GMAT Strategy

Hi Stuart,

Well, once I give an exam I go and review all the questions which I got wrong. This is all I did until now. After securing very low scores in last 3 exams I have given myself 5 days to review all the sections of Maths (both PS and DS) and verbals. Going through the KAPLAN 800 series to get an idea of the harder problems at the same time refreshing my mind with the basics. In addition, I am also trying to see whether there are something else apart from concepts.One thing I realised that I am doing some silly mistakes by just ignoring the details of the questions.
I am open to any suggestions and willing to work on them. I HAVE to turn this around.

PS: Yesterday tried to give the Quants part of GMAT Prep and secured 49. As mentioned most of the problems I got wrong were due to silly mistakes.

Few of the topics in maths I am weak at are the following:

Inequality
Probability
Combinotorics

Also, I have problems in picking numbers. can you help me with that too ?

I guess I have asked many questions at once. Sorry, but really want to make this a hit.

Thanks,
Get750

Reviewing your work is the first important step to growth - but don't just review the questions you got wrong, also review those you got right.

When you get a question right, ask yourself:

- did I get it right for the right reasons?
- even though I got it right, could I have gotten it right more quickly?
- what can I take from this success to help me on future similar questions?

When you get a question wrong, ask yourself:

- where did I go wrong? Answering the right question? Translating the problem? Executing my approach? Falling for a trap?
- what can I do to avoid that mistake next time?

Review is a lengthy process - it should take you roughly the same time to review a CAT as to write the exam (sometimes even longer).

Once you've done a thorough review and identified your areas of opportunity for growth, you can attack those areas. The more willing you are to adapt, the bigger growth you'll see.