhile, with a somewhat higher Verbal score, you could score in the upper 600s or 700s if you maintain high Quant and DI scores.

So, you could retake just to be safe, or you could reach out to your target schools to ask them about what Verbal scores they want to see, and if it turns out that it would benefit you to score higher on Verbal, you could prepare for Verbal some more and achieve a super high GMAT score that would make your application stand out.

If you decide to retake, for tips on how to prepare for GMAT Verbal, see this post.

How to Prepare for GMAT Verbal

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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Re: Forum Quiz V2.0- Update!

(1616) — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 05:22:40 -0800

Hello bb

There used to be a an option to select the source(i.e OG, Prep etc)...Now it has been removed, May I understand why, I feel that was a great feature!!
Disappointed now as it is removed!

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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Implementing Complex Deductive Scoring in Grade Calculators

(garzarjoshey) — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 05:09:30 -0800

Hello all, I'm tackling a challenging modification to a grade calculator that deducts points based on the number of incorrect answers. Specifically, for every four incorrect answers, one point is deducted from the total correct score. For instance, if a student answers 35 out of 100 questions incorrectly, the system should automatically subtract 8 points from the 65 correct responses, leading to a final score of 57.

I'm seeking a scalable algorithmic solution that can dynamically adjust to different quiz lengths and scoring criteria. Does anyone have experience with or suggestions for efficiently integrating such a conditional logic into a grade calculation system? Any insights or pointers would be greatly appreciated.

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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Consulting Careers: Webinar w/ ex-Mckinsey Consultant at 8pm IST Today

(admitStreet) — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 05:08:12 -0800

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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Accelerate Your GMAT Success with P.A.C.E: Future of Adaptive Lear

(egmat) — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 04:54:27 -0800

Accelerate Your GMAT Success with P.A.C.E: The Future of AdaptiveLearning

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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Re: GMAT Focus and Manhattan books

(nikaro) — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 23:06:40 -0800

Pls share links for e books also

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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | GMAT Practice Exam Score Regression: Need Advice

(Zaid_Sharik) — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 22:08:07 -0800

It's excellent that you seem to be devoting a lot of time and energy to your GMATpreparation . Studying plateaus are frequent, particularly when faced with an exam as difficult as the GMAT. It's critical to keep in mind that there will inevitably be ups and downs along the path and that growth isn't always linear.
Given your persistent effort and the fact that you are not native English speakers, certain challenges in the verbal component are to be expected. To overcome this plateau and raise your scores, you can attempt the followingstrategies:

Identify Weak Areas: Examine your practice exams to see which particular topics you find most difficult. Is it sentence correction, critical thinking, or reading comprehension? Concentrate on strengthening these areas that needimprovement.
Diversify StudyMaterials: Although Target Test Prep is an excellent tool for quantitative analysis, you should think about enhancing your verbal preparation with additional readings or materials designed
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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Re: Welcome to GMAT Club - Start Here!

(bb) — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:48:16 -0800

GeorgeNtClooney wrote:

Hello everyone!

I'm thrilled to have discovered GMAT Club, and I'm eager to dive into the wealth of resources available here. As I'm just beginning my GMAT preparation, the study plans and practice tests seem like they'll be incredibly valuable. I'm particularly interested in maximizing my study efficiency with the error log tools and the daily question emails.

For those who have been through this journey, what strategies did you find most effective for balancing study with work? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Looking forward to learning from and contributing to this vibrantcommunity!

Thank you and it is great to have you a part of the GMAT club.

my recommendation based on my experience to everyone who’s working and taking the GMAT which is probably the vast majority of people, condenser preparation into a three or four month time period.

Would work well for me, was studying first thing in the morning. I would get up at 6:30 or something like that and I would study
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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Re: Top One Percent GMAT

(vyom001) — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:00:21 -0800

MM2008 wrote:

vyom001 wrote:

Bumping up this thread just in case anyone can help me out here, that should i buy his recorded course or not

What did you finally decide then? If you took it, how was yourexperience?

I did not take it and trust me it was the best decision ever. 1 out of 1000 gets a good score, plus they focus really on shortcut tricks and hacks ( OCTAVE ) and all. Additionally, they don't have any study material; All of it is copied from gmat club, e-gmat, TTP.

