people,
i seem to do well on the verbal side, but have been struggling with getting more of the 600+ bin questions correct on the MGMAT online CATs. due to this my quant score lags in the 36-41 range, whereas my verbal is consistently in the 39-43 range. my hit rate on the CAT PS as well as DS is around 50% each.
i have worked the OG, the MGMAT books and have gone through Kaplan 800. timing is not an issue much, but i have noticed it takes me time to understand how to approach a problem at times, and then there are times where i get stuck on the calculation side. i tend to find some questions easily doable when i see the solution.
so if you have any ideas of getting more of thr 600+bin questions correct that would be appreciated as i inetnd to take the real deal on sep 29. please do let me know if you need more details to help me.
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- niraj.s.agarwal
- StaceyKoprince
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You need to get better at your recognition skills - how do you recognize what to do on a problem within 15-20 seconds, rather than spending a minute figuring out what to do from scratch?
Start making flash cards (or whatever works for you in terms of drilling study) with problems on one side and "initial approaches" on the other side. "Initial approaches" = the words or details or whatever in the problem that gives me the clues as to how I should start this thing. Do drills where you flip through the official guide or go through old tests where you don't actually do the whole problem, but you concentrate on figuring out: what is the best way to approach this and what is it about the problem set-up / language that should trigger my memory to think, "Oh, this is how I should start this problem!"
Ron calls the above "openers" so you can also do a search for that term and read what he has had to say in other posts.
From what you describe, it sounds like approach is more of an issue for you than content, but obviously you should also shore up any actual content problems that you're having - go back to whatever source you're using to learn about algebra or ratios or whatever it is and make sure you know the material as well.
Start making flash cards (or whatever works for you in terms of drilling study) with problems on one side and "initial approaches" on the other side. "Initial approaches" = the words or details or whatever in the problem that gives me the clues as to how I should start this thing. Do drills where you flip through the official guide or go through old tests where you don't actually do the whole problem, but you concentrate on figuring out: what is the best way to approach this and what is it about the problem set-up / language that should trigger my memory to think, "Oh, this is how I should start this problem!"
Ron calls the above "openers" so you can also do a search for that term and read what he has had to say in other posts.
From what you describe, it sounds like approach is more of an issue for you than content, but obviously you should also shore up any actual content problems that you're having - go back to whatever source you're using to learn about algebra or ratios or whatever it is and make sure you know the material as well.
Stacey Koprince
Instructor
Director, Content & Curriculum
ManhattanPrep
Instructor
Director, Content & Curriculum
ManhattanPrep
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