Hi all,
So I just finished my second official GMAT mock, and to my surprise, I scored a 700(Q47,V40). I had taken 5 mock exams previously from a 3rd party site(
GMATWhiz) and never scored more than 660, and in my first official GMAT mock(which I took more than a month ago) I scored 600(Q38, V35). I never took any other mock exams between the first and second official mock.
Between the time I took the first official mock and the second official mock, I did hundreds of practice questions from sources such as
Manhattan Prep, Veritas Prep,
TTP, LSAT,
Magoosh,
OG, etc. and have noted the following:
1) For sub-600 questions, I always got at least 80% or more questions right in both quants and verbal sections.
2) My CR accuracy for 600-700 level questions went from 50-60% to continuously getting 70% and higher. My CR accuracy for 700 level questions was always greater than 50%.
3) My PS accuracy for 600-700 level questions went from 60% to continuously getting 70% and higher. I didn't do enough 700 level questions to gauge how I was doing for difficult questions, but from the few I did at least half of them were correct. The same applies for my DS accuracy.
4) My RC(which is my strongest point) accuracy for 700 level questions was about 50-55% consistently, and in some passages I'd get all the questions right. I never had any issues with medium or easy questions.
5) My SC accuracy for 600-700 level questions was continuously 80% and higher. My SC accuracy for 700 level questions was always more than 60%.
6) I didn't do any practice questions on IR or AWA, but I did remember some important pointers suggested by forum members on this site on how to approach such questions.
I would also like to note that on the second official mock, there were only 4 questions in the entire mock which I could recall having seen while doing practice questions, although I did not remember what the answers were, hence I'm not sure if this inflated my overall score or not. There were at least 6 questions in the first official mock which I recalled seeing while doing practice questions, and I scored much lower in that mock. There was no overlap in repeat questions in the first and second official mock, and both mocks were done in a testing environment(I had no distractions, and only took a 5 minute break between each section as and when instructed to do so in the mock). I have also been preparing for the GMAT for over 8 months now, and my progress in the first 7 months was quite slow. It's only in the past month or so that I've been seeing much better progress in my accuracy across all sections.
With all of the abovementioned in mind, would you say that my 700 in the 2nd mock is reflective of the results that I am seeing in quants and verbal, or is it an inflated/inaccurate score?
Also, does the score indicate that I am ready to take my first official GMAT? I plan on applying to MBA schools only in the first round, hence I would need to have a score by mid July-mid August 2023. However, it would give me more peace of mind the sooner I finish taking the GMAT and getting my desired score(700+).
Thank you in advance for all your suggestions.
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20 Feb 2023, 07:53
