The GMAT progress....
Finally i did finish the Princeton review yesterday ( Verbal bin 3 was pending since 3 weeks)
Princeton has been a good book. First book any GMATter should touch ( irrespective of the CAT history). There a lot of tricks and trips ( rhymes better than tips) that are essential to the GMAT ( and not revalvent to CAT). A good one week spent with the book will get you nearer to the exam its format and the 'GMAT way of thinking'. The difficultly level is not high.
By and large GMAT verbal is going to be more challenging that GMAT Quant.I scored 98% on the Verbal at CAT 2K4 and an abbysmal 50% on Quant, yet i was more comfortable with Math Bin 4 on Princeton than Verbal Bin 3. ( these are the hardest bins on Princeton).
Some good take aways from Princeton
DS
If you understand Statement 1. Its A, D or B, C, E
If you dont understand Statement 1, Its B, D, E or A, C
Thinking in these subsets have helped a lot at improving the DS timings. Elimitated my confusion and help me move faster.
RC
Humm .. as you read the passage, make a one sentence note of what each paragraph is saying
SC.
The whole lot is of strategy is good but not enough. GMAT tests 'ETC-English' !!! Kaplan 800 is one hellva book.
PS
I havent strategised much except for sovling what looks easy to, eliminating where its tough to solve and plugging when i see lot of calculations. Some Probability is too heavy !!
CR
Ah ! yet to strategise on this front.
Long way to go yet.
Princeton has been a good book. First book any GMATter should touch ( irrespective of the CAT history). There a lot of tricks and trips ( rhymes better than tips) that are essential to the GMAT ( and not revalvent to CAT). A good one week spent with the book will get you nearer to the exam its format and the 'GMAT way of thinking'. The difficultly level is not high.
By and large GMAT verbal is going to be more challenging that GMAT Quant.I scored 98% on the Verbal at CAT 2K4 and an abbysmal 50% on Quant, yet i was more comfortable with Math Bin 4 on Princeton than Verbal Bin 3. ( these are the hardest bins on Princeton).
Some good take aways from Princeton
DS
If you understand Statement 1. Its A, D or B, C, E
If you dont understand Statement 1, Its B, D, E or A, C
Thinking in these subsets have helped a lot at improving the DS timings. Elimitated my confusion and help me move faster.
RC
Humm .. as you read the passage, make a one sentence note of what each paragraph is saying
SC.
The whole lot is of strategy is good but not enough. GMAT tests 'ETC-English' !!! Kaplan 800 is one hellva book.
PS
I havent strategised much except for sovling what looks easy to, eliminating where its tough to solve and plugging when i see lot of calculations. Some Probability is too heavy !!
CR
Ah ! yet to strategise on this front.
Long way to go yet.
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