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03 Mar 2014, 18:49
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I took the GMAT recently and scored Q48(78%)/V38(84%)/700(90%).
My target score is 720+, preferably 730 or 740 and I believe this will be achievable with targeted additional study. I have researched the GMAT's percentile distributions as well as the scaled score numbers for Quant and Verbal but would like the opinion of BTG members as to which section will, all things equal, be easier to ameliorate for the next GMAT. Specifically, although I scored 78% percentile in Quant (which would indicate much room to improve), the score of 48 is very close to the top scaled score of 51. Vice versa for Verbal. Which section of the GMAT, Quant or Verbal, has more room for improvement based on the GMAT score split provided?
Many thanks for posts and comments in advance.
My target score is 720+, preferably 730 or 740 and I believe this will be achievable with targeted additional study. I have researched the GMAT's percentile distributions as well as the scaled score numbers for Quant and Verbal but would like the opinion of BTG members as to which section will, all things equal, be easier to ameliorate for the next GMAT. Specifically, although I scored 78% percentile in Quant (which would indicate much room to improve), the score of 48 is very close to the top scaled score of 51. Vice versa for Verbal. Which section of the GMAT, Quant or Verbal, has more room for improvement based on the GMAT score split provided?
Many thanks for posts and comments in advance.
04 Mar 2014, 01:29
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Hi SertoriusQuintus,
Great job on your prep so far! A 700 is a very solid score. It would be helpful to improve both sections but I would say that there is less room for improvement in the Quant. That said I would still shoot for another point in the Quant. Have you worked on the GMATClub tests? They are a superb resource for pushing up an already great Quant score.
My thought is that if you can get a 38 on the verbal then you can probably get a 42. I would spend time making sure that all of your verbal strategies are solid and then get a ton of practice. For critical reasoning and reading comprehension it can be very helpful to work on LSAT questions as they provide a higher level of difficulty. I've found that after working on LSAT verbal for a few weeks the GMAT verbal seems much easier. A few other good verbal resources:
1. The GMAT Paper tests
2. The GMAT Prep Question Banks (there is a post somewhere here on GMATclub. I'll link to it when I have a minute). After you have taken GMAT Prep 1 and 2 a bunch of times you can work through the verbal questions banks. These are great practice.
3. Ten FLT's. Again, these are floating around GMATclub and are great practice for SC and CR. I would skip the reading comprehension.
4. The big book of GRE. If you really want to overload on reading comprehension then work through all the RC in this book. You can also just work through the short passages which are very tough but are a bit faster to get through and closer to the length of shorter GMAT passages.
Hope all of this helps! Let me know if you have any questions.
Happy Studies,
A.
Great job on your prep so far! A 700 is a very solid score. It would be helpful to improve both sections but I would say that there is less room for improvement in the Quant. That said I would still shoot for another point in the Quant. Have you worked on the GMATClub tests? They are a superb resource for pushing up an already great Quant score.
My thought is that if you can get a 38 on the verbal then you can probably get a 42. I would spend time making sure that all of your verbal strategies are solid and then get a ton of practice. For critical reasoning and reading comprehension it can be very helpful to work on LSAT questions as they provide a higher level of difficulty. I've found that after working on LSAT verbal for a few weeks the GMAT verbal seems much easier. A few other good verbal resources:
1. The GMAT Paper tests
2. The GMAT Prep Question Banks (there is a post somewhere here on GMATclub. I'll link to it when I have a minute). After you have taken GMAT Prep 1 and 2 a bunch of times you can work through the verbal questions banks. These are great practice.
3. Ten FLT's. Again, these are floating around GMATclub and are great practice for SC and CR. I would skip the reading comprehension.
4. The big book of GRE. If you really want to overload on reading comprehension then work through all the RC in this book. You can also just work through the short passages which are very tough but are a bit faster to get through and closer to the length of shorter GMAT passages.
Hope all of this helps! Let me know if you have any questions.
Happy Studies,
A.
04 Mar 2014, 19:07
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HerrGrau -- Thank you for the post and insight. To this point, I have relied heavily on Manhattan GMAT's suite of study material, the OG13, and Manhattan and GMAT Prep CAT's. Your suggestions to try the GMAT Club tests for quant and LSAT Material to provide a higher degree of difficulty are well noted. Thank you for the link to the GMAT Prep question bank for additional verbal fodder.
To additional GMAT Club members -- I'm still very interested to hear your thoughts on the original post, whether a Q48(78%) / V38(84%) split is easier to gain in verbal or quant, and whether HerrGrau's comments are the consensus. Thanks.
To additional GMAT Club members -- I'm still very interested to hear your thoughts on the original post, whether a Q48(78%) / V38(84%) split is easier to gain in verbal or quant, and whether HerrGrau's comments are the consensus. Thanks.
