Hitting OG16 Problems

I now fully understand almost every quant problems in OG16.  I have went through the questions at least twice.  Now I am doing the same for verbal specifically for sentence correction and critical reasoning. 

This week I completed the PowerScore Critical Reasoning book.  The book is very thorough and to really capitalize on it I actually need to memorize my notes. 

Still not sure how I should study the verbal section.  My plan for the weekend is just go over as many of the SC and CR problems and understand them fully.  I will get to the point where I have almost memorized the correct answer and wrong answer choices.  I mean how many different types of verbal questions can there be? 

My schedule is to hit the books before 7 am on both Sat and Sun.  After 5 hours or so I will hit the gym for a quick run.  Refresh my brain for couple hours then hit the books for another +5 hours.  Then Sat night dinner. Repeat on Sun.

OG16

Going through the math section of OG16 again.  This will be my 3rd time going through.  I will be very thorough and make sure I can solve all of them.  I spend around 1-2 hours during the day to go over RC and CR.  I will go over the entire verbal section of the OG16 starting this Sat. 

I figure, if i memorize and know how to solve every single math and verbal problems in OG16....the real exam cannot be that tough.

PS and SC

Last night, I did solid 2.5 hours of studying after work.  Worked on PS, DS, and SC.  Most of the SC questions have parallel or idiom errors.  Now if I can master these, SC should go much smoother.  As for PS, I have went through most of the PS problems in the OG16 book at least twice.  Naturally as a result, I have memorized a lot of the questions and the answers.  Almost automatic to me at this point. 

I need to do the same for DS questions.  DS questions look hopeless for me now but let's see how DS looks after I memorize majority of the questions in OG book.  That is my goal today.  Devour DS questions today and if I have time and energy, devour some of the SC questions I already went over. 

It is usually around 7PM after dinner.  I will not be a lazy weakling anymore and start hitting those books as soon as i am done eating.  I can put in solid 3-4 hours a night and 1 hour in the office.  I have 7 weeks to go.  I have a lot of climbing to do to get to the 700 mark.  Come on 700!!

GMAT Progress

I have attended MGMAT in the city and solved more than 60% of the OG16 problems.  But my practice 3 CAT scores have been in the range of 570-600. 

Knowing that I will be lawn mowed, i went ahead and took the GMAT exam.  I got destroyed.  520

This was really really disappointing.  My next exam is in the first week of Oct.  I better get my score up to +700.  Honestly, I don't know how but i will just memorize the questions, answers, and the entire process involved in solving OG16 questions.  My plan is very similar to L2 of the CFA exam - memorize and devour everything in the book.   

GMAT

Long time no write!

I am back once again.  The good news is that I did pass the CFA L3 exam in 2013.  My employer reimbursed all my costs:  Schweser books and classes and NYSSA classes from L1 to L3.  I truly thank my company for such generosity.

Now that I am a CFA charterholder, I want an MBA really bad.

I am currently on my GMAT journey - on my way to top20 MBA!

Exam Week

I have been taking mocks all week.  Took this week off from work to study for this exam.  I have been scoring anywhere between 60-65 in for the AM and 64-70 in the PM. 

For now, I am going over my mocks and reading the entire Ethics and GIPS.  Ethics and GIPS are ignored by many candidates but Ethics alone are 10% of the PM section. 

I am more confident about this exam than I was last year.  I will study hard tonight, tomorrow and Friday.  Good luck everyone!

Couple more weeks to go

Two weeks left.  I have been taking full mock exams once a week now and average around 65%.  AM section is still shady for me scoring anywhere from 60-70 and PM section is steady at around 65.  The biggest mistake I make in the AM section is that I do not read the question or story thoroughly and fail to write down what the question is asking. 

It takes me about 2 hours and 20 minutes to finish the morning exam and I just go ahead and correct it without taking the full 3 hours.  I am taking Schweser Vol 2 exam tomorrow and I will take all 3 hours of it.   I will read the stories particularly the IPS stories 2 or 3 times if I have time remaining and drill the story into my thick head. 

If I think about, the answers are right there in the story or in tables or in exhibits.  I just gotta focus and think what is the question asking? 

Once section I am having trouble is behavioral finance with so many similar definitions and biases.  Another section is R38 with swaps.  I will focus really hard tomorrow and will hit 70% tomorrow.  If I do get over 70% I will post about it tomorrow.