| There have been several instances where improper | | | | crucial to give more time for each question. You |
| time management, although a very minor error, had a | | | | concentration levels are really tested here. |
| major impact of the eventual GMAT score. | | | | 5. Even though it's quite essential to get the first |
| Therefore I wanted to share my personal strategies | | | | 10-12 questions right, if you happen to get a question |
| I used for the quant section and demonstrate how | | | | that you have never seen before and you are finding |
| proper time management can go a long way in | | | | it difficult to solve, don't get stuck there and waste |
| deciding your final GMAT score. | | | | too much time. Since you have stipulated about 3 |
| GMAT Quant strategies: | | | | minutes each for the first 10-15 questions, make sure |
| 1. It's not as easy as you think: Yes, even though it's | | | | you don't cross 5 minutes for any one question. |
| comparatively easier to do well and score high in this | | | | Simply make an intelligent guess and move to the |
| section, oftentimes even a little bit of complacency | | | | next one. |
| on your part can damage your prospect of attaining | | | | Do not get frustrated for not getting the question |
| close to 50 in quantitative section and as a result | | | | absolutely right. That is because you can generally |
| make it even more difficult to reach the coveted | | | | get a score of 48-50 even with 10 questions wrong. |
| 700+ score in the GMAT test. | | | | 6. Quant sections, which consist of Problem Solving |
| 2. Do not lose focus: Most people get at least 3-4 | | | | and Data Sufficiency, are not merely about learning |
| questions wrong for the silliest of reasons possible. | | | | and remembering all the formula. It's about |
| This is because of lack of focus or because of | | | | understanding what has been asked and providing an |
| nervousness at the very beginning. Concentrate on | | | | answer to the question asked. GMAT quant is |
| first 10-15 questions a lot more than usual and make | | | | considered tricky because of its wordings. Ensure |
| sure you get them right. Do not bother about time | | | | that you don't do any of these following mistakes: |
| here and you can even spend as much as 30-40 | | | | - Getting confused and choosing a percentage |
| minutes just for these questions. | | | | answer instead of the actual number. |
| 3. The next 12 questions can be tackled quickly. Try | | | | - Choosing a number when clearly the ratio was |
| and answer them in about 20 minutes. That should | | | | asked. |
| give you enough time to focus on the last set of | | | | - Forgetting to see a "NOT" mentioned in the |
| questions which again are important. | | | | sentence and therefore getting the meaning of the |
| 4. Preserve roughly about 20 minutes for the final 10 | | | | sentence completely wrong. |
| questions. By the end of this section many people | | | | Hopefully this will help all of you GMAT aspirants |
| get to a saturation point and that is why it is always | | | | perform better in the quantitative section of GMAT. |