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05 Jul 2015, 18:09
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Hi All,
I took two free GMAT PREP tests on two different days and my scores were 710 and 660. My verbal score has got me confused. Hopefully someone can help me understand what mistakes I made so that I can change my strategy since same algorithm will be used during the official test.
Here's the verbal section breakdown:
Test1:
-14 incorrect answers
-7 incorrect answers were among last 11 (RED FLAG)
-All answers between 35 and 39 were incorrect (RED FLAG)
-Verbal score: 38.
Test2:
-13 incorrect answers
-2 incorrect answers were among last 13 (Question 35th and 36th) - SEEMS BETTER?
-My incorrect answers were scattered in groups on 2 (only 2 groups of 2 were in a set of 5 between question 24th and 28th)
-Verbal score: 29 (I am surprised)
I am confused.... I thought the correct strategy was not to have a lot of incorrect answers in one big chunk and spend extra time on last 5-10 questions (I have been told that last 5-10 questions matter the most in addition to first few) so that the score doesn't drop any further. My verbal score dropped even though I did everything I should have done (as per what I have been told). The only difference I can see is that in the first test I got only 1 RC answer incorrect but in the second one I had around 5 incorrect RC answers. Is that what makes the difference?
Any guidance would be appreciated.
Thanks
I took two free GMAT PREP tests on two different days and my scores were 710 and 660. My verbal score has got me confused. Hopefully someone can help me understand what mistakes I made so that I can change my strategy since same algorithm will be used during the official test.
Here's the verbal section breakdown:
Test1:
-14 incorrect answers
-7 incorrect answers were among last 11 (RED FLAG)
-All answers between 35 and 39 were incorrect (RED FLAG)
-Verbal score: 38.
Test2:
-13 incorrect answers
-2 incorrect answers were among last 13 (Question 35th and 36th) - SEEMS BETTER?
-My incorrect answers were scattered in groups on 2 (only 2 groups of 2 were in a set of 5 between question 24th and 28th)
-Verbal score: 29 (I am surprised)
I am confused.... I thought the correct strategy was not to have a lot of incorrect answers in one big chunk and spend extra time on last 5-10 questions (I have been told that last 5-10 questions matter the most in addition to first few) so that the score doesn't drop any further. My verbal score dropped even though I did everything I should have done (as per what I have been told). The only difference I can see is that in the first test I got only 1 RC answer incorrect but in the second one I had around 5 incorrect RC answers. Is that what makes the difference?
Any guidance would be appreciated.
Thanks
06 Jul 2015, 16:03
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The correct strategy is to get as many correct as possible.... and esp being careful in the beginning as the system punishes quite a bit if you don't. For more search for What if Scenarios GMAT Prep.
10 Jul 2015, 00:21
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My advice to you would be stop analysing your number of correct/incorrect questions, their placement etc. One wouldn't want a string of errors, of course, but for that matter, one wouldn't want a single error either! Wish it were in our hands to not make any errors. What we should do is try to get *every* question while focusing on proper time management. Give each question your best shot within 2 mins and move on. Just keep in mind that if you are going to skip questions (random guessing), don't do it in a row. Focusing too much/too little on first/last questions spells trouble.
