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Day 74 - Some PS


As my GMAT studies have progressed, I have made it a point to not work on the weekends. It's almost become a principle. However, seeing that my GMAT test date is rapidly approaching, I wanted to get a jump start on my final week of studying and do just a little bit of PS work.

Today I finished the problem solving section in the Kaplan 800 book. Overall, I am pretty impressed by how Kaplan 800 covered PS, and I picked up a few good strategies here and there. Thus, Kaplan 800 receives my seal of approval for its math review.

I performed at a 90% accuracy with my Official Guide Problem Solving set. I committed a few careless errors, but I was a little upset that I was stumped by three problems. I need to work on doing PS problems quicker because I could see myself potentially spending 7 minutes on a tough problem during the real exam. One thing that I need to work on this week is how to know when to stop working and just take an educated guess. That's difficult for me because I'm stubborn.

8 days to go!

SUMMARY OF DAY 74 WORK:
1. Kaplan 800 Problem Solving, Arithmetic & Algebra, Geometry, and Oddball Word Problems, pages 311-340.
2. Official Guide Problem Solving Set, #281-320, pages 112-118.
3. Flashcards.

RECAP OF DAY 74 INSIGHTS:
1. Be sure that you work out a strategy for how much time you wish to devote for a given problem. Know when to stop, guess, and move on.

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Anonymous Abhishek said at 2:07 AM

hey just realized your judgement day approaches fast buddy..best of luck buddy..
another thing do u think it would be possible for you to post your flash cards here after your gmat..i know it would be too much trouble to type it right now but maybe after your exam you can do that..
best of luck again    



Blogger MBA Pundit said at 7:42 AM

All the best Eric. You'll cream it as you seem to be thoroughly prepared. I agree on Kaplan 800, its very good for Quant review. Good luck again!    



Blogger Eric said at 10:24 AM

MBA Pundit: Thanks for the support!

Abhishek: I may post the flashcards eventually. I have close to 300 now, so it will take some time.    



Blogger kooljaek said at 11:33 AM

Woops, I wanted to edit the comment not delete it. Anyways... I look forward to seeing those flashcards. : ) I think they would be very helpful to someone who's preparing for GMAT.    



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