{"id":13272,"date":"2017-03-09T19:19:45","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T19:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/?p=13272"},"modified":"2019-09-05T15:54:01","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T15:54:01","slug":"why-you-should-be-redoing-gmat-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/blog\/why-you-should-be-redoing-gmat-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Be Redoing GMAT Problems"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/i><\/b>I was tutoring a student recently when I had a horrifying epiphany, not unlike the one Hank had in <\/span>Breaking Bad <\/span><\/i>when\u2026 Is it too soon to spoil the show? Have you not watched that show? I mean, I guess spend time studying for the GMAT if your future is really that important to you, but the whole series is on Netflix, y\u2019know, so maybe your future isn\u2019t even worth it. <\/span><\/p>\n

Kidding, of course it is. Great show, though. <\/span><\/p>\n

Anyway, this student has flatlined at the low 600s, so I was curious about his studying habits. He works hard. Studies pretty much daily. Has worked through much of the OG and several of our books. Reviews his practice tests thoroughly. All of it sounded great, but I was suspicious. It sounded <\/span>too<\/span><\/i> good. Like in the episode of <\/span>Breaking Bad <\/span><\/i>when Walt finds out\u2014<\/span><\/p>\n

Sorry, sorry. Won\u2019t spoil it. <\/span><\/p>\n

So, I pulled up a problem on my computer and told him to work through it. He couldn\u2019t do it. He got totally lost. I asked him if the problem looked familiar. He said, \u201cYes, I think so, I feel like I\u2019ve seen it before, or one like it.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

I told him, \u201cYou\u2019ve definitely seen it before. Do you know how I know?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHow?\u201d He asked. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBecause it\u2019s from one of your practice tests.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

I saw the shame wash over him. He knew he was caught. I stared at him with that look that combines confusion and disappointment, the one I know so well on my father\u2019s face. I told him I wasn\u2019t mad, just disappointed, and said, \u201cHow can you miss a problem you\u2019ve done before?\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Alright, I\u2019m exaggerating a little. I wasn\u2019t <\/span>that<\/span><\/i> disappointed, but I did ask that question. Since then I\u2019ve repeated the exercise with all my students, and without fail, they miss the same questions they\u2019ve missed in the past, which brings me to where I am today, writing this blog post, asking you studiers a very simple question:<\/span><\/p>\n

WHAT IN THE FESTERING PILE OF FETID PINK PIGLET SPIT ARE YOU DOING?!<\/span><\/p>\n