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When I redo the same set my score jumps, but I can't tell if I'm learning the skill or just remembering the q's.
Is repeating a practice test useful for timing and process, or should most prep be fresh questions?
Mayank G.Coach14 minutes agoEx-BCG | 100% improvement guarantee or you don't pay! | Top 1% Coach!
Repeating a practice test can be useful for process, pacing, and reviewing mistakes, but the score on the repeat is not a clean measure of readiness because memory helps.
Use repeats deliberately: fix the method on the same set, then confirm the improvement on fresh questions.
Most of your final readiness check should come from unseen material under realistic timing.
I'm still pretty slow even when I understand the q. I can get decent accuracy, but the pace is nowhere near where I want it. Should I force timed practice early, or build accuracy first and let speed come later?
Mayank G.CoachBuild accuracy first, but introduce timing early enough that the clock is not a surprise. Waiting until you feel perfect untimed can create a separate pacing problem later.
I'm trying to improve my speed for Bain TestGorilla, but when I push myself to finish everything my accuracy drops noticeably. If I have to choose, is it generally better to answer fewer questions carefully or move faster and attempt everything?
Mayank G.CoachWithout knowing the exact scoring rules for a particular assessment, I would not assume that either completion rate or accuracy is always dominant. Your goal is to manage the tradeoff intelligently.
Untimed I can solve most of the numerical questions, but once I put the timer on my accuracy falls pretty fast. I either rush easy q's or spend way too long on one harder one. What should I change first, raw calculation speed, question selection, or just more timed reps?
Mayank G.CoachIf untimed accuracy is already decent, your first priority is probably pacing rather than relearning the underlying math. Break the problem into reading time, setup time, calculation time, and decision time to see where the seconds are actually going.