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Question: Does the GMAT exam have a fixed number of questions which would be asked for each subsection of the Verbal section? Is there a set number of Sentence Correction, Reading Comprehension and Critical Reasoning? Is this also the case for Quant? Will there be a fixed number of questions for Problem Solving and Data Sufficiency?
Official GMAT: Every exam includes a fixed number of scored questions of each type. Scored questions are those that count toward your score. However, you may receive a varying number of total questions of each type because pre-test (experimental) questions that do not count are also included in the examination.
Question: Say a candidate is really strong in Critical Reasoning and answers a bunch of 700-800 level CR question correctly. Does this mean the subsequent Sentence Correction and Reading Comprehension questions he receives will also be in the 700-800 level? Or is each question type judged independently? Meaning there could be a situation where the candidate receives 700-800 level questions in Critical Reasoning (because he’s strong there) but at the same time he receives 500-600 level questions in Sentence Correction and Reading Comprehension because he is weak there?
Updated* Official GMAT: If you’ve taken a practice test, you probably noticed that the question types are not all grouped together. After each question you answer, the computer updates your score to the section and chooses the next question. The difficulty is not tracked separately for question types – it is selected based on your current score. So, if you have 700-800 level CR question, then whether you answer it right or wrong can affect the difficulty of the next question, regardless of whether that next question happens to be Critical Reasoning, Sentence Correction, or Reading Comprehension.
Question: On my GMAT exam that I took a couple of months back I scored a 50 in the quant section. On my official score report my quant percentile was reported as 92%. However on the latest percentile rankings, I’ve noticed that a quant score of 50 now corresponds to a percentile of 90% . Right now if I send my score reports to schools , what will my quant percentile be?
Official GMAT: Congratulations on your GMAT score! You did really well! To answer your question, the percentile ranking charts are updated in January with the most recent percentile rankings. Schools will typically refer to the most recent percentile ranking chart, regardless of when you sent your scores. I hope that helps!
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I am really overwhelmed by the amount of information and resource which are available on various groups (including those mentioned on this page – beat the gmat and gmatclub) related to how one should prepare for the GMAT exam.
I can easily find one or another story where in the guys have said that GMAT was a piece of cake and they have scored 700+ easily and only refered the official guides, while others have said that they attempted the exam 4 times!! to get to that score.
However most of them tell that they not only took the offiical guides but also referred to various other study materials before appearing for the final exam.
Now my question is what is the best resource for one to get a 700+? Is it ONLY the Official study material from GMAC considering the fact that GMAT exam checks only certain school level fundamentals (as usually told) or is it Manhattan or Veritas etc etc Clubbed with GMAT Official material?
do we have to write ielts or toefl along with gmat like we write toefl for gre??..if it is according to the universities can i get the list of those universities?
iam an engineering student, wish to appear for gmat. i dont have any work ex. is gmat beneficial to me? how many college accept freshers? wgat are the other solutions to my problem?
Hello, Himanshu. Many schools will accept students with little or no work experience. In general, admissions officers will look at your full application including GMAT score, undergraduate degree and GPA, and any relevant work experience. Good luck!
why should do this course..if situation in particular bsnss field maks u an experienced nd manager or businssman????
Really useful Q&A! Please do these more often!
how can I access my gmat score
can you give me a list of colleges in usa where i can apply using my GMAT score? my score is 580. do i need to take any other exams to apply for MBA in usa ?
One of the big prep companies has said that if you answer a series of questions too quickly (3-4 within a minute or two) a penalty will be assessed for “guessing.” Can this be true? If I happen to be awesome at either the math or verbal sections, it hardly seems fair to penalize me for being quick.
Hello, Sophie. The rumor you have heard is incorrect. Your score does not take into account time spent answering individual questions.