necromonger wrote:
That is, if there are a thousand people registered here of which 100 took gmat, my guess is about 10% of them actually have above 700.
I would have to agree. I believe 700 is the 92nd percentile. I would also assume that GMATClub members are more diligent than your average GMAT test taker, so 10% might be fair, maybe slightly higher to 12% Although there are those of you who score 700+ twice
But let me tell you, before I made my first post, I read many many posts and was very nervous to put my thoughts out in the open. But, it's kind of like learning how to ride a bicycle. If you're scared to fall and get scratches, you will never learn. Of course, there are the very very rare exceptions who can, from the getgo, just pedal into the sunset; but most of us need to fall and learn.
Remember, when you post a question or an answer, you should include your reasoning, however wrong you may think you are. In doing so, you are helping yourself and your fellow members.
Just posting "A" or "straight C," which we're all guilty of at times, is tantamount to doing an exercise set and checking just the answers and not the explanations. No one really cares what your answer is, we care only for your explanation.
An incorrect explanation can show exactly the trap the gmat question wanted you to do.
Remember, don't be scared to put yourself out there. God knows I've written some stupid things and made some ridiculous mistakes. It is from these mistakes that I learned.
My best learning experience was when I finished a
mgmat SC exercise. I scored something like 8/25 correct. I was crushed. But I spent the next few hours dissecting each question and gained invaluable knowledge about sentence correction.
We all make mistakes, the smart ones do it before the gmat, not during.