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how did you guys learn GMAT math?

doesn't seem as straight forward as LSAT prep
odious sepia affirmative action
  08/29/14
could there be anything less straightforward than lsat prep?...
wonderful demanding gunner doctorate
  08/29/14
youre going to want to brush up on fundamentals of algebra/g...
zombie-like fishy parlour
  08/29/14
/thread although ill add get really good at combi...
Sickened Tripping Preventive Strike Rigpig
  08/29/14
one weird trick but yeah maybe that should be emphasize...
zombie-like fishy parlour
  08/29/14
"child MATHLETE where combinatorics always seemed to be...
Sickened Tripping Preventive Strike Rigpig
  08/29/14
I went to high school.
silver curious goyim
  08/29/14
(aspie virgin nowag striver)
zombie-like fishy parlour
  08/29/14
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costumed nighttime spot
  08/29/14
I didn't learn it sufficiently. I googled around and found ...
Self-absorbed Green Forum Wagecucks
  08/29/14
yeah with the time pressure the hard questions are going to ...
zombie-like fishy parlour
  08/29/14
The test was definitely PROBLEMATIC. I told the proctor tha...
Self-absorbed Green Forum Wagecucks
  08/29/14
"i felt like the data sufficiency questions really didn...
zombie-like fishy parlour
  08/29/14
know all your basic math facts (see if you can find an onlin...
Sickened Tripping Preventive Strike Rigpig
  08/29/14
LOL what? GMAT math is middle school to freshman high school...
magical multi-colored therapy weed whacker
  09/01/14
most Lib arts shitheads haven't done math since high school....
odious sepia affirmative action
  09/01/14
Manhattan books and official Quant review -> 50Q
disturbing boiling water
  09/01/14
Manhattan GMAT quant is the best. That being said, afte...
Vigorous principal's office
  09/01/14
what helped you increase your score?
odious sepia affirmative action
  09/01/14
Took algebra 2 in the 8th grade in a middling public school ...
flickering stimulating public bath turdskin
  09/01/14
(Neil deGrasse Tyson)
Self-absorbed Green Forum Wagecucks
  09/01/14
Mostly, I graduated from high school and remembered 1/10th o...
naked shimmering kitty cat
  09/01/14


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Date: August 29th, 2014 2:50 PM
Author: odious sepia affirmative action

doesn't seem as straight forward as LSAT prep

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2660201&forum_id=2#26231648)



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Date: August 29th, 2014 2:51 PM
Author: wonderful demanding gunner doctorate

could there be anything less straightforward than lsat prep? you can't even study for an entire section of the test.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2660201&forum_id=2#26231654)



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Date: August 29th, 2014 2:55 PM
Author: zombie-like fishy parlour

youre going to want to brush up on fundamentals of algebra/geometry/combinatorics if youre a poli sci-->jd shithead who hasnt done math since high school but after that its pretty much just not sucking at mathematical intuition and not being a slow as shit drooling tls retard at simple things like calculation & numerical pattern recognition.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2660201&forum_id=2#26231672)



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Date: August 29th, 2014 3:04 PM
Author: Sickened Tripping Preventive Strike Rigpig

/thread

although ill add get really good at combinatorics. emphasis on that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2660201&forum_id=2#26231721)



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Date: August 29th, 2014 3:07 PM
Author: zombie-like fishy parlour

one weird trick

but yeah maybe that should be emphasized more than i realized since its obvious to me as a former child MATHLETE where combinatorics always seemed to be the go to for lazy boomers trying to write "clever" but not too technical math problems

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2660201&forum_id=2#26231728)



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Date: August 29th, 2014 3:11 PM
Author: Sickened Tripping Preventive Strike Rigpig

"child MATHLETE where combinatorics always seemed to be the go to for lazy boomers trying to write "clever" but not too technical math problems

"

yep. it's also the area of math where....theres the greatest disparity between the "hard way" to do it and the "easy way". like...combinatorics is a pain in the ass if you think in terms of binomial notation but lots of striver types do it that way and WILL regurgitate it on these standardized tests.

its all about realizing the implicit constraints so you can set it up and avoid bullshit. the box poasted a problem about marbles where the red ones couldn't be next to each other a while ago and the problem would be horrendous if you actually didn't realize the trick (and in this case basically impossible under test conditions).



