2008’s Greatest Mission Accomplished Today – A Quantifiable Victory

[rawjosh]

Hello Nisha,

Here is my view. Completing OG-11 with a fair degree of success rate and scoring GMATPREP above 700 really need not ensure anyone of a score >700. This is because, with OG-11 - most of them dont take it under timed constraints and even in cases where people take up timed sections, they take up just one section - say SC or CR in one sitting. Now, theoretically, the best bet for someone who plans to take up OG-11 under timed condition and benefit the most, would be to come up with a strategy to take up multiple sections in a mix and match fashion - a pattern that is seen in GPREP and real GMAT.

Most of us complete OG-11 and then move to GPREP. Also, before taking up our first GPREP, we browse a bunch of fora and solve all the forum questions. Now, when you sit down for GPREP- you are almost sure to encounter a minimum of 2-3 CR questions and more based on the level of your involvement in differnt fora. Now, although this condition can be avoided if members indicate that the question discussed is from GPREP in the subject line, yet we definitely cant get rid of this situation completely. So, in a nutshell, solving OG-11 and GPREP under timed condition, really does not ensure you that you will score >700 in the real test.

Now for the suggestion, I would advice you to place emphasis on the strategy involved in solving different problem types. By focusing on the strategy, you will definitely be able to solve any kind of question. This is perhaps the reason for most of the GMAT killers. Also, try to follow some of the stress-relieving techniques the test takers have discussed on this forum.

In sum, there is a formula for all the 5 sections on GMAT. Try to master that and you will see excellent results in short period of time.

Let me know if this helps. Please PM me if need be.

~rawjosh