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01 Apr 2015, 11:11
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Dear HoldenPC,
I'm happy to help.
I must say, I'm a bit curious whether your screen name was inspired by Catcher in the Rye. This is a tricky thing about GMAT score vs. Q & V percentiles. It's true that no one really looks at the Q & V scores & percentiles, but the reason is: all the relevant information is already captured in the aggregate 200-800 score. Think about it. Let's say, for the sake of argument, you are at Q = 40 and V = 40 now. Some people top out there. Suppose you keep V = 40 and push Q up to 44 --- fewer people can do that. BUT, suppose you can push both Q & V to 44: exceptionally few people can do that, so that translates to a much more elite percentile and more elite GMAT score.
As a rough-and-ready guide:
Q = 40, V = 40 ==> 660
Q = 44, V = 40 ==> 690
Q = 44, V = 40 ==> 690
Q = 44, V = 44 ==> 720
My advice: strive for excellence. Do not dare to walk into that room to take the GMAT unless you are 100% committed to doing your best in every way possible. As long as you are having the conversation of "should I improve myself?" you are not committed to excellence. Don't settle for anything that is less than the absolute best you can do. This is your life!! Don't settle for second-rate, half-baked mediocrity. Any compromises, anything less than an all-out effort, is a vote for mediocrity. Do settle for anything less than your very best. See what I say about excellence in this blog article:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2014/gmat-study ... 0-or-more/
Does all this make sense?
Mike
01 Apr 2015, 17:08
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Hi holdenpc,
You've posted this message in another Forum, but I thought it best to respond in both.
Given your current Scaled Scores, you have a fairly equal opportunity to pick up points in the Quant and Verbal sections. The challenge is that you "see" the Quant section in a certain way and the missing points that you are looking for will require that you change the way you "see" (and respond to) the Quant section. Many Test Takers find it difficult to change their habits in such a short period of time. You might find that the EMPOWERgmat Quant Score Booster gets you thinking in the right ways to get those points. In the Verbal section, you do not have any 'weak' category, so you're probably missing out on some rarer variations on common question types and some rarer grammar rule-based SCs. Fatigue might also be impacting your performance late in the Test.
To simplify this issue, you should first look at the 'precision' of your work. On your last CAT, how many questions did you get wrong that you COULD have gotten correct.... but you made a silly/little mistake? THOSE are the easiest, quickest points that you should be able to "get back." Usually, the solution is to take more notes, label your work, stop doing "math" in your head, etc. This is an area that you can work on regardless of whether you're going to invest in new study materials or not.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
You've posted this message in another Forum, but I thought it best to respond in both.
Given your current Scaled Scores, you have a fairly equal opportunity to pick up points in the Quant and Verbal sections. The challenge is that you "see" the Quant section in a certain way and the missing points that you are looking for will require that you change the way you "see" (and respond to) the Quant section. Many Test Takers find it difficult to change their habits in such a short period of time. You might find that the EMPOWERgmat Quant Score Booster gets you thinking in the right ways to get those points. In the Verbal section, you do not have any 'weak' category, so you're probably missing out on some rarer variations on common question types and some rarer grammar rule-based SCs. Fatigue might also be impacting your performance late in the Test.
To simplify this issue, you should first look at the 'precision' of your work. On your last CAT, how many questions did you get wrong that you COULD have gotten correct.... but you made a silly/little mistake? THOSE are the easiest, quickest points that you should be able to "get back." Usually, the solution is to take more notes, label your work, stop doing "math" in your head, etc. This is an area that you can work on regardless of whether you're going to invest in new study materials or not.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
