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ZenYogi
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Does GMAT take into account the time you took in answering an individual question to measure your score?

For instance, if someone answers a question correctly but takes 3 minutes and another answers it correctly in 1 minute, would GMAT evaluate the two differently?
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Hi cb02,

While the scoring algorithm on the Official GMAT is far more complicated than most people realize - and it takes into account a number of different factors (not just the number of correct and incorrect answers), it does NOT factor in the amount of time that you spend answering a question. In real simple terms, answering a question correctly in 1 minute is not "better" (from a scoring standpoint) than answering that same question correctly in three minutes.

Before I can offer you any additional advicer, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

Studies:
1) How long have you studied?
2) What materials have you used?
3) How have you scored on each of your CATs (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores)?

Goals:
4) What is your goal score?
5) When are you planning to take the GMAT?
6) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
7) What Schools are you planning to apply to?

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Hi cb02,

While the scoring algorithm on the Official GMAT is far more complicated than most people realize - and it takes into account a number of different factors (not just the number of correct and incorrect answers), it does NOT factor in the amount of time that you spend answering a question. In real simple terms, answering a question correctly in 1 minute is not "better" (from a scoring standpoint) than answering that same question correctly in three minutes.

Before I can offer you any additional advicer, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

Studies:
1) How long have you studied?
2) What materials have you used?
3) How have you scored on each of your CATs (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores)?

Goals:
4) What is your goal score?
5) When are you planning to take the GMAT?
6) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
7) What Schools are you planning to apply to?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
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Started retake 1 prep 2 weeks ago with Magoosh Advanced course.

Preparation 1 (3 months - twice a week): OG12, OGQ 2016
GMATPrep1: 680(IR5, Q49,V34). MGMAT1: 660(Q46, V34). GMATPrep2: 700(IR8, Q48, V37)
GMAT: 640(AWA5,IR4, Q49, V29) (july, 16)

Preparation 2:
GMATPrep1: 760(IR8, Q49,V44), EconomistTutor1 710(IR3, Q51, V38)

Goal: 730+
Test Date: March end (need to book)
Would apply for 2018 semester.
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Hi ZenYogi,

Test Day is a rather specific 'event' - the details are specific and they matter, so you have to train as best as you can for all of them. The more realistic you can make your CATs, the more likely the score results are to be accurate. The more you deviate, the more "inflated" your scores can become. As such, to score at a high level on Test Day, you really have to put a premium on making each of your practice CATs as realistic as possible. Unfortunately, retaking a CAT that you've already taken will almost always lead to seeing 'repeat' questions - and THAT is not realistic. In addition, if you've done anything else that you can't do on Test Day (skip sections, pause the Exam, take longer breaks, take the CAT at home, etc.), then you're not taking a realistic practice Exam... so you have to question how accurate those score results are.

Thankfully, this is a relatively easy set of problems to fix. Based on these scores, you almost certainly have a strong knowledge base and strong critical thinking skills - so now you have to focus on the 'precision' in your work and make sure that your practice is as reallistic as you can make it.

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