<p>Hello CC-ers,</p>
<p>I would like to ask one question, my current Math score is 640-720 and I have done BARRON'S 23rd Math section(about 500-600 math problems and questions), should I study GRUBBER'S Math Workbook?</p>
<p>P.S I usually mis 1-2 questions in each section because of concentration.
Thanks.</p>
<p>Yes.</p>
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<p>I don’t know why you are using Barron’s because it’s not accurate at all. Since you are only missing questions because of concentration and not because you don’t understand the problem, I recommend that you practice on ETS authored things (BB, QAS, OC tests, etc). Learn to speed yourself up. Once you do enough problems, you’ll be able to identify the question, come up with the solution that will work fastest, and do it within a very short amount of time. However, don’t just do the problems. Sit back and look for shortcuts that you can save for similar situations.</p>
<p>Also check, recheck, and if you still have time, check again.
The difference between a 750 and 800 is luck and checking over your work.</p>
<p>Yes I know it. But my father tells me to do as much problems as possible. That’s why I aggregated near 1000 math problems/equations/questions and etc. I have done near 200-300 and made a couple of practice tests. The result isn’t constand 640-720. But I know all theory, strategies, and etc. And I loose a 1-2 questions from 3(4) math sections because I can’t concentrate. And if I will check each answer I won’t finish section on time. I feel like on the real exam I will be ver nervous.</p>
<p>I think the problem here is your father. Tell him to give you space so you’ll be able to concentrate. Trust me, doing tons of problems won’t help you. It’s like running a marathon on crutches and expecting to come out first. Not impossible, but highly improbable. </p>
<p>How are you spending the 20/25 minutes? How many minutes do you spend on the first round? How many minutes do you give to rechecking your work and attempting questions you didn’t get the first time? How much time do you have left?</p>
<p>Well, first section isn’t a big problem to me, it’s easy. I didn’t measure exact time, but always 15 minutes for 20 questions(but sometimes depend on feelings(night/day)). Second is 18 questions(including “Gird-in”) about 20 minutes. Third is about 15 minutes, (exept cases with big significiant logical questions-18 minutes).
My father learned in “Sovet Union” and often when I told him that I mis 4-6 questions in all Math section, he tells me that when he enrolled St.Peterburd Engineering university(TOP5 for that time), he solved 2000 math problems to prepare and a=answered 18/18 questions for 10 minutes. So, he gave me a old book(1965) which he used to prepare. I solved 1 math equation for 1,5 hour(maybe more). We have diversion in opinions about preparation, I tell him that the most pragmatic choice is BARRON’S. And now he conside that I ignored “father’s advice” and prepared in my own way. And now he tells that because I prepared through BARRON’S and BB I must get 800. Theoryticaly I can get 800, but in practice I can’t concentrate.</p>
<p>Try to make your father understand the difference between the test you’re gonna take and he took.
My parents did USSR exams, too. Math would have there 5 questions with an hour given to solve them, but those questions would be very difficult and the methods of solving would be considered by the prof. (answer only - not enough). That means, that to pass such exam you’d need to be well-prepared to solve different types of questions.
Sat, however, is a set of easy questions to be solved in a minute or less. Not much theory or formulas or whatever needed.
I have the concentration trouble as well. What I am doing is practicing.</p>
<p>Absolutely right.</p>
<p>Suleyman95, I realize that you are writing in a second language (and I admit that I could not do as well in any language other than English). However, in post #6, for example, you have about 18 errors of spelling and punctuation, not counting the absence of articles such as “the.” I think that if you spend some time concentrating on your writing in English, this might actually have some carry-over value for concentrating on the mathematics section. (It would also be likely to improve your score on the W section, and possibly the CR section.) </p>
<p>I worked for a while with a professor who had moved to the US as a young adult, and felt that his problem-solving ability in physics was hindered when he first arrived, solely due to English issues. Problems that he could solve easily in his native language posed obstacles to him. As his English improved, the difficulties went away completely. Many of the problems in the math section are posed in English, and the details of the description matter, as far as the precise meaning of the questions goes. Take a look at the nature of your errors, and see whether some of them come from this source.</p>
<p>Thanks, but I will use GRUBBER’S to concentrate on those 4-6 questions.</p>
<p>Not to be pedantic, but it’s Gruber’s, not Grubber’s. An analogous oversight or mis-reading of the math questions can really cost you points.</p>
<p>Just practice BB problems. You’ll get closer and closer. review the ones you miss. soon you will get 800</p>
<p>And your english has improved a lot, I must say :)</p>
<p>My current score 300/450/720.</p>
<p>You need to stop focusing on the math and get your CR and W up.</p>
<p>lol…“GRUBBER’S”</p>
<p>LOLOL</p>