I just Beat The GMAT!

I was pleased to earn this overall score. But I'm curious about how admissions officers might view the difference between my quantitative and verbal scores.

How will my split look to admissions officers at a place like Harvard or Wharton? Any information--anecdotes, hearsay, conversations, whatever--is helpful. Thanks for your input.

@JQuann

firstly, congrats for your amazing score..

i dont know how admissions officers might view the difference between ur quantitative and verbal scores.

but i would definatley like to know how you scored such marvelously
in the verbal section...

Kindly let us know ur strategy and study method in verbal...

thanks a lot..

Great score in verbal...!

Congrats and pls debrief us

Your Quant score is pretty close to 80%, so I'd say you're fine.

You should be fine I think. I've heard people say 80/80 is best but you are so close to 80 and 740 is great, so I don't think that will be a problem.

740 is awesome !

Thanks for the congratulations. In response to a couple of requests, I'll debrief.

QUANTITATIVE:
I could have done better, but I imagine that most of us could. I would emphasize using the free GMATPrep Software again and again. Even though some questions will be repetitive over time, you will continue to find new questions. In fact, one of the questions on my test was exactly like a question from the software, only the numbers were changed. On math exams, I make too many careless errors, and in retrospect I can think of a few that handicapped me. But, in general, GMATPrep is free yet invaluable.

VERBAL:
This was my saving grace. My study method for it, however, may not be practical for everyone.

I was an English major in college. And since I am applying to JD/MBA programs, I spent a couple of years preparing for the LSAT, which is very similar to the verbal portion of the GMAT.

The stark reality about the verbal section is that logical reasoning is often a painfully acquired skill. I practiced the LSAT for months before I started to pick up on the modesty of a good answer versus the overstatement of a decoy answer. In general, the logical answer is often the least intuitive. Again, my only concrete recommendation is to practice questions, make mistakes, and try to learn from those many necessary errors.


I hope this helps. If anything needs clarification, please let me know.

JQuann wrote:In general, the logical answer is often the least intuitive.

Congratulations on a great score. I would only comment that the above statement tends to be true for the more difficult questions ... but less so for questions of <650 difficulty. ... just my experience.

As an aside, I highly doubt that anybody will view your V/Q split negatively. The overall score is just too good and the Q score is more than respectable for any concerns regarding your ability.

Great score!! congrats...Pl. don't think about re-taking the GMAT....

This is encouraging for a guy like me that is better at verbal than quant. Out of curiosity what was the raw score for Q and V? On the 1 to 60 scale.

thanks!

tngearhart wrote:This is encouraging for a guy like me that is better at verbal than quant. Out of curiosity what was the raw score for Q and V? On the 1 to 60 scale.

thanks!

46 Q, 45 V. Good luck.