strategy for Quant solicited.

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sachindia: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 258; Joined: Fri Jun 22, 2012 4:39 amFollowed by: 3 members; Location: Bengaluru, India; Thanked: 6 times; GMAT Score:640

by sachindia » Thu Aug 30, 2012 12:32 am

Hi Experts,

I am able to understand almost all the solutions to the tough gmat prep Quant questions but I don't by myself get that way of thinking to solve the quant prob.

Do you think I am weak in Quant and solving Manhattan strategy books will help? or shall I just keep on practising the tough questions by looking at the soln if I am unable to solve it?

Please guide me.

Regards,
Sach

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by Jim@StratusPrep » Thu Aug 30, 2012 5:50 pm

Honestly finding material that helps you think through this stuff is beneficial. The answer explanations in the OG are terrible.

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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Fri Aug 31, 2012 5:44 am

The OG typically provides longer, often algebraic solutions, when many GMAT math questions can be solved using a variety of faster approaches (elimination, plugging in numbers, estimation, etc.).

So, while it's a great resource, you may want to find some materials that teach you the various approaches.

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berlin9!: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 1; Joined: Wed Jun 13, 2012 3:31 am

by berlin9! » Sun Sep 02, 2012 8:06 am

Hi everybody !

I am facing the exact same problem! I just took my first GMAT Prep CAT test today and scored 540 (Q: 29 and V:35). I really need to improve in quant... I am studying for two months now, using Kaplan Premier, OG 13th and the Manhattan Books.
I plan on scheduling the test for mid-October (I only need a 600 to be automatically admitted in the program of my choice).

Do you know any other material/resource I could use to improve my score ?

Thank you!

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