GMAT Strategy

Hi All,

I am keeping practicing on Verbal, but still need to improve my results. I am getting 50/50 on questions, almost on all types of questions (still doing without time limitations).
My books finally arrived, an I will continue practicing on them now!

Could you please advise how many mistakes per section are allowable, when you aim at 700+?

Thanks!

Sevil wrote:Could you please advise how many mistakes per section are allowable, when you aim at 700+?

There are actually three factors that determine section scores, number right, difficulty of questions answered, and number left unanswered.

In order to score 700+ you need to get roughly 80% of the questions in each section right.

However, distribution of right answers has an effect. For one thing, if you get long strings of right answers you will be served harder questions than if your right answers come in short strings separated by wrong answers. So the same number of right answers distributed in longer strings will tend to generate higher scores. The same number of right answers distributed in different ways can result in a wide range of scores.

Also there is a penalty for not finishing a section. So if you leave questions unanswered at the end of a section you will with a certain number of right answers receive a lower score than you will should you get the same number of right answers and also answer every question.

For more insight, check out this great post.

https://www.gmatninja.com/2013/01/25/gma ... algorithm/

Hi everyone,

Could anyone advise me if high GMAT requirement changes depending on the program type I choose?
I mean will the fact that I choose Master of Finance Program or MBA affect the average GMAT i am required? Can required average GMAT score be less severe for let's say Master Program compared with MBA? Or it's the same when considering 2 different programs within the same university?

Thanks!

HI Rich,

In overall GMAT my math is much better than verbal, so it´s ok for me, as I am tending to apply for Master of Finance degree. I have looked to the University requirements and my profile match their requirements. The only missing puzzle is the GMAT!
No, didn't take any CAT recently.

I have been preparing for Verbal without time limits and my results are 50/50. Taking into consideration the stress factor and time constraints, I need a really good push.
I spent 1 week of my time reading the Powerscore Critical Reasoning Bible and halved it already. Should I spend time on that further ot it´s better to keep doing practice questions?