Thanks for the reply Rich.
1) I took the entire CAT including Essay & IR
2) Yes
3) I did not take it at the same time. My scheduled GMAT is at 2:00 pm and I took the GMAT prep in the eve around 6 pm and finished around 10pm
4) I took 2 short breaks after IR and after Quant.
5) I did not take the CATs before, however I saw some familiar questions because I have practiced numerous questions from GMATCLUB.
At this point I am trying to practice a CAT every 3 days and am considering revising
MGMAT guides to refresh the subtle things that I might have missed.
EMPOWERgmatRichC
Hi Vin,
To start, a V38 is a really strong Verbal performance. At that level, you don't have any big 'weak areas', so you really have to nitpick WHY you're getting questions wrong. Those missed points will likely be due to subtler CR/RC prompts and rarer SC grammar/idiom/style rules.
I'd like to know a bit more about how you took your CATs:
1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT each time (including the Essay and IR sections)?
2) Did you take them at home?
3) Did you take them at the same time of day as your Official GMAT?
4) Did you ever do ANYTHING during your CATs that you couldn't do on Test Day (pause the CAT, skip sections, take longer breaks, etc.)?
5) Did you ever take a CAT more than once? Had you seen any of the questions BEFORE?
Assuming that you took your CATs in a realistic fashion, then you're in a good position to score at a high level on Test Day. It's important to remember that, at higher and higher scoring levels, the GMAT becomes really 'sensitive' to little mistakes. If you make even just a few, then a 760+ score becomes impossible to achieve.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich