Hey D. V! A 650 is a 73rd %ile, so that means you need to score better than 73% of other test takers. It also means that you need to be getting questions with difficulties in the 500s and low 600s pretty consistently correct. But how difficult that's going to be *totally depends on you*. If you're scoring in the 600s already, a 650 is likely pretty achievable with consistent study targeted at your weaknesses. If you're scoring lower, you'll probably need a longer timeline to build up your content knowledge and work on your testing strategy. Happy to provide more specific guidance if you want to share more about your personal GMAT background!
@nehaagarwal76533 жыл бұрын
@@erikatyler-john2005 How to identify the questions to be in the 500s or 600s or 700s.
@erikatyler-john20053 жыл бұрын
@@nehaagarwal7653 , great question! The easiest option is to use material that indicates the difficulty of questions. A lot of material (like official practice questions and the questions in Magoosh GMAT) will tell you if a question is "easy", "medium", or "hard" - so it doesn't give you the exact level, but you can at least get an idea of where you need to focus your energy.
@aryanmalik73862 жыл бұрын
@@erikatyler-john2005 Hey Erika I have posted a question on work experience please answer that and I have 1-2 more questions as well so is there any way you can answer that also like where do I ask them
@kalleelarosa3 жыл бұрын
Great video Erika, this is such valuable advice! Strategically letting go of very hard/time consuming questions is one of the main strategies I used to push my score above 700.
@amritak42113 жыл бұрын
"Perfection is not required for a perfect score" "Every time you make the same mistake, you make it more likely that you're going to build this bad habit" SO HELPFUL!
@cesare23402 жыл бұрын
Hi erica, wow. I did my first gmat test 2 weeks ago, after 3 weeks of studying and I got 760. I think that THIS is the real skill if you want to get a high score in the quant section: being able to understand in 15 seconds if a question will take too long to answer and skip it. I did it for 3 hard questions and saved a lot of time for the others, still getting a 51/51
@Selahhhhhhhhhhh2 жыл бұрын
Oh wow can you explain this a bit more? It's okay to skip questions? I kept reading that you're not supposed to skip any at all.
@cesare23402 жыл бұрын
@@Selahhhhhhhhhhh I don't think so, at least for my personal experience. In the quant is possible that you'll find a couple of questions that are really too long to do, even if you know the process to solve them, it would take 3-4 mins to find the exact answer. Moreover, it is likely that after you start doing it you'll find out that you don't know how to continue and you will then have Lost 2-3 mins and guessed the question, like you should have done from the beginning. As I wrote previously, I got 51/51 and I still guessed 3 difficult question after 15 sec that I read them. So I gained 4/5 minutes for the remaining questions
@pauline9324 Жыл бұрын
@cesare2340 Hello, I am trying to have the same results and your study technique seems to be very productive. Could you please tell me which material you used to have this result ? Thanks very much 🙏
@cesare2340 Жыл бұрын
@@pauline9324 hi Pauline. I just bought the main Gmat book (the big one with 1000 exercises) and the two smaller ones (with 300 exercises for verbal and 300 for quant). Personally I just used the code and did them online to save time. Did all of them doing 20/30 exercises in blocks just to practice also the length. After each "block" I reviewed the wrong ones and wrote down the solution on a paper. After finishing all 1600 exercises I re-did the one I got wrong (maybe like 400-500 of them). After that I re did the ones I got wrong also the second time (like 100 of them) and then just reviewed this ones I got wrong 3 times. The last week I did 4 practice tests (2 free and 2 extra bought). I hope to be helpful in some way!
@behzodzikriyayev1423 Жыл бұрын
@@cesare2340 can you tell me about these book?
@jessicawansoprano3 жыл бұрын
Studying consistently can be challenging, I'm glad that Magoosh has study schedules!
@learningdesignstudios3 жыл бұрын
This is the first video I ever saw in relation to GMAT and I find it mindblowing for someone is planning to start the preparation. Scrolled down and realized the channel is posting videos from 11 years with single focus on GMAT. Will be checking out other videos in future, all the best team and thank you Erika!
@MagooshGMAT3 жыл бұрын
Awesome, welcome to the channel! We hope it's helped you as much as it has the students before you :)
@onkarsawantbhosle31463 жыл бұрын
Erica from PrepScholar. Nice to see her here.
@MagooshGMAT3 жыл бұрын
We're glad to have her here as well :)
@aseemkumar91932 жыл бұрын
Really great video. Understood some deep insights of GMAT that is needed for a test taker. Thanks for making such a valuable video. Keep inspiring us.
@hoozanpirozmand70513 жыл бұрын
Thank you Erica... Youe videos, as always, are so helpful ❤️
@kevinrocci37933 жыл бұрын
GMAT scoring is so hard to understand. I think that'd be a great video! :)
@your_butter_chicken3 жыл бұрын
Yes Erika, i would love a video on verbal sectional scoring. Please
@erikatyler-john20053 жыл бұрын
Great to know! Thanks, Sanskaar!
