敬请指教--牛牛与非牛牛--分数与实力

bose0008

Hi, mindfree, NN and Fei NN (like me)

I am really confused, and I hope I can get some advice. (sorry my machine doesn't have chinese software at the moment.) I took the test on Sunday in Boston, only 650, m51, v25. I never did this bad in any of the timed mock-up test. ETS insulted my intelligence, I have to fight back!!!

Four years ago when I studied at MIT, I took the GMAT test in a winter vacation. I didn't take it seriously and I only studied no more than three weeks, and I got 690. But this time, I took it very seriously and prepared for over three months (part-time), and got this very disappointing result. I don't understand it at all, and I would like to share my experience and hear some suggestions, very very sincerely. I think I prepared very well this time, but I am really frustrated at the score.

This was my path for the preparation:

1. Went over XDF material twice, CR, MATH (ChenXiangDong), SC (BaiYong).

2. Studied OG SC tenth edition for at least three times. Read carefully of all the explanations. I reviewed OG RC and CR at least twice (w/explanations). I was very confident on SC before the test and could identify the answers and test points very quickly, even with unfamiliar questions from other sources.

3. Did mockup tests of Kaplan, Princeton, PP3 and HighMAT in a mixed order in the last month before the real test. And all timed mock-up tests ended up with scores higher than the one of the real test (even for the notoriously tough Kaplan). I was quite surprised after I clicked ‘proceed’ button on Sunday. I never expected the score to be really high, but…

I couldn’t figure out the reason, I think my brain worked all right on the test day, not too nervous, not too excited either. My pace was OK according to my usual mock-up test speed. 52-36-15. But the last article appeared in the last ten questions was quite tough, and I spent quite some time on it, leaving not enough time to answer the last few questions. Yes, I guessed.

The possible reasons were either pace or the first ten questions (maybe I didn’t do them right as I thought, but it was quite unlikely). Have I been over-confident?  But the results to the mock tests didn’t prove that was the case. Was there any hidden scoring method that I am not familiar with? Maybe. Were there any important points or methods that I missed in any of the three parts of verbal test? Maybe. Does the score reflect my ability, strenghth or potential? Absolutely not.

Anyone has suggestions? Anyone knows special strategies?

I came cross these lines just now in GMAT bulletin, and I want to share with all of you:

“…Keep moving through the test and try to finish each section/question. There is a chance that guessing at the end of the test can seriously lower your scores. The best strategy is to pace yourself so that you have time to consider each test question and do not have to guess.”

I found CD site too late, only 3 weeks before the test, but it has been really helpful and encouraging. Now I am ready to take the challenge again, to laugh at ETS eventually.

There were about 30% of math questions were either JJ or JJ-like. I will post math JJ when I completely walk out of frustration. Don’t worry, I already marked them on last year’s JJ. If you want to make sure, math JJ in the last two months and the same month last year will be enough for you to get a good score if you truly understand all the questions/test points.

snow_mountain

以下是引用bose0008在2004-8-10 14:54:00的发言：

This was my path for the preparation:

1. Went over XDF material twice, CR, MATH (ChenXiangDong), SC (BaiYong).

这几个没看过。 没有发言权。

2. Studied OG SC tenth edition for at least three times. Read carefully of all the explanations. I reviewed OG RC and CR at least twice (w/explanations). I was very confident on SC before the test and could identify the answers and test points very quickly, even with unfamiliar questions from other sources.

OG 2-3 算是基础啦。 我看了4-5遍， 每次都有新的认识。

3. Did mockup tests of Kaplan, Princeton, PP3 and HighMAT in a mixed order in the last month before the real test. And all timed mock-up tests ended up with scores higher than the one of the real test (even for the notoriously tough Kaplan). I was quite surprised after I clicked ‘proceed’ button on Sunday. I never expected the score to be really high, but…

很多人认为模考成绩不代表任何问题。 不过既然你点proceed 时很自信， 应该是做的很顺了。 有种可能性是你无意中错了一些题， 使难度降低。 所以感觉很好。

I couldn’t figure out the reason, I think my brain worked all right on the test day, not too nervous, not too excited either. My pace was OK according to my usual mock-up test speed. 52-36-15. But the last article appeared in the last ten questions was quite tough, and I spent quite some time on it, leaving not enough time to answer the last few questions. Yes, I guessed.

