I have taken 4 practice exams thus far (my G-Day is this Friday). I have been sort of cramming for reasons that would take too long to explain on this forum. My scores from the practice exams are as follows:
GMATPrep1 (relatively no studying):620 (Q44,V31)
MGMAT 1: 690 (Q43,V40)
MGMAT 2: 640 (Q43,V34)
GMATPrep2 (today): 660 (Q42,V39)
My SC accuracy has vaulted from 5/15 correct on the first test, then 6/15 on the 2nd, then 7/15 on the 3rd, to 13/17 correct on today's GMATPrep2! Much thanks to MGMAT SC guide!
However, as you can see, my Quant score has actually decreased since my first practice test (where I didn't even study!). This scares me. I am CONSTANTLY (every practice exam so far) guessing on the last 3-5 questions. On today's practice, I literally had to fill in random answers on the last 3 questions with the seconds ticking down to avoid leaving any blank. Inherently, I almost always get these guesses wrong.
What can I do to speed up my pace?!! On Verbal I've taught myself to slow down to avoid dumb mistakes because I usually end up with 10 minutes to spare regardless.
Am I just being too indecisive on correct questions? I do find myself "doing the problem twice" sometimes when it seems too easy to be true. But this usually results in me scoring well. On my most recent practice exam today, I started off with 15-16 correct in the first 20 questions. Then, when I realized my pace was slow, I had to speed up and ended up getting 10-11 of the final 17 questions INCORRECT. I find myself with only about 20 minutes left when I cross the 20 questions mark (a little over 1 question per minute for the remaining 17 questions...vs. almost 3 minutes per question for the first 20). I inevitably rush in the 2nd half of Quant and my score plummets.
I'm considering a new strategy where I just go with my gut instinct and not overthink the problem, so that I can have time on the back end of the Quant section. Smart idea or not?
THIS FRIDAY IS G-DAY, any last minute tips or help would be greatly appreciated. Anything to lower the stress level will be welcomed at this point. Sorry for the long post; I suppose it was a way to vent. Close friends/relatives got tired of hearing about the GMAT after a week or so lol.
GMATPrep1 (relatively no studying):620 (Q44,V31)
MGMAT 1: 690 (Q43,V40)
MGMAT 2: 640 (Q43,V34)
GMATPrep2 (today): 660 (Q42,V39)
My SC accuracy has vaulted from 5/15 correct on the first test, then 6/15 on the 2nd, then 7/15 on the 3rd, to 13/17 correct on today's GMATPrep2! Much thanks to MGMAT SC guide!
However, as you can see, my Quant score has actually decreased since my first practice test (where I didn't even study!). This scares me. I am CONSTANTLY (every practice exam so far) guessing on the last 3-5 questions. On today's practice, I literally had to fill in random answers on the last 3 questions with the seconds ticking down to avoid leaving any blank. Inherently, I almost always get these guesses wrong.
What can I do to speed up my pace?!! On Verbal I've taught myself to slow down to avoid dumb mistakes because I usually end up with 10 minutes to spare regardless.
Am I just being too indecisive on correct questions? I do find myself "doing the problem twice" sometimes when it seems too easy to be true. But this usually results in me scoring well. On my most recent practice exam today, I started off with 15-16 correct in the first 20 questions. Then, when I realized my pace was slow, I had to speed up and ended up getting 10-11 of the final 17 questions INCORRECT. I find myself with only about 20 minutes left when I cross the 20 questions mark (a little over 1 question per minute for the remaining 17 questions...vs. almost 3 minutes per question for the first 20). I inevitably rush in the 2nd half of Quant and my score plummets.
I'm considering a new strategy where I just go with my gut instinct and not overthink the problem, so that I can have time on the back end of the Quant section. Smart idea or not?
THIS FRIDAY IS G-DAY, any last minute tips or help would be greatly appreciated. Anything to lower the stress level will be welcomed at this point. Sorry for the long post; I suppose it was a way to vent. Close friends/relatives got tired of hearing about the GMAT after a week or so lol.
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