ESR Analysis - Quant

Question

Hi Experts,

Need your comments on the attached ESR.
What I see is that there were no questions with a difficulty level below Medium and that even after 5 incorrect answers, I scored Q50.

Thanks,

Archit3110 · Answer

its not about how many wrong you did but about the difficulty level of question which was wrong ...
if you see in 3rd & 4th quarter you have done wrong high level difficulty questions... which must have impacted the score.. 
nevertheless Q 50 is good..

pintukr · Answer

Congratulations for an excellent score. Q50/51 is equally a 'high' score !!

All the Best for applications.

mcelroytutoring · Answer

Hi  Kellogg2023 ,

Q50 is a great score! Congrats.

Keep in mind that the difficulty "curve" on the ESR is an  average  difficulty curve, so it's very likely that you saw some hard questions and some easier ones, and that they averaged each other out in terms of difficulty.

Although you apparently made some (careless?) mistakes on medium to medium/high level questions, no one can score Q50/51 without answering a significant number of hard questions correctly.

As far as the incorrect answer "curve," if you only answered one wrong in the quarter, then you can infer that question's difficulty from the chart—otherwise it's an educated guess, again because of the fact that difficulty levels are averaged on the ESR.

CrackverbalGMAT · Answer

Hi Kellogg2023 Q 50 is amazing! Kudos!

The score is not just about the number of inaccurate attempts but about the location of the errors. We do not know if there were sequential errors involved either. From what I see, you have dropped in the difficulty level of the mistakes that you have committed from the third to the fourth quarter. The two mistakes of 5 that you committed are above medium level of difficulty but yet away from hard. This drops the average difficulty of the incorrect attempts. I would suggest you to focus on pairing Q50 with a great V40/40+ to attain a good score on the GMAT. I read your previous post and realized that Verbal is where you need efforts to pull up the overall score. Can you share the verbal bit of the ESR as an image? You can respond here or send a pm. Have suggested someone from our team to reach out to you too for ESR analysis to assess the painpoints. What section did you start with? Was it verbal or Quant? Was there anything that affected your mindset since the mock scores you mentioned and the GMAT score have a huge deviation. Would love to hear and help you out. There is no problem that cannot be fixed! Devmitra Sen GMAT Mentor

TargetKellogg2024 · Answer

Hi Devmitra,

Thanks for your response. I opted for Q>V>IR>AWA
In hindsight, I thought I did badly in Quant and therefore my mind was preoccupied while attempting the Verbal. In my practice tests (and previous attempt) I scored better than 28.
Here's my verbal ESR.

Thanks!

MartyTargetTestPrep · Answer

Your outcome is a great example of why a test-taker should just focus on the question in front of him or her and let the score take care of itself. There are so many "I thought I did badly one the first section and therefore did badly on the second section" stories.

The good news is that you'll very likely score much higher on a retake.

TargetKellogg2024 · Answer

Thanks Marty! That's very assuring

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GmatKnightTutor · Answer

Gratz on the Q50. There's some more  Q50 ESR data  through the header on the gmatknight website for anyone interested in the types of section performances that get those types of scores.

CrackverbalGMAT · Answer

Hi Kellogg2023 Thanks for sharing the ESR for the verbal bit. Here are my inputs on the ESR- In the attempt with a V36 , the 2 mistakes you made in the first quarter were above medium level of difficulty and the mistakes you made on the second quarter were on relatively harder questions. The third quarter was great and by the time you reached the last quarter, there was no drop in the overall level of difficulty of the questions that you got incorrect. In fact, there was a big spike in the average level of difficulty in the questions from the 3rd to the final quarter! You were doing really good. If you would have maintained higher accuracy in the second quarter, chances are you would have scored way better than a V36(which is the 79th percentile)! Now in the attempt with a V28, each time you moved from one quarter to the other, there was a drop in the level of questions that you got incorrect. Not sure of the timing but if you have taken guesses, high chances that there are sequential errors. So, the average level of difficulty of the questions that you received hasn't been very high. The algorithm has called for only medium or marginally above medium level of questions for you. But you have made mistakes on medium questions quarter by quarter too and the penalty has been brutal

There are two major pain points- 1. Improve accuracy on the harder questions and completely cover the gaps of the medium level of questions! You are good in terms of coverage of the knowledge basket. A V36 on GMAT and V40+ scores on the official mocks speaks for your abilities and skills. You need a solid plan to replicate the mock score in the real GMAT. Use the error log and pull out official questions of medium level and intensively analyze them. Where have you gone wrong? What strategies you haven't used that could have otherwise rewarded you with the dividend of time? Figure that out. Add a delta to your application skills on the medium level questions. Nail them. Use verbal review and create tests and have above 85-90% accuracy on medium level questions since you have the potential to nail a V40+! Only after this, move to the advanced questions of OG and pull out the ones you got incorrect. Don't bother on the time spent on analyzing ! That's exactly what you need. Use Official Advance guide for advanced questions. Attempt less but analyze more.

2. Improve test taking abilities- Now that's easier said than done ! I know!

But what differentiates a 700+ scorer from a 600 scorer is also the ability to hold on to their nerves and to feel confident about every attempt they make. You need test taking practice. An attempted question, that you ponder over getting wrong harms you more in the big game than you actually getting it wrong! I am not a fan of unofficial materials but just to "practice" (not assessing your prep), you can use the full length tests available to practice hitting 67 questions over a timer. If you could use GMAT Club to build up tests, even better. The objective is to make sure that you have enough test taking practice so that moving from one question to the other WITHOUT pausing to think "was my previous question correct"? is your natural habitat of problem solving mindset. I agree with MartyTargetTestPrep on this point

Let me know how are you planning on the retake, which you must

to secure a score that reflects your true potential

Post any questions if you have here! Looking forward for a great score from you! Devmitra Sen GMAT Mentor

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

I one hundred percent agree with Marty. I'm looking forward to hearing how you do on your next GMAT.

egmat · Answer

Hey TargetKellogg2024 Thank you for reaching out. I’d like to start by congratulating you on your stellar Quant Score and I offer my consolation for the V28 as well. It must have been heartbreaking to get that score after all the effort you’ve put in. I’ve recorded this video to address each of your queries. (I apologize for the background noise.) Summary of Video : 1. You need to maintain your Quant Score and, if possible, target a Q51 through fine-tuning. You stand to benefit immensely from our Pace Architecture. Do take a look at our Free Trial . 2. For Verbal, you should start by using a fine-toothed comb to identify any conceptual gaps, and then devote the lion’s share of your prep to Cementing your Verbal Core Skills. 3. Utilize mocks only for evaluating your Test Readiness, and not for self-improvement. I invite you to write to us as support@e-gmat.com for a free consultation with one of our Strategy Experts. We’d be happy to equip you with all the information you need to gear up for your next attempt. I wish you all the best and look forward to interacting with you in future. Happy Learning! Abhishek

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi Dipesh, I've sent you an analysis of your ESR and some additional questions. GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made, Rich Contact Rich at: Rich.C@empowergmat.com

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