That's part of the prep process. The GMAT asks the same types of questions over and over again and once you learn them all, you'll be able to recognize trigger words when a question pops up on test day. Now that you've seen this video, you know what a Units Digit is! If you put in the time to thoroughly prepare in an organized, systematic way, you'll know the terminology in all of the other types of questions, too, and there shouldn't be any surprises on test day.

My pleasure, I'm glad to hear it. Let us know how it went!

@@dominatethegmat It went very bad. I flunked it miserably. My 4 months of hard work went down the drain. However, I remember the third point.

@@suprotimroy I'm really sorry to hear that. If you're still committed to business school and plan to take the GMAT again, shoot me an email at [email protected]. I'd love to help you have more success the next time around.

I'm glad you found this video just in time. How did it go!?

The "eyeballing" strategy is no longer as relevant since the new version of the GMAT (formerly called the GMAT Focus Edition, now just called the GMAT Exam) no longer contains geometry. Just focus on Working Backwards, Making Up Numbers, and WIBNI! There are a couple other useful strategies that we discuss in our complete GMAT Prep Course, fully updated for the latest edition of the exam: www.dominatetestprep.com/gmat-focus. Hope this helps!

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.

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!

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.

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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?

Can you do that without a calculator?

@@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

@@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.

Congrats. That's awesome!

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

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.

@@dominatethegmatI’m surprised that you replied on a 10 year old video, thanks a lot for the advice !

@@Conk-bepis 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.

Thank you!

You're welcome!

My pleasure. Glad it helped!

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!

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

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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!

That's correct. It's crazy how quickly the industry in changing! At the time I recorded this video, not a single law school accepted the GRE. Now, many do... and many aren't requiring the LSAT any more at all. Are you using the GRE for law school or for a different grad program?

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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.

I appreciate that. Glad it helped. Good luck with the rest of your prep and let us know how else we can help!

Tomorrow is the big day. Godspeed. Can't wait to see your victory comment on this channel!

My pleasure, glad it helped!

You're welcome. Good luck as you continue preparing for the GMAT and don't hesitate to let me know how else we can help!

Thank you for the edification. Glad to hear that you're already up to speed on this type of question!

Glad to hear it. Good luck and let me know how else we can help!

Glad it resonated with you. Good luck and let me know how else we can help!

Glad to hear it. Let us know how it goes!

I have solutions for the DS questions in the new guide but still working on the IR questions. They're included with our current GMAT course and will be included with our new GMAT Focus course as well.

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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!

Thank you!

Thank you!

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I just got back from a conference at the GMAC headquarters where I heard first-hand from their lead psychometrician. He got into the weeds explaining the reliability and validity analysis of the new GMAT Focus Edition, and while the nuances are a bit complex, the overarching message was that the new score range is very stable and expected to remain consistent in the coming years. So I wouldn't worry about how your score will stack up two years from now due to shifts in the scoring algorithm itself. If anything, it actually fixes the upward skew (especially in Quant) that we've seen over the past 5 years. All of that to say, take the GMAT when you're ready, apply when you're ready, and your score will stand up if it's good enough.

@@dominatethegmat Thanks a lot. That's an extremely helpful response, and definitely helps quell my concerns. Now it's time to work toward that score! Thanks again.

Hopefully that's a good "wow." Good luck and let us know how else we can help!

You guys are awesome. These videos are helping me for gmat preparation. Thank you.

@@imsudipp Our pleasure!