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I took a couple of GMATPREP exams, one of which I took twice (July 2015, Jan. 2016). Initially, I got a 660, but 6 months later I got a 710 (49Q, 40V) after studying. Is this score truly representative? I didn't remember any of the question/answers and I had to rework every single problem from scratch.
31 Jan 2016, 15:47
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Dear chestud13
I'm happy to respond.
Students mistakenly think of their "GMAT score" as a fixed entity, like body temperature or blood pressure. It may be that if you took 10 practice GMATs over, say, 20 days, you might get 10 different scores. The average of those would begin to approach a good prediction. Right now, it's hard to say whether that 710 is a high outlier or something genuinely representative of your ability. I would say that the fact that you took the test 6 months ago doesn't matter much: it's just that a single practice test is only one data point, and it's hard to draw inferences from that.
Keep in mind, many people with a little studying can sit down at GMAT Prep and produce a 710 or higher score. Many many fewer can do that on the real GMAT. This is a crucial point to keep in mind as you prepare. See this blog article:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2014/lower-on- ... ice-tests/
Statistically speaking, the best prediction of what your real GMAT score will be might be 30-50 points lower than your average practice test score. Practicing the stress management skills rigorously can close that score gap.
I will also say that GMAT Prep tests are super-high quality tests, better than any other practice test resource. These are limited in quantity, so please don't waste GMAT Prep sessions simply on getting rough score estimates. If you buy a MGMAT lesson book, that book will have in it the code for 6 practice CATs you can take. Those are very good tests, and they are good for getting experience in test-taking and rough score estimates as you are in the middle phases of your practice. Save the GMAT Prep tests until the endgame of your studying.
Does all this make sense?
Mike
31 Jan 2016, 17:04
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Hi chestud13,
The 'accuracy' of a CAT score is based heavily on how realistically YOU choose to make the CAT-taking process. If you skip sections, pause the Test, take it at home, take it at a different time of day as your Official GMAT, do anything else that is unrealistic, etc., then your score is likely to be less accurate. Retaking a CAT that you've already taken can also lead to 'inflated' results.
1) Have you taken any other CATs during the last 6 months? How did you score on those CATs?
2) What is your goal score?
3) When are you planning to take the GMAT?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
The 'accuracy' of a CAT score is based heavily on how realistically YOU choose to make the CAT-taking process. If you skip sections, pause the Test, take it at home, take it at a different time of day as your Official GMAT, do anything else that is unrealistic, etc., then your score is likely to be less accurate. Retaking a CAT that you've already taken can also lead to 'inflated' results.
1) Have you taken any other CATs during the last 6 months? How did you score on those CATs?
2) What is your goal score?
3) When are you planning to take the GMAT?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
