-
chaiken21044
- Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts
- Posts: 11
- Joined: Fri Feb 27, 2009 2:48 pm
I'd like to share something I discoverd recently, that may be helpful to all of you out there batteling the Quant score bules. (Especially mid-rangers like myself)
For the past 6 months, I've been studying Quant like it's my job, but could not seem to improve my score, despite the fact that I was able to grasp the vast majority of subjects & answer practice problems correctly.
My Quant scores and practice tests were ranging between 31 & 35. This was very frusturating b/c I was confident I knew the material better than my scores reflected.
I knew that pacing was important, but I had NO IDEA just how crucial it was until performed the following experiment.
Last week I took a Manhattan Gmat test, on Saturday and got a 31 on Quant : (
The next day, without studying a lick in between, I took another MGMAT test BUT this time I used the feature that allows you to set a time limit on each individual question. So, I was forced to select an answer and move on after 2 min.
The result was that I scored a 42 on Quant! So, I went from the 30th% to the 63rd% overnight.
Granted, the actual GMAT does not allow us this luxury, but it taught me the valuable lesson of pacing. The average difficulty of the questions I got right was much lower, but I got far more correct answers, and scored much higher.
To re-test my theory, I took another practice test a week later. This time I did NOT set the clock to run out after 2 min on each questio, but I forced myself to choose an answer and move on after 2 min. The result was the same; I scored a 42 on Quant.
I'm now aiming to score in the mid to high 40s on Quant, and I have a lot more confidence b/c I no longer feel like I did a week ago, which was that I needed to go back to square one & re-read all the chapters, etc.
I once was lost but now I'm found.
I highly reccommend people out there to try this experiment on a practice test, just to see how it affects your score.
Best of luck.
Now, if I can just get my 37 scores on Verbal up into the 40s I'll be made in the shade.
For the past 6 months, I've been studying Quant like it's my job, but could not seem to improve my score, despite the fact that I was able to grasp the vast majority of subjects & answer practice problems correctly.
My Quant scores and practice tests were ranging between 31 & 35. This was very frusturating b/c I was confident I knew the material better than my scores reflected.
I knew that pacing was important, but I had NO IDEA just how crucial it was until performed the following experiment.
Last week I took a Manhattan Gmat test, on Saturday and got a 31 on Quant : (
The next day, without studying a lick in between, I took another MGMAT test BUT this time I used the feature that allows you to set a time limit on each individual question. So, I was forced to select an answer and move on after 2 min.
The result was that I scored a 42 on Quant! So, I went from the 30th% to the 63rd% overnight.
Granted, the actual GMAT does not allow us this luxury, but it taught me the valuable lesson of pacing. The average difficulty of the questions I got right was much lower, but I got far more correct answers, and scored much higher.
To re-test my theory, I took another practice test a week later. This time I did NOT set the clock to run out after 2 min on each questio, but I forced myself to choose an answer and move on after 2 min. The result was the same; I scored a 42 on Quant.
I'm now aiming to score in the mid to high 40s on Quant, and I have a lot more confidence b/c I no longer feel like I did a week ago, which was that I needed to go back to square one & re-read all the chapters, etc.
I once was lost but now I'm found.
I highly reccommend people out there to try this experiment on a practice test, just to see how it affects your score.
Best of luck.
Now, if I can just get my 37 scores on Verbal up into the 40s I'll be made in the shade.
