210-Q ... I'm so confused

[Luma]

Hello Everybody,

I'd like to thank you all for your support during my GRE preparation, I made my test however the result was very confusing here what happened:

First Section Quantitative: the questions were ridiculously easy ... I dawdled at the beginning (I was reading the questions twice and do them twice) and ended guessing the last 4 questions, nevertheless, I saw many analysis reports, the last questions don't affect the performance that much.

Second Section: Verbal ... I found it neutral but the RCs were difficult.

Third Section: Quantitative, and it says it is a research section and it won't be calculated, etc. I just looked at the questions and answered randomly.

Then I got my results:

Verbal: I'm embarrassed to mention it but it is plausible

Quantitative: 210 ... I'm very confused ... nobody should get this score unless he/she doesn't answer any question correctly, right? I used to score in the upper 600 in powerprep and the upper 500 in Kaplan ... in my very first pp test I scored 630 although the time finished before I completed the test.

Anybody heard of a similar situation? I heard a story about a person got a very very difficult test so he appealed.

What confused me more ... the quantitative were very easy ... based on the reports that I reviewed ... the system kept on generating difficult questions even when you mess up till some stage ... non of the questions were difficult ... even easier than the powerprep ...

Is it possible that the system somehow scored the research section??

BTW, I'm still in the shock phase.

[Auree123]

As I know, the minimum score in a GRE (V/Q) is 200, but no less than 200. So if you can answer. correctly very few of them, even then it should be much better than 300. And, as you said, the 1st section should not be research section, as research section is normally much difficult than those of original.

It seems, though not heard before, that there might be something wrong in the scoring.

[-Katherina-]

I'm shocked, too.. This looks like an impossible score!
How did your verbal go?

[tomal1134]

Its quite impossible. There must be something wrong!!!

[Luma]

I just emailed the ETS, and explained what happened with me and asked about the appealing process ...

I am very shocked ... I can't believe that I didn't get a stroke or heart attack!!! I know that I messed up in the last 4 or 5 questions but even though at least I should get 400, 500 or 600 optimistically but not 210 !!!!!!

The third section was experimental and it was marked as research section, it has special instruction and it said that those who scores the top would be awarded ... so just for curiosity I viewed the questions and checked answered randomly ...

[chrstiantsedi]

There must be something wrong. A 210 is hardly plausible. Probably, the system considered the research section. If so, It shouldn't have said the part isn't to be calculated. Even in that case, such a score is so not realstic.

[Luma]

Nevertheless ... for those who are going to write GRE ...
Focus on the Coordinate geometry, I got at least 5 questions on this topic.

Tip: at the beginning of the test, when you fill the background information, they will ask you whether you would like to participate in the research section, I advise to choose YES, in this way, the last section would be "research experiment" not a third uncovered section, at least that happened with me 2 times.

Finally ... Good Luck THYAG on your test tomorrow

I guess that I won't take GRE again ... I'll search for school that doesn't require GRE (hopefully to get accepted in Purdue).

[shrivipha]

Oh God, this is really disappointing. Haven't heard of anything similar before...
too bad you have to go through this traumatizing experience.

I'm sure there's something wrong with the scoring system. I always have hated how their scoring works based on your initial answers, and how the last answers do not matter. This is outrageous.

Luma, I would strongly urge you to appeal against this ETS atrocity. I'm praying to the God that ETS considers you for a remarking, and give you something respectable. And absolutely do NOT doubt yourself, since we all know that you deserved much much better.

[Luma]

Thanks Everybody!

More tip: during the test, if you ran out of scratch paper, and you raised your hand but the proctor didn't respond ... you can scratch on your passport I was about doing that but the proctor came

[THYAG]

Oh god!!

Its really shocking..To read that "i am so confused" subject itself it was so shocking..
My god!Hopefully ETS will help you out of this!

It is impossible to get 210 because the min is 200..Maybe some scorig mistakes!

Thanks for your wishes..How were the analogies and antonyms-Barrons huh??? or some no barrons??

What about your verbal score?

quants did you face probability and stats?