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25 Oct 2022, 14:39
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Hi guys, I'm trying to figure out what's happening. My verbal scores in the official mock exams were 48, 46, 42, 42, 42, and 45.
Taking two GMATs at the test center I scored 37 and 38 in verbal. Looking at the ESR there were no specific areas in which I failed, the first time CR hit me hard and the second time it was RC.
Is the verbal in the real GMAT much harder than the official mocks or is it just bad luck on my side?
Taking two GMATs at the test center I scored 37 and 38 in verbal. Looking at the ESR there were no specific areas in which I failed, the first time CR hit me hard and the second time it was RC.
Is the verbal in the real GMAT much harder than the official mocks or is it just bad luck on my side?
25 Oct 2022, 15:51
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Wow... Those are VERY high verbal scores Just FYI - 42 Verbal is 96th percentile. That's top 4%.
It is quite elusive to be able to score higher on verbal since even a single question can throw the whole score off. I don't see V48 and V46 often. Usually it is V45 and V47. Similarly there is hardly ever a V43. So these are interesting scores - there are not many V45+ that people get usually.
I don't think I have a good explanation for you except perhaps that timing was off on the test and you had to guess/rush.
There is not supposed to be that much of a difference between GMAT prep and official GMAT. There is always a difference - did not sleep well, performed better one day than the other but the V37 vs. V42 even is a significant drop in scores.... Don't really have any explanations... I mean I can ask how many mistakes you made in which quarter to justify and explain the final score but I don't think i have a good explanation why you would get such high scores on practice tests.... the only theories are the usual suspects - did you know some of the questions on practice tests? Did you have something that disrupted you on the test (e.g. different section order?) but I am not sure I have a lot of explanations for you - these things are not supposed to happen usually.
25 Oct 2022, 23:05
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Hi Nevo.
How have you prepared for the GMAT?
I'm asking because it could be that the way you prepared somehow skewed what you learned for verbal toward an emphasis on what appears on the verbal sections of the official practice tests. People preparing for the GMAT often have such outcomes because some test prep materials and forum discussions focus on what the GMAT has done in the past, such as on the official practice tests, rather than on development of general skills that you can use to answer any GMAT verbal question.
How have you prepared for the GMAT?
I'm asking because it could be that the way you prepared somehow skewed what you learned for verbal toward an emphasis on what appears on the verbal sections of the official practice tests. People preparing for the GMAT often have such outcomes because some test prep materials and forum discussions focus on what the GMAT has done in the past, such as on the official practice tests, rather than on development of general skills that you can use to answer any GMAT verbal question.
