Do you know what happens if you select an answer wrong instead of skipping it and then you change it correctly at "Review and change screen"? Does the algorithm increase your overall performance? Yesterday I fiìnished the quantitative part of the gmat focus online changing 3 answers (20 and 18 from incorrect to correct and 18 from correct to incorrect). 16 of my answers were correct so only 5 answer were wrong (2, 3, 6, 14, 18) ... I got only 40th percentile :(
@dominatethegmatКүн бұрын
Yeah, it's a tricky aspect of the algorithm and they don't reveal exactly how it works behind the scenes. I was at a conference at the GMAC headquarters last year shortly after they announced this new feature, and they did confirm that the algorithm is still question-adaptive meaning that yes, if you select an answer and get it wrong on the first pass-through, it will send you to an easier next question and your score will take a short-term hit -- even if you later go back and change it to a right answer. That said, ultimately getting the question right is a GOOD thing. Does it more than make up for the initial hit to your score? They weren't clear on that. But an eventual right answer is definitely better than a wrong answer. This is one of the reasons why they limit changes to three questions per section, by the way. And they did make it a point to say that people shouldn't try to game the system by purposely getting the first three questions wrong so that you get easier questions -- and therefore more right answers -- the rest of the way, and then go back to change those first three wrong answers to right answers. With a wink and a nod, they basically said that your score will end up lower if you do that. All of that to say, do your best to get every question right on the initial pass-through, treating it as if it were question-adaptive with no ability to change answers. Then if you do find a mistake you made along the way, so much the better to get that one extra right answer.
@siddharthkandpal93414 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing. Can you kindly help me understand the following - Despite the popularity of vitamin and mineral supplements, people taking them are not giving themselves any significant nutritional advantage. Vitamins and minerals derived from fresh fruits and vegetables have far more potency than those processed in pill form. Not long ago, the Surgeon General recommended that people consume five servings of fruit and vegetables each day. I can say 'why' to the 1st and 3rd sentences above. What's next here?
@dominatethegmatКүн бұрын
I'm not quite sure what you mean by "why" to the 1st and 3rd sentences. I'm assuming you mean answer choices A and C? Here's a link to the full question (CR) with answer choices, in case anyone else is curious: gmatclub.com/forum/despite-the-popularity-of-vitamin-and-mineral-supplements-people-taki-241442.html. This is a "Find the Assumption" question, and a good strategy for finding assumptions is what I call the "Negation Technique" (I teach it in detail in my course). If you negate the answer choices, only with answer choice E does the argument fall apart. Hence, it's the correct answer. If you want me to further clarify why answer choices A and C are wrong, let me know. Hope this helps!
@ACCA_UK9 күн бұрын
Hey mate, your method is fairly reasonable, but I would like to share another more time-efficient one. What if we subtract the last digit (7)-(3) we get =4 and the same thing with exponents (28)-(23)=5 so basically it is 4^5 = 1024 ends in a 4. and hardly takes less than 30 sec.
@dominatethegmat8 күн бұрын
Your approach won't always work. What if the second term ends in, say, a 9 instead of a 3? Now subtracting the last digits results in -2. As another example, try your method for 6^5 - 4^3. According to your approach, it should be the same as (6-4)^(5-3). But it's not.
@NduduzoGamede11 күн бұрын
Please help me Is there any conclusion in the following Recent evidence suggests that minimum wage hikes undermine the welfare to work transition.kelvin lang of Boston university found that low skill adults often were crowded out of the Job market by teenagers and part time students after a minimum wage increase, though adults have the greater need of income.Brandan report that minimum wage hikes results in lower work force participation among welfare mothers.This suggests that President Clinton proposal to raise the minimum wage undercuts his goal of ending welfare as we know it.
@official_obiamaraАй бұрын
thank you
@dominatethegmatАй бұрын
You're welcome. Glad it helped!
@SISANHLABATHI2 ай бұрын
Sounds like Greek to me. I am totally clueless about this.
