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05 Aug 2015, 08:08
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Hey! So I have my exam scheduled on the 18th of August. These are my scores so far.
Economist Free CAT: 670 (Q48, V35)
MGMAT Free CAT: 680 (Q46, V37)
GMATPill: 700 (Q50, V35)
GMATPrep1: 710 (Q49, V38)
And then I took Veritas Prep and scored a devastating 630 (Q44, V33). I don't know what to do. I'm freaking out!
Help, someone!
Economist Free CAT: 670 (Q48, V35)
MGMAT Free CAT: 680 (Q46, V37)
GMATPill: 700 (Q50, V35)
GMATPrep1: 710 (Q49, V38)
And then I took Veritas Prep and scored a devastating 630 (Q44, V33). I don't know what to do. I'm freaking out!
Help, someone!
05 Aug 2015, 09:04
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hoodprincess -
The practice tests are really just benchmarks. Each company's algorithm differs slighty and the difficulty rating of the particular questions vary as well. It is not uncommon to have some fluctuations in your scores as the days, times and conditions of your taking the various practice tests are not the same. The worst thing you can do is "freak out" - you want to go into the exam confident and with a level of comfort that you know the fundamental concepts and are prepared to do battle with the test makers.
Go back through the practice tests and look at your incorrect answers. Are they due to silly mistakes (i.e., questions in which you know and just made a dumb error), or are they questions where you need to study the concept a bit better. Logging your incorrect answers this way will give you some guidance on where to spend your time over the next 10 days. Also, compare the environments of your practice tests - that is, the dates, time of day and what you may have done that day work or study-wise - and you might find that you scored better under some conditions or worse under others.
At this point, and gauging from your practice test results, you have the fundamental concepts down well. Focus now on eliminating silly mistakes (goign too fast, answering the wrong question, forgetting certain rules, etc.) and solidifying your weaker areas. Also, look at the more difficult questions you've missed and attempt to figure out the strategy behind how that question was made more difficult. Many times this can really help you to bump your score since understanding the strategy is really the "reasoning" piece behind much of the exam.
Let me know if you have any further questions or if a specific area or approach needs more explanation. Good luck!
05 Aug 2015, 09:47
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Hi hoodprincess,
I have a few questions about how you took these CATs:
1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT each time (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take them at home?
3) Did you take them at the same time of day as your Official GMAT?
4) Did you do ANYTHING during these CAT that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, listen to music, etc.)?
Have you had a chance to review this latest CAT? How many of the questions did you get wrong because of a silly/little mistake? As you score at higher and higher levels on the GMAT, the Test becomes far more 'sensitive' to little mistakes, so if you make too many of them, then a 700+ score is not possible.
All things being equal, this was probably just a 'bad day', so I wouldn't worry too much about it. Use it as a warning though - don't get complacent in these last couple of weeks.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
I have a few questions about how you took these CATs:
1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT each time (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take them at home?
3) Did you take them at the same time of day as your Official GMAT?
4) Did you do ANYTHING during these CAT that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, listen to music, etc.)?
Have you had a chance to review this latest CAT? How many of the questions did you get wrong because of a silly/little mistake? As you score at higher and higher levels on the GMAT, the Test becomes far more 'sensitive' to little mistakes, so if you make too many of them, then a 700+ score is not possible.
All things being equal, this was probably just a 'bad day', so I wouldn't worry too much about it. Use it as a warning though - don't get complacent in these last couple of weeks.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
