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So far I was keeping from 70 to 80% success rate on the RC questions. I don't know how good is that and how well does it convert to a real score. Probably it doesn't convert at all, but I still need at least some way to measure things and keep a track.

I should say I'm improving a little bit, as far as I remember as low as 50%+ rate at the very beginning (well, it depends on the size of the set, etc), but I feel a little bit more confident with some of those things.

I am probably doing okay with timing. I didn't time myself before, but it looks like I'm staying with the reasonable range. How many of you had a problem of missing clocks on GMAT? I'm trying to understand if this is an issue at all.

I'm forcing myself to do at least 40 questions daily. Sometimes it's tough, sometimes I can do 60 or two sets of 40. However, it doesn't seem to me that it's worth doing 60 at the same time, rather then doing the full exam (all 5 sections) instead. But I'll get there soon.

Few more books on math, basically to take care of the hardest ones, one on Sentence Correction (ouch!) and one on writing skills. After this I have a bunch of sample tests to work on and I'll probably schedule a time for exam. I'm trying not to make any assumptions on the timing, as it's likely I'll screw my plans and will feel bad of doing this. Besides, according to my previous test experience, as soon as I have a date on the table, I'm really all into prep. And I didn't screw too many of my exams before. (Well, just a few. :)

Whatever, bear with me and we'll see where this is all heading to.

My typical set ranges about 40 question, but I feel that this is not enough. From the other side, having other things to do, I can't do more then 40 questions and then go through answers at once. And if I'm going through answers later on, I already don't remember my reasoning for choosing a different answer.

In addition to my (almost) daily question sets, I'm spending about an hour-hour and a half of reading, usually something that can improve my English skills.

Do you have any thoughts on this to share? Thanks.

Finally I'm done with GMAT quantitative "green thin" book and it's time for "purple thin" one. The GMAT verbal review.

Speaking about completing the GMAT's quantitative review book, I actually did pretty bad with the last set of questions. I scored so low that it's even embarrassing to share.

The worst thing of it was that I really have some gaps in the theory. I even found a few formula's that I almost completed wiped out of my brain since school days. But I'm putting everything into my tiny flash cards. When I'll finish with GMAT, I'll probably scan them and share with you. Not a fancy computer typed ones, simple hand written ones, but I hope they will be helpful.

Verbal. It's boring and takes a lot of time. Keeping reading something else at the same time can also be challenging, but that's what I'll be trying to do.

P.S. But it doesn't mean I'm done with the quantitative part of GMAT yet. I do have two more books from EZ Solutions to work on my math. Stay tuned. :)