@dominatethegmat2 ай бұрын
The good news is, you can learn Greek 😀. Where are you in the process of preparing for the GMAT? Do you have a target test date yet?
@sahilpatil5762 ай бұрын
C 6
@gamingpur20082 ай бұрын
This question is less then 10 sec if we use log on both side
@dominatethegmat2 ай бұрын
Can you do that without a calculator?
@gamingpur20082 ай бұрын
@@dominatethegmat i done that without calculator. By just log properties and then comparing L.H.S and R.H.S you should also try once
@dominatethegmat2 ай бұрын
@@gamingpur2008 That's what I thought. Remember that you can't use a calculator on the Quantitative Reasoning section of the GMAT, so make sure you have other ways of solving questions like this.
@whitewolf-gamimg28352 ай бұрын
took me 7 sec
@dominatethegmat2 ай бұрын
Congrats. That's awesome!
@adityagawhale3 ай бұрын
Some schools like Fosters Washington also have test waiver (as per their website for admission requirements) but they mention about demonstrating some quantitative aptitude either through work ex (quant focused role), a CFA/CPA or similar finance certification, or by giving GMAT/GRE. Now, in this case, giving the GMAT/GRE will be far cheaper and easier than studying for CFA, and only option for people who didn’t work in a quant role. So you still need something …
@dominatethegmat3 ай бұрын
Yes, you're exactly right. Poets & Quants just published a helpful article on how to boost your quant profile, and that's one of the points they made. Here it is if you want to check it out: poetsandquants.com/2024/05/14/how-to-improve-your-quant-profile
@adityagawhale3 ай бұрын
I think the real problem is that you think you are too close to the answer, and say that it's ok if I'm over by a min since I'm very close, I will regret having the wrong answer after wasting 3 mins on this question, specially when I'm so close. This is how you loose marks, and the question was actually very simple, but you made a silly calculation error somewhere, which is why so much time was wasted.
@dominatethegmat3 ай бұрын
That's a good point. That's why another good strategy is to use logic and common sense to eliminate clear throw-away answers early on. Often you can get a general sense of approximately what the answer will look like so that even if you make a calculation error but you're still in the ballpark, you won't get distracted by some of the other wrong answer choices.
@adityagawhale3 ай бұрын
@@dominatethegmatI’m surprised that you replied on a 10 year old video, thanks a lot for the advice !
@dominatethegmat3 ай бұрын
@@adityagawhale If I've left a video up on this channel, then it's still relevant to the current iteration of the GMAT Exam. And yes, I still love to connect with people who find our videos! I'm glad you found it helpful. Good luck and let me know how else I can help.
@marianagonzalezrodriguez63693 ай бұрын
Hello
@ShiponHossain-cp5qq3 ай бұрын
wow nice video❤
@dominatethegmat3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@ashishsinha90354 ай бұрын
Thanks !
@dominatethegmat4 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@ashishsinha90354 ай бұрын
Thank you !
@dominatethegmat4 ай бұрын
My pleasure. Glad it helped!
@ashishsinha90354 ай бұрын
Thanks Brett for the question and solution !
@dominatethegmat4 ай бұрын
You're welcome. Good luck on test day and don't hesitate to let me know if there's anything else we can do to help!
@dominatethegmat4 ай бұрын
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@hogrideeeeer5 ай бұрын
That was an awesome video man thanks
@dominatethegmat5 ай бұрын
My pleasure. Glad it helped! P.S. Here's a podcast episode that lays out a game plan for your final week before test day, including a downloadable checklist that you can use to stay on track in the final days leading up to test day: podcast.dominatetestprep.com/548431/4566068-27-7-days-out-from-test-day
@ashishsinha90356 ай бұрын
Thanks Sir!
@dominatethegmat6 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@sharone8557 ай бұрын
Watching this in 2024, really helpful
@dominatethegmat7 ай бұрын
It's still relevant! And rest assured that our course has been fully updated for the new GMAT Focus Edition if you decide to go that route. Good luck and let me know how else we can help!
