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14 Jun 2019, 07:03
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Hello Experts,
I am far into my GMAT process and I have recently taken the exam scoring a 680 (V38) and I am on the quest to reach 720. To do this I will need a V41-42.
To accomplish this I will need to be a verbal expert. I am curious, when doing practice questions at the 700 level, what percentage of problems approx. should I be getting right to feel good about scoring V41-42 on the GMAT? 70%? 80% Etc.?
Please provide feedback!
Thank you, Michael
I am far into my GMAT process and I have recently taken the exam scoring a 680 (V38) and I am on the quest to reach 720. To do this I will need a V41-42.
To accomplish this I will need to be a verbal expert. I am curious, when doing practice questions at the 700 level, what percentage of problems approx. should I be getting right to feel good about scoring V41-42 on the GMAT? 70%? 80% Etc.?
Please provide feedback!
Thank you, Michael
14 Jun 2019, 15:01
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Hi Michael,
To start, with a 680, you're closer to a 720+ than you probably realize - and based on your Official Score, you have the opportunity to pick up some points in both the Quant and Verbal categories. While you might be a bit more comfortable with the Verbal section at this point, it would likely be better for your overall applications if you focused on raising your Quant Score.
Many Business Schools view an Applicant's Quant Scaled Score as an indicator of how that Applicant might handle the 'academic side' of the Program - and a Q45 won't impress anyone. That score implies that you did well on most of the "math" questions that you saw on Test Day, but you made some little mistakes in that section and you missed out on LOTS of 'strategy-based' points. This is meant to say that by focusing on Quant Tactics, you'll be better able to increase your GMAT Score AND better impress how Business School Admissions Officers will view your potential to handle the Program. There are also options to pick up some points in the Verbal section, but with a V38 you do NOT have any big 'weak spots', so we would have to nitpick your practice CATs - and your ESR (if you have purchased it) - to define the little areas that you would need to work on to improve that Verbal Score.
Before I can offer you the specific advice that you’re looking for, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
Studies:
1) How long have you studied?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
3) How have you scored on EACH of your CATs/mocks (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
Goals:
4) When are you planning to retake the GMAT?
5) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
6) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
To start, with a 680, you're closer to a 720+ than you probably realize - and based on your Official Score, you have the opportunity to pick up some points in both the Quant and Verbal categories. While you might be a bit more comfortable with the Verbal section at this point, it would likely be better for your overall applications if you focused on raising your Quant Score.
Many Business Schools view an Applicant's Quant Scaled Score as an indicator of how that Applicant might handle the 'academic side' of the Program - and a Q45 won't impress anyone. That score implies that you did well on most of the "math" questions that you saw on Test Day, but you made some little mistakes in that section and you missed out on LOTS of 'strategy-based' points. This is meant to say that by focusing on Quant Tactics, you'll be better able to increase your GMAT Score AND better impress how Business School Admissions Officers will view your potential to handle the Program. There are also options to pick up some points in the Verbal section, but with a V38 you do NOT have any big 'weak spots', so we would have to nitpick your practice CATs - and your ESR (if you have purchased it) - to define the little areas that you would need to work on to improve that Verbal Score.
Before I can offer you the specific advice that you’re looking for, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
Studies:
1) How long have you studied?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
3) How have you scored on EACH of your CATs/mocks (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
Goals:
4) When are you planning to retake the GMAT?
5) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
6) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
14 Jun 2019, 15:10
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Hi Rich, thank you for responding, it means a lot.
I have attached my Practice CAT scores to this post. From my official GMAT test onward I have redone all OG 18 quant problems and identified Geometry, higher level combinatorics, and probability as some primary weaknesses. I have also focused heavily on SC, as that is where I am getting the majority of the verbal questions wrong.
1) I began studying in January. I have studied around 500 hours. I am very well versed in strategies, right kinds of materials etc.
2) I have used Manhattan Quant and Verbal, OG 2018, and GMAT ninja videos for Verbal, along with some random resources for verbal and quant. I do plenty of GMAT club verbal and quant questions as well, however I have yet to really dive into the GMATclub practice tests.
3) Attached
4) I am going to retake the GMAT between July 7-July 17.
5) Applying to B school in a few years (Received Bachelors and Masters from UF this year in Finance and Info Systems with a 3.5 GPA. I will be starting management consulting in NYC in August.
6) My target schools are Tuck, Fuqua, Johnson, Yale SOM.
Any advice would be amazing,
Thank you so much,
Michael
I have attached my Practice CAT scores to this post. From my official GMAT test onward I have redone all OG 18 quant problems and identified Geometry, higher level combinatorics, and probability as some primary weaknesses. I have also focused heavily on SC, as that is where I am getting the majority of the verbal questions wrong.
1) I began studying in January. I have studied around 500 hours. I am very well versed in strategies, right kinds of materials etc.
2) I have used Manhattan Quant and Verbal, OG 2018, and GMAT ninja videos for Verbal, along with some random resources for verbal and quant. I do plenty of GMAT club verbal and quant questions as well, however I have yet to really dive into the GMATclub practice tests.
3) Attached
4) I am going to retake the GMAT between July 7-July 17.
5) Applying to B school in a few years (Received Bachelors and Masters from UF this year in Finance and Info Systems with a 3.5 GPA. I will be starting management consulting in NYC in August.
6) My target schools are Tuck, Fuqua, Johnson, Yale SOM.
Any advice would be amazing,
Thank you so much,
Michael
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