David@VeritasPrep wrote:There is no abyss. Do not think of it that way...
You are in a process, you may not have everything click until you get closer to the test date. You cannot lose faith now.
You need to keep trying to understand what is happening in CR and SC. It is about understanding the reasoning process. It can be done. As you go forward try to make Verbal simpler, try to narrow your focus. Understand what is in play on a particular SC question. Focus in on what matters on a CR question.
Do you have a process for CR that you use each time? Yes, question types are different, but understanding the stimulus is very much the same.
When are you taking that GMATPrep 2 test? I don't know if you have said, but are you getting the Prep Pack 1 to add on to the GMATPrep?
By the way, have you read this article?
https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2013/01/ ... n-the-gmat
Thanks a lot David. After reading your post, I do feel a bit relieved. I tried to analyse my mistakes in both verbal and quant. I found that I did miss out on a lot of questions which I should have got right. It may be because I did not recognize the traps in the question, specially in verbal, and fell for them. Or may be just exam pressure is getting the best out of me.
Analysis did bring out a lot of points and I have noted them down. I look to go through them once again before I take the next test.
I will be taking another MGMAT CAT test shortly this week, probably during weekdays. I have planned to take GMAT prep test 2 some time next week; basically saving it for the last, but keeping enough buffer time in hand so as to retake it if necessary. I need to plan that schedule very carefully. Till then I look to complete all my MGMAT Tests and look to achieve some sort of progression.
I am also planning to take GMAT prep test 1 again (3rd time). Though I might have some questions repeated, but mostly it will be a confidence booster going ahead i.e. if I score well.
As per my last analysis of verbal I have got CR: 6qs, SC: 7qs and RC: 6qs incorrect. In RCs I missed out few questions because I did not pay attention to details and I chose the options which were more general in nature. In SC I need to have more attention details look out for splits more diligently. In my second attempt at SC, I got most/all of them correct. The CR again was tricky in few questions. I have learnt from my analysis to recognize the argument in question and evaluate each answer type based on the impact it has on the argument. Obviously it would vary on the question type. I have gone through Power score CR Bible again and made notes. I will go through them again before taking the next test. I am currently solving CR questions from Verbal Supplement OG. I have completed all the questions from SC and I have mostly had an accuracy ranging from 80-90%+ (same as in Gmat prep add on 1).
Yes I did take Add on GMAT Prep Pack 1. It really helped me. I exhausted all the SC and CR questions mostly. 20 odd questions remain though. I have been getting scoring 8-9/10 in SC and 6-7 on CR regularly. RC questions are sequenced randomly hence I am unable to take them at one go.
Your thoughts David..
Vaibhav.
