GMAT Strategy

Hi everyone,

Just posting here to vent my complete frustration. Took a PR practice test today and realized I was not concentrating 100%. (Probably because it's the first time, I woke up at 7AM to take a test -- my actual GMAT is booked for this time, so I'm trying to get used to those hours).

I used the tool on the PR tests that gives you the score after each question -- bad idea today. Along with the overall lack of concentration today, I began to freak out a bit and worry each time the score generator indicated an error. As a result, I wasn't fully focusing on the next question.

So for Verbal, I turned off the damned score generator about 1/3 of the way though the section, and comparing with my final verbal score, it made a difference to lose the distracting tool.

So, typically, I score: 46-47Q and about 38-40Verbal.

This time I scored 39Q and 30V. Grrrr. Extremely frustrated.

Anyone have any tips on how to get back the focus on those days when it's simply not there?

I have 5 weeks till D-day and don't want this to be an issue going forward!

Thanks!