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28 May 2015, 06:02
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Hi all!
So I was just making a CAT test and had a pretty great feeling about the quantative section. My best so far was 24 out of 37 with a score of 41.
In the break after the quantative seciton I went down for a drink. When I came back my pc shut down.. I went back to the CAT test and I
had the option to continue the test, so I did. Somehow there were only like 28 minutes left for this section and I completed 17 questions ( with a bit of a rush).
Now I have 26 out of 37 correct with a score of 27...? And verbal was 9 out of 17 with a score of 10 which I find reasonable because I did't complete more than half.
But I really do not understand why quantative is lower than I ever had before. Does the penalty for not completing the verbal section also counts for the quantative?
So I was just making a CAT test and had a pretty great feeling about the quantative section. My best so far was 24 out of 37 with a score of 41.
In the break after the quantative seciton I went down for a drink. When I came back my pc shut down.. I went back to the CAT test and I
had the option to continue the test, so I did. Somehow there were only like 28 minutes left for this section and I completed 17 questions ( with a bit of a rush).
Now I have 26 out of 37 correct with a score of 27...? And verbal was 9 out of 17 with a score of 10 which I find reasonable because I did't complete more than half.
But I really do not understand why quantative is lower than I ever had before. Does the penalty for not completing the verbal section also counts for the quantative?
28 May 2015, 06:25
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No, the Quant and Verbal sections are scored independently, so the penalty on the verbal would not get pulled back to the quant.
Your score is not a function of how many correct vs. incorrect because the GMAT is adaptive and most test takers are missing about the same proportion of questions. Your score is a function of the difficulty of the questions you are getting wrong/right. Review your test to see what you were missing. Did you miss easier problems than you did last time?
Also, I wouldn't be totally rule out that something went wrong with the software and your scoring when your PC shut down. I wouldn't treat this exam as a valid practice exam...
KW
Your score is not a function of how many correct vs. incorrect because the GMAT is adaptive and most test takers are missing about the same proportion of questions. Your score is a function of the difficulty of the questions you are getting wrong/right. Review your test to see what you were missing. Did you miss easier problems than you did last time?
Also, I wouldn't be totally rule out that something went wrong with the software and your scoring when your PC shut down. I wouldn't treat this exam as a valid practice exam...
KW
28 May 2015, 15:18
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Hi MarcvR,
I have a few questions about this CAT:
1) What 'brand' of CAT was it?
2) Did you take the Essay and IR sections before starting the Quant section?
3) Is this the first time that you've encountered this 'error' (your computer shutting down and the timer being 'off?'
The scoring algorithm on the Official GMAT is far more complicated than most people realize. It takes into account a number of different factors, including the relative difficulty of the question, whether you were expected to get it correct or not, the placement of the question, what's going on "around it", the "strings" of correct and incorrect answers, whether the question even counts or not (some questions are "experimental" and are worth 0), if you leave questions unanswered and incur a penalty, etc. As such, you shouldn't be spending time trying to figure it all out. You'd be better served working on building up your skills.
As far as keeping this problem from happening again, you should be able to change the Power Settings on your computer so that it does not shut down so quickly when not actively being used.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
I have a few questions about this CAT:
1) What 'brand' of CAT was it?
2) Did you take the Essay and IR sections before starting the Quant section?
3) Is this the first time that you've encountered this 'error' (your computer shutting down and the timer being 'off?'
The scoring algorithm on the Official GMAT is far more complicated than most people realize. It takes into account a number of different factors, including the relative difficulty of the question, whether you were expected to get it correct or not, the placement of the question, what's going on "around it", the "strings" of correct and incorrect answers, whether the question even counts or not (some questions are "experimental" and are worth 0), if you leave questions unanswered and incur a penalty, etc. As such, you shouldn't be spending time trying to figure it all out. You'd be better served working on building up your skills.
As far as keeping this problem from happening again, you should be able to change the Power Settings on your computer so that it does not shut down so quickly when not actively being used.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
