670->720 (96%ile) Q50 V38

**tamGmat** · 09-11-2006, 01:32 PM

Hey Guys

Just finished my GMAT. have a decent 720, again way below my expectations but this time I won't crib at all because I have the 80-80 I was looking for. I took it again because of my 61%ile in verbal, which is now 85%ile.
I value this 24%ile increment more than I do the 50 point increment in the overall score.

I'd like to thank all TEST MAGICIANS

this is a wonderful wonderful place.

oh its such a huge relief that I dun have to study again

**kk_del** · 09-11-2006, 01:41 PM

COngratulations TG

What was the level of Quamt and Verbal as compared to Gprep

**tamGmat** · 09-11-2006, 01:58 PM

As compared with GP, Quant was I would say a little tougher. But only as compared with GP. The level of questions were pretty basic and tested the same things as GP. The reason I say that it was tough is that the level of difficulty never boiled down although in GP we get simple questions even if all first 10 are correct. I did a very big mistake in Q. Finished it with 20 mins left. Just conc on each and in every DS take your time. I rushed through the DS. I dun think I made any mistake in personal statement. There were no Prbability or Combinatronics questions.

Verbal, again I would say the same, pretty similar. I have seen a pattern with RC's. First and third are long with 4 ques each and second and fourth are smaller and have 3 ques each. one of the RC was on Co2 and many have seen the same RC, catch hold of that RC in jj's asap. I didn't had any jj's although earthlings kept tellin me this

SC were good but I cracked them all, (thank you, u're posts were reallt gud and helpful) . I dunno RC's weren't getting in my mind.....I probably did all the mistakes in RC. CR were ok, some tested the same thought patterns as GP. only one CR was tough, I didn't figure out the answer. Got one bold face but was easy as I practised lots from Sets.

**kk_del** · 09-11-2006, 02:08 PM

Thanks for replying ...Best of luck for your apps..

My Gday 13 Sep..So not time left...

How about AWA

**Gmatters** · 09-11-2006, 02:14 PM

Congrats!...

what wr thy practice scores like?

BTW, its time u change thy signature ' Gmat over and out!"

**tamGmat** · 09-11-2006, 02:15 PM

All the best KK... You can score 750+, go for it.

If verbal is ure weak area, I would say that u do the following:

-> revise Official Guide 11, verbal. refrain from Official Guide 10.
-> revise GP and specifically RC's. oNLY GP reflects the true difficulty
-> don't spend time overly on revising maths and SC.
-> before the test do some new RC n CR's. not more than 15 questions in all

**kk_del** · 09-11-2006, 02:34 PM

Thanks for the advice buddy ...

I need those wishes !!

**tamGmat** · 09-11-2006, 02:53 PM

My practise scores were kinda inflated as I took GP's b4 in Feb.

Anyway :

GP1 730
GP2 730 (2 days b4)

GP1 (repeat questions) : 780 last night.

Manhattan tests
1: 640
2: 690
3: 430 only attempted math.

Rest were sets and one paper test (730).

My first few attempts @ GP

GP1 : 680 w/o any material
GP2 : 670 after Official Guide lol
GP1 : 740 did on separate PC
GP2 : 750 -------do--------

**T-REX** · 09-11-2006, 03:06 PM

Tam which rc did you get... ?

**Philospher57** · 09-11-2006, 03:14 PM

TamGmat,CONGRATS for your success.1 question.U finished Quantitative with 20 mins left.How did u do that? Was it very easy?Or u have been a math expert before?Or you were very well prepared?I am asking this because I want to know how u finished DS & everything so fast.Didn't u calculate DS to say half the solution? How much did u prepare for Quantitative?
Is That RC (CO2) in GMAT sets??????
Thanks in advance for replying