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archu.mohan
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Hello,
This is week 3 of my preparations. I have 11 weeks remaining - so still early on in the game. I am studying both Verbal and Quants on a daily basis, picking one topic each. I study the chapters and then attempt the problem set at the end of the chapters. I have been getting roughly ~ 70-75% right on both Quants/Verbal. For Quants, I have taken two practice tests till date from the MGMAT Online Question Bank (Algebra + FDP) after completing the respective books.
I first completed the FDP question bank and did really bad with the timing and could barely finish 50% of the problems. I took the test a second time around and although untimed, I still only managed to get only 18/25 right (mostly incorrect in the 600-800 range).
Today, I took the Algebra test set (25 questions), untimed. I obviously did bad with the timing for 75% of the problems. Moreover, I got only 16/25 of the questions right (again mostly incorrect in the 600-800 range).
I feel like I do understand the chapters well, but when it comes to these tests, I seem to be performing rather poorly. What am I doing wrong? Or am I expecting too much too early? Should I rather be mastering the content at this point than focus on timing? Is the MGMAT question bank expected to be this tough (compared to the actual test)?
I scored a 470 on the diagnostic test although it certainly wasn't taken under actual test conditions. I was originally planning on completing all the MGMAT books by the end of January, use February to complete all the OG problems twice and then review the MGMAT chapters/problems based on my weaknesses and finally use March to do a number of full length practice tests. (My test has been scheduled for 3/25). Can someone please suggest if I need to tweak my study plan to use my time more effectively? FYI I can and do spend ~3-4 hours everyday. Thanks much!
This is week 3 of my preparations. I have 11 weeks remaining - so still early on in the game. I am studying both Verbal and Quants on a daily basis, picking one topic each. I study the chapters and then attempt the problem set at the end of the chapters. I have been getting roughly ~ 70-75% right on both Quants/Verbal. For Quants, I have taken two practice tests till date from the MGMAT Online Question Bank (Algebra + FDP) after completing the respective books.
I first completed the FDP question bank and did really bad with the timing and could barely finish 50% of the problems. I took the test a second time around and although untimed, I still only managed to get only 18/25 right (mostly incorrect in the 600-800 range).
Today, I took the Algebra test set (25 questions), untimed. I obviously did bad with the timing for 75% of the problems. Moreover, I got only 16/25 of the questions right (again mostly incorrect in the 600-800 range).
I feel like I do understand the chapters well, but when it comes to these tests, I seem to be performing rather poorly. What am I doing wrong? Or am I expecting too much too early? Should I rather be mastering the content at this point than focus on timing? Is the MGMAT question bank expected to be this tough (compared to the actual test)?
I scored a 470 on the diagnostic test although it certainly wasn't taken under actual test conditions. I was originally planning on completing all the MGMAT books by the end of January, use February to complete all the OG problems twice and then review the MGMAT chapters/problems based on my weaknesses and finally use March to do a number of full length practice tests. (My test has been scheduled for 3/25). Can someone please suggest if I need to tweak my study plan to use my time more effectively? FYI I can and do spend ~3-4 hours everyday. Thanks much!
