I hate the fact that 1 single mistake in verbal

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Woozler: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 43; Joined: Sat Nov 06, 2010 12:04 pm

by Woozler » Thu Dec 09, 2010 12:25 pm

..translates to a 3 point drop. I got 48 on my second attempt at Gmatprep 1 (my first attempt resulted in v47, with two mistakes).

So, getting a 51 requires a perfect score on verbal, and a single mistake drops it down to 48. Not fair.

My verbal is better than my quant.

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by Jim@Grockit » Sun Dec 12, 2010 10:07 pm

Woozler wrote:..translates to a 3 point drop. I got 48 on my second attempt at Gmatprep 1 (my first attempt resulted in v47, with two mistakes).

So, getting a 51 requires a perfect score on verbal, and a single mistake drops it down to 48. Not fair.

My verbal is better than my quant.

The alternative is a longer test where you do a number of questions with little or no impact on your score.

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rx_11: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 87; Joined: Mon May 17, 2010 12:31 am; Thanked: 7 times; GMAT Score:690

by rx_11 » Sat Jan 22, 2011 9:21 am

Hey, Woozler

I think u r perfect on Verbal. Could u share some of ur experience with Verbal?

I work very hard but still feel impossible to enhance my Verbal score over 40. I always get a 34-36 on Verbal and can hardly get a 40...

sigh

Stacey's big fan.

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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 » Mon Jun 06, 2011 7:24 am

I'm with rx_11 on this.
Any pointers on how to get my score up from a 34-37 to >40?
I've decided to get back to basics and brush up on my concepts, but I'm running against the GMAT test deadline here.

I'm not sure whether the time spent on basics will really pay off.

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Tani: Legendary Member; Posts: 1255; Joined: Fri Nov 07, 2008 2:08 pmFollowed by: 90 members; Location: St. Louis; Thanked: 312 times

by Tani » Mon Jun 06, 2011 9:55 am

46 and above is 99th percentile. The difference between a 48 and a 51 is not going to affect your chances of getting into a business school. Congratulations on a great score!

Tani Wolff

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