While practicing for GMAT exam a candidate hardly pauses to consider what to do next or take in a broader prospective of his/her own approach towards the exam. Thus getting ready for the exams becomes a complex process. Sometime even the people or institutions helping you prepare for GMAT are responsible for the similar error.
So today we will look backward and see the broader picture of GMAT and point out to you the key factors responsible for the successful preparation of it. These can be summarized as:
• Comprehend the exam.
• Be proficient with your basics.
• Use actual resources to practice flawlessly.
Now let us look at each of them in detail:
Comprehend the Exam
To master anything you must first understand it clearly. Until and unless you do not know the kind of test GMAT is, how will you prepare for it? Thus to comprehend the exam is very important. You must not make a mistake of considering it as just another exam. It’s nothing like your school or college exam. Beside this, it is also very different from the other conventional exams like SAT, LSAT, GRE or ACT.
In order to be successful in this exam you must have a clear picture of how a “computer-adaptive” system works. You should also have a good knowledge of its length and the extent of its syllabus. You should especially be very clear about how “Data Sufficiency” problems are solved.
Just remember how ever hard you work and practice your syllabus if you do not know the way you are examined you will not be able to perform. It’s like going up to the stage to give a speech and you have no idea of what to talk about, in comparison to the person who has thorough knowledge of what is expected out of him.
Be Proficient With Your Basics
The next point to accomplish success in GMAT is very basic- know your fundamentals, not only know them but also be a master in them. Though GMAT does not openly test your basic knowledge but remember if you do not know your basic you cannot perform well in any exams and that’s very basic! Thus you are required to practice and polish your basics in algebra, geometry and English grammar. “Total GMAT Math” and “Total GMAT Verbal” helps you in accomplishing this task. Do become a proficient in basics before you proceed to the next level.
Sometimes candidates are so focused on topics like “combinations and permutations” or “Critical Reading” that they forget all about revising their basics. My personal belief is that 90% of the candidates sitting for GMAT would improve their scores if they simply concentrated on polishing their basics in algebra, geometry and English grammar.
Use Actual Resources To Practice Flawlessly
This is the last key factor and it should consume most of your preparation time. So while practicing for GMAT, keep this in mind that the official sources (Official Guide and the Official Tests) will form the background for most of the medium difficulty level questions. While they may not represent the toughest and most challenging problems GMAT, it is still important to go through these in order for you to reach the maximum level of difficulty questions.
The most important factor here is that you must practice the art of “practicing perfectly.” It’s not important how much you practice if you do not do it perfectly. You may very well do less number of problems but do them perfectly, be a proficient in them, do them flawlessly. This may even mean doing few or may be even all questions repetitively. Never mind, as long as you perfect the skills required. Do not think a question is over if you have completed it until and unless you are absolutely sure of the method followed, the approach required to complete it in the required time slot. Only when you achieve synchronization on all these levels then you have perfected the art of practice.
Unlike what many people say these points are the key ones to keep in mind in order to achieve success in GMAT. I would even say if you are doing anything besides this in your practice session then it’s a waste of your time. Make your study plans centered on these key facts only and you will achieve success.
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