I've read everywhere that getting consecutive problems incorrect is lethal to your score... but to what degree? Obviously nobody knows the exact algorithm but is there a decent estimate on how damaging it really is or why it's so lethal?
The reason I ask is that I'm currently experiencing pacing issues, which reared it's ugly head when I tried the GMATPrep CAT. I ran out of time much earlier than I usually do, and guessed through the majority of the latter portion of the test, ending the test with a string of 11 consecutive incorrect answers. 11 consecutive!! That's a MASSIVE string of wrongs. Yet my result was a 47 in Quant, which is what I was peaking at on the MGMAT CATs. How could this be?
While it would be great to believe I was on my way to a ridiculous score had I not run out of time, I was getting the same scores (or lower) on CATs where I either finished on time or gave myself a few extra minutes.
The reason I ask is that I'm currently experiencing pacing issues, which reared it's ugly head when I tried the GMATPrep CAT. I ran out of time much earlier than I usually do, and guessed through the majority of the latter portion of the test, ending the test with a string of 11 consecutive incorrect answers. 11 consecutive!! That's a MASSIVE string of wrongs. Yet my result was a 47 in Quant, which is what I was peaking at on the MGMAT CATs. How could this be?
While it would be great to believe I was on my way to a ridiculous score had I not run out of time, I was getting the same scores (or lower) on CATs where I either finished on time or gave myself a few extra minutes.
