Practice Set Advice

[Wrestlin27]

Thanks again for all of the great advice on the forum.

I just completed a good stretch of doing and reviewing OG questions. While doing this, I focused on one topic at a time to really drive home what I was learning. I'm ready to move on to more realistic practice sets and looking for advice. I've done the majority of the OG and plan to use the quant/verbal official guide supplements. Here are my questions:

- How many Quant questions per set? What should the mix be (PS/DS)?
- How many Verbal questions per set? What should the mix be (SC, CR, RC)?

I plan to start with smaller sets and move to larger sets in order to build my stamina.

Any advice that anyone has is greatly appreciated!

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Hi Wrestlin,

If you're working out of books only, then you're going to run into a functional problem on Test Day. Working out of books does NOT prepare for the rigors and physical wear-and-tear of pulling info off of a computer screen, working on a pad and referring back as needed. Some computer-based prep is definitely advised. MBA.com has a downloadable package of questions and 2 CATs that you can get for free. There are also freebies offered by a variety of companies (hint, hint: look below this post) that will allow you to get some additional computer-based practice. There really is NO SUBSTITUTE for this. The GMAT tests many aspects of your abilities that have nothing to do with math or verbal skills: organization, discipline, pacing, attention to detail, ability to make smart decisions (even when tired or low on time). Without the proper training, and working with print materials only, your task becomes more difficult.

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich