Practice Test - unanswered questions

[achakrav2694]

I took my first practice test and was in 60-70% on math and 70%+ on verbal up to the last 7 questions which I did not have time to complete (clearly I need to work on speed). The percentile dropped off significantly, and I am assuming this is because it automatically discounts you for each question left unanswered? Can someone give me more color on what this means for my ability to score well on the exam?

[StaceyKoprince]

All of the questions count but you didn't finish the exam. In that sense, you know your current scoring level already - it's the score that you got on that exam.

Now, what you need to do to get better will involve fixing your timing problems so that you can finish the exam. That's a decent position to be in because at least part of the problem is "just" timing. Timing isn't easy to fix, but it's often easier to fix than pure content issues.

Read this:
https://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/inde ... lly-tests/

Then start a reply in which you explain to me why the way that you took the exam hurt you and how you need to do things differently next time.

Read this too:
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... -the-gmat/

And use this to analyze your practice test in more detail:
https://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/inde ... ts-part-1/

Note that the last article is a two-parter but the second part hasn't been posted yet. (The first part was just published on Feb 11th.) I'm not sure exactly when the second part will go live, but it should be early next week sometime.

Okay, now that you've got a better handle on how the exam works, how to study, and what your strengths and weaknesses are, continue your reply post by telling us what you think you should do based on all of that.

We'll tell you whether we agree and advise you further. (Note: do share an analysis with us, not just the raw data. Part of getting better is developing your ability to analyze your results - figure out what they mean and what you think you should do about them!)

Also, since you do have a timing problem, here's how to start working on that area (2 articles):
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... -to-do-it/
http://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... nt-part-1/

good luck!