I went with this course which was more logical and taught me how to think
https://gmatwithcj.com/
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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Students Worldwide Earn Top GMAT Focus Scores with Target Test Prep

(ScottTargetTestPrep) — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 08:53:17 -0800

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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Develop a Growth Mindset to Score High on the GMAT Focus

(ScottTargetTestPrep) — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 08:30:14 -0800

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The connection between having a growth mindset and GMAT Focus success is that a person with a growth mindset believes that he or she can develop his or her abilities, and GMAT success requires developing abilities.

So, a growth mindset is exactly what’s needed for GMATsuccess . To see why more clearly, let’s consider some examples.

For instance, let’s say someone preparing for the GMAT is strong in quant but weak in verbal. If she has a fixed mindset, she’s likely to give up easily if her verbal preparation doesn’t go well. On the other hand, if she has a growth mindset, she’ll see any trouble she’s having as just a natural part of the learning process and continue working until she succeeds.

Also, a person’s mindset can have a huge impact on a person’s psychology when he’s taking atest . If he has a fixed mindset, on some level, he’ll be constantly wondering
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Study Plan | Re: FIND YOUR PERFECT PROGRAM

(pintukr) — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 01:19:52 -0800

Please share the web link for providing the data...

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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Re: Do scores in Official Prac test 3 affect the algorithm in Prac test 4?

(IVYCRACKERS.COM) — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:03:53 -0800

Swagatalaxmi wrote:

IVYCRACKERS.COM wrote:

Along with this, I hope you have finalised your test-taking strategy and you are executing it in your mocks. It is going to be really important to have that strategy and execute it repeatedly on your mocks

Posted from my mobile device

Yes, I am trying to refine my strategy for each section and keep replicating it everytime. I'm not completely there yet but progressing upwards surely

That's great to hear. All the best for executing it regularly.

Feel free to reach out if you have any queries or if you need help with the strategy.

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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Re: Tips for improving a first-attempt 695 to a 715+

(IVYCRACKERS.COM) — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 23:49:53 -0800

cheesecakeeeeee wrote:

Hi all! Thanks so much in advance for the help here. Just got my official score report back from my in-person testing on 4/20, and I got a 695. Fairly happy with that score, but ideally, I'd love a 715 or higher, so I'm looking to get some tips as to how that might bepossible.

ScoreBreakdown:
Total: 695, 98thpercentile

Q: 84, 85thpercentile

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Missed questions 10 and 18, which is pretty surprising to me because I've never only missed two on a practice exam and I guess I would have expected a higher score for only missing two, but I guess I just missed easy questions?
Arith 86th, Alg 74th
Pure 100th, Real 67th
Ra/R/P 100th, V/O/F 100th, E/U/ALG 64th, C/S/S/P/S62nd

V: 85, 96thpercentile

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Missed 7, 8, and 22.
CR 93rd, RC 93rd
A/C 83rd, P/C 88th, III 89th, ISI100th

DI: 84, 98thpercentile

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Missed 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20
MR 97th, NMR 88th
DS 79th, GT 82nd, MSR 100th, TPA87th

Happy to provide any more info on my score report, but just not sure what would be mosthelpful.

Progress to
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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Join us for GMAT Day: Strategies, Experts, Deals on May 4th, 2024!

(bb) — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 21:38:23 -0800

We will have 50 GMAT Club Focus Test and also 50 Quiz licenses available at the event as prizes!
That's just shy of $6,000 in prizes - You don't want to miss GMAT Day

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Find Study Buddy | Re: Looking for a Study Buddy? Sign up Here!

(zlishz) — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 21:22:51 -0800

thatvogonpoet wrote:

Omobayo wrote:

Looking for an accountability partner in the US who intend to take GMAT Focus around August this year with target score >/=720

Will Canada do? 🤓 I’ve a similar timeline and I’m looking for an accountability partner too. Preferably one who plans to study daily for a few hours (but the discussion sessions can be held weekly where we can talk about specific questions)

I tend to fall off the prep wagon quite a bit, and I’m thinking of creating a GMAT accountability group. I work best under pressure, especially if I see/know that other people are studying at the same time. I’m planning to study every day for 3-4 hours (ideally in the morning - I’m based in EDT).

