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Practice test algorithm. 25 Nov 2019, 03:29
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I recently completed a mock and my verbal score was V34 i.e 69 percentile. This is a shock to me because my performance was not at all good. My accuracy was very bad I made 16 mistakes out of 36 verbal questions. Also, of the 16 incorrect attempts, 5 attempts were in the first 10 questions. I understand that many other aspects are taken into consideration such as the level of questions you do wrong and the quarter you are making mistake in. But such score makes me question about relying on experts global mocks.

Is there any flaw in my reasoning?
Is this score okay with so many mistakes?
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Practice test algorithm. 25 Nov 2019, 03:48
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Hi,
Through my personal experience, I can say that there is some issue. I got V34 (20 Correct out of 36). I do not why it shows most of the questions as 'Difficult' whereas the questions are easy. I got V24 in Official Mock :x . Do not treat this score as your current level. The best measure will be done by official mock only.
Just treat these mocks to practice and analyze the reasoning.

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I recently completed a mock and my verbal score was V34 i.e 69 percentile. This is a shock to me because my performance was not at all good. My accuracy was very bad I made 16 mistakes out of 36 verbal questions. Also, of the 16 incorrect attempts, 5 attempts were in the first 10 questions. I understand that many other aspects are taken into consideration such as the level of questions you do wrong and the quarter you are making mistake in. But such score makes me question about relying on experts global mocks.

Is there any flaw in my reasoning?
Is this score okay with so many mistakes?
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Practice test algorithm. 25 Nov 2019, 03:55
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But how do I take official mock now?
My situation is same as yours. In my previous attempt I practiced official mock. So can not use that again that willgive me unreliable score. Do you think I can do something else?
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Practice test algorithm. 25 Nov 2019, 03:57
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But how do I take official mock now?
My situation is same as yours. In my previous attempt I practiced official mock. So can not use that again that willgive me unreliable score. Do you think I can do something else?
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You need to buy Official mock (3-6). Otherwise, practice with these mocks and do not consider the score. Just work on accuracy and time management.
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Hello,

Thanks for the post.

- It is completely possible to have 16 questions wrong and get V34 on the real GMAT. More than a dozen factors are considered in our scoring algorithm and the reasons for this combination of mistakes and score may be many; for example, a student getting more high difficulty questions correct.

- The difficulty of questions is defined by what percentage of takers in the past got a question correct. Hence, sometimes what may be easy for you may be difficult for a high proportion of students.

- A strong feedback that we get about our mocks is that the scores- split as well as total- are a fair representation. Rest, some students will feel a difference for the aforesaid and sometimes just psychological reasons (knowing that the mocks are not official).

- No mock, including the official mocks, can truly replicate the real GMAT as only the real exam leads to the real exam pressure to which different students respond differently. The talks of the difference between scores in mocks and the real GMAT are endless.

- One must consider the scores obtained in the mocks as one’s “potential”. Achieving the potential under exam pressure is another skill that a good test taker needs to develop. Here are some tips...— relax, take the GMAT as just another mock.— do not think about how you are doing on the test; just perform.— concentrate on one question at a time.— do not get stuck on one question for too long; mark and move on; remember, you can get the 99th percentile despite getting good ~15% questions incorrect.

As rightly mentioned by a user here, the true value of any mock lies in practice, analysis of mistakes, and learning from them.

We hope this helps.

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Practice test algorithm. 26 Nov 2019, 08:49
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Hi ExpertsGlobal5,
Thanks for your reply. Would you mind sharing few factors from the dozen of your scoring algorithm? How is it so close to real GMAT/official mock?
It would be so exciting to know.

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