Verbal and SC - Am I ready?

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Verbal and SC - Am I ready?

by metallicafan » Wed Jul 17, 2013 10:06 am
Hi buddies, please your help with this doubt:

I have taken two GMATPrep practice tests, and my scores in the Verbal section were 40 and 44. Probably, the second one was a little inflated, but no so much because I think I would have answered well those repeated questions If I hadn't seen them before. So, I think the real score in Verbal was a 42-43.

However, my experience in this preparation is that, specially in SC, there will be always something NEW that you have not seen before. Maybe an idiom, a structure, whatever. Even Ron Purewal felt surprised with an Official GmatPrep question. That's frustrating, specially when you have studied a lot for that section of the exam.

So, my question is when someone can say "Ok, I am ready to get a great score", considering the fact that they always can evaluate something that you have never seen before? It seems that getting a 42-44 requires 6-8 wrong questions at most. It's challenging, specially for a non-native speaker.

So, although I got good scores in the practice tests, my concern is that they could evaluate something new. Should I study more?, or when could I say "I'm ready"?

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by [email protected] » Wed Jul 17, 2013 11:16 am
Hi metallicafan,

Scoring 40+ in the Verbal section is a remarkable feat (90% of test takers can't do it), so you really shouldn't be getting upset about see "surprising" things at that level. The Randomizer has to be able to adapt to ANY test taker (whether that test taker is acing the test or bombing it). By definition, if you score in the upper range, you're going to see some harder/weirder questions. Embrace it. It's something that I advise all of my clients: "You WANT to see a 'hard' test - that's a sign that you're doing well."

If you're scoring well in the Quant section, then you're ready. Go take the GMAT.

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