In case anyone wants to join, please let me know and I’d be happy to create a group. Once or twice a week, we can also discuss specific questions/topics.

please add me, thank you!

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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Targeting GMAT in July end, Are 4 months enough?

(Zaid_Sharik) — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 20:46:41 -0800

Although it seems like you have a lot on your plate, with careful preparation and organization, it is absolutely possible. Let's address all of your concernsindividually:

GMAT PreparationTime: You have about three months to prepare for theGMAT if you start in April and aim for a late July test date. This is a manageable amount of time, especially if you can commit to regular study hours every week. You probably have a strong base to start from because you've taken standardized examinations like the CAT before. It's a wonderful idea to stick to a planned study plan, such as the 13-week prep strategy fromGMATClub.
UniversityResearch: Some applicants want to finalize their list of potential universities after receiving their GMAT result, while others have certain target universities in mind. It might be more sensible, considering your limited time, to concentrate on your GMAT preparation first, and then spend time looking into universities. But, it wouldn't hurt to start learning about
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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Special Offer: Get 20% Off Target Test Prep GMAT Focus Plans

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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Maintain an Error Log to Improve Your GMAT Score

(ScottTargetTestPrep) — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:45:18 -0800

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Maintain an Error Log 📝 to Improve Your GMAT Score🏆

Maintaining an error log is an effective method of identifying your skill gaps and ensuring that you systematically addressthem.

Maintaining a thorough error log entails keeping track of the types of questions you get wrong and the reasons for yourmistakes . For example, if you are analyzing a quant question that you answered incorrectly, you might ask yourself the questionsbelow:

Is it possible that I did not fully comprehend the content on which the question isbased?
Was there a specific formula that I needed but could notremember?
Did I forget how to perform a specific mathematical task (for example, solving a quadraticequation)?
Did I misunderstand the question that wasasked?
Did I fall for a trap answerchoice?

Each time you identify a weakness in your math abilities, you move one step closer to your GMAT
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Study Plan | Re: Study Plan Q&A Chat

(sneha0723) — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 06:06:01 -0800

hello everyone,

i am currently preparing for ipmate gmat so what should me my study plan as the exam dates are very near

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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Re: TTP Referral: Free Two Weeks

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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Re: Seeking advice - score stagnation

(FediseK700+) — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 02:33:18 -0800

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1) Build a test-taking strategy and no matter what happens, don't budge fromit. (example: Spend 11 mins on Q1 to Q5, 10 mins on Q6 to Q10 (you can take 1-2 risks), 10 mins on Q11 to Q15 (you can take 1-2 risks), 14 mins on Q16 to Q21. This also means that (since GMAT clock runs backwards) when you have 36 mins left, you should be at Q5 (considering you need 2 mins to answer that question), when you have 26-27 mins you should be at Q10, when you have 15-16 mins you should be at Q15 (since you will need 1-2 mins to answer that question).
2) Analyze your mistakes on each test
3) Review your correct answers on each test to ensure that you are getting them correct with right reasoning (and in stipulated time)
4) Identify patterns i.e. take note of the type of questions you are consistently getting incorrect, concepts/fundamentals on which you struggle, and questions where you spent more than 2 minutes (were they correct or incorrect)
5) Maintain an error log and keep reviewing
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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Re: Verbal Percentiles for GMAT Focus

(bb) — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 22:43:35 -0800

didemsarikayaa wrote:

Hi bb I got 655 (93 percentile) but my verbal 33th, quant 95th, di 94th

Does verbal will be seen too problematic from top schools?

Hi. The honest answer is that we do not know how GMAT Focus will be treated. On GMAT Classic verbal did not make any difference (DI did not either).
The main reason will depend on how some of the rankings will treating and if they will be collection sectional scores or if they just care about the overall. Usually, and my expectation is that it will continue into the future, schools will ONLY care about the TOTAL score.

P.S. For a top program you want to be about 20 points above the average if you want to be safe or come from an overrepresented demographic.

