Just gave the verbal portion of GMATPrep 1

guynoor

I just gave the verbal portion of my GMATPrep Test 1 and was wondering if based on this this score + the score that i assume i would get on the Quant (which i will give tomorrow) total to a certain score. Is this the right way of getting to your true score. I know the best way is to just complete the test and let the algorithm do its thing but i was wondering if the algorithm viewed each section as separate or bases the total score on the performance of both sections COMBINED.

Its amazing because i got the same # of Ques's right and wrong on Verbal as i did on the MGMAT CAT Verbal few weeks back. MGMAT gave me a score of 41 on Verbal while GMATPrep gives me a 36 ... i am a bit confused. I know MGMAT CAT's are a bit lax in their scoring - does this gap seem okay to you.

Am i just worrying too much about this....i scored a 620 on MGMAT Prep what should i expect on this GMAT Prep?

Notmyking · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 4:04 am Post subject:

Guynoor,
I feel you must give the test in one sitting with only max 10 mins break to get your true score. Because in real exam you will not have the luxury of spreading the exam over two days. and i suggest you write awa's also before taking sections test.

guynoor · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 5:06 am Post subject:

guynoor · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 6:25 pm Post subject:

Ok so i took the Quant and the total score i got was a 640. I started my prep with a 510. I have the real GMAT scheduled for May 19. Do you i think i should wait until i hit 700 which is my goal? Can i score in the 700's by May 19th. To all those who are not that good in math (like me) i can tell you this test is beatable. If i can go up from 510 to 640 and hopefully 700 then anyone can and i am by no means a math genius.

Stacey Koprince · Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:32 pm Post subject:

I don't think you can really consider your score to be a 640 because you took the test under artificial conditions. It's a huge advantage to wait 24 hours before taking the second half of the test. You need to take a test under conditions that mimic the real thing in order to have a valid result. (And then remember that you will be more nervous on the real thing - no way to mimic that - and that can bring your score down.)

Also, be aware that the test is not scoring you based upon percentage correct - it's scoring you based upon the difficulty level of the questions you get right and wrong. It's not like tests you had in school.

So, you can get the same percentage correct and score a 350 or a 650 - what matters is that the higher score = more difficult questions and the lower score = easier questions.