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Bara, Thanks for your reply. My wrong answers appear mostly in Quant and SC. Especially DS more than problem solving in Quant. To be more specific - For PS: Under the pressure of time I tend to do more calculations in my head and dont write down the steps on scrap paper. In DS I forget to test fract...
- by amolvichare
Mon Oct 03, 2011 7:59 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Performance drops under time pressure - please help!!!
- Replies: 2
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Hi, I am no GMAT expert but I think guessing answers and finishing all questions is better than leaving them blank. If you leave them blank they are considered wrong, but if you randomly guess you have a 20% chance of getting it right. On the other hand, if you can guess "Strategically" yo...
- by amolvichare
Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:17 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Better to leave questions unanswered or wrong?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1695
Performance drops under time pressure - please help!!!
Hi, After I look at the wrong answers in any practise test, I find that I can come to the right answer without looking at the explanation for about 40% of the problems (especially in verbal). Which means (I guess) I know the fundamentals but can't seem to get it right under time pressure. Please sug...
- by amolvichare
Fri Sep 30, 2011 3:19 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Performance drops under time pressure - please help!!!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1697
- by amolvichare
Sun Sep 25, 2011 6:10 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 650 to 700 in 2 weeks??
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6939
Becky, Thanks for the reply and sorry for writing back late. I just took another MGMAT CAT today and scored a 590 (V27 , Q 45). Devastated...!! I looked at your post and realised that I was not using scratch paper wisely. I was making silly mistakes in addition and multiplication. I also observed fr...
- by amolvichare
Sun Sep 25, 2011 6:03 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: 650 to 700 in 2 weeks??
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1347
650 to 700 in 2 weeks??
Hi, I have my GMAT in 2 weeks (4th Oct) and I am shooting for a minimum of 700. My last 5 practise tests were: M-GMAT CAT 1: 640 (Q 47; V31) June 12th 2011 M-GMAT CAT 2: 580 (Q 40; V31) Sep 3rd 2011 M-GMAT CAT 3: 590 (Q 41; V31) Sep 5th 2011 M-GMAT CAT 4: 650 (Q 45; V34) Sep 11th 2011 M-GMAT CAT 5: ...
- by amolvichare
Wed Sep 21, 2011 10:20 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: 650 to 700 in 2 weeks??
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1347
650 to 700 in 2 weeks??
Hi, I have my GMAT in 2 weeks (4th Oct) and I am shooting for a minimum of 700. My last 5 practise tests were: M-GMAT CAT 1: 640 (Q 47; V31) June 12th 2011 M-GMAT CAT 2: 580 (Q 40; V31) Sep 3rd 2011 M-GMAT CAT 3: 590 (Q 41; V31) Sep 5th 2011 M-GMAT CAT 4: 650 (Q 45; V34) Sep 11th 2011 M-GMAT CAT 5: ...
- by amolvichare
Wed Sep 21, 2011 10:13 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 650 to 700 in 2 weeks??
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6939
Hi, Congrats on your score..! Please share your strategies as soon as possible...! I am giving my exam in 3 weeks. My practise score is 590 and I am shooting for 700+ I am also struggling with Sentence corection and data sufficiency. PLEASE HELP..! Any tips would be really apreciated. Thanks and goo...
- by amolvichare
Wed Sep 07, 2011 9:01 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: From 470 to 760 in one month (I did it! yay!)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 44205