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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Need help with Quant prep as a re-taker

(Zaid_Sharik) — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 21:24:13 -0800

It's fantastic that you want to raise your GMATscore ! Since you already understand the material well, you should concentrate on honing your time management and test-taking techniques. The following materials and advice can be of assistance toyou:

Practice, Practice, Practice: Try to complete as many timed practice exams as you can. This will help you develop endurance and become accustomed to the exam's pace. Since they closely mimic the real test atmosphere, the Official GMAT practice examinations, which are accessible on the GMAC website, are highlyrecommended.
Focus on Weak Areas: Determine your areas of weakness and focus on strengthening them. This can entail going over particular subjects or question kinds again that you finddifficult.
Use Official GMAT Prep Materials: Official GMAT preparation resources, including the GMATPrep software and Official Guide for GMAT Review, offer real practice problems and can assist you in becoming familiar with the format and style of GMAT
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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Please show me the long division of 1/33

(saynchalk) — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:56:47 -0800

Hi,

I came across a question where I have to find which fractions have the same number of repeating digits.

I found that 1/33 = 0.03030303...

However, I'm still confused with the long division of this particular fraction.

We put down 0.0 to get the numerator 1 to 100, after which we put 3 to the quotient to subtract 99 from 100 to get 1.

After that, why do we not put down 2 zeroes to get 100 again?

I had previously learned that after the decimal point, we can add a 0 to the dividend without adding anything to the quotient. However, over here we are still adding zeroes, but only once. I definitely need some help out with this basic understanding of long division. Apologies if this seems like a trivial question but explainations and illustrations would help a lot.

Thanks in advance!

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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Re: Cancelled GMAT Score Sent to Programs in Error!

(ScottTargetTestPrep) — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 11:29:59 -0800

Hi Wydren,

I have alot not heard of this happening before. Let us know if you get a response back from GMAC.

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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Re: Help in CR

(GmatKnightTutor) — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 11:28:17 -0800

Consider checking out Manhattan-Prep's 6th Edition for Critical Reasoning. Official questions such as those from the Official-Guide 2023 would be a solid choice to include in a prep path/to practice with, however. If you find CR assumption questions a bit slippery, the negation technique may be useful to learn.

Critical Reasonings tips

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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Re: RC hard level accuracy GMAT focus

(ScottTargetTestPrep) — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 11:24:57 -0800

Hi Mehakgyl,

Since you are looking for RC help, here is a helpful article you can check out:

GMAT Reading Comprehension Tips: Top 8 DOs and DON’Ts

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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Join Our Free GMAT Focus Quant Webinar on Sets

(ScottTargetTestPrep) — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 10:46:56 -0800

Join Target Test Prep for a free GMAT Focus Quant webinar on Sets tomorrow, April 24, at 11:00 AM ET. If you’re struggling with tricky Sets questions, Jeff Miller will provide expert guidance to help you navigate this challenging question type with confidence.

The host of the session, Jeff Miller, is the Head of GMAT Focus Instruction at Target Test Prep. Jeff has more than sixteen years of experience helping students with low GMAT scores hurdle the seemingly impossible and achieve the scores theyneed.

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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Do Critical Reasoning Practice Questions Untimed

(ScottTargetTestPrep) — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 10:19:27 -0800

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Do Critical Reasoning Practice Questions Untimed🕰️

Detailed analysis is necessary for you to become more skilled at evaluating the logic of arguments and related statements in Critical Reasoning questions. And becoming more skilled at doing something is exactly how you become faster at it.

So, you must start your Critical Reasoning practice untimed. Resist the temptation to skip this necessary step and dive right into completing practice questions “on the clock.” Trust that, as you become better at evaluating the logic of the different answer choices and how each choice relates to the logic of the passage, you will naturally get faster at finding correct answers.

If you don’t initially give yourself time to learn to articulate why incorrect answers are incorrect and correct answers are correct, you ultimately put a ceiling on your ability to answer tough CR questions
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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Data insight official guide - GMAT Focus

(Kratiks10) — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 09:06:43 -0800

Hi All,

After giving the GMAT Prep exams, I found taht the Data insight questions are a bit tougher in the official guide compared to the GMAT Prep. Can anyone confirm if that is the case.

Also I would like to know the difference in quality of questions on comparing the GMAT Prep and GMAT Exam

Thanks in advance.

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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Re: Scored 79 in Quant with only two wrong answers GMAT Focus.

