{"id":8826,"date":"2012-05-19T12:32:51","date_gmt":"2012-05-19T18:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/?p=8826"},"modified":"2022-01-26T13:15:08","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T18:15:08","slug":"gmat-impact-take-your-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/gmat-impact-take-your-time\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Impact: Take Your Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

When it comes to the GMAT, raw intellectual horsepower helps, but it is not everything. In this weekly blog series,\u00a0Manhattan GMAT<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0Stacey Koprince<\/a>\u00a0teaches you how to perform at your best on test day by using some common sense.<\/em><\/p>\n

Since the beginning of this month, I have spoken with dozens of students who are becoming increasingly panicked about achieving their goal GMAT score before the June 5\u00a0switch to the Next Generation GMAT. We\u2019re currently a little more than two weeks out, and I have a message for you: if your practice scores are not what you want them to be right now, then stop pressuring yourself to take the old test.<\/p>\n

The Integrated Reasoning (IR) section is not that bad. I promise. More importantly, if your results aren\u2019t what you want them to be, chances are they\u2019re not going to change much in two weeks. That\u2019s always been true, but it\u2019s especially true if you\u2019re telling yourself, \u201cThis is my last chance. I have<\/em> to get the score right now or\u2026 or\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Or what? Your head\u2019s not going to explode. The world isn\u2019t going to end. You just have to take the IR section. IR scores will not be anywhere near as important as the quant and verbal scores, so you only need to aim for a \u201cdecent\u201d score on that section. Further, IR is a pretty good mix of the skills you need for the existing quant and verbal sections, so whether quant or verbal is your stronger area, you already have some strengths to take into IR!<\/p>\n

Give yourself the time you need to get your quant and verbal scores where you want them to be. Then add some extra time to deal with this newfangled IR stuff. I\u2019d recommend that most people plan to add from two to six weeks to get comfortable with IR. You have two goals: (1) earning a \u201cdecent\u201d score on IR and (2) knowing how to handle IR well enough that it doesn\u2019t completely exhaust you before you get to the quant and verbal.\u00a0 For the former, we don\u2019t yet know what a \u201cdecent\u201d score will be, but you will probably be okay if you can answer half or more of the questions correctly. For the latter, handling IR \u201cwell enough\u201d includes recognizing when something is just too hard and letting those questions go without getting stressed out.<\/p>\n

The nutshell: if you\u2019re very stressed out about whether you can achieve your goal score before the test changes, then you are probably too far from that goal. It\u2019s okay to decide to postpone. Remove that artificial pressure and give yourself the time you need to do this well!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When it comes to the GMAT, raw intellectual horsepower helps, but it is not everything. In this weekly blog series,\u00a0Manhattan GMAT\u2019s\u00a0Stacey Koprince\u00a0teaches you how to perform at your best on test day by using some common sense. 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