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2660201&forum_id=2#26231745)



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Date: August 29th, 2014 2:56 PM
Author: silver curious goyim

I went to high school.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2660201&forum_id=2#26231676)



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Date: August 29th, 2014 2:57 PM
Author: zombie-like fishy parlour

(aspie virgin nowag striver)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2660201&forum_id=2#26231682)



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Date: August 29th, 2014 3:01 PM
Author: costumed nighttime spot



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2660201&forum_id=2#26231704)



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Date: August 29th, 2014 2:57 PM
Author: Self-absorbed Green Forum Wagecucks

I didn't learn it sufficiently. I googled around and found a website where a guy had uploaded 6 or 7 pages of formulas, geometrical properties, number properties, probability, and other HS math stuff that appears on the test. Spent 3 or 4 days reading that stuff over and doing a few practice tests. Was good enough for ~80th percentile on the Q, but not enough to feel comfortable with everything and to learn how to attack the questions efficiently.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2660201&forum_id=2#26231683)



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Date: August 29th, 2014 3:03 PM
Author: zombie-like fishy parlour

yeah with the time pressure the hard questions are going to be problematic and NOT OK if youre trying to remember some clue about how to solve it from some cliff notes you just tried to memorize the day before

to get the azn grinder level gmat ?s you really want to be going full tilt at the problem itself with no hesitation about what youre supposed to be doing

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2660201&forum_id=2#26231719)



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Date: August 29th, 2014 3:13 PM
Author: Self-absorbed Green Forum Wagecucks

The test was definitely PROBLEMATIC. I told the proctor that future versions should come with a trigger warning prior to the first quant question.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2660201&forum_id=2#26231757)



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Date: August 29th, 2014 3:19 PM
Author: zombie-like fishy parlour

"i felt like the data sufficiency questions really didnt consider my perspective & narrative as a woman of color, you know?"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2660201&forum_id=2#26231796)



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Date: August 29th, 2014 3:05 PM
Author: Sickened Tripping Preventive Strike Rigpig

know all your basic math facts (see if you can find an online ...sparknotes type thing). and practice lots of combinatorics problems. if you are automatic on this shit, you'll go fast. speed it the main issue.

as for the pattern recognition, that is innate/comes from experience. you wont develop it anymore than it is now without hours of practice.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2660201&forum_id=2#26231725)



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Date: September 1st, 2014 4:25 PM
Author: magical multi-colored therapy weed whacker

LOL what? GMAT math is middle school to freshman high school math.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2660201&forum_id=2#26248257)



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Date: September 1st, 2014 7:19 PM
Author: odious sepia affirmative action

most Lib arts shitheads haven't done math since high school.. I'd like to know the best way to re-learn this shit in 2 months

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2660201&forum_id=2#26249086)



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Date: September 1st, 2014 8:16 PM
Author: disturbing boiling water

Manhattan books and official Quant review -> 50Q

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2660201&forum_id=2#26249309)



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Date: September 1st, 2014 8:17 PM
Author: Vigorous principal's office

Manhattan GMAT quant is the best.

That being said, after working through the workbooks for three weeks I only increased my Q score by 1.

However, I still copped that 760.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2660201&forum_id=2#26249313)



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Date: September 1st, 2014 9:53 PM
Author: odious sepia affirmative action

what helped you increase your score?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2660201&forum_id=2#26249890)



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Date: September 1st, 2014 8:17 PM
Author: flickering stimulating public bath turdskin

Took algebra 2 in the 8th grade in a middling public school system

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2660201&forum_id=2#26249315)



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Date: September 1st, 2014 8:19 PM
Author: Self-absorbed Green Forum Wagecucks

(Neil deGrasse Tyson)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2660201&forum_id=2#26249320)



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Date: September 1st, 2014 10:21 PM
Author: naked shimmering kitty cat

Mostly, I graduated from high school and remembered 1/10th of what they taught me.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2660201&forum_id=2#26250063)