Is 150 the Magic Exec Assessment Score?

Is it worth taking it again if you already have 150 or higher?

Is there any more clarity on what constitutes an adequate score for top EMBA programs? Aside from a few posts on here and elsewhere there doesn't seem to be much from the schools.

Folks -

I understand that Verbal and Quant sections are adaptive in EA exam. It means that you get 2 sets of 7 questions and review is allowed before submitting that particular section.

Is this applicable for IR section as well? Is IR section divided in 2 sets and each set contains 6 questions? Can someone confirm please? Thanks.

Cheers!

Hello -
This thread continually kept coming up when I was searching for information regarding a "good/top/acceptable/high percentile" score for the EA. Why isn't there more information on this?! I felt I would throw my experience into the mix as well since i read the posts multiple times and hope someone else can benefit from my experiences.

Just took it yesterday
156
12/14/10.


Bought the recommended questions and practice tests. Completed probably 75% of the practice problems and studied about 10 hours a week for 2.5 weeks.

I took two practice tests and got 153/154 so they were very similar to outcome. However, I was testing in 11-13 in QR and 11-12 in VR in my practice ones. I also spent a large majority of my time this past week focusing on quant questions. Ironic! But, I can pinpoint my issue: I got stuck on one question for way to long and got sucked in the rabbit hole b/c i kept getting so close and knew I could figure it out but it cost me.

I ended up basically guessing the last two questions. This never happened to me in practice so just continually be aware of time. Split the sections into approximately 15 minutes to be on target. In the first 10 minutes after walking of the test, I wanted to retake to increase my QR score, but I then realized that I would only score better if my VR score stayed the same.... so sticking with this test.

Few strategy comments I found of benefit (maybe individual but will share)-
- Don't try to do practice problems when you are in a distracted situation (i.e. in front of TV/with family-friends busy around you). I did and not worth it. I think spending less time with 100% focus is better than more time partially focused.
- For the VR questions with the "pick the best version of the underlined section" I would read through it once, pick what I thought intuitively worked and move on quickly but flagged it. Then at the end, I dissected them in more detail, reading them out loud in my head- picking out commas, etc, and then finalized it. I felt this helped b/c it ensured I got through all the questions and then had X amount of time left to dissect them.
-Those questions that I read and was unsure of how to even start (i.e. a calculation that I probably should know, but didn't) , I immediately flagged and moved on answered all the "easier/quicker" ones first. This personally helped keep me calm and then go back to the ones that were longer and I had a gauge of how much time I could take on them.
-I also went threw 7 sheets of the laminated notes as writing helps me digest the long written passages and I referred to them especially when the same passage had multiple questions. Putting high points in columns esp helped when they want you to infer what the passage said.


If you haven't had a quant focused jobs. There is definitely a benefit of learning some operations of mathematical functions. While I believe I have strong quant skills, it doesn't help if you don't know how to break out the problem. I focused on trying to re-learn equations I probably learned in high school and since forgot. This helped a fair amount and avoided me putting in the answers as options and working the long way around (i.e. saves time!).


Perfunctory items:
-The test visually looked different than the practice. Had a 1990's vibe to it. While this isn't a big deal, I had been immersed in the practice test/questions for 3 weeks and as a very visual person, it threw me off for a few moments when I started.
-Agree with others about planning to not take a bathroom break, time is precious.
-Also, I was not allowed to bring in water and the room was really dry and I am coming off a cold. Plan accordingly. The tester gave me a cough drop which helped.

Hope this helps someone! Best of luck to all of you

Hi Everyone
I wanted to post for the first time after using this website for the past 9 months to prepare. I was originally planning on taking GMAT but changed to Executive Assessment. I wanted to post my feedback about the test.

I got a 151.. At 52 years old, I am very happy with this score, but also felt it could have been higher.
I ended up with extra time on every section but 7 extra minutes on the quant section. Because I was nervous and never took a computer version of the test before, I was confused about how many questions remained on the test. I thought I still had another block of questions to answer when I hit "finished". This is because they break each test into multiple sections, allowing you to review your answers for that block. On the quant test, I believed there to be another third block of questions because I was nervous and not connecting all that well with the interface and clues about timing. It seemed like just too short a test and could not believe I had really answered all the questions. Most of my practice was on the MUCH longer GMAT format.

But all in all a good experience and I think my score for Stern program will be sufficient. I am going for a Masters in Quant Management, with possibility of continuing for an MBA. The MS degree is considered half the MBA. At my age, I think the shorter degree makes sense.

Good luck to all!

Irene