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27 Aug 2006, 10:18
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Sorry, this is a little long.
A little background:
I started studying for the GMAT about 3 weeks ago, and have taken the following diagnostic/prep tests.
~3 weeks ago - Kaplan diagnostic test - received 30 out of 38 questions right, but a scaled score was not provided for this test.
During the following week, I studied a great deal, but I mainly focused on math. I primarily used the Princeton Review book.
~ 2 weeks ago- Took Princeton Review Practice test 1, scored a 650 (45Q 34V). I was pretty happy with this score, but knew that I had a good deal of work ahead of me if I wanted to achieve my goal of reaching a score of 700.
During the following week, I studied even more, but again mainly focused on math using the Princeton Review book. I know that focusing on math when my verbal scores were so much weaker was probably a mistake, but for some reason this is what I chose to do. I did a little bit of verbal review in the Kaplan book. I focused on reading comprehension, as this was my weakest point in the practice test.
~ 1 week ago - I took a second Princeton Review practice test and scored a 620 (Q43 V33). I was sort of upset, because I had studied a great deal over the prior week, and thought I had a greater understanding of both math and verbal. I knew that a week was not a long timeframe, and I didn't expect much improvement, but I didn't think I would drop 30 points. I seemed to do better on reading comprehension, but worse on critical reasoning.
I studied verbal very intensely for the next week. I got the OG verbal book and went through a large portion of it. I did a few tests from CR1000, and I downloaded GMAT prep and went through all the verbal reviews. I started really studying the answers, even regarding the questions I got right (something I wasn't doing previously). I felt like my verbal skills really improved. I didn't look at any math questions the entire week.
I took a GMAT Prep practice test this morning. I thought the math was incredibly hard, harder than any of the practice tests I had taken previously, and I messed up my pacing, so I had to finish the last 7 questions in the last 7 minutes. I finished with one second to spare. I had to make educated guesses on many of the questions. I was really freaked out after taking the math, and spent my 5 minute break pacing around, trying to clear my head so I could focus on verbal. I though verbal was actually fairly easy, but that made me even more upset, because I thought that if I was getting easy questions, I must have screwed up. It was only a practice test, but I was trying to treat it as a real one. At any rate, two of the questions on the test were questions that I saw in the OG verbal guide, but I had gotten those right, (when I did them in the OG) so I don't feel that I was given an unfair advantage. I finished verbal with 7 minutes to spare.
I finished the test not knowing what to expect, but I really thought the final score might be around 600.
I received a 770 (50Q 45V)! I was in shock, and although I'm happy about it, I don't know how it can possibly be accurate. I would love to think I improved so much in a week, but I don't know. Plus, I really didn't feel comfortable with a lot of the questions. I did feel during the past week that a lot of the verbal stuff just clicked in my head, and I really got it. Obviously if I could really score a 770, I would be elated. I'm just worried that this score might be a fluke. I thought the Princeton tests were supposed to be easier, so I would have expected my scores to be lower than the Princeton scores.
So, I guess I should take a few more GMAT prep tests (I understand it can be uninstalled and reinstalled so that there are 4 tests available), and if the results are in the same range, I can schedule my GMAT appointment. Has anyone else encountered such a wide range of scores over such a short period of time?
A little background:
I started studying for the GMAT about 3 weeks ago, and have taken the following diagnostic/prep tests.
~3 weeks ago - Kaplan diagnostic test - received 30 out of 38 questions right, but a scaled score was not provided for this test.
During the following week, I studied a great deal, but I mainly focused on math. I primarily used the Princeton Review book.
~ 2 weeks ago- Took Princeton Review Practice test 1, scored a 650 (45Q 34V). I was pretty happy with this score, but knew that I had a good deal of work ahead of me if I wanted to achieve my goal of reaching a score of 700.
During the following week, I studied even more, but again mainly focused on math using the Princeton Review book. I know that focusing on math when my verbal scores were so much weaker was probably a mistake, but for some reason this is what I chose to do. I did a little bit of verbal review in the Kaplan book. I focused on reading comprehension, as this was my weakest point in the practice test.
~ 1 week ago - I took a second Princeton Review practice test and scored a 620 (Q43 V33). I was sort of upset, because I had studied a great deal over the prior week, and thought I had a greater understanding of both math and verbal. I knew that a week was not a long timeframe, and I didn't expect much improvement, but I didn't think I would drop 30 points. I seemed to do better on reading comprehension, but worse on critical reasoning.
I studied verbal very intensely for the next week. I got the OG verbal book and went through a large portion of it. I did a few tests from CR1000, and I downloaded GMAT prep and went through all the verbal reviews. I started really studying the answers, even regarding the questions I got right (something I wasn't doing previously). I felt like my verbal skills really improved. I didn't look at any math questions the entire week.
I took a GMAT Prep practice test this morning. I thought the math was incredibly hard, harder than any of the practice tests I had taken previously, and I messed up my pacing, so I had to finish the last 7 questions in the last 7 minutes. I finished with one second to spare. I had to make educated guesses on many of the questions. I was really freaked out after taking the math, and spent my 5 minute break pacing around, trying to clear my head so I could focus on verbal. I though verbal was actually fairly easy, but that made me even more upset, because I thought that if I was getting easy questions, I must have screwed up. It was only a practice test, but I was trying to treat it as a real one. At any rate, two of the questions on the test were questions that I saw in the OG verbal guide, but I had gotten those right, (when I did them in the OG) so I don't feel that I was given an unfair advantage. I finished verbal with 7 minutes to spare.
I finished the test not knowing what to expect, but I really thought the final score might be around 600.
I received a 770 (50Q 45V)! I was in shock, and although I'm happy about it, I don't know how it can possibly be accurate. I would love to think I improved so much in a week, but I don't know. Plus, I really didn't feel comfortable with a lot of the questions. I did feel during the past week that a lot of the verbal stuff just clicked in my head, and I really got it. Obviously if I could really score a 770, I would be elated. I'm just worried that this score might be a fluke. I thought the Princeton tests were supposed to be easier, so I would have expected my scores to be lower than the Princeton scores.
So, I guess I should take a few more GMAT prep tests (I understand it can be uninstalled and reinstalled so that there are 4 tests available), and if the results are in the same range, I can schedule my GMAT appointment. Has anyone else encountered such a wide range of scores over such a short period of time?
27 Aug 2006, 11:08
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Stacey
It is certainly reasonable that you actually did do well, but it is always good to keep the momentum going regardless of practice test scores.
You should probably wait until you take more practise tests to understand what happened.
It is certainly reasonable that you actually did do well, but it is always good to keep the momentum going regardless of practice test scores.
You should probably wait until you take more practise tests to understand what happened.
27 Aug 2006, 11:27
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I have had some wide ranging scores - never anything like a620 up to a 770 but GMATPrep is the best indicator. If you have a weakness in verbal though I think Princeton is the best gauge of how you will do on the real GMAT.
I would take another GMAT Prep - maybe next weekend or in 2 weeks, and then see how you do. If you hit over a 700 again, then go take the GMAT and dont look back.
A 770 is not a fluke though, you should be proud - but keep the momentum going, keep hitting the books, and don't let up - afterall this is just practice, the real thing will be tougher.
I would take another GMAT Prep - maybe next weekend or in 2 weeks, and then see how you do. If you hit over a 700 again, then go take the GMAT and dont look back.
A 770 is not a fluke though, you should be proud - but keep the momentum going, keep hitting the books, and don't let up - afterall this is just practice, the real thing will be tougher.