这个有可能影响你的成绩了。ETS的惩罚政策。 我考试的时候也猜答案了的， 不过没有连猜。 可能是连错影响了你的分数。

The possible reasons were either pace or the first ten questions (maybe I didn’t do them right as I thought, but it was quite unlikely). Have I been over-confident?  But the results to the mock tests didn’t prove that was the case. Was there any hidden scoring method that I am not familiar with? Maybe. Were there any important points or methods that I missed in any of the three parts of verbal test? Maybe. Does the score reflect my ability, strenghth or potential? Absolutely not.

Anyone has suggestions? Anyone knows special strategies?

提不出什么很好的意见来。 我个人的经验就是反复的看OG。 一直看到觉得它上面说的每句话都很有道理，包括RC部分。还有就是总结。 考前把RC 的OG部分总结了一遍。 考试的时候觉得文章的结构非常清晰，流畅。 基本没有很费劲的感觉。 倒是我一直很自豪的SC， 反而有几题很搞不定。

我怀疑你可能还是轻敌的。前面错多了，后面难度降下来了。 网上也有一些朋友跟你又类似的经验， 考的时候感觉很顺， 考不来却不满意的。相反， 很多人考试感觉很差， 结果却不错。 遇到的题分值不一样。

帮你顶一下。 看看有没有NN来回。

麻集爱

more than three weeks, and I got 690. But this time, I took it very

你在长大，ＥＴＳ也一样～．

bose0008

谢谢回复。CD上收的第一个回复。静心想， 其实你说的很对。

1. Went over XDF material twice, CR, MATH (ChenXiangDong), SC (BaiYong).

这几个没看过。 没有发言权。 xdf CR 是GRE, GMAT, LSAT 逻辑推理分类思维训练及真题解析。BaiYong's SC 基本上含OG 10th 上大部分题和补充材料SC,共500题。所以，其实OG 并不只2-3遍。我也download gemj的OG 10th SC 的电子版， 并将每题重点都在word中用不同颜色标出来，反复看。

同意你的分析：

我怀疑你可能还是轻敌的。前面错多了，后面难度降下来了。

这个有可能影响你的成绩了。ETS的惩罚政策。 我考试的时候也猜答案了的， 不过没有连猜。 可能是连错影响了你的分数。

很有可能前十题作的并不很好。后来又猜题连错导致了双吃亏。但我做到后来真的觉得题好难选，否则也不会搞的时间不够以猜来结束。procede 时并不自信，只想若真的不好，还会再考。

准备下月再战， 趁热打铁，重新抓弱点猛攻， 反复研OG.

NN 请教这一月怎样用力哟?!

snow_mountain

我个人没有一个月提高的经验。 但是pumpkin 推荐的文章真的应该好好看看。 一个月好好利用， 一定能考好的。

bose0008

多谢版主鼎立香祝，重新仔细看了南瓜MM推荐文章及其它NN心经，感觉确实有差距。

已经从失败的阴影中走出，全力以赴，一定会考好的。

bose0008

I kept my promise, just posted JJ for people to share.

Still don't understand why I had four articles on history, feminism and African American, no article on science or management.

tony6

以下是引用pumpkin在2004-8-11 11:37:00的发言：

考试的时候， 无论如何， 不要乱猜答案， 哪怕没有把握， 能排除掉2个选项再从下面的三个中猜一个也是好的。

同意。

据说错的程度不同考试的系统对你的评估也不一样，也就是说你选迷惑选项（通常是5选2后的2选1时错的）和选驴唇不对马嘴的选项对分数的影响不同。

虽然持此说法的人没有拿出足够的证据，但根据GMAT评分系统的复杂性偶觉得非常可能。

melissaguo

看到这个贴子，让我想到一个朋友。他七月中第一次考，做的时候觉得特别顺手，感觉就算得了750也不会觉得奇怪。可是最后得分610。朋友不服气，马上报了八月初的，两周后再考，做得时候感觉不好，但是最后结果700+。

所以觉得GMAT考试运气的成份还是挺重的，象我这个朋友，怎么也不可能在两周内实力提高>100分吧？如果要说临场发挥，第一次他自己感觉比第二次更好啊。我怀疑他第一次是错在前面，并且去掉的测试题都是他做对的那些，做错的都没去掉；第二次正好反过来了。

所以，楼主要是马上再考一次，没准能考个好分数（但愿没误导你）。：）