My D-day is 7 days away. So far I have concentrated on the following and somehow feel like my prep may be a little less although my concepts are strong. This is what I have done. I have been studying while working all this while, but these last 6 days technically (not studying a day before exam), I will be concentrating full time on studies. Would appreciate some thoughtful feedback.
- OG 11 (completed PS, will complete rest of sections in two.three days)
- OG Math (completed most from Verbal and Math and will finish the rest in the next few days)
- OG verbal
- Kaplan short 25 min quizzes on disk (completed half, due to complete remaining)
- Princeton Review: Completed book
- All flashcards from BTG
- My own flashcards which I have been reviewing to establish core concepts at least every second day
Tests:
Gmat Prep 1
PR CAT 1
PR CAT 2
Pending:
PR CAT 3 and 4
GMAT PREP 2
Planning to retake GMAT PREP 1 for practice.
I do have the Kaplan 800 book but havent reviewed it (need to find it actually!). Is the material amount sufficient. I have been considering buying the MGMAT tests online, but dont want to overhwhelm myself to complete more material. Is this strategy sensible?
Timing Issue: My concepts are strong. Timing was/is my weakness.
Test 1: Insignificant as there was no real strategy.
Test II: I scored 49 on Quantl but 28 or something like that on Verbal - granted I hadn't practiced verbal enough. But, next two weeks I worked on verbal and uped my score/qtns correct.
Timing for Test II: Accuracy was very strong, but I wasnt pacing myself, so while I was getting higher points and less incorrect, I took upto 8 mins for two qtns, which when I reviewed freaked me out! Yet, I scored OK, Quant carried me on this test.
Test III: Reduced quant, not significantly but vs a 5 incorrect on Test II, i got 9 incorrect on Test III. Verbal jumped to 38.
Timing: Realized I needed to pace myself so was too conscious about timing and made myself stick with pulling the plug etc on tough qtns. (range of time 50 sec - 4 mins max). In this case, I got four more incorrect than Test II, but I presume this is a better strategy if I can better the accuracy and stay calm. FYI. i was frantic about staying with limit for each qtn to lessen time spent.
"I" think this is still OK since I have my basics well ingrained, it is a matter of increasing my accuracy. I think this can be done with a few more practice tests? Am i correct in assuming so?
So overall, I know this is a long post so if you are still reading, thanks and hope you respond.
Key items -
- Is material enough (Kaplan 800, MGMAT tests?)
- Can you explain if my timing/pacing technique makes sense
- Are practice tests the best way to increase accuracy within per question timeslot?
- OG 11 (completed PS, will complete rest of sections in two.three days)
- OG Math (completed most from Verbal and Math and will finish the rest in the next few days)
- OG verbal
- Kaplan short 25 min quizzes on disk (completed half, due to complete remaining)
- Princeton Review: Completed book
- All flashcards from BTG
- My own flashcards which I have been reviewing to establish core concepts at least every second day
Tests:
Gmat Prep 1
PR CAT 1
PR CAT 2
Pending:
PR CAT 3 and 4
GMAT PREP 2
Planning to retake GMAT PREP 1 for practice.
I do have the Kaplan 800 book but havent reviewed it (need to find it actually!). Is the material amount sufficient. I have been considering buying the MGMAT tests online, but dont want to overhwhelm myself to complete more material. Is this strategy sensible?
Timing Issue: My concepts are strong. Timing was/is my weakness.
Test 1: Insignificant as there was no real strategy.
Test II: I scored 49 on Quantl but 28 or something like that on Verbal - granted I hadn't practiced verbal enough. But, next two weeks I worked on verbal and uped my score/qtns correct.
Timing for Test II: Accuracy was very strong, but I wasnt pacing myself, so while I was getting higher points and less incorrect, I took upto 8 mins for two qtns, which when I reviewed freaked me out! Yet, I scored OK, Quant carried me on this test.
Test III: Reduced quant, not significantly but vs a 5 incorrect on Test II, i got 9 incorrect on Test III. Verbal jumped to 38.
Timing: Realized I needed to pace myself so was too conscious about timing and made myself stick with pulling the plug etc on tough qtns. (range of time 50 sec - 4 mins max). In this case, I got four more incorrect than Test II, but I presume this is a better strategy if I can better the accuracy and stay calm. FYI. i was frantic about staying with limit for each qtn to lessen time spent.
"I" think this is still OK since I have my basics well ingrained, it is a matter of increasing my accuracy. I think this can be done with a few more practice tests? Am i correct in assuming so?
So overall, I know this is a long post so if you are still reading, thanks and hope you respond.
Key items -
- Is material enough (Kaplan 800, MGMAT tests?)
- Can you explain if my timing/pacing technique makes sense
- Are practice tests the best way to increase accuracy within per question timeslot?
