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Hi VeritasPrepKarishma ,

I took my first mock test today after preparing only some quant topics(number properties,arithmetic,algebra,geometry) for two weeks and scored a 730.My score breakup was 49Q,41V(68% correct on both). While verbal has always been my strong forte, i am not so comfortable with math apart from these topics. I have not even touched Probability,Coordinate geometry,Combinatorics,inequalities etc. I was afraid of getting a 30 on quant and this is a SHOCKER to say the least. I have made strategic guesses on 2-3 quant questions about which i had no clue . What should i interpret this score as?Am i certain ( atleast if nothing else goes phenomenally wrong on the D-day) of going over 650 at least?I should prepare accordingly.

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Looks like you have quite decent fundamentals. Cracking 650 certainly seems to be on the cards. Go through rest of the Quant topics too since you will likely see questions from them. Often, what we call guessing or intuition involves a far more logical process our mind goes through (but we don't consciously analyze) before selecting the appropriate answer. Review your fundamentals and that should make you feel much more confident with your Quant too.
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Thank you for the kind and encouraging words.I will go through the rest of the Veritas guides too.

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Hope all's well.

Last year I took GMAT and scored a pathetic 500(Q37,V22) using Kaplan material and OG material despite getting 600s in the mock tests. I realised the real thing is much tougher that the GMATPrep. This year again started preparing with Veritas material since April. Have taken five practice tests till date.
GMATPREP June 14, 2015=540/Q44V20
GMATPREP July 19, 2015=590/Q47V25
MGMAT1 Aug 2, 2015=550/Q40V27 (Accuracy/PS45%/DS53%/SC53%/CR36%/RC58%)
MGMAT2 Aug 16, 2015=590/Q45V27 (Accuracy/PS55%/DS67%/SC53%/CR29%/RC58%)
MGMAT3 Aug 30, 2015=580/Q39V31 (Accuracy/PS45%/DS53%/SC67%/CR43%/RC33%)
My pain point is clearly Critical Reasoning. Lately picked up MGMAT critical reasoning and LSAT Powerscore for CR post which my CR accuracy went up from 30 percent to 45 percent. In my last mock, I noticed having wasted 3 mins each on CR and SC questions that killed my verbal. Both were 700 level questions. My GMAT target is 700 plus by November this year. Will appreciate your views. Thanks
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right now i am giving veritas prep test series.:
6/12/16: 680/50/33(overall/quant/verbal)
6/13/16: 700/51/35(overall/quant/verbal)
6/15/16: 660/51/30(overall/quant/verbal)
6/16/16: 660/51/30(overall/quant/verbal)

I did not find it very challenging especially maths part....some the question are of gud standard howver most of them are very basic and also one set of exam does not cover whole strain of syllabus. In last four test i didnot find single question based on mean, median and statistic which is one of the most essential part of maths...

Same is the story of verbal. CR does not have very complicated reasoning to stuck in, also SC is easier to chalk out the mistake. I feel Veriotas gmat is not real test of capabilty. it is only improving my stamina of giving test. Their marking is a bit tough but question are easier. Even though at higher accuracy, I did not scored more than 700 ever. Three tests are still balance to be given. It may offer me a real tough exam like true Gmat. I already have completed the MGMAT test series except two tests before which my test series tenure has been expired. MGMAT was a bit tougher than veritas test series.

I am really interested to know about kaplan test series.
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I gave the Veritas Prep free test today and got a 590(Q43,V29). I am very surprised to see the accuracy levels in verbal since I got 29 correct and 12 incorrect and in quant I got 23 correct and 14 incorrect. I also found the difficulty level to be easy in both quant and verbal.

I have a serious concern with 29 correct qs. and the overall verbal score to be just V29. Would appreciate if experts(@VeritasPrepKarishma) on this forum could assist here. What should be the next course of action for me? I am still preparing and half way through it. I plan to take the exam in August end this year.
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I gave the Veritas Prep free test today and got a 590(Q43,V29). I am very surprised to see the accuracy levels in verbal since I got 29 correct and 12 incorrect and in quant I got 23 correct and 14 incorrect. I also found the difficulty level to be easy in both quant and verbal.

I have a serious concern with 29 correct qs. and the overall verbal score to be just V29. Would appreciate if experts(@VeritasPrepKarishma) on this forum could assist here. What should be the next course of action for me? I am still preparing and half way through it. I plan to take the exam in August end this year.
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The score depends on a number of factors - number of correct/incorrect questions is only one of them. Many other factors such as the difficulty level of the question, the weightage of each question etc decide how your score will go. Let me give you an example -
You know that in your actual test, many questions are experimental. Now, for argument's sake, say you got 12 experimental questions (definitely possible) and you got 10 of them correct. So of the questions that actually count, you got 19 correct and 10 incorrect. Now V29 certainly seems more reasonable, right?
The point is that the algorithm works on a complex set of values and hence, what the eye tells you may not always be correct. In fact, we came across a situation recently in which a student got exactly the same score on two tests a week apart though the number of correct/incorrect questions on them were quite different. The student raised concerns and a detailed analysis from our side showed the things that played a role in deciding the score. The software is smart enough to pinpoint the actual ability level so there is no point in second guessing it.

You need to figure out the type of questions in which you are making most mistakes and put in extra work in those. You certainly have enough time, so you should be able to make a big difference. Take a practice test every two weeks and fine tune your strategy.
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I gave the Veritas Prep free test today and got a 590(Q43,V29). I am very surprised to see the accuracy levels in verbal since I got 29 correct and 12 incorrect and in quant I got 23 correct and 14 incorrect. I also found the difficulty level to be easy in both quant and verbal.

I have a serious concern with 29 correct qs. and the overall verbal score to be just V29. Would appreciate if experts(@VeritasPrepKarishma) on this forum could assist here. What should be the next course of action for me? I am still preparing and half way through it. I plan to take the exam in August end this year.
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Check this post that Brian and Scott have written to help you and others understand the complexity of the Item Response Theory used by the scoring algorithm:
https://www.gmatclub.com/forum/veritas-prep-resource-links-no-longer-available-399979.html#/2016/06 ... ems-wrong/
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Thanks VeritasPrepKarishma for sharing the article. It clarified a lot of doubts. But please let me know if my understanding is correct here. So, can we infer from this article or even based on general reading on GMAT Club that the student's motive should be to just get the accuracy as high as possible especially on the easy/medium questions and obviously try to get the tough question correctly in order to raise the testing bar. Also, not to make mistakes on the easy questions since the exam would penalize more if we get an easy question incorrectly.
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Thanks VeritasPrepKarishma for sharing the article. It clarified a lot of doubts. But please let me know if my understanding is correct here. So, can we infer from this article or even based on general reading on GMAT Club that the student's motive should be to just get the accuracy as high as possible especially on the easy/medium questions and obviously try to get the tough question correctly in order to raise the testing bar. Also, not to make mistakes on the easy questions since the exam would penalize more if we get an easy question incorrectly.
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How the exam values your performance on a particular question depends on its A-parameter which you do not know. The difficulty level (in simplistic terms) of an item is measured by the B-parameter which, again you do not know. What is easy for you may be hard for someone else. So how do you arrive at such conclusions as "not to make mistakes on the easy questions since the exam would penalize more"?
There is only one conclusion to be made, in my opinion - let the software do its job; you do your job i.e. give each and every question your best and pace yourself through out the test. Ensure that you are not making any silly mistakes and do not spend more than 2-3 minutes on any question.
If you have got your basics right, you will see it in the result!
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