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10 Aug 2016, 12:55
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I did my first Quant CAT after intense studying. I scored 40 but left the last two questions blank. I realize there is significant penalty for leaving questions blank. Would my score be closer to say 45 had I incorrectly answered the last two questions? (Veritas Prep)
Just trying to (roughly) benchmark my performance without the error at the end.
Thanks
Just trying to (roughly) benchmark my performance without the error at the end.
Thanks
10 Aug 2016, 17:32
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Hi bzo,
Leaving the last two questions unanswered in the Quant section on Test Day could 'sting' your score a bit, but the penalty would not be enough to turn a Q45 into a Q40. If anything, you might lose 1-2 Scaled Score points, but not much more than that. The broader question is how you were performing right BEFORE you ran out of time and left those questions unanswered. How many questions did you have to rush through (and essentially guess on) before you ran out of time? That longer 'string' of missed points, combined with the two unanswered questions, could have greatly impacted your score.
1) Was this a FULL CAT (with the Essay and IR sections, and the Verbal section)?
2) How long have you been studying?
3) What materials have you been using?
4) What is your overall goal score?
5) When are you planning to take the GMAT?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Leaving the last two questions unanswered in the Quant section on Test Day could 'sting' your score a bit, but the penalty would not be enough to turn a Q45 into a Q40. If anything, you might lose 1-2 Scaled Score points, but not much more than that. The broader question is how you were performing right BEFORE you ran out of time and left those questions unanswered. How many questions did you have to rush through (and essentially guess on) before you ran out of time? That longer 'string' of missed points, combined with the two unanswered questions, could have greatly impacted your score.
1) Was this a FULL CAT (with the Essay and IR sections, and the Verbal section)?
2) How long have you been studying?
3) What materials have you been using?
4) What is your overall goal score?
5) When are you planning to take the GMAT?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
10 Aug 2016, 18:15
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Hey Rich, thanks for the response.
I didn't do a full CAT, I know that it is best to do a full CAT, but I feel that I need to really focus on my Quant. Before I started studying, I was able to hit V35 with time to spare but only Q33 while frantically answering questions. I will certainly need to improve both Quant and Verbal if I plan to hit my target score of 730, but it seems that Quant will be a harder battle for me.
I have been using Magoosh and have been happy with the instruction and practice questions and I don't blame them whatsoever for my lack of performance. I was really hoping to score higher than Q40 on the Quant CAT I did today because I have been studying for about 6 weeks and have answered over 300 practice questions. I hope to write the GMAT by the 3rd week of September at the latest, I could carry on longer but I'd really like to get to other things in life other than the GMAT.
Thanks,
bzo
