Better to Raise My Quant Score or Both Quant / Verbal?

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chipbmk: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 70; Joined: Mon Oct 05, 2009 9:33 am

by chipbmk » Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:12 am

On practice tests I generally score around the Low 40's in Quant (~70%) and high 30's (~85%) on Verbal for a cumulative score of about 650.

My goal is to get a 700 or greater on the actual test. Is it more advantageous to focus purely on raising my Quant skills or should I try to raise both. Keep in mind I only have about 1 month left to study before I take the exam.

I had spoken to a friend who got a 43quant and 42verbal and admissions consultants said that her quant score was too low.

Let me know your thoughts.

Thanks!

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mp2437: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 177; Joined: Thu Aug 14, 2008 11:59 am; Thanked: 25 times

by mp2437 » Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:12 am

Hi there,

I agree with the admission consultant in that business schools look for a great overall score, but they are more concerned with your ability to handle numbers and math in business classes, so the quant portion of the GMAT addresses that.

If I were you, I would concentrate my studies there. Perhaps there are quicker wins for you in quant in studying tricks/tips of certain problems than to go through a grammar book and learn proper grammar (high 30's is a great verbal score).

Best of luck.

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shadowsjc: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 139; Joined: Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:52 am; Location: Jersey City, NJ; Thanked: 14 times; GMAT Score:770

by shadowsjc » Wed Nov 11, 2009 5:04 pm

there's an unofficial 'rule' out there that states that business schools would ideally like a candidate with scores in the 80th percentile in BOTH quant and verbal. a 42 in verbal is quite good, probably closer to 90th percentile. a 43 in quant, however, is not as good. i think its probably in the 60-70th percentile range. in this sense, you'd want your Q to be hovering at around a 47+, so that you're near this "80/80" score.

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