hello my name is Derrick and i'm a gmat test prep expert here with Magoosh
i've been working as test prep now for about five years this is my first year with Magoosh
happy to join you on your gmat journey i'm proud to say i'm born and raised in harlem new york
my family has been in this community now for over 70 years we came here during the great migration
and it's funny after high school i went back down to the south to attend Morehouse college
in atlanta georgia uh it was a great academic experience and social experience for myself
and it really helped me develop a lot as a person while at Morehouse i majored in economics with a
math minor and then upon graduating from Morehouse College i started my career in investment banking
one of the things i wish i would have known before studying for the gmat was how important it is to
know all the subjects and have some level of grasp of the foundations of each content area
than to just focus only on one it's really easy to get caught up in a great skill that you have and
maybe sentence correction and believe that that skill is going to offset your lower scores and
reading comprehension but the exam doesn't work that way the exam is a whole takes a holistic
approach on all of your abilities so if you're strong in sentence correction my suggestion is
always get that same level of strength and reading comprehension did you imagine a challenging exam
and it just makes it even more challenging studying during a global pandemic
one of the key strategies that i share with my students now as they study during covet 19
is find ways to mix up your study environment sometimes study on the couch other times maybe
take a chair into the kitchen study while you're cooking or even if it's safe and it time permits
go outside and maybe take a walk with a few note cards this change of scenery will really help you
with retaining knowledge but also give you that fresh perspective that we all can use right now
so stay safe during covet and find ways to change it up what i love about magoosh is that the gmat
materials are really self-paced you can go at your own speed videos are a competitive advantage
you can watch them one at a time or you can binge them in one night like your favorite netflix show
and what i also love is that the questions can be broken down into question type in addition
to difficulty level even down to the subset of question content this provides you the ability
to do a more random problem set or something a bit more focused on one of your weaknesses or even an
area that you're really looking to hone in on the strength this level of customization makes magus's
product second to none in the marketplace and what makes really pushes over edge is a low cost
i'm super excited to work with you all you will find working with me is an exciting experience
one that's full of energy full of excitement and always stressing the error log those are
the two things that i feel like are really gives you a competitive advantage when it comes to
facing the gmat having a high energy level being excited about the content being excited about
the gmat and all the great future opportunities that's come from having a strong gmat score but
also taking the time to focus in on the error log the error log is a crucial tool in your gmat study
i always say to my students that you need to focus on the habits that you have because those
are preventing you from the success that you want so using an error log in a very detailed way will
help outline to you your strengths your weaknesses and some of the tendencies that you may not see
when you're completing just a random problem on just a regular day the error log is really a
detailed list of the habits that you have that you may need to break or reinforce to get that target
goal score one thing i say always to the students to my students you never know where you're going
until you know where you came from and that error log is the truth of the matter of all the habits
that you may have from the past that can be used to illuminate your future so keep a detailed error
log and keep that energy up outside of work i like spending time with my girlfriend and our friends
we have a big friend circle here in harlem and we love hosting dinner parties at our home and
whenever i have some alone time some of the things i enjoy listening to are political podcasts and
also rap and r & b music from the early 2000's that was my favorite time period of music if you'd like
to hear more from magoosh regarding the gmat and for me regarding error logs and how to keep your
energy up during studying for the gmat subscribe to this youtube channel also like this video
and drop a hello in the comments below we'd love to hear from you until then stay up and stay sharp