GMAT Verbal - has it evolved?

I agree with AjiteshArun that verbal questions don't change much. Have you practiced questions on OG books? I think that OG books provide the best match questions to the real test, so you could get familiar with any kinds of questions that may be asked in actual test.

Standardized test changes very little over a short span of time. GMAT also recognize that Real test scores may differ by 30 points. So the drop in score though is unexpected but not impossible.

Hi tanv4u,

First off, both a 710 and a 690 are fantastic scores (they're both right around the 90th percentile overall), so you should apply to any Business Schools that interest you. As such, a retest might not be necessary. Depending on the Schools that you plan to apply to, you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile. There's a Forum full of them here:

https://gmatclub.com/forum/ask-admission ... tants-124/

All of that having been said, these two Official Scores are remarkably similar to one another. GMAC has publicly stated that the Official Score that you earn on Test Day is within +/- 30 points of actual ability, so these results imply that you handled your two Official GMATs in the same general ways. You do lots of things consistently well, but you also make certain consistent mistakes. If you do plan to retest (and again - that's probably not necessary), then you really have to 'nit-pick' your work to define WHY you get questions wrong and what aspects of your studies did not properly 'match up' with what you faced on Test Day.

As an example, you mentioned a bunch of CATs that you took in which you scored 730 to 760. When you took your 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 when you took your Official GMAT?
4) Did you ever do ANYTHING during your CATs that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, skip sections, take longer breaks, etc.)?
5) Did you ever take a CAT more than once? Had you seen any of the questions BEFORE?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

Hi,

Thanks a lot for your replies. Yes, now that I think of it it was not the verbal questions, just probably my pacing issues. I think I have hit a roadblock with my scores though. Also I agree when I took the GMAT preps, I saw repeat questions and this might have been a cause for inflated scores. A repeat might not be necessary but since I have time before R1 I might just give it another shot!

Also can any experts help analyze my ESRs for both scores?It would be the greatest help.

Just put your ESRs up here or message the people you have in mind. My immediate suggestion to you would be for you to work on your quant, because your verbal is way better than your quant (Q47=65%, V38=85%, V40=91%).

Hi tanv4u,

A standardised tests such as GMAT do not change much so you do not have anything to worry about there.

As for verbal, if you are looking for some great practice go for the e-gmat Scholaranium. The e-gmat Scholaranium is one of the best verbal practice tools in the market. You can easily track your progress in that you can identify your strengths and analyze and improve on your weak areas. Further to improve your score, taking multiple mocks might help. Apart from the GMATPREP, Manhattan GMAT tests and Veritas Prep Tests in my experience have a good verbal and Quant section and will certainly help you point out and improve your weak areas.

Hope this helps. All the best.