Prep Strategy for Next Exam

[ChrisK914]

*Please do not respond to this post - will post similar question under Student ID!*

Hi Stacey,

I am intending on taking my third GMAT exam in 5-6 weeks, and I'd greatly appreciate your input/advice on my test prep until then.

I've been making steady progress with my studying, and conceptually I do not find that I have difficulty understanding or solving any Quant/Verbal questions. However during the official test I succumbed to the timing pressure and pretty much hit a mental wall due to the panic that ensued shortly after.

This experience leads me to believe I need to ramp up my test-taking ability by doing more practice exams. So my strategy for the next 5-6 weeks is as follows:

1. Take more practice tests (5-6). I am planning on doing these at the on-site "test simulation" rooms in Manhattan's NY office to practice in a more "realistic" setting. I find that at home I may have been too relaxed with my practice tests and liberal with my breaks to really test my mental endurance.

2. Review CR concepts (particularly assumptions and strengthen/weaken questions) and solve OG problems for practice. I have been primarily focusing on SC and find CR is my biggest Verbal weakness.

3. Continue to review my weaker quant topics, and assess my performance after each CAT exam.

Does the above sound like a reasonable approach to you?

[StaceyKoprince]

I don't think I've seen another post yet by you, though maybe that's because it's under a different name and I just didn't recognize it. Just let us know if you do want a response here.

[gtckim]

Hi Stacey - thank you for your response. I posted under my Student ID (gtckim) - the new thread is titled "Strategy to next GMAT (Latest: 680, 44Q/38V)".

[StaceyKoprince]

got it - I just posted over there. Take a look!