Some differences between PR and OG

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Some differences between PR and OG

by suvankar » Fri Sep 24, 2010 6:14 am

Hello ALL,
I am planning to take GMAT in the month of April 2011 and the study materials that I follow are :
- Prince ton Review (PR)
- OG
Currently, I am going thru the PR and have just browsed thru OG for the basic information related to GMAT.One conflict in the though that I find in both the books is :
PR: The first few questions in GMAt are very improtants, as the marks vary in hige differences.
OG: All the questions in GMAT are equally improtant and there is no such myth as mentioned in PR.

This seems to be very strange to me as I need some inputs regarding the same.Please provide ur suggestion on the same.

regards,
Suvankar

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Source: Beat The GMAT — GMAT Strategy | Fri Sep 24, 2010 6:14 am

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by David@VeritasPrep » Fri Sep 24, 2010 12:36 pm

As stated in the Official Guide, it is true that the first ten or so questions do give the computer adaptive system an "initial estimate of your ability." However the test continues to adapt throughout.

As I tell my students, there is no way to fool the test. You can make it think that you are deserving of a higher score for a while - by using additional time and effort on early questions - but there is plenty of time for the test to figure out where you actually belong!

Yet, I would always prefer to put a good impression out there and to be starting from a higher estimated score, so don't throw away the first ten either. Instead treat all questions on the test the same.

For quantitative a good way to sort questions is not when they appear on the test but whether you are able to address them. Give yourself about 1 minute to 1:15 on each question to develop a strategy to deal effectively with the problem. If within that time you are not able to see how you might solve the problem then it is unlikely that you would be able to get the correct answer in less than 3 minutes, so just select from the possible answers and move on.

I don't think anyone would recommend a "first ten questions at any cost strategy." It would be foolish to use 5 minutes on each of the questions within the first ten and then end up blindly guessing at questions later in the test.

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