My strategy is very specific to my abilities, my goals, and my pitfalls.
I was discovering that many difficult math problems, especially Y/N Data Sufficiency questions were doable for me, but would take a lot longer than the recommended 2 minutes per problem. I also realized after several practice tests, that the raw number of questions that you miss really doesn't matter because the test is adaptive.
This leads to my strategy on math. I start off strong, trying to get myself into the 700-800 "bucket". In the middle, I let myself plateau meaning that if I encounter a question that will take a lot of time, I don't commit more than 2 minutes to before narrowing down and guessing. Theoretically, this will push me down slightly, but I might get the next question right, pushing me back up, hence a plateau. Doing this allows me to build up a "reservoir" of time. When I hit the last 10 or so problems, I tap into this reservoir, and try to get every problem correct spiking my score at the end.
I found this strategy to be superior to peaking in the middle, and then possibly falling off at the end because you're running low on time. Because the test doesn't care where you peaked at, it only cares what your score is at the END. Making it logical to make your peak at the end.
If you want to use this strategy I suggest practicing it and tailoring it to your needs, since it is pretty specific to mine. I thought it might be helpful though, especially for people who face a time crunch on math.
Cheers!
I was discovering that many difficult math problems, especially Y/N Data Sufficiency questions were doable for me, but would take a lot longer than the recommended 2 minutes per problem. I also realized after several practice tests, that the raw number of questions that you miss really doesn't matter because the test is adaptive.
This leads to my strategy on math. I start off strong, trying to get myself into the 700-800 "bucket". In the middle, I let myself plateau meaning that if I encounter a question that will take a lot of time, I don't commit more than 2 minutes to before narrowing down and guessing. Theoretically, this will push me down slightly, but I might get the next question right, pushing me back up, hence a plateau. Doing this allows me to build up a "reservoir" of time. When I hit the last 10 or so problems, I tap into this reservoir, and try to get every problem correct spiking my score at the end.
I found this strategy to be superior to peaking in the middle, and then possibly falling off at the end because you're running low on time. Because the test doesn't care where you peaked at, it only cares what your score is at the END. Making it logical to make your peak at the end.
If you want to use this strategy I suggest practicing it and tailoring it to your needs, since it is pretty specific to mine. I thought it might be helpful though, especially for people who face a time crunch on math.
Cheers!
