710 bad quant

Question

I took the GMAT in June and received a 710 overall. However, I only scored a 42(67%) on the quant and a 45 on the verbal (98%). 
I am going to be in the military for the next 4 years and plan to apply for a class that starts in the Fall of 2011. What do you think my chances are for a top 10 school and should I consider retaking the exam. I didn't test well on quant during the four weeks I was preparing for the exam.

Hjort · Answer

Do you have strong quant skills in general or is this score an accurate reflection of your quant skills?

sccjnthn · Answer

I am generally weaker on quant scores. The highest math grade I earned in college was a 3.0 in Calculus 3. I was an economics major but didn't thrive in quantitative classes.

Hjort · Answer

I would consider re-taking the exam.

venky1979 · Answer

Strongly suggest you to retake as GMAT quant is pathetic in level and you do not need to have a quant intensive background to crack it

I feel that anybody with basic education can score 50 (95 %) in quant

Your verbal is impressive

Its a question of practice 
and you have four years at hand and u have ample scope to cross 760+ (99%)

rhyme · Answer

This is pretty rude.

Hjort · Answer

Rhyme is correct- there is a more constructive way to express this.

rhyme · Answer

I was also thinking it was pretty ignorant too. After all, its a 95%tile for a reason. By definition, its not easy.

edit: 1000th post!!!

venky1979 · Answer

Sorry My intention was not to be rude

When I mean Quant level of GMAt is pathetic

1) I mean GMAT math questions asked are of a basic level and I was not referring to the score of the person
Apologies if this was misunderstood in any way

2) Verbal has grey areas and might be difficult to score but quant definitely can be conquered by a good stuydy strategy

3) I have personally seen many people work hard and make it to 95% in quant but not so in verbal so I said achievinga 95% is a lot simpler in quant

Hjort · Answer

I think is see what you are saying- the content area covered by the Quant section is pretty basic mathematics so most candidates have the required academic background to receive high score with the right amount of practice. In general, I have found that it is easier to teach quant skills to qualitative people than it is to teach qualitative skills to quantitative people.

venky1979 · Answer

100% agree with HJORT

dukes · Answer

Thats just because qualitative people are smarter :wink:

venky1979 · Answer

\Dont agree wwith that though :lol:

aaudetat · Answer

sccjm - what did you decide? I am almost exactly the same boat - 1 point lower in quant and 1 point higher in verbal than your scores.

as for me, I am NOT taking this test again - am applying now for '07. I plan to convince them that I am one smart chick with a lot to offer. They've got plenty of quant-heads in their pool, but none of me.

Good luck, though! And I bet you could score higher with the right prep. Practice the verbal once in a blue moon and find out what it would take to help you zero in on the quant. I am also super-slow at it, but did discover that putting the most time/effort into the first part of the test does pay off. And going through most, but not all, of the OG quant section also helped a lot. If only they would let us transfer 10 or 20 minutes from the verbal section over to the quant!

Good luck with the GMAT (if you take it again) and whatever the next 4 years bring your way.

Pat · Answer

I'm a more extreme example of this problem. My overall score was 690 (91%) but my quasi-satisfaction was short-lived when I realized that my quant was only 39 (58%). Verbal was 46 (99%).

I'm applying for fall 2008 (HBS, Tuck and Cornell) so I guess I have time to take it again. I had been hoping to move past the GMAT and start crafting essays and studying for the CFA . . . . (sigh)

aaudetat · Answer

Hey, man, sorry to hear that. But think of it this way - my first attempt at the dreaded test brought me a 630. My verbal was pretty decent, but quant was wretched to the Nth.

A 690 isn't the end of the world, of course, but you've got a pretty hot portfolio, so improving your GMAT can only help. 

You've got time, and you can do it. I think the key is to study in a different way - your current method got you this far. The next step is to identify what's not working and then zero in on that. There are some decent tracking sheets out there, and they can help you figure out if your problem is geometry or integers, or whatever. And I don't know if you're using the "tricks" that Princeton Review and Co teach, but getting religious about those can help a lot.

And, of course, spend some time in the Quant section of this forum. There are lots of people who are Quant rock stars in there and who can give you some great tips and help.

Good luck.

venky1979 · Answer

One plausible reason that people perform below thier true capabilities is that the quant level in OG is lesser than actual GMAT questions.

This causes them to prepare from the perespective of OG and are not prepared to take the real exam

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