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mabalestrino
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Number Properties

by mabalestrino Fri Dec 13, 2013 11:05 am

I am scheduled to take the GMAT in 7 days. I have taken off work for these 7 days and plan to devote every free minute to studying (up until a day or two before). I'm currently scoring ~600-620 with a goal of ~700. In analyzing my CATs, I'm scoring low on number property-related problems. I'm concerned that poor skills in this area with impact other areas of the exam, limiting my ability to reach my goal.

My question is this: given the available study time constraint, is it useful to spend an entire day studying only number properties to really learn the material and be able to maneuver through the problems quickly? Or is my time better spent focusing on other areas where I'm below average and "chalking the number property questions up to a loss." I'm not sure how much of an impact number properties have across all the questions on the test and consequently how important it is to really know those topics well to improve me score. Would you recommend taking the time to learn them well or reviewing them and moving on to other subject areas given that I have a full 4-5 days remaining?

Thanks!!
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Re: Number Properties

by RonPurewal Sun Dec 15, 2013 7:19 am

Hi,
This folder is for specific questions about problems from the GMAT PREP software. For questions related to study strategy, please post in the "General GMAT Strategy Questions" folder. Thanks.