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What is the average score for ur 1st diagnostic test

by Vid » Mon Jul 31, 2006 12:21 am
Hi all,

I'm about to start off with my preparations for the GMAT, have booked a date in sep 2nd week. My query is what is the average score for ur 1st diagnostic test without any preparations or say atleast 10% preparations?? I took the GMAT powerPrep test 1 and got a 490. Is that an average or a bad score??


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by beatthegmat » Tue Aug 01, 2006 7:30 pm
Vid wrote:Hi all,

I'm about to start off with my preparations for the GMAT, have booked a date in sep 2nd week. My query is what is the average score for ur 1st diagnostic test without any preparations or say atleast 10% preparations?? I took the GMAT powerPrep test 1 and got a 490. Is that an average or a bad score??


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Performance for the first diagnostic is going to vary a lot--some people are naturally great test takers, others require a lot of preparation to achieve a top score.

What score are you ultimately aiming for, Vid?
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by Vid » Wed Aug 02, 2006 2:28 am
Hi Eric,

I am aiming for a score of 720+ and have another 6 weeks for my exam. The problem is I am working & i hardly get more than an hour or two to study everyday. Right now i going through the basics of Quants. I am not sure of the amount of preparation i require to go from a score of 490 to 720+..

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by beatthegmat » Wed Aug 02, 2006 4:32 pm
Vid wrote:Hi Eric,

I am aiming for a score of 720+ and have another 6 weeks for my exam. The problem is I am working & i hardly get more than an hour or two to study everyday. Right now i going through the basics of Quants. I am not sure of the amount of preparation i require to go from a score of 490 to 720+..

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Hi Vid:

Given the fact that you have just a few weeks left to study, as well as constraints on your time that limit each study session--I think you are going to have a difficult time getting a 720+ score.

A 100-point improvement would be impressive with six weeks of study, but that would be well below your target. My advice is to:
  • Push out your test date two more months to provide more time for you to study
  • Consider enrolling in a reputable GMAT prep class.
I don't want to disillusion you, but you do have an uphill battle to get a 700+ score in your current time frame. Be sure to take a lot of practice tests. If your scores keep increasing with each subsequent test, then maybe you are on the right track to perform well on the GMAT.

Best of luck!
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Re: What is the average score for ur 1st diagnostic test

by Vid » Wed Aug 02, 2006 11:26 pm
Eric,

If i want a score of 700+ and do take the exam 6 weeks from now, how many hours per day would i need to prepare??

I have to brush up on my quants a lot coz on verbal i am pretty decent. I have a score of 290 in my TOEFL CBT, which i took in june. So basically i need to ramp up on my quants & in verbal i need to develop the patience to do the RC's.

What would u suggest??

Thanks a lot for your input.

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by dblazquez » Thu Aug 03, 2006 2:53 am
Vid,

TOEFL has nothing in common with GMAT. Maybe you have RC in both, but the TOEFL ones are literally piece of cake compared with the GMAT ones. I took TOEFL a couple of months ago with one week of study and scored 107 iBT with 29 out 30 in RC, but the GMAT is at other level :) have in mind that TOEFL is written with foreigners in mind, while GMAT is aimed to graduated, native speakers :)

But everything is possible!! make an schedule, totally cut your social life, and start with OG... try to do at least one test every 4 or 5 days and check out whether your goal is reachable!

Concerning the first score.... dont pay much attention. The second test will be way more accurate.
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Re: What is the average score for ur 1st diagnostic test

by beatthegmat » Thu Aug 03, 2006 5:42 pm
Vid wrote:Eric,

If i want a score of 700+ and do take the exam 6 weeks from now, how many hours per day would i need to prepare??

I have to brush up on my quants a lot coz on verbal i am pretty decent. I have a score of 290 in my TOEFL CBT, which i took in june. So basically i need to ramp up on my quants & in verbal i need to develop the patience to do the RC's.

What would u suggest??

Thanks a lot for your input.

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Vid
It's not about the number of hours per day. It really is all about the quality of your study. Take some time to really think about a study strategy. If you have only one hour per day, write an outline of how you will use that time--practice questions, reviewing explanations, reading chapters for the textbook, etc.

Check out my blog for details on how I created my own study strategy: https://beatthegmat.blocked

Like Daniel said, anything is possible. But also be realistic--you have a lot to improve over a short time.

Best of luck!
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by radhika88 » Sun Feb 22, 2015 2:53 am
Hi Sorin,

I wanted to check out the blog but it says access denied. Any chance I could have a look at this?
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by manyaabroadtpr » Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:27 pm
radhika88 wrote:Hi Sorin,

I wanted to check out the blog but it says access denied. Any chance I could have a look at this?
Hi Radhika,

You can access our blog on "5 Best Practices and Tips to Improve GMAT Verbal Score" on the link below.It will be helpful.

https://blog.manyagroup.com/detail.html?authorid=62

Good Luck
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