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Hit a 680 (Q44 / V38) today on my second GMAT Prep Test. Did a bit worse on verbal. It was a bit surprising to me since I finished with 8 minutes left and felt like I was getting all the questions right. Oh well. I'm happy with the overall score.
- by stevennu
Sat Nov 02, 2013 4:45 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: 630 --> 620 --> 640 --> 690!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3477
Your scores are not based on how many questions you answer correctly; they're based on the level of difficulty of the questions you answer correctly. To illustrate this, I'll share an experiment I performed. I took GMATPrep Practice Test #1 four times, and each time I answered every second question...
- by stevennu
Mon Oct 28, 2013 3:53 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: 630 --> 620 --> 640 --> 690!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3477
I reviewed my test yesterday and I missed 19 out of the 37 quant questions. I had a lot of 600-700 level questions. It seems that my score quant score was too high given the number of incorrect answers I had. Is it normal to score in the 65th percentile with so many wrong answers? If I had done simi...
- by stevennu
Mon Oct 28, 2013 12:25 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: 630 --> 620 --> 640 --> 690!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3477
Hi stevennu, The GMATPrep CATs are populated with questions that were once Official GMAT questions, so you're not going to find a more realistic practice CAT. Those CATs contain a limited number of questions, so the "available pool" isn't as large as the real GMAT; other than that, the CA...
- by stevennu
Sun Oct 27, 2013 12:10 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: 630 --> 620 --> 640 --> 690!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3477
630 --> 620 --> 640 --> 690!
After studying for the last 4+ months (I work 55+ hour weeks), I finally took a GMAT Preptest today. My previous 3 tests were all MGMAT CAT tests and my respective scores were: 630 (Q37 / V38) 620 (Q37 / V37) 640 (Q38 / V39) I hadn't finished all the GMAT quant guides until after my 2nd test. When I...
- by stevennu
Sat Oct 26, 2013 3:09 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: 630 --> 620 --> 640 --> 690!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3477
- by stevennu
Tue Oct 22, 2013 1:52 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Simple Root Problem
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1479
Is it because (sqrt2)(sqrt3) is considered a single term and cannot be split up? i.e. cannot take 1sqrt2 from the sqrt3 and add it to the 3sqrt2.?
- by stevennu
Mon Oct 21, 2013 10:41 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Simple Root Problem
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1479
Simple Root Problem
Expand: sqrt2(3+sqrt3)
Answer is 3sqrt2 + sqrt6
My question is, why don't we distribute the sqrt 2 across both terms --> 3sqrt2 + sqrt 6. Then break sqrt 6 into (sqrt 2)(sqrt 3). From here we would take 1sqrt 2 and add it to our 3sqrt2 to get 4sqrt2+sqrt3.
Am I missing something?
- by stevennu
Mon Oct 21, 2013 10:29 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Simple Root Problem
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1479
I think I was making an error with the simplification. After breaking up the terms of the numerator to 2T/T-X + T/T-X - X/T-X, I started to cancel the T/T in each of the equations. I just realized that since the two terms T/T-X and X/T-X have the same common denominator, I should have just simplifie...
- by stevennu
Sun Oct 20, 2013 11:37 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: DS Question Help - OG
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3976
Question 171 in the DS section of the OG What is the value of (2T+T-X)/(T-X) (1) (2T)/(T-X)=3 (2) (T-X)=5 The answer key simplifies statement 1 to (2T)/(T-X) + (T-X)/(T-X) How is it that the equation is simplified to the equation above? I simplified it as (2T)/(T-X) + (T)/(T-X) - (X)/(T-X) What am ...
- by stevennu
Sun Oct 20, 2013 7:54 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: DS Question Help - OG
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3976
Question 171 in the DS section of the OG What is the value of (2T+T-X)/(T-X) (1) (2T)/(T-X)=3 (2) (T-X)=5 The answer key simplifies statement 1 to (2T)/(T-X) + (T-X)/(T-X) How is it that the equation is simplified to the equation above? I simplified it as (2T)/(T-X) + (T)/(T-X) - (X)/(T-X) What am ...
- by stevennu
Sun Oct 20, 2013 7:53 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: DS Question Help - OG
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3976
DS Question Help - OG
Question 171 in the DS section of the OG What is the value of (2T+T-X)/(T-X) (1) (2T)/(T-X)=3 (2) (T-X)=5 The answer key simplifies statement 1 to (2T)/(T-X) + (T-X)/(T-X) How is it that the equation is simplified to the equation above? I simplified it as (2T)/(T-X) + (T)/(T-X) - (X)/(T-X) What am I...
- by stevennu
Sat Oct 19, 2013 10:34 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: DS Question Help - OG
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3976
Is x > k? (1) 2^x • 2^k = 4 (2) 9^x • 3^k = 81 Step 1: Analyze the Problem We see "is", we think "yes/no question: if I can answer with a definite yes or definite no, sufficient; if I answer with a maybe or sometimes or not sure, insufficient". What do I know? Absolutely not...
- by stevennu
Fri Oct 18, 2013 11:27 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Is x > k?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 26337
This is a perfect example of a question in which PEMDAS is essential to remember. I had a brain fart and was taking 80^k.
- by stevennu
Mon Oct 14, 2013 11:17 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Integer Properties - DS
- Replies: 102
- Views: 44429
What do you mean I won't get any rough score? Are you talking about section breakdowns or actual scores?sukhman wrote:GMAT prep Pack 1 is different although its a good practice but you wont get any rough score , I think there are explanations available unlike GMAT PREP 2.0 AND Exam Pack 1
- by stevennu
Fri Oct 11, 2013 12:12 am- Forum: GMAT Math
- Topic: Quant - From 38 to 45
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3711