God, I really am finding it hard to accurately assess and answer questions within the time limit of 2mins per question for quant and 1min45sec per question for verbal. The time limit is so restricted, especially regarding the verbal section, that you really only have enough time to read through the question and answers once.
It takes me on average:
>about 45-60secs to read through the SC/CR question and the five answers,
>5-10 seconds to digest them,
>another 25 seconds to re-read it again, skimming this time
>another 25 seconds to eliminate answers
>5-10 seconds to confirm the answer 'seems' correct
This is all before I've even mentioned the sheer impossibility of speeding through those 350 words on RC questions. #The quant section obviously has less text and slightly more liberal time restrictions, but it's still tough.
So do you guys have a certain strategy when dealing with the time limits? Do you try to 'bank' your time by doing the easy questions as fast as possible thus ensuring more time is available for the hard ones? Or do you just try to answer each question within the 2mins/1min45sec limit?
In the end, the GMAT seems more a test of one's gut instinct and rapid decision making skills than a rational thought process.
It takes me on average:
>about 45-60secs to read through the SC/CR question and the five answers,
>5-10 seconds to digest them,
>another 25 seconds to re-read it again, skimming this time
>another 25 seconds to eliminate answers
>5-10 seconds to confirm the answer 'seems' correct
This is all before I've even mentioned the sheer impossibility of speeding through those 350 words on RC questions. #The quant section obviously has less text and slightly more liberal time restrictions, but it's still tough.
So do you guys have a certain strategy when dealing with the time limits? Do you try to 'bank' your time by doing the easy questions as fast as possible thus ensuring more time is available for the hard ones? Or do you just try to answer each question within the 2mins/1min45sec limit?
In the end, the GMAT seems more a test of one's gut instinct and rapid decision making skills than a rational thought process.
