Difference between 44 and 47 in Q and 36 and 40 in V

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doclkk: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 180; Joined: Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:46 pmFollowed by: 2 members; Thanked: 5 times

by doclkk » Sun Jul 05, 2009 5:41 pm

I'm consistantly now right around 43 / 44 in Q and about 34-36 in V. I've gotten as high as 46 on Q before and as high as 42 on V before. The 42 on V was when I was in the zone and was killing reading com. It was quiet - I was relaxed. Ironically the 46 on Q was what I got on my first GMAT prep exam 3 months ago and haven't been able to score 46 again.

I would like to ask - conceptually - what's the difference between a 44 in Q vs a 47. Is this one person know combinatorics and one person not.

As for V - What's the difference between a 36 in V vs. a 40 in V - is this one person knowing the difference between past perfect vs. simple past?

Any thoughts?

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excusemeashish: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 1; Joined: Mon Mar 02, 2009 8:20 am

Simple

by excusemeashish » Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:41 pm

Its quite simple. See which questions you get wrong in the practice tests. Figure out the areas/pattern out of wrong questions. Work on it for 2 days. Retake the exam.
Rinse and repeat

Edited later: Sorry. Posted on wrong thread. Please ignore.

Last edited by excusemeashish on Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:09 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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zuleron: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 223; Joined: Fri Apr 17, 2009 3:50 pmFollowed by: 4 members; Location: Philly, USA; Thanked: 76 times; GMAT Score:750

by zuleron » Wed Jul 08, 2009 2:36 pm

Q44 (70%ile); V36 (78%ile) = 660 (83%ile)
Q44 (70%ile); V40 (89%ile) = 690 (88%ile)
Q47 (79%ile); V36 (78%ile) = 680 (86%ile)
Q47 (79%ile); V40 (89%ile) = 710 (92%ile)

The difference is HUGE! 50 points and an 80/80 designation.

The diffenece is not about knowing combinatronics. I think the difference between a 44Q and a 47Q is the 47Q really KNOWS all the fundamentals well and does not get trapped by trick GMAT questions; the 44 knows most fundamentals well but not all, and may get tricked by GMAT traps occasionally. I don't think you can point to one type of question e.g. combinatronics as a sign of how well you will score because there are some VERY easy combinatronics questions.

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