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Updated on: 29 Aug 2019, 22:48
Originally posted by ardenjorata on 29 Aug 2019, 21:34.
Last edited by ardenjorata on 29 Aug 2019, 22:48, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by ardenjorata on 29 Aug 2019, 22:48, edited 1 time in total.
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Hello Everyone,
I took my GMAT yesterday and got 680. I was so devastated because my 4 gmat practice exams ranges from 720-750. My Quant has always been atleast 50, but I got 49 in the exam.
As I recall, I was having a hard time to understand the questions and the big picture of each passage—especially in SC and CR. I feel that I was slower in the exam.
I can’t sleep last night so I took another gmat practice test and scored 740. Something must be wrong.
I realized that the monitor screen at the testing center was so big that the texts almost covered my head. When reading SC and passages, I can understand them faster by analyzing them by chunk of words. At test center, you would need to move your head/eyes wide from left to right just to read one line.
Do you think this is a big factor that impacted my performance? Im considering of buying a big monitor screen and practice reading and answering with big texts
Thank you very much!
GMATNinja I hope you could comment on this, with regards to meaning-based approach in SC. Thank you as always.
I took my GMAT yesterday and got 680. I was so devastated because my 4 gmat practice exams ranges from 720-750. My Quant has always been atleast 50, but I got 49 in the exam.
As I recall, I was having a hard time to understand the questions and the big picture of each passage—especially in SC and CR. I feel that I was slower in the exam.
I can’t sleep last night so I took another gmat practice test and scored 740. Something must be wrong.
I realized that the monitor screen at the testing center was so big that the texts almost covered my head. When reading SC and passages, I can understand them faster by analyzing them by chunk of words. At test center, you would need to move your head/eyes wide from left to right just to read one line.
Do you think this is a big factor that impacted my performance? Im considering of buying a big monitor screen and practice reading and answering with big texts
Thank you very much!
GMATNinja I hope you could comment on this, with regards to meaning-based approach in SC. Thank you as always.
29 Aug 2019, 22:34
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ardenjorata
I realized that the monitor screen at the testing center was so big that the texts almost covered my head. When reading SC and passages, I can understand them faster by analyzing them by chunk of words. At test center, you would need to move your head/eyes wide from left to right just to read one line.
If your issue is described correctly, you are stating the following:
Your performance on test day suffered because you had to read very large text on the computer screen.
Now, it is possible that this could have been a factor in your performance. Computer-related issues can be one cause.
It is not known whether GMAC requires test centers to maintain similar or same types of computer monitors in all regions, although this would normally be expected to occur in a standardized exam setting. This is something that needs to be checked.
You should reach out to GMAC//Pearson/other, e.g. test center authority. Describe the problem in full. Did you file a complaint before leaving the center?
Test day conditions are important factors. The issue you raised is known in the literature. Do contact the above parties. Let us know the response you receive. GL!
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29 Aug 2019, 22:45
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Thank you for the response Hovkial
It’s true, right? It’s harder to read sentences in big texts and quickly understand the gist of the sentence compared to sentences in which you can see 3-5 words without moving your eyes. Or, it’s my verbal skills that have a problem?
I didnt file a complain, I forgot, I was too focused thinking about my score after the exam.
It’s true, right? It’s harder to read sentences in big texts and quickly understand the gist of the sentence compared to sentences in which you can see 3-5 words without moving your eyes. Or, it’s my verbal skills that have a problem?
I didnt file a complain, I forgot, I was too focused thinking about my score after the exam.
