{"id":20701,"date":"2016-05-29T10:00:52","date_gmt":"2016-05-29T14:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/?p=20701"},"modified":"2022-01-26T13:08:51","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T18:08:51","slug":"gmat-impact-analyzing-practice-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/gmat-impact-analyzing-practice-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Impact: Analyzing Your Practice Problems"},"content":{"rendered":"

With regard to the GMAT, raw intellectual horsepower helps, but it is not everything. In this blog series,<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>Manhattan Prep<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u2019s\u00a0<\/em>Stacey Koprince<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0teaches you how to perform at your best on test day by using some common sense.<\/em><\/p>\n

Did you know that, on any particular problem, roughly 80% of your learning comes\u00a0after<\/em>\u00a0you have picked the answer? Turns out, we do not learn much while in the process of\u00a0doing<\/em>\u00a0a problem, especially when the clock is ticking. We are just trying to remember (and use!) everything that we learned before we started working on that problem.<\/p>\n

Afterward, though, we can take all the time we want to figure out how to get better\u2014that is where we really learn. Did I understand what they were asking? Did I know how to do the math or reasoning necessary to get to the answer? Is there a more efficient way to do that work? Did I make any mistakes or fall into any traps? If so, which ones and why? How could I make an educated guess?<\/p>\n

In a nutshell: if you are not spending\u00a0at least<\/em>\u00a0as long reviewing a question as you spent doing it in the first place, then you are not maximizing your learning.<\/p>\n

Take a look at this article:\u00a0How to Analyze a Practice Problem<\/strong><\/a>. It contains a list of questions to ask yourself when reviewing a problem. Take note of a couple of things:<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u2013 Yes, you still ask yourself these questions even when you answer the question correctly.<\/p>\n

\u2013 No, you do not need to ask yourself every single question for each problem you review; choose the most appropriate questions based upon how the problem went for you.<\/p>\n

Want some examples of how to do this? Glad you asked. Below, you will find links to articles containing an analysis of a sample problem for each of the six main question types. Happy studying!<\/p>\n

How to analyze the following:<\/p>\n

Sentence Correction<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Critical Reasoning<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Reading Comprehension<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Data Sufficiency<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Problem Solving<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Integrated Reasoning Table<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With regard to the GMAT, raw intellectual horsepower helps, but it is not everything. In this blog series,\u00a0Manhattan Prep\u2019s\u00a0Stacey Koprince\u00a0teaches you how to perform at your best on test day by using some common sense. Did you know that, on any particular problem, roughly 80% of your learning comes\u00a0after\u00a0you have picked the answer? Turns out, … Read More  <\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[125],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gmat"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nGMAT Impact: Analyzing Your Practice Problems | mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Take a look at this article: How to Analyze a Practice Problem. 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