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