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I hate the fact that 1 single mistake in verbal

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I hate the fact that 1 single mistake in verbal

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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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...

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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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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!
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