GMAT club test accuracy

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Hi Experts,

I want to know the reliability of GMAT club test. I recently scored Q48 with 12 incorrect and last time also I scored Q48 with 8 incorrect .
Before that I got Q47 with 13 incorrect.
I got same score with a difference of 4 questions.
So should I rely on Q48 as my score and work to achieve more.
As I am targeting Q50.. My accuracy in 700+ ques is around 30-50% . Which area should I focus to increase my score to Q50.

In verbal section also I am confused on which tests to rely on. I haven't appeared for GMAT club verbal tests but I have been using egmat for a while. My accuracy in RC is around 70-80% , SC - 60-70% and in CR - 50-60% . I am targeting at least V38. Please guide .

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bb · Answer

Hi. I think Q48 is fairly reliable based on those 3 scores. There is always a bit of variance in every test as there is a variance in ones performance.

As to verbal, gmat prep is the most reliable due to question patterns and just the amount of effort GMAC puts into them. It is hard for other companies to match it.

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Nikii · Answer

Thanks bb for the revert . Also suggest some tips on how to improve from Q48 to Q50 .

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ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi Nikii,

I agree with @BB; 48 sounds pretty accurate. Regarding your other question, to improve to Q50, you need to go through GMAT quant carefully to find your exact weaknesses, fill gaps in your knowledge, and strengthen your skills. The overall process will be to learn all about how to answer question types with which you currently aren't very comfortable and do dozens of practice questions category by category, basically driving up your score point by point.

When you do dozens of questions of the same type one after the other, you learn just what it takes to get questions of that type correct consistently. If you aren't getting close to 90 percent of the questions of a certain type correct, go back and seek to better understand how that type of question works, and then do more questions of that type until you get to around at least 90 percent accuracy in your training. If you get 100 percent of some sets correct, even better.
 
For example, if you find that you are not strong in answering Number Properties questions, carefully review the conceptual underpinnings of how to answer Number Properties questions and practice by answering 50 or more questions just from Number Properties: LCM, GCF, units digit patterns, divisibility, remainders, etc. As you practice, do a thorough analysis of each question that you don't get right. If you got a remainder question wrong, ask yourself why. Did you make a careless mistake? Did you not properly apply the remainder formula? Was there a concept you did not understand in the question? By carefully analyzing your mistakes, you will be able to efficiently fix your weaknesses and in turn improve your GMAT quant skills. Number Properties is just one example; follow this process for all quant topics.
 
Each time you strengthen your understanding of a topic and your skill in answering questions of a particular type, you increase your odds of hitting your score goal. You know that there are types of questions that you are happy to see and types that you would rather not see, and types of questions that you take a long time to answer correctly. Learn to more effectively answer the types of questions that you would rather not see, and make them into your favorite types. Learn to correctly answer in two minutes or less questions that you currently take five minutes to answer. By finding, say, a dozen weaker quant areas and turning them into strong areas, you will make great progress toward hitting your quant score goal. If a dozen areas turn out not to be enough, strengthen some more areas.
 
So, work on accuracy and generally finding correct answers, work on specific weaker areas one by one to make them strong areas, and when you take a practice GMAT or the real thing, take all the time per question available to do your absolute best to get right answers consistently. The GMAT is essentially a game of seeing how many right answers you can get in the time allotted. Approach the test with that conception in mind, and focus intently on the question in front of you with one goal in mind: getting a CORRECT answer.

You also may find it helpful to read this article about  How To Increase Your GMAT Quant Score .

Good luck!

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi Nikii,

The most realistic way to assess your current 'ability level' is to take a reputable practice CAT and take it in a realistic fashion (take the FULL CAT - with the Essay and IR sections, take it away from your home, at the same time of day as when you'll take the Official GMAT, etc.). Beyond that, analysis of each CAT is really important to defining what you need to work on - in simple terms, you need to define WHY you're getting questions wrong. You might actually have all of the knowledge that you need to hit Q50 right now, but you're getting questions wrong because you're using inefficient approaches, not doing organized work or making little 'math mistakes' in the Quant section. In those situations, working through more questions in a specific subject is probably NOT going to 'fix' your issues - especially if you're approaching the questions in the same ways as before (and leaving yourself open to making the same little mistakes).

Before I can offer you any additional advice for your studies, 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 study materials have you used so far?
3) How have you scored on EACH of your CATs (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?

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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Rich

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