Hey guys,
Just took the test today, and all I can say is that I feel very disappointed. I received a 49 (85%) math and 20 (20%) verbal. It's totally imbalanced. The total score comes to 570 (54%). All I wanted to do was break 620 and fall within the range of scores for schools like Oxford, LBA, or Duke. I've read that schools really stress the quantitative part, but the total unevenness of the verbal sticks out like a sore thumb. I also heard that you receive a penalty for not answering questions, which is what I did on the last 10 questions of the verbal. The last time I took it, I received a 5.5 on AWA, which is said to be an indicator of verbal skill, but still, I don't feel comfortable with a raw number of 20 on verbal! Should I even bother applying to these schools yet or wait until I retake it? I just feel that I should have broken 600 if I had not decided to avoid finishing the verbal section. Won't have my AWA score for a bit, but any thoughts? Thanks.
Just took the test today, and all I can say is that I feel very disappointed. I received a 49 (85%) math and 20 (20%) verbal. It's totally imbalanced. The total score comes to 570 (54%). All I wanted to do was break 620 and fall within the range of scores for schools like Oxford, LBA, or Duke. I've read that schools really stress the quantitative part, but the total unevenness of the verbal sticks out like a sore thumb. I also heard that you receive a penalty for not answering questions, which is what I did on the last 10 questions of the verbal. The last time I took it, I received a 5.5 on AWA, which is said to be an indicator of verbal skill, but still, I don't feel comfortable with a raw number of 20 on verbal! Should I even bother applying to these schools yet or wait until I retake it? I just feel that I should have broken 600 if I had not decided to avoid finishing the verbal section. Won't have my AWA score for a bit, but any thoughts? Thanks.
