50 pt drop in one week ?

Question

hey guys ,

These are the list of practice tests that I have taken so far :
1.March 25 , kaplan - 710 (q51,v37)
2.april 1st , Manhattan CAT 1 - 720 ( q47 , v41)
3.april 8th - Manhattan CAT 2 - 710(q48,v39)
4.april 15th - Manhattan CAT 3 - 660(q 43,v37)

I don't understand how did I drop 50 pts within one week ? Has this happened to anyone else ?
I have my actual GMAT exam on the 10th of may and I'm aiming for a score of around 710-730 . Considering the last score (660) I'm having second thoughts about writing it in may , what do you guys think ?

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BN1989 · Answer

Don't worry about one CAT, you probably just had a bad day. Your other scores indicate that you're able to score higher, so what makes you think that the one outlier reflects your true abilities?

FuzzyBuzzard · Answer

My 5 cents:
I scored 770 on MGMAT CAT, 3 days ago - V45,Q50. It was my first CAT after a long time I've been working on getting my verbal score from 34 (Actual test) to the 40's area.
Yesterday I took another MGMAT CAT - scored 710, V38, Q49. Apparently, all of my scores dropped.

I'm not letting this take me down, as I've seen that the CAT should only give you an estimation of your abilities. In my case, I know my top scores and my average scores (had almost 10 CATs so far), and that should be the lesson.
Don't be frustrated, just check you errors for recurring patterns and learn from your mistakes.

amitvmane · Answer

Can you put your 2 cents over how you manage time for maths and verbal ?

i gave prep today , managed to solve only 31 ( out of 37 ) and 24 ( out of 41 )questions respectively in given time duration. tensed i am !

vix · Answer

Adding my 2 cents - MCAT3 is tough; I appeared yday, but I still saw a drop of only 20(660-->640) points from MCAT1 and MCAT2. But, during the exam itself I realized that it is really tough than previous attempts. RC was more convoluted and CR far more. SC was same and DS also more tough. Actually, I expected an increase of some points, but the score dropped

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georgepaul0071987 · Answer

I'm going to take another test again next week , hopefully that turns out to be ok . Is MCAT 4 also tough ?

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novanative · Answer

I find all the Manhattan tests are tough and every GMAT is tough for that matter because it hits your limits.

But don't sweat it when your score drops 50 points in any one administration. A few problems right or wrong can swing your score up or down up to 40 or 50 points.

GMATPill · Answer

Keep your head up - more important to keep track of questions you get wrong and learn from mistakes. The difference between 660 and 710 is often just a few questions. Get those "few questions" right next time and you'll be back where you want to be.

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