MGMAT Problem Set - When to practice strategy?

[sparco]

Hi, what do you think is the better way to approach the practice problem:
1. Read each one of the guides and then do all the problems, that are recommended at the end of the each guide, from OG13?
If #1, then how would I know what problem should I practice now and which to leave for later? Which questions to choose though? Aren't they going from easy to hard?

2. Read all the guides 1-9 and only then begin practice all the problems?

3. I have the older MGMAT syllabus with recommended problems for OG12, but I have OG13 book. Are the problems at the end of the syllabus and the numbers for OG13 questions are much different than the questions that are recommended in the old syllabus?

What do you think? what are the cons and the pros? what has worked in the past?

Thanks

[sparco]

bump :)

[StaceyKoprince]

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Now, on to your question.

For the strategy guides, read a chapter, then do at least some of the problems actually printed in the book at the end of the chapter (our own problems, not OG). For our course students, we assign only the odd problems at this stage, leaving the even-numbered ones for further practice later.

Then do *a few* OG problems in the middle range (yes, the problems get harder as the numbers go higher, so you want something in the middle). If the first one is way too hard, jump to a lower number for the next one; if it's really easy, jump to a higher number. Move on to the next chapter and repeat.

At the end of that book, do a "mixed" set of OG problems from all chapters - random order, 1-2 problems per chapter. Do this as a set and give yourself appropriate time for the entire set.

When you finish the second book and get to the "mixed set" stage, add a couple of problems (randomly chosen) from the first book you already finished. When you get to the 3rd book, add random problems from the first two. Try to keep these problem sets in the 10 to 12 question range (total).

The idea is that you're continuing to review and mix things up - since the real test will present everything all mixed up.

The problem numbers have changed from OG12 to OG13 (and some old problems have been swapped out from new ones). It sounds like you do have the 5th edition books, which list OG13 at the end? If so, then just use those lists to pick problems as I described above.