Practice versus strategy

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Practice versus strategy

by Ruca » Wed Nov 28, 2012 9:13 am
Hello,

I started preparing for the Gmat about a moth ago and did the two Gmatprep tests quite early on. I got a 740 on the first and two days later a 750 on the second. I was really surprised by that so I thougt I was better prepared than I thought. I didn't really look at strategies or explanations about the different question types etc, I just started practicing with the official guide (I didn't even practice verbal before the practice tests).
So now I'm thinking to do the exam on the 27th of december.
My question is what you would advice me, should I just keep doing practice questions (since it did seem to be working out on the practice tests) or do you think it would be worth it for me to put time in finding out more about strategies and question types and so on?

And another question, is it normal that there is so few information to be found anout some test centres? I'm thinking about doing the test either in Madrid or in Brussels, but I can't even find the e-mail adress of the one in Madrid on MBA.com

Thanks in advance!
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by Kasia@EconomistGMAT » Wed Nov 28, 2012 10:06 am
I would advise to you simply write more tests (at least 4 or 5 more) before you schedule the exam just to make sure that you will score so well every time. If you continue to achieve 700+ scores, then I don't think you really need any more practice than what you can find in the Official Guide. Also learn how to approach the AWA and the Integrated Reasoning.
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