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14 May 2016, 21:04
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Hi All,
Just wanted to share some interesting things I observed in my three GMAT prep exams so far ( I bought EP1 ).
My three scores so far have been
GMATPrep1 - 710 (Q48, V40) IR8 No AWA April 30th
GMATPrep 2 - 730 (Q48, V41) IR NO AWA (Repeated, no new questions) May 7th
EP1 - 740 (Q49, V42) IR8 -Also wrote AWA Full Length 4 sections. May 14th.
I observed that in my second GMATPrep exam I only had 5 incorrect Verbal questions wrong and my score was V41, however in my third test I had a score of V42, even though I had 8 wrong questions. When I analyzed my results a little more I noticed that GMATPrep actually gives you a detailed distribution of your individual scores with in verbal. I had a verbal distribution of (40 CR, 51RC and 42 SC) in my third test, while a distribution of (38 CR, 41 RC and 45 SC) for my second exam.
This is interesting because, I only got 1 RC question wrong in my second test, though the RC question that I got wrong was a silly mistake. That silly mistake cost me a drop of 10points in RC alone and perhaps another point in verbal overall and a total of 10 point drop in my total score. In my third exam, I had all the RC's correct and well m y score was 51 for RC, and a little boost for my total score. I believe that if you nail one of the sections, it certainly helps the total score.
I have my exam on the 19th and I am going in with the lesson, that I don't need to get all the questions write, and I just need to focus on each question without trying to assess its difficulty.
In Math I have heard a lot about this - If you are doing too many calculations then you are not approaching the problem the right way. I got at least 3 problems in the my GMAT PRep 3 exam for Math where I should have calculated ( one was a venn diagram ) and I would have gotten the answer right. So another lesson to take to the exam hall is - Solve a question if you want to be sure. And basic math to little bit of math is okay and may be even required.
If anyone else has had similar experience with their GMATPrep scoring please share.
I will report my final score after my GMAT.
Just wanted to share some interesting things I observed in my three GMAT prep exams so far ( I bought EP1 ).
My three scores so far have been
GMATPrep1 - 710 (Q48, V40) IR8 No AWA April 30th
GMATPrep 2 - 730 (Q48, V41) IR NO AWA (Repeated, no new questions) May 7th
EP1 - 740 (Q49, V42) IR8 -Also wrote AWA Full Length 4 sections. May 14th.
I observed that in my second GMATPrep exam I only had 5 incorrect Verbal questions wrong and my score was V41, however in my third test I had a score of V42, even though I had 8 wrong questions. When I analyzed my results a little more I noticed that GMATPrep actually gives you a detailed distribution of your individual scores with in verbal. I had a verbal distribution of (40 CR, 51RC and 42 SC) in my third test, while a distribution of (38 CR, 41 RC and 45 SC) for my second exam.
This is interesting because, I only got 1 RC question wrong in my second test, though the RC question that I got wrong was a silly mistake. That silly mistake cost me a drop of 10points in RC alone and perhaps another point in verbal overall and a total of 10 point drop in my total score. In my third exam, I had all the RC's correct and well m y score was 51 for RC, and a little boost for my total score. I believe that if you nail one of the sections, it certainly helps the total score.
I have my exam on the 19th and I am going in with the lesson, that I don't need to get all the questions write, and I just need to focus on each question without trying to assess its difficulty.
In Math I have heard a lot about this - If you are doing too many calculations then you are not approaching the problem the right way. I got at least 3 problems in the my GMAT PRep 3 exam for Math where I should have calculated ( one was a venn diagram ) and I would have gotten the answer right. So another lesson to take to the exam hall is - Solve a question if you want to be sure. And basic math to little bit of math is okay and may be even required.
If anyone else has had similar experience with their GMATPrep scoring please share.
I will report my final score after my GMAT.
15 May 2016, 13:48
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Thank you for posting your observations. i think the ESR (Enhanced Score report) that is unlocked with EP1 purchase is something we should try some what-if scenarios like we have done with GMAT prep in the past - I think it would be good to collection information from other members and what kind of scores/distributions of scores they have experienced!
15 May 2016, 15:48
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Thanks bb. I can certainly provide you with more details, gave another test today. I did not even realize that buying Exam Pack 1 gives me the enhanced report.
I had a very interesting observation in my 4th test. I had 2 incorrect RCs (2 from the same passage, in a row) and my verbal score was 40! And my RC score was 34!!! That is certainly interesting. I had a total of 5 wrong answers and that's it. I was very surprised but once again, it is likely that I messed up two easy questions, but those questions din't seem to be easy to me at all. Anyways here are my detailed results
GMAT Prep 1 - 710 ( Q48, V40 )
Quant Break up (PS 47, DS48) and (Arithmetic 49, Algebra/Geometry 46). Total 15 incorrect answers
Verbal Break up (CR 38, RC42, SC41). Total 12 incorrect answers.
GMAT Prep 2 - 730 (Q48, V41)
Quant Break up - (PS 49, DS 47) and (A 50, A/G 45) Total 14 incorrect.
Verbal Break up - (CR 38, RC 41, SC 45). Total 5 incorrect. (Only 1 incorrect RC!!).
GMAT EP1 Prep 3 - 740 (Q49, V42)
Quant Break up - (PS 48, DS49) And (A49, A/G 47) Total 10 Incorrect.
Verbal Break up - (CR 40, RC51, SC41) 8 incorrect (All RC were correct).
GMAT EP1 Prep 4 - 750 (Q50, V40)
Quant Break up - (PS50, DS50) And (A50, A/G 50). Only 3 Incorrect!! (2 silly mistakes).
Verbal Break up - (CR42, RC34!!!!!!,SC45). 5 incorrect. 2 RC's in a row from the same passage around the 23-24th question.
I was so surprised at a 18 point drop in RC. For some reason I it gives me a feeling that at higher scores, RCs seam to be more important! Just an observation because my Verbal scores have moved so much because of RCs. How can 12 incorrect responses give me the same score as 5 incorrect responses! I know that GMATPrep algorithm is not random, but it is possible that they don't use the exact algorithm in GMATPrep, otherwise, it would be easy for people to figure it out. Having said that the amount of variation is quite stunning. 2 incorrect questions punished so hard? In the big scheme of things though Going from Q49 to Q50 seems to have made a difference.
I do believe that the first 10 questions matter a lot. I have always had at least one wrong answer in both quant and verbal in the first 10 questions. And I think that if I can nail those down, I have a good shot at getting 750. Hoping for the best.
4 days to go for the exam. I won't be giving any more GMATPreps, but hoping to repeat the performance.
