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How many correct answers out of 78 to get 700+

by pankaj_talwar20 » Wed Sep 23, 2009 4:03 am
Hi, I have just started preparing for Gmat and regularly getting 80% correct answers in verbal section, which means out of 41 verbal questions i am getting 30-34 correct answers every time.
Please tell me is it sufficient to get 700+ score or I need to have more correct answers.

Please guide me so that I can start preparing for quantitative section also.

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by DanaJ » Wed Sep 23, 2009 6:18 am
There is no formula for this. The fact is, your score is based on more than hit rates: the difficulty of the question and the "position" of the wrong answers (i.e. if you get several on a row there's a severe penalty) are also crucial in determining where you stand. I do not believe that there is more to it than this.
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by pankaj_talwar20 » Wed Sep 23, 2009 5:49 pm
Thanks for replying back. I certainly understand what you mean taht there is no clear criteria. I just need to know that if 34+ correct answers will be suffient to get me 700+(most of the times). I dont know any one who has given GMAT exam, I used to think that to get to 720 I need to get 90% correct answers(90% of 800),I have studied for only 60-80hrs and realized that I am not able to go beyond 85% correct answers at any point of time. I started feeling a little frustrated and then realized through someblog that the criteria is different and even if I get 70-80% correct answers say 30-35 out of 41 I might get to 700+ which is not 90% of 41.

I understand when you say that there are no number of sufficient correct answers, I just need a reaffirmation that If I get 34+ corect answers I will be able to get to 700+ ofcouse which is not a gurantee of 700+ but will happen most of times so that I can start concentrating more on it to get more correct answers as at this moment I am little demotivated that I am not able to cross 34 mark.

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by shadowsjc » Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:46 pm
Dana is right, there is no clear algorithm. you could theoretically get 10 wrong and still get a very high (750+) score. the reason is there are some questions which are experimental mixed in with the regular questions. if you get those wrong or right, it will not affect your score. as you are taking the test, there is no way to know which ones are experimental and which ones are real.

you would better be served taking full length practice CAT tests (computerized) rather than paper tests. this will give you a better indication of what you will get on the actual test.
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by DanaJ » Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:30 pm
My guess is that getting 85% of them correct will most likely put you in the 700s. However, as I've mentioned, I can't say for sure.
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by zuleron » Thu Sep 24, 2009 3:59 am
I would add that getting 700+ also depends on yor quant score. If you get a 51 in quant, then 34V should be enough. But if you get a 45 in quant, 34V is certainly not enough.

But as has been suggested, the higher the percentage of correct answers, the lower the percentage of incorrect answers which means the tougher the questions you will have seen which, by necessity, means, a higher score. I think that there is a certain % above which you are virtually guaranteed of getting a 700+ because of what I just said above (fewer incorrect = harder questions = higher score). Is that point 80%, 90%, 70%? I don't know.

But I AM a betting man and I think it is safe to say that an 85% hit rate on verbal means you have 6/7 incorrect which should put you above 40V and that combined with, say, 47Q is your 700+

But you should try get a 37V coz that is the 80%ile.

Check out this score calculator from 800score. I don't think it is that accurate, but it is a lot of fun! https://www.800score.com/score2.php
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by mp2437 » Thu Sep 24, 2009 5:42 am
^^ as for that link, looks like a 39V50Q gives you a 740, but a 39V51Q gives you a 290. I better make sure not to get a perfect score on quant then. :lol:
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by zuleron » Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:06 am
for some reason 800score's calculator does not give a 51 in quant... somehow it doesn't compute lol! It does give a 51 in verbal though... other than that it works okay... a little generous but still it's a ball bark estimate.
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