@Bill01027 ай бұрын
I'm deeply impressed by this. I came across something with a similar message, and it was truly captivating. "Dominating Your Clock: Strategies for Professional and Personal Success" by Anthony Rivers
@Mikebuddy22298 ай бұрын
GRE is used for Law School as well.
@user-lp7dv5od4i8 ай бұрын
🤯THANKS !!
@andrewshim87629 ай бұрын
how many fewer questions are there on the focus edition?
@dominatethegmat9 ай бұрын
The "legacy" GMAT has 79 questions, 80 if you count the essay. The GMAT Focus Edition has 64 questions (with no essay). So 16 fewer questions.
@ashwinrebbapragada762610 ай бұрын
This was a wonderful example and explanation. You are like a magician. Actually you did a good job of using the laws of exponents and simplifying terms.
@jonis810 ай бұрын
I will take my gmat test this Friday. God l hope l come back to this comment edit it and say F*** it did it, l got the score l wanted.
@ashwinrebbapragada762610 ай бұрын
This a great problem. Thanks!
@ashwinrebbapragada762610 ай бұрын
This was a really good problem and good explanation. Thanks for your time and advice.
@ashishsinha903511 ай бұрын
Though I know this concept and got the question right, I was mesmerised by the patience with which you explained!
@dominatethegmat10 ай бұрын
Thank you for the edification. Glad to hear that you're already up to speed on this type of question!
@paulsharma480711 ай бұрын
Amazing really helpful
@yousifalturaihy975811 ай бұрын
The last habit is the one that caught my attention the most. The world is not over if you don't hit that 720 score. You are still in the top 1%.
@dominatethegmat11 ай бұрын
Glad it resonated with you. Good luck and let me know how else we can help!
@prakritreeeeeee Жыл бұрын
I have my GMAT the day after tomorrow and I'm really stressed out. Thank you for making this video I feel so much better after watching it!!
@dominatethegmat Жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it. Let us know how it goes!
@eatsleep8688 Жыл бұрын
0:40 summarize premise, conslusion, assumption on GMAT conclusion first CPA in simpel statemtnt 4:02 in scratrch paper use letter to simplify
@tihijkp Жыл бұрын
Hey, are you having Data Insights videos already available for the official guide gmat focus edition?
@buitenzorg86 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this new information.
@guilhermecouto7761 Жыл бұрын
Whishing you the best Brett! Can't tank you enough. If I hadn't taken your course around a year and a half ago, I wouldn't have gotten to my masters program and would have not been able to study abroad! Cheers
@dominatethegmat Жыл бұрын
That's great to hear. I'm glad your hard work paid off. I hope you're enjoying your Masters program abroad. Good luck and all the best to you in the future!
@siddharthshukla222 Жыл бұрын
Awesome
@dominatethegmat Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@siddharthshukla222 Жыл бұрын
❤
@iandezzy319 Жыл бұрын
"promo sm"
@AV_football107 Жыл бұрын
Use Legendres formula which basically tells u the amount of prime factors a factorial has. 15! Is the answer cause when u divide 15 by 5 u get 3 factors of 5 and when u divide it by 2 u get more than 5 so u can see it’s the answer in less than 10 seconds.
@umeshprasadsingh9648 Жыл бұрын
Uniquely exemplary
@dominatethegmat Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@sajidmohamed3867 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the information Brett!
@machermiston9960 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the informative video. Similar to your 3rd point at 8 mins 30, my biggest concern is that we don't know how scoring percentiles will shake up. Say I want to apply in 2025 but I'm currently studying for the GMAT focus edition. If I write it in January 2024, and get a score I'm happy with... is my percentile likely to get pushed down as more people take the GMAT Focus? If so, a score I'm happy with in January 2024 might not be a good enough score in August 2025, long after I've forgotten much of the material. Anyone have any insight here?
@imsudipp Жыл бұрын
Wow
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