@ARM26878 Жыл бұрын
@@erikatyler-john2005 Did u happen to make that video on how verbal is scored differently than quant section? Thanks
@edward_williams89582 жыл бұрын
Hey Erica thank you for your invaluable advice ❤️❤️❤️
@MagooshGMAT2 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome! Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment :) I think these are some really helpful videos!
@hbakereph3 жыл бұрын
It's nice to know you can intentionally guess on a few and still get a top score 😅
@juancarloscevallos3899Ай бұрын
I'm impressed by your level of speaking fluency and clarity, congratulations!!! May I ask something ? . Which is the most practical way to detect if a question will take too long to be answered? Are there any hacks or shortcuts to know this? Thanks!
@jainamvora68113 жыл бұрын
Thanks Erika and the Magoosh team behind this insightful video. I would love to know more on point of Never making mistake more than once. What was the approach? Is it using an error log or writing down notes for every single error on the Excel? Curious to know how a test taker can live up to such a high standard?
@erikatyler-john20053 жыл бұрын
Great timing, Jainam! We just posted a video on this topic last week - you can check it out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/npPScquVrtOEe5I
@jainamvora68113 жыл бұрын
@@erikatyler-john2005 Thats amazing! Thanks a ton
@arnab23123 жыл бұрын
I was just practicing from Magoosh when this video showed up. Please put up videos of Erika on SC and CR particularly.
@erikatyler-john20053 жыл бұрын
You're definitely not the only one requesting Verbal videos, so hopefully we'll get some up soon! Thanks, Arnab!
@arnab23123 жыл бұрын
@@erikatyler-john2005 Thanks a ton :-)
@rajeshsajja60222 жыл бұрын
This single video is better than some entire coaching institutes' routine preparation plans
@leonidas7592 жыл бұрын
Is there a video with more information on the strategy of how to let difficult questions go?
@akshat26103 жыл бұрын
This went over my head
@MagooshGMAT3 жыл бұрын
Keep working at it!
@ananyadas2042 Жыл бұрын
On an average how many questions can you miss (combining both hard and medium level) to get a 730+?
@saumya_423 жыл бұрын
I'm new to this but what does missing a question mean? Like leaving a question without selecting an option? Or just selecting a random option and move on?
@erikatyler-john20053 жыл бұрын
Great question, Saumya! This is confusing for a lot of new test takers. There's actually no way of "skipping" a question without putting in an answer on the GMAT - you *must* select an answer in order to move onto the next question. So "missing" a question means selecting the wrong answer, either because you made a mistake or because you're guessing to save on time. Worth noting that "guessing" doesn't necessarily mean selecting a random option! You can often do some process of elimination first to narrow down your options before selecting an answer, which raises your likelihood of getting the problem right by chance. That said, a random guess is still better than sitting on a problem for way too long. Hope that helps!
@saumya_423 жыл бұрын
@@erikatyler-john2005 Yes, it does! Thank you so much for explaining this. Much appreciated!!
@adultshark166 Жыл бұрын
Harvard: We want you to have around 700+ on GMAT Me: I identify as a 800 GMAT scorer Checkmate
@MagooshGMAT Жыл бұрын
🙌
@toyosioyebanji12413 ай бұрын
How do you know the questions in the 500 and 700
@zeynand40393 жыл бұрын
How do you know at what level the gmat question is? Where do I find 500 level questions, 600 level questions, 700qs?
@MagooshGMAT3 жыл бұрын
Hi Zeyna, it's very hard to tell the precise level of a question! GMAT scoring is notoriously opaque and complicated. That said, this article might help! magoosh.com/gmat/is-this-a-700-level-gmat-question/
@jabhatta3 жыл бұрын
Hi Erica - just curious, how would you tackle a problem like this one Technically, "quicksand" is the term for sand that is so saturated with water as to acquire a liquid's character. (A) that is so saturated with water as to acquire a liquid's character (B) that is so saturated with water that it acquires the character of a liquid (C) that is saturated with water enough to acquire liquid characteristics (D) saturated enough with water so as to acquire the character of a liquid (E) saturated with water so much as to acquire a liquid character
@erikatyler-john20053 жыл бұрын
Hey Jaideep! This is a tough one. A lot of folks are going to approach this one pretty idiomatically, but I'm not a fan of idioms (and GMAC has been pretty inconsistent with "so that" vs. "so as to"), so I prefer a more meaning-based approach. I think the explanation closest to the one I would give is this one by EmpowerGMATVerbal in this GMAT Club thread: gmatclub.com/forum/technically-quicksand-is-the-term-for-sand-that-is-so-saturated-wit-268593.html#p2255594
@rfctdg99882 жыл бұрын
Who are you?
@jyotithakur84372 жыл бұрын
B
@Gogetaover90000 Жыл бұрын
C?
@rice-ut8bm10 ай бұрын
B
@yashvardhansingh9486 Жыл бұрын
When you say 'miss questions', you mean afford to get them wrong? Can someone please clarify?
