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06 Mar 2018, 13:29
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Hi Mourad,
The scoring algorithm on the Official GMAT is far more complicated than most people realize - and it takes into account a number of different factors (far more than just the number of correct/incorrect responses). As such, you shouldn't be wasting your time trying to figure all of that out. Since that algorithm is proprietary, no GMAT company has an exact match for it, thus CAT scores can vary a bit based on the 'biases' involved in their respective designs. Assuming you took this CAT in a realistic fashion that matches up with what you'll face on Test Day, we have to assume that the result is accurate.
Many Test Takers face pacing problems while dealing with either the Quant or Verbal section (or both) at some point in their studies - so you're not alone. Pacing problems don't exist on their own though - they're the results of OTHER problems (in simple terms, "your way" of approaching the section is causing the problem). To solve all of these problems (pacing, accuracy, score, etc.), you have to focus on learning and practicing the proper Tactics - so that you can approach each prompt in an efficient way.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
The scoring algorithm on the Official GMAT is far more complicated than most people realize - and it takes into account a number of different factors (far more than just the number of correct/incorrect responses). As such, you shouldn't be wasting your time trying to figure all of that out. Since that algorithm is proprietary, no GMAT company has an exact match for it, thus CAT scores can vary a bit based on the 'biases' involved in their respective designs. Assuming you took this CAT in a realistic fashion that matches up with what you'll face on Test Day, we have to assume that the result is accurate.
Many Test Takers face pacing problems while dealing with either the Quant or Verbal section (or both) at some point in their studies - so you're not alone. Pacing problems don't exist on their own though - they're the results of OTHER problems (in simple terms, "your way" of approaching the section is causing the problem). To solve all of these problems (pacing, accuracy, score, etc.), you have to focus on learning and practicing the proper Tactics - so that you can approach each prompt in an efficient way.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
12 Mar 2018, 16:55
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Hi Rich,
I wanted to ask you a couple more questions. I took another practice today, Manhattan Gmat prep. I scored 590 (however I posted in here earlier & I guess since I did not confirm my last answer in both verbal & Quant sections I received a "Not Answered" in my final results on both lowering my score around 3 percentile each. So my score may be around ~600 area). Anyways, without that correction I scored 34V 37 Quant. In Verbal I was hitting very hard level questions, I was between 81-91 percentile from questions 15-35 however once I reached question 35 I realized I was very low on time, the remainder of the questions I spent around 45 seconds per question. It lowered my score down to 71st percentile missing 5/6 of the last questions & not "confirming" my last problem left me with a Not answered & lowered my score.
I felt comfortable on Quant section pacing wise & know I can do better than my score indicated today on Quant, however for Verbal I run into the same problem, I've sped up my sentence correction a bit but today I got 4 reading passages again, two of them long & I ended up not having enough time on the last 5 verbal questions though I was doing well on getting problems correct. My questions for you would be: How can I work towards fixing this reading/pacing problem on verbal? I can get hard CR/RC questions correct, but they are eating up too much time I think & sentence correction has gotten a bit better I'm around 600-700 level there. & When would you suggest I take my next GMAT? I would like to finish my applications by the end of march but if need be I will retake the GMAT again after I schedule this one if I didn't do well
12 Mar 2018, 21:31
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Hi Mourad,
Many Test Takers become too fixated on the 'implied level' of the questions that they're working on - instead of what really matters: defining WHY they're getting questions wrong and becoming more efficient at approaching the overall Exam. It's also worth noting that just because a 3rd party describes a question as "700 level" does not necessarily make it so. All of this comes down to how you're approaching the GMAT - and the Tactics you use (including how you read prompts, how you take notes, etc.). Assuming that your goal is still 660+, it's not clear how long it would take you to get to the point that you're consistently scoring at that level. Based on what you've described, if the pacing issues that you've described on this CAT are ones that you often face, then you will have to focus on learning and practicing new Tactics that will allow you to answer Verbal questions more efficiently (re: faster).
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Many Test Takers become too fixated on the 'implied level' of the questions that they're working on - instead of what really matters: defining WHY they're getting questions wrong and becoming more efficient at approaching the overall Exam. It's also worth noting that just because a 3rd party describes a question as "700 level" does not necessarily make it so. All of this comes down to how you're approaching the GMAT - and the Tactics you use (including how you read prompts, how you take notes, etc.). Assuming that your goal is still 660+, it's not clear how long it would take you to get to the point that you're consistently scoring at that level. Based on what you've described, if the pacing issues that you've described on this CAT are ones that you often face, then you will have to focus on learning and practicing new Tactics that will allow you to answer Verbal questions more efficiently (re: faster).
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
