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The graduate management admission test or more commonly known as GMAT is used to assess students in certain areas to qualify them for admission in different management programs such as MBA.

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Here are some common GMAT mistakes that students repeat over and over again, resulting in an average GMAT score. Check out these mistakes that you should avoid: 

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Unplanned Preparation

 It is essential to have theoretical concepts, mock tests, reviews and doubt sessions in an appropriate ratio as a part of your preparation.

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It is not only important but necessary to give a mock test in CAT (Computer adaptive test) format as it will provide you with a realistic sense of your current situation and actually prepare you for the exam.

Practice without CAT format

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The key to this exam is to stay calm the whole time and just carefully focus on giving answers to whatever questions appear in front of you.

Panicking during the exam

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Obviously, the quant section and data sufficiency problems will take a little more time but you need to realize that you only have limited time and you should allocate that time wisely.

Wasting time on 1 question

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Some students use this tactic to crack GMAT. They believe that they should just focus on their weakest/strongest section. This belief is completely useless as the exam consists of four different sections and you cannot crack GMAT even if you give all correct answers for a particular section.

Completely focusing on 1 section

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The scores in each section need to be uniform for you to perform well and that means taking out extra time for your weaknesses. Your weak areas need an extra proportion of your preparation in order for you to become able to answer them with consistency.

Ignoring your weak points

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When there is not much time left to understand the concepts deeply, some students find it easy to just cram up the entire study material in the last few months of the exam forgetting the fact that this exam is totally analytical in nature and there is no shortcut for that. 

Cramming Up

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Instead of actually attempting the exam, many students focus on the assumption of whether they will crack it or not. So, this is something really important to understand you just have to focus on attempting the question that appears before you and nothing else.

Brood over the difficulty level

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