GMAT PREP Confusion

Expert replies

snehabala88: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 2; Joined: Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:29 am

by snehabala88 » Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:32 am

Hi,
I took my GMAT prep and scored 590. There were about 9 questions wrong in Quant and 15 in verbal. I have been taking Manhattan tests and was consistent with 680.
Could some one help me with this estimate. Its freaking me out and i have my offical paper on the Monday, 19th Sept 2011.

Thanks,
Freaked out GMAT taker

Like this post

Source: Beat The GMAT — GMAT Strategy | Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:32 am

vineeshp: Legendary Member; Posts: 965; Joined: Thu Jan 28, 2010 12:52 amFollowed by: 34 members; Thanked: 156 times; GMAT Score:720

by vineeshp » Thu Sep 15, 2011 6:22 am

Did you have too many continuous wrong answers?
Also, did you complete the test?

Vineesh,
Just telling you what I know and think. I am not the expert.

Like this post

itheenigma: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 103; Joined: Wed Feb 23, 2011 10:38 amFollowed by: 3 members; Location: India; Thanked: 7 times; GMAT Score:730

by itheenigma » Thu Sep 15, 2011 8:17 am

This is one of the risks of taking a prep test too close to the actual exam date. The dip might have been due to many reasons. Too many silly mistakes caused by stress, mood, fatigue or quite simply even just a bad day where you went left more often than right.

So don't worry. As of now, we're already at the point of no return as far as rescheduling goes. So if you've been scoring 680ish consistently, then you'll be fine on test day.
Use the lower spike GMAT Prep to get some takeaways and formulate your strategy for Monday. Beyond that, it's best you forget about that particular mock test! (All this is just my opinion btw!)

This is something I'm telling myself these days (my exam is on Tuesday :p)..."GMAT questions have a certain elegance to them; try to enjoy it and just take each question one at a time!"
Hope you have a great exam...

Cheers!

Like this post

snehabala88: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 2; Joined: Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:29 am

by snehabala88 » Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:12 pm

Hi,
Well continuous yes..And i did complete the test.
Can some one tell me how many continuous Q on an average could someone afford to get wrong. Specially in verbal. to maintain a decent score close to 700

vineeshp wrote:Did you have too many continuous wrong answers?
Also, did you complete the test?

Like this post

itheenigma: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 103; Joined: Wed Feb 23, 2011 10:38 amFollowed by: 3 members; Location: India; Thanked: 7 times; GMAT Score:730

by itheenigma » Thu Sep 15, 2011 5:54 pm

Nothing cut and dried, I'm afraid...
Besides, we have no control over the answers we get wrong on test day...More so in verbal for non native speakers like you and I. If we knew which questions we were doing wrong, we wouldn't making those mistakes now, would we?

The best strategy for avoiding continuous mistakes is to maintain good pacing so that you can avoid rushing through easy questions and end up getting them wrong, just to make up for lost time.

Like this post

itheenigma: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 103; Joined: Wed Feb 23, 2011 10:38 amFollowed by: 3 members; Location: India; Thanked: 7 times; GMAT Score:730

by itheenigma » Thu Sep 15, 2011 6:00 pm

snehabala88 wrote: Can some one tell me how many continuous Q on an average could someone afford to get wrong. Specially in verbal. to maintain a decent score close to 700

Again, as you know, it's tough to speak of Verbal alone...
If you get a 47-48 in quant, then you'll need a 38-39 in Verbal to touch 700.
That would be 10-11 mistakes overall (preferably not continuous!).
[Somebody correct me if I'm wrong here]

Like this post

Post new topic Post Reply

• Page 1 of 1

GMAT Course Reviews

560 reviews

1168 reviews

431 reviews

359 reviews

147 reviews

5/5

5 Star (560 Reviews)

"Target Test Prep is the closest to the official version of the GMAT exam, about 99% accuracy in terms of the quality and quantity of information. The course has excellently created singular sets of focused lessons and tests for every possible topic that one could come across in the official GMAT exam."

"The TTP course maximizes the efficiency of the time you spend studying. It will take time and effort but I could almost guarantee that if you complete the course exactly as it is laid out you will get an amazing score. They also have a very responsive team willing to help with any questions you might have."

"TTP has two things that I think no other test prep company offers: A teaching approach that reinforces understanding and an attitude that will give you the mental preparedness needed to succeed on the test. TTP gives you a deep understanding of the concept you need to know while teaching you how to think."

Write a Review