Analysis...a small one
Just wanted to analyse my strenghts and weaknesses. Pretty important huh?!?!
Strength
1. On any day, Quants is my strength. I have encountered only few problems which i didn't know how to solve.
2. Reasoning ability is terrific and i am now able to guess GMAT testers intentions (just like Neo could see all those binaries... o.k o.k wrong comparison agreed :) )
3. Timing has been terrific. Always ahead of the clock. That relieves most of the pressure.
4. Mental strength. I would never bog down when i got a question wrong. Through my test taking experience, i feel one question doesn't make or break anything. The tests are intelligently devised to give us the score we deserve.
Weakness
1. In Quants the mistakes that i have made are mostly silly. But, does it matter. Is there any mistake classification report given to the schools. No. Even if you click the wrong answer though you know the correct answer, it is a mistake. So, need to remove this weakness.
2. RC is a major set back. I do RCs better in OG but not in tests. Atleast one goes down. This is the major problem. Need to be very careful. There is no margin for error.
3. SC. Man these GMAT testers....Some one teach them good grammar. Though i am strong in parallel construction, modifying clause, sub-verb agreement, one thing which drives me crazy is idiom/phrase. I am o.k even with that. Suddenly, there would be out of the box for which i am not convinced even after seeing the explanation. Luck would play a vital role here.
4. Mental stamina - Till date i had only one test where i could concentrate on both sections. That was PR4 but the result was 570. Shit i hate that score. Anyway, i should be beware of the fact that mind is a monkey. Give a good GMAT show so that it doesn't wander anywhere.