@pranayjakkula77833 жыл бұрын
Hey Erika, What should be the verbal and quant scores to get a 750 in 2021? Could you guys kindly make a video on GMAT score pattern?
@MagooshGMAT3 жыл бұрын
Hey there! I think this blog post is what you are looking for: magoosh.com/gmat/gmat-score-calculator/ But GMAT scoring is very complex and opaque! So I wouldn't worry too much about it. From the chart, though, you can see that there are many ways to get a 750, including around Q49 V43. Hope that helps!
@MagooshGMAT3 жыл бұрын
We will also definite consider a video on this, since it's so complicated :)
@millicentnyagaka6372 жыл бұрын
Hi Erika, I'm really confused on how getting half of the questions right and half of them wrong can guarantee you a top score on GMAT
@MagooshGMAT2 жыл бұрын
Hi Millicent! If you get more than half of the questions right, then the GMAT will start to give you harder and harder problems, until each one is extremely difficult. It will only decrease the difficulty when you start to get less than 50% correct. Your score, then, is the level of difficulty of the questions you get right half the time. If you get a very high score, then you will get more than half of the section correct, since it will take a few questions for the system to hone in on your ability level. But eventually you will get half right and half wrong, and then the system will know your score. The only exception would be if you are like a top 1% scorer, in which case you might get more than half correct even of the hardest questions possible! The scoring can be quite confusing, but luckily you aren't required to understand it :) Your job now is to learn as much as you can, and your only task on the test is to do your best and get as many right as you can!
@millicentnyagaka6372 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much
@danielmoore9214 Жыл бұрын
I am totally new to GMAT and educated in the UK (law) what would you suggest for a beginner please ?
@MagooshGMAT Жыл бұрын
Check out our helpful article What is the GMAT: Everything You Need to Know--magoosh.com/gmat/gmat-101/. And, be sure to check out our GMAT study plans, which take you through everything you need for the test-- gmat.magoosh.com/plans. 😃
@dhruvsharma51753 жыл бұрын
can u please make a video about section video on the gmat?
@MagooshGMAT3 жыл бұрын
Indeed, more will be coming!
@molly_percocet42072 жыл бұрын
Is it better to skip a question or to give an incorrect answer?
@user-bp8ph7fl4b Жыл бұрын
Hiii magoosh. I'm a beginner for GMAT , can you send any videos to start my preparation.
@MagooshGMAT Жыл бұрын
Hi! You can start by watching this kzbin.info/www/bejne/roCWipR4bNeWaJY and this blog post magoosh.com/gmat/how-to-prepare-for-gmat/. Hope this helps!
@Nick-hl2rr Жыл бұрын
What is the reality I get accepted to a university MBA program with a couple C's on my transcripts but a 700+ GMAT?
@MagooshGMAT Жыл бұрын
It really depends on the program! Try looking at the average GPA and test scores for each program to see how it compares to yours.
@mbaman73633 жыл бұрын
thanks mam. can you please take a SC session on comparison & parallelism?
@erikatyler-john20053 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite topics! We'll add it to the list. :)
@mbaman73633 жыл бұрын
@@erikatyler-john2005 thank you so much mam. I tried to follow your tips, am getting 80% accuracy in SC for the GMATClub tests in 500 level. But for 700+ it drops to 50% :( shall I start from the basics? Just 2 weeks since I started my preparation.
@erikatyler-john20053 жыл бұрын
@@mbaman7363 Alright, a couple thoughts here. First, when it comes to SC, you'll get more mileage out of focusing on the 500 and 600 level questions you're missing than doing a bunch of 700+ level questions. Second, make sure you're focusing on the Verbal question type you're performing worst on - your performance on a single Verbal question type affects your difficulty across the whole section, so you should prioritize studying the question type you miss the most on a full-length practice test. If that's SC, keep doing what you're doing! If it's RC or CR, consider emphasizing those questions instead, again focusing on the lowest difficulty questions you're missing.
@mbaman73633 жыл бұрын
thanks for your help mam. It's very much appreciated! I, focussing only on the 700+ was a faulty strategy. Although it works for me in Quant, this does not suffice in the Verbal esp the SC section.
@shivamsinghal484811 ай бұрын
What is the difference between To be and as big as in the last official example of killer whale ??
@MagooshGMAT11 ай бұрын
Sorry, I'm not sure what question you're asking about 😬
@shivamsinghal484811 ай бұрын
@@MagooshGMAT I think I wanted to ask this question in GMATNinja video. Posted at wrong place 😑😑
@eatsleep8688 Жыл бұрын
build regularity
@MagooshGMAT Жыл бұрын
👍
@francoisbessing Жыл бұрын
Understood. So the GMAT is the real world Kobiyashi Maru.
@MagooshGMAT Жыл бұрын
🤣 It can feel that way but it can be won!
@nickgood39982 жыл бұрын
Taking a test only test your ability to take test.