| The GMAT is as much of a test of time | | | | This is something that perfectionists and |
| management as it is a test of content. If you have | | | | overachievers in particular have a hard time with - |
| fantastic content knowledge but poor time | | | | they cannot just leave a question without finishing it, |
| management you will be outperformed by those who | | | | and end up taking too long on it. No matter how |
| have far from perfect content knowledge but | | | | tempting it might be to keep plugging away at a |
| excellent time management. This is the nature of a | | | | question if you feel like you are "really close!" - let go |
| standardized test such as the GMAT. | | | | of your stubbornness and move on. |
| You need to be strategic with your timing. For | | | | Do not let your ego jeopardize your fantastic GMAT |
| example, for the quant section there are 37 | | | | score! |
| questions to be answered in 75 minutes. So it makes | | | | Don't wait until the day or week before the test |
| sense to spend 2 minutes on each question, right? | | | | before you start considering your timing strategy. It |
| Well, what is really important to know is that 2 | | | | needs to be a key component of your GMAT plan of |
| minutes is just an average, a rule of thumb. Some | | | | attack. It is going to be a strategy unique to you, so |
| questions you might be able to know in 10 seconds, | | | | get used to the process of recognizing a do-able |
| others might take three or four minutes. | | | | question from a it-will-take-too-long-I'll-guess-it |
| One of the skills of the GMAT is recognizing when | | | | question in all your practice tests. Practice, practice, |
| those extra seconds are worthwhile spending on the | | | | practice, and make sure you get your timing strategy |
| question, or recognizing that you should just guess | | | | down to a 'T'. |
| and move on. | | | | |