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I think i'm slow.. Pro's please advice..

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by hk » Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:51 am
Hello everybody,

I just started my GMAT preps and its been 2 weeks now. I have prepared a GMAT Study plan which i'm attaching below.

I took the Quant diagnostic test from the OG11. I ended up getting a result of Above average as per the OG. I scored 17/24 in PS and 16/24 in DS. The mistakes were mainly because of silly errors by not reading the question carefully (which i have decided to correct) and by getting confused and trying to go around a problem whose answer was actually pretty simple and straight forward.

I think i can improve on the above errors and do better but my main concern is Time. This was my first assessment at where i stand but to solve 48 problems i probably took around 2 1/2 to 3 hours!!!!!! Can anybody suggest me ways to solve the problems quickly. I have completed reading and practising the Quant section of Kaplan800. I thought it was great and gave me a lot of good tips. But i think it was very brief. In there any way that i can improve my speed? do you think if i keep practicing i'll be able to solve faster.. Please advice. I think it'll be better to get all the advice during the initial phase of my preps..

thanks

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by mayonnai5e » Wed Feb 18, 2009 7:18 pm
In my opinion, you need to get your foundation down. Kaplan 800 in my opinion is an advanced book so you should not be using it if you are having such a hard time answering the questions. The large amount of time to complete just the quant section is a fairly big clue that you need to work on just getting your basics down. I recommend moving to a workbook like the Kaplan math workbook to help you remember all the little basics that you may have forgotten.
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by VP_Jim » Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:43 pm
Definitely - speed comes when you are solid with your fundamentals. Taking time to write down equations or calculations is a big problem on the quant section; on most questions, you simply don't have to time to set them up and write out all the work as you might on a math exam in school.

In addition to setting a more solid foundation, I'd recommend learning more tricks and shortcuts for math problems. Often, the "official" way of doing a problem is not the best or fastest. Any good prep guide will provide you with many such tricks.

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by hk » Thu Feb 19, 2009 7:34 pm
Thanks Jim.. I am pretty good at fundamentals. Being from an Engineering back ground maths on the whole is something that i am familiar with. My problem is that i tend to write down the equations and solve it the traditional way which costs me time....
VP_Jim wrote:
In addition to setting a more solid foundation, I'd recommend learning more tricks and shortcuts for math problems. Often, the "official" way of doing a problem is not the best or fastest. Any good prep guide will provide you with many such tricks.

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Any suggestion on such resources, specifically the tricks and shortcuts? Do you know of any books??
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