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09 Jul 2015, 17:32
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I got a perfect 36 on the ACT back in high school and my IQ is above the 99.9th percentile. I work part-time as a math tutor and test prep instructor so I suspect getting a perfect score on the Quantitative section won't require too much work. Writing would probably be my weakest area.
I don't have plans at this point to enter an MBA program or anything management administration related. I am planning to take this test just for fun (yes, I know - I'm crazy).
How much work would it take to score a 780 or higher?
I don't have plans at this point to enter an MBA program or anything management administration related. I am planning to take this test just for fun (yes, I know - I'm crazy).
How much work would it take to score a 780 or higher?
09 Jul 2015, 20:12
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Hi hamburglar3,
While having the character traits you described can be quite helpful to scoring at a high level on the GMAT, I've seen many genius-level thinkers get 'hung up' on the GMAT because they were not flexible enough in their thinking to learn *new* ways of dealing with the Test. In effect, their egos got in the way of their improvement.
If you're curious about how you might perform on a full GMAT, then you can download two CAT tests for free from www.mba.com. A FULL-LENGTH CAT takes about 4 hours to complete, so make sure that you've set aside enough time to do so in one sitting.
To hit the score range that you're aiming at, you have to know more than the required content and tactics - you have to be willing to do the necessary WORK (in practice and on Test Day itself). It also helps to be a 'pattern-matcher', calm, organized, relatively free of anxiety or similar concerns, and have a level of precision to your work that essentially eliminates all silly mistakes from your process. Unfortunately, there are also the x-factors on Test Day - you can't have a 'bad day', be too tired, get too hot, get distracted, have a headache, etc. and hit a 780+. You can do your best to plan for those final factors, but sometimes they're completely out of your control
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
While having the character traits you described can be quite helpful to scoring at a high level on the GMAT, I've seen many genius-level thinkers get 'hung up' on the GMAT because they were not flexible enough in their thinking to learn *new* ways of dealing with the Test. In effect, their egos got in the way of their improvement.
If you're curious about how you might perform on a full GMAT, then you can download two CAT tests for free from www.mba.com. A FULL-LENGTH CAT takes about 4 hours to complete, so make sure that you've set aside enough time to do so in one sitting.
To hit the score range that you're aiming at, you have to know more than the required content and tactics - you have to be willing to do the necessary WORK (in practice and on Test Day itself). It also helps to be a 'pattern-matcher', calm, organized, relatively free of anxiety or similar concerns, and have a level of precision to your work that essentially eliminates all silly mistakes from your process. Unfortunately, there are also the x-factors on Test Day - you can't have a 'bad day', be too tired, get too hot, get distracted, have a headache, etc. and hit a 780+. You can do your best to plan for those final factors, but sometimes they're completely out of your control
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
15 Jul 2015, 19:22
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In contrast to the ACT, the GMAT is not really a test of what you know, but HOW you think. So while you may know the concept of arithmetic mean inside out, a question that asks the ratio of the sum of the set {12, 39, x, and 75} to average of the set requires a different way of thinking. GMAT questions are like puzzles; puzzles that are solved using the fundamentals. Your background and achievements provide you with a great base, but to really score in the realm that you are wanting will require you to employ not only your subject matter knowledge, but also tactics and strategies to understand where questions try to trap you. Finally, in many of the more difficult questions, there are multiple ways to solve them and, since the test is timed, setting up a series of complex equations on particular problem may yield the correct answer, it may take 6+ minutes to achieve. Thus, being able to recognize patterns or utilize reasoning to get to the correct answer is also quite important.
