Beat The GMAT

aprilv32 · Mon Jan 25, 2010 3:06 pm

about 40-50 points! I struggle with the data suff the most. Would also like to learn a better method for the reading comprehension too!

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beatthegmat · Mon Jan 25, 2010 9:27 pm

50 points is going to be difficult to improve over two weeks. To cover some tactical advice for your weaknesses, check out the resources in the GMAT Resource Directory. Otherwise, unless you're in a rush, I would consider postponing your test. If you feel insufficiently prepped for basic concept or strategy on the GMAT, you will unlikely fix these problems over the next two weeks.

Good luck!

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abhi.genx7 · Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:29 am

I have a doubt . You said you got 50 in quant and 40 in verbal ,
I saw in a book that it directly translates to 31 questions correct in verbal and and 30 questions correct in quant.
Can you throw some light on how many questions need to be attempted correctly to score 720 .

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beatthegmat · Wed Feb 03, 2010 10:46 am

Thanks for the question--just to be clear, I never said that I received a 50 in quant and a 40 in verbal. Smile

Your question about how many GMAT questions you need to answer correctly to score a 720 is really difficult to answer. The reason why is that there is no clear answer. Not sure where you received your source, but don't trust it if it features some sort of chart that maps # questions right to raw score!

The GMAT is unique in that it is computer-adaptive, and thus your score will change with each subsequent question you get right or wrong. It's possible to get many questions wrong and still end up with a high score. And since know one really knows for sure how the adaptive algorithm works (except for GMAC), it's not going to be a good use of your time to analyze what # of questions correct--in what order--will get you to your target score.

You'll be better off just focusing at one question at a time on your GMAT. Just focus on getting the question at hand correct, and move on!

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abhi.genx7 · Wed Feb 03, 2010 2:08 pm

Thanks for the information buddy and i found that table where it relates the no of questions answered correctly to a rough estimate of the actual score in a book called "Master The GMAT" Smile