The GMAT Focus Algorithm adapts to initial performance by adjusting question difficulty. Getting early questions wrong can impact the overall score, even if later corrected. Test-takers should approach the first half as if answer editing isn’t allowed, focusing on accuracy and time management. Use answer editing strategically in the second half for challenging questions.
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How to eliminate options quickly in GMAT Verbal?
How to eliminate options quickly in GMAT Verbal? This is, perhaps, one of the most often asked questions of all time in the GMAT prep space. I wanted to write an article on the same for a long time. A recent email, though, served as the final straw on the camel’s back – it made …
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GMAT Aspirant: Are you also measuring yourself the wrong way?
“What you measure is what you’ll get. Period.”, writes Dan Ariely.
Here’s something I’d say to a majority of GMAT aspirants: You are measuring yourself the wrong way.
Using principles of Habit formation in GMAT prep
I recently finished reading the book Atomic Habits by James Clear. A bestseller, the book lays out a framework for forming new habits and discarding existing ones and provides detailed guidance, including various hacks, on how to use the framework to change our daily habits. I believe that the ideas contained in the book can …
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SC Misconception #3 – GMAT English is different from Standard English
I find it surprising that a majority of the GMAT prep industry believes in a “GMAT version of English” that is different from standard English. Doesn’t it sound a bit odd that top b-schools like Harvard and Stanford are interested in a test that tests its own version of English! I think believing in a …
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GMAT RC – Is timing your real problem?
If your answer to the question is Yes, read this article to find out why you may be wrong.
Have you completely misunderstood the timing problem?
If you believe timing is your problem on GMAT, you are wrong! This article explains why.
GMAT – Practice won’t lead you anywhere!
Have you practiced a lot of questions without seeing much improvement in your GMAT scores? If yes, this article is for you.
What helped me crack CAT?
What helped me crack CAT? I wrote this article a few years ago. I am reproducing it here, hoping that it might help test takers, especially ones who are taking aptitude tests such as CAT and GMAT. ——————- Let’s begin with a bit of background. I sat for CAT 2007. By the time I took …
My experience with GMAT (Score 780)
In this post, I share the materials I used for preparing for GMAT and some of my takeaways. In this attempt, I scored a 780 with Q51 V47.