Practice Set Advice

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Practice Set Advice

by Wrestlin27 » Wed Jul 03, 2013 10:15 am
Thanks again for all of the great advice on the forum.

I just completed a good stretch of doing and reviewing OG questions. While doing this, I focused on one topic at a time to really drive home what I was learning. I'm ready to move on to more realistic practice sets and looking for advice. I've done the majority of the OG and plan to use the quant/verbal official guide supplements. Here are my questions:

- How many Quant questions per set? What should the mix be (PS/DS)?
- How many Verbal questions per set? What should the mix be (SC, CR, RC)?

I plan to start with smaller sets and move to larger sets in order to build my stamina.

Any advice that anyone has is greatly appreciated!
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by [email protected] » Fri Jul 05, 2013 6:42 pm
Hi Wrestlin,

If you're working out of books only, then you're going to run into a functional problem on Test Day. Working out of books does NOT prepare for the rigors and physical wear-and-tear of pulling info off of a computer screen, working on a pad and referring back as needed. Some computer-based prep is definitely advised. MBA.com has a downloadable package of questions and 2 CATs that you can get for free. There are also freebies offered by a variety of companies (hint, hint: look below this post) that will allow you to get some additional computer-based practice. There really is NO SUBSTITUTE for this. The GMAT tests many aspects of your abilities that have nothing to do with math or verbal skills: organization, discipline, pacing, attention to detail, ability to make smart decisions (even when tired or low on time). Without the proper training, and working with print materials only, your task becomes more difficult.

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