GMAT Strategy

Hi ,

I have been practicing for GMAT exam since a month , and due to the deadline put by the Bschool which I am in process of application , I had to submit my exam in this short period .

I have done two practice exams , the OG one , (scored 300) and the Manhattan Gmat free practice test , scored (390) yesterday .
I have noticed that I am not able to finish all questions of both verbal and quant. on time , the maximum I could finish is about 85% , and the rest I was just selecting random answers in the last three minutes of the exam as I think it is big mistake to leave unanswered questions in GMAT exam.

I have scored very low in geometric questions , and I think I should not wast more to study it and better to focus on the rest .

Please need your advise on what is the best strategy I need to follow in these remaining days and in the day of exam .

Hi Anasnet,

Truthfully, one month is not sufficient for GMAT study, and you're not likely to improve your score much in 3 days. I suggest you reschedule your exam. If you plan to take it, treat it as a learning experience, and plan to take the test again in 3-6 months, depending on how much study time you can put in.

Check out the debriefs here: https://www.beatthegmat.com/i-just-beat- ... t-f15.html

You can see just how much effort and time is required for a truly great score. It's a misconception that the GMAT is an "intelligence" test. It's really about hard work and steady improvement.

If you're willing to attempt a 3-day crash course (and since you don't have time to order much less complete any books), I recommend you review all the free MGMAT materials online and join Grockit, since both are readily available and you can begin your studies NOW.

Here are a few links to give you a basic strategy for RC and CR:

https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2010/11/ ... -questions

https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2011/03/ ... ding-notes

This one is for GRE RC, but will help you know what to look for in the RC passages:

https://grockit.com/blog/gre/2010/12/16/ ... -passages/

Free SC guide:

https://www.manhattangmat.com/pdf/sc-4th.pdf

Free CR guide:

https://www.manhattangmat.com/pdf/cr-4th.pdf

Free RC guide:

https://www.manhattangmat.com/pdf/rc-4th.pdf

Incredible amount of free Verbal resources:

https://gmatclub.com/forum/new-to-the-ve ... 77546.html

Incredible amount of free Quant resources:

https://gmatclub.com/forum/new-to-the-ma ... 77764.html

Don't forget to read as many posts as you can here in the BTG forums, and take advantage of the free BTG math flashcards: https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/free-gma ... flashcards

Good luck on the 17th!

Thanks a lot VivianKerr .

Any answer on the impact of leaving questions without answers ?

Regards,
Anas

It will negatively impact your score to have a string of incorrect answers. Do your best to answer every single question, even if you must guess.