I
just finished taking my first GMAT practice test and all I want to do is scream
out loud right now, literally!! OMG was that exhausting! >__<”
I
woofed down a whole plate for dinner right after finishing the test. The
portion was probably triple my usual! Sorry for all the exclamation marks! :P
Anyways, now that I’ve finally managed to calm down and take a quick look at my
results I just had to write about it right away.
CAT
Practice Test 1
My
preparation for this test has pretty much only been reading about what the test
format is like and doing a couple practice questions to be a bit familiar with
each type of question. No studying or reviewing any of the topics.
Overall
test result: 560 (57%)
A
short note on the test, just in case anyone wants to know what it is. If not,
skip ahead! So, the test I took was a free CAT practice test courtesy of the
friendly people at Manhattan GMAT (manhattangmat.com). Being a CAT (computer adaptive
test), the questions we get are chosen based on how we did on the previous
question as well as the overall of questions up to that point. It’s a smart
test that adjusts the level of difficulty based on each individual’s level of
comprehension. In other words, it’s a ninja test! The first question we get in
each section is an average level question. If we get the answer right, the next
question will be chosen from a pool of higher difficulty level questions. If we
get it wrong, the next question is from a pool of lower difficulty level
questions. This process goes on and on until the end of the test. See, ninja!
Now
that I have my results, I need to do a thorough assessment on each section. The
result of practice test not only comes with the scoring but also a breakdown of
each question, including what topic that specific question is covering as well
as how much time I spend on that question.
Timing
is important in any of these aptitude tests. I’ve never taken the SATs before
but I have taken the GRE and TOEFL, and in both of these tests timing was of
utmost importance. But I learned that in GMAT it’s even worse because it’s a
CAT; you can’t go back to previous questions like you could in GRE and TOEFL.
Now I heard that both of these tests have changed since the last time I took
them, but I remember back then, you can go back and forth in each section
before the time runs out in case you have some questions you decided to skip
over because they were too difficult. This time around I know I messed up with
my timing, not because I ran out of time, nope, I rushed through the test too
fast that I was left with about 30mins in each section. That’s REALLY bad. So I
gotta practice better time management.
For
the rest of the week I’m gonna do the complete assessment so I can sort out my
strength and weaknesses for each section and pick it up from there. I need (or
rather, want) a 225 increase in my score, so I got A LOT of work to do!
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