You have mentioned the materials that you have -- perhaps too much material with the LSAT stuff in there - but nothing about what you are doing to practice. What you have learned, what your weaknesses are, etc.
Do you have methods and techniques for each of the question types? That is the first place to start.
Here is an article that talks about developing your own procedures
https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2012/10/ ... -handrails
As far as your practicing goes:
Here is an excerpt from an upcoming article that will be on the Veritas Prep Blog. You can read the full article in the near future at
https://www.veritasprep.com/blog/
The Good Errors and the Bad Ones
As you are practicing for the GMAT and you miss a problem, you probably already try to figure out why you missed it. However, you can improve the quality of your practice - and ensure that you are making progress toward test day - if you will also categorize your errors. On Test Day any "scored item" that you miss counts against you, but when practicing there are actually reasons to be happy when you miss a question. In fact, the ratio is pretty good: there are two types of "good errors" and only one category of "bad errors".
The Good Errors
It is never fun to make a mistake. So let's not label these errors mistakes, rather let's call them learning opportunities.
� Learning the Concept - This is the first of the "opportunity errors." If you did not know that formula or concept then it is no shame to miss the question! It is an opportunity to learn the concept. There are only so many so formulas, equations, grammar rules and concepts to learn. This is one more concept down and one step closer to earning your score!
� Applying Skills and Strategies - The second of the opportunity errors involves what I call "recognition and application." This is all about learning to recognize how to use your concept knowledge, when to apply that strategy you learned, and, most importantly, how to recognize this same underlying setup in future problems. It is the job of the test writers to try to make you think that every problem is unique; it is your job to see that they are not.
The Bad Errors
Unlike the first two errors, which were really opportunities, this type of error can undermine your practice, sap your confidence, and eventually severely limit your score.
� "Silly Mistakes" - Silly mistakes are those avoidable sorts of errors that result from hurrying or lack of concentration or improper techniques. Examples from the Quantitative section include answering the wrong question, stopping too soon on a problem solving question, calculation errors, and making assumptions on data sufficiency. Verbal "avoidable errors" include answering with a weaken answer on a strengthen question, losing concentration when reading a passage, and using outside knowledge.
You know that making silly mistakes on test day can be a problem, but did you know what these errors do to the quality of your practice? Missing questions for this reason can lead to frustration as you miss practice questions that you should get right.
"Silly" Mistakes and Practice Tests
These avoidable errors can have a particular effect on your practice tests. When you make "silly mistakes" the Computer Adaptive Test adapts to those errors by presenting you with less difficult questions. Meaning that the limits of your concept knowledge and your ability to recognize and apply skills and strategies may never be tested.
Limiting the Bad Errors
Everyone makes some silly mistakes in practice, and most people make at least a couple of these mistakes on the test. After all, the GMAT is in part designed to test your ability to avoid these mistakes. However, when you see that you have made a silly mistake in practice take it at least as seriously as you would a lack of concept knowledge. You know that minimizing silly errors is crucial to your score but it also crucial to getting the most out of your practice!