(IVYCRACKERS.COM) — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 09:04:25 -0800

Aqua33 wrote:

Hi,

I just took the GMAT focus and received my score report. I got a score of 79 for quant (59th percentile). I'm really confused as to how I achieved such a low score with only two questions wrong. I got 79. It was the 1st and 20th question. Is it normal for my score to be this low?

Hi! As everyone pointed out, it's an unusual score. I think you will just have to take it with a pinch of salt. 1st and 20th wrong - in no way the score should have dipped to 79.

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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Re: GMAT Focus Edition Material - Running out of material!

(Heidi_Lee) — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 07:11:27 -0800

Hey
Pls do check out egmat scholaranium.. They have very authentic questions together with their AI tools for analysis.. You can understand the gaps and work on them... I have used egmat and OG for my prep

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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Re: Best Resources available for RC

(ScottTargetTestPrep) — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 06:27:20 -0800

Hi nikaro,

Since you are looking for RC resources, here is also a helpful article you can check out:

GMAT Reading Comprehension Tips: Top 8 DOs and DON’Ts

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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | haven't used math in more than 15 years, how should I start preparing?

(Zaid_Sharik) — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 20:49:51 -0800

It's excellent that it seems like you're studying for theGMAT proactively! You'd be good to start with a refresher since you haven't utilized pre-calculus and algebra in a while. It's true that Khan Academy is an excellent tool for reviewing math concepts.

To determine which particular math areas to concentrate on for the GMAT, I suggest looking over the content outline or syllabus. This will help you understand the mathematical ideas that will be assessed on the test. After you have that list, you may start with the subjects you feel most out of touch with or are rusty on by comparing it to the Khan Academy courseoffers.

Manya - PrincetonReview is a great option for supplementary materials. They provide thorough GMAT preparation programs that address the test's verbal and quantitative components. Their knowledgeable instructors will help you navigate the content and offer tailored support to strengthen any areas where you may be weak.

Regarding a study schedule, I advise setting
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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Make it a Point to Do Some GMAT Focus Quant Studying Every Day

(ScottTargetTestPrep) — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 11:01:20 -0800

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Make it a Point to Do Some GMAT Focus Quant Studying EveryDay

I know one thing about GMAT studying — it can be grueling! And I completely understand why you may want to choose other aspects of your life over GMAT Focus studying.

Here’s the thing. Your daily level of dedication, motivation, and discipline will bring you either closer to or further away from your GMAT Focusgoal .

So, to ensure you are always progressing toward your goal, don’t let too many days pass without studying GMAT Quant. Sure, I get it. If you study hard for a few weeks straight, then you may want to give yourself a cheat day. Just don’t let one day turn into two or three.

As a minimum, pull out your flashcards for a quick review if you can’t bear the thought of a full study session. Or do a 20-question mixed review. The important thing is to keep your forward momentum even on days when the last thing on earth
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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | Re: Focus Tests

(ScottTargetTestPrep) — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 06:50:32 -0800

nikaro wrote:

Hi,

Pls share the experience of focus Tests (Pro and Elite) as I'm thinking of buying the subscription.

Thanks

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Pro and Elite?
I suggest you stick with the official GMAT tests (https://www.mba.com/gmat-exam-prep) . They best represent what you'll encounter on test day.

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General GMAT Questions and Strategies | BEST MOCK TEST????

(Zaid_Sharik) — Sun, 21 Apr 2024 20:57:25 -0800

It's critical to use mock exams that faithfully replicate the format, subject matter, and degree of difficulty of the realGMAT when preparing for it. The following are a few well-liked practice tests that closely resemble the actualGMAT:

Manya - The PrincetonReview : Provides GMAT practice tools, including practice tests, that are worthwhile to take into account for your preparation. They offer a wealth of resources to aid in your efficient exampreparation.
Official GMATPrep Practice Exams: Since the GMAC is administered by the same company that creates the actual exam, these practice exams are thought to be the mostgenuine.
Veritas Prep: Known for high-quality GMAT preparation materials, Veritas Prep's mock exams closely mimic the style and difficulty level of the realGMAT.
Manhattan Prep: The mock tests offered by Manhattan Prep are well recognized for faithfully simulating the GMAT, down to the question type and scoringsystem.
Kaplan: Kaplan provides a thorough GMAT preparation
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