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16 Sep 2015, 09:04
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Hi All,
I am taking mock GMAT exams these days and am planning to formulate a timing strategy for verbal section.
While analyzing a Manhattan GMAT exam, I noticed that since I ran out of time on the last 9 questions, I had to randomly mark the answers to avoid bigger penalty of not completing the section. However, around question 32, my percentile score was 69% (14 incorrect till question 32) and by the time I completed the test, my percentile score dropped to 46%.
I have been following 'what if' scenarios thread on the forum and could understand that last 10 questions do not penalize much compared with errors committed in first 10 questions. I do understand that Manhattan might be using a different algorithm to ascertain the percentile and final GMAT score.
Since I could find a drop of 23% percentile on the test (V33-34 against V27), I just wanted to check whether this algorithm is followed on the final GMAT test or not. I generally tend to spend more time on the first 20 questions and then attempt last 21 in the rest of the time.
It will be extremely helpful to receive inputs on this as it will help me devise a better time management strategy for verbal section esp.
Cheers,
Kunal
I am taking mock GMAT exams these days and am planning to formulate a timing strategy for verbal section.
While analyzing a Manhattan GMAT exam, I noticed that since I ran out of time on the last 9 questions, I had to randomly mark the answers to avoid bigger penalty of not completing the section. However, around question 32, my percentile score was 69% (14 incorrect till question 32) and by the time I completed the test, my percentile score dropped to 46%.
I have been following 'what if' scenarios thread on the forum and could understand that last 10 questions do not penalize much compared with errors committed in first 10 questions. I do understand that Manhattan might be using a different algorithm to ascertain the percentile and final GMAT score.
Since I could find a drop of 23% percentile on the test (V33-34 against V27), I just wanted to check whether this algorithm is followed on the final GMAT test or not. I generally tend to spend more time on the first 20 questions and then attempt last 21 in the rest of the time.
It will be extremely helpful to receive inputs on this as it will help me devise a better time management strategy for verbal section esp.
Cheers,
Kunal
16 Sep 2015, 09:26
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You can see it here a bit better based on the GMAT Prep Analysis gmat-prep-software-analysis-and-what-if-scenarios-146146.html
16 Sep 2015, 15:51
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Hi Kunal,
It sounds like the broader 'issue' is that you're approaching the Verbal section of the GMAT in such a way that you're spending far too much time on most of the individual questions - and THAT is eating up too much of your available time. Your whole pacing issue likely comes down to the Tactics that you use (or don't use), your note-taking, general knowledge and pattern-matching skills, etc.
1) How long have you been studying (how long have you been focused on Verbal?)?
2) What materials have you been using?
3) When are you planning to take the GMAT?
4) What is your goal score?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
It sounds like the broader 'issue' is that you're approaching the Verbal section of the GMAT in such a way that you're spending far too much time on most of the individual questions - and THAT is eating up too much of your available time. Your whole pacing issue likely comes down to the Tactics that you use (or don't use), your note-taking, general knowledge and pattern-matching skills, etc.
1) How long have you been studying (how long have you been focused on Verbal?)?
2) What materials have you been using?
3) When are you planning to take the GMAT?
4) What is your goal score?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
