Canadian26 said:
I thought that quantive reasoning was the hardest part of the exam, due to time constraints. Im sure the schools know that, and I have yet to hear of anyone who finished the section with time to spare. 260 is a bit low, but your TS and AA are competive. It depends on how schools view your OAT marks, i was under the impression they look at AA and TS more than just indvidual test marks.
Allow me to be the first one you're heard of who completed the QR section (I think I had 45 seconds to spare...
). I have a couple of advantages: 1) I was a math major. 2) I'm an older student, and (crotchety old man) "back when I was in school..." use of calculators was prohibited until you got through calculus. Therefore, I have *years* of practice doing math "by hand", so that allowed me to crank out answers pretty quick.
The best thing I can recommend for preparing for the QR section of the OAT is to practice working applied algebra problems (aka "story problems"), and doing
a lot of them without a calculator.
On test day, if you don't recognize how to solve a particular problem within the first 10-15 seconds after you read it, skip it and go back to it later if you have time. Once you've done the ones you are certain you know how to solve, go back and re-do the ones you've left blank. Finally, leave yourself enough time (2 minutes or so) enter a "guess" on the answersheet so that you don't leave any blank. (The study guide I used suggested using 'A' for all the ones you're "guessing" on). I think I had to "guess" on 5 or 6 problems when I took it.
Any comments would be appreciated. THANKS.
