Hi,
I gave the free MGMAT yesterday, i.e. 1st Dec, 2008. I witnessed many browser (IE) crashes while giving the test. The system said the application was trying to access data
from some restricted memory location.
I will like to know if any one has faced this problem before and if there is a workaround for the same?
I also have few queries regarding the test itself, scored 650 (Q-47, V-32) on this test.
a) During the analysis of test results I found more than 75% of problems were in 700-800 difficuly scale, IS this true for actual GMAT, for a target score anywhere between 700-720.
b) I have excatly a month to go for my actual GMAT, some tips and startegies to break the 700 mark(my target) will be highly helpful.
c) Is there way to get the essays that I wrote during the free CAT graded?
Looking forward to early information regarding the same.
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- StaceyKoprince
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For tech issues, please contact techsupport@manhattangmat.com and they can answer your questions. I haven't seen this particular question asked before on the forums, but that doesn't mean that other people haven't experienced the same problem.
a) For someone scoring in the 700 to 720 range, yes, that person would expect to see a majority of questions in the 700+ range. It depends on how you work your way through the test. For example, I frequently see students who spend more time at the beginning and the middle and do a little better there. Then they're offered harder questions on which they spend even more time. Then, they run out of time before they're done and the score drops because they have a string of wrong answers in a row at the end. But the average across the test is still higher because the person was getting harder questions throughout the middle.
b) The answer to this question depends specifically on your current strengths and weaknesses across question type, content area, accuracy, and timing. If you'd like to share that information, we can give you some ideas.
c) You can get essays graded, but the grading is not free. We have an essay grading service for which you can have two essays graded. You will also be given feedback about how to improve. Contact studentservices@manhattangmat.com for details. I'd first recommend looking in chapter 10 of OG11 (the orange book). That provides two essay topics and then sample essays at every grading level, so you can write the two essays yourself and then compare to the topics they provide to grade yourself and try to get better. After you've done that, THEN try the essay grading service - write two new essays, incorporating the things you learned from chapter 10 of OG11.
a) For someone scoring in the 700 to 720 range, yes, that person would expect to see a majority of questions in the 700+ range. It depends on how you work your way through the test. For example, I frequently see students who spend more time at the beginning and the middle and do a little better there. Then they're offered harder questions on which they spend even more time. Then, they run out of time before they're done and the score drops because they have a string of wrong answers in a row at the end. But the average across the test is still higher because the person was getting harder questions throughout the middle.
b) The answer to this question depends specifically on your current strengths and weaknesses across question type, content area, accuracy, and timing. If you'd like to share that information, we can give you some ideas.
c) You can get essays graded, but the grading is not free. We have an essay grading service for which you can have two essays graded. You will also be given feedback about how to improve. Contact studentservices@manhattangmat.com for details. I'd first recommend looking in chapter 10 of OG11 (the orange book). That provides two essay topics and then sample essays at every grading level, so you can write the two essays yourself and then compare to the topics they provide to grade yourself and try to get better. After you've done that, THEN try the essay grading service - write two new essays, incorporating the things you learned from chapter 10 of OG11.
Stacey Koprince
Instructor
Director, Content & Curriculum
ManhattanPrep
Instructor
Director, Content & Curriculum
ManhattanPrep
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