Could you please explain what level of efficiency is needed in each SC,CR and RC section to get 750.
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- StaceyKoprince
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By "efficiency" I assume you're talking about percentage correct?
So, first, you can't get a 750 on verbal alone. Your math performance counts. And, depending on your math performance, there's a decently wide range you could score in verbal and still get a 750.
You also can't just look at percentage correct because the mix of questions matters - both in terms of difficult level (obviously) and in terms of order. If you get the first 70% of the question right and the last 30% wrong, you have a percentage correct of 70% but your score won't be as good as someone who has 70% correct with the incorrect answers interspersed throughout (for example, no more than 2 incorrect answers in a row).
There isn't an easy way to break this down into "how many do I need to get right" - that's just not how the test is scored. And, of course, the people who make the test don't release a ton of detailed information, so that makes things even harder.
Generally speaking, I would guess that a 750 probably requires an overall percentage correct in the 70-80% range across the entire test. Assuming that you don't leave any of those questions blank. Assuming that you don't have a string of wrong answers in a row at the end. Assuming that you didn't get all of the experimentals right and a bunch of ones that counted wrong, so that your actual percentage correct (for the ones that counted) is lower. Assuming lots of things...
So, first, you can't get a 750 on verbal alone. Your math performance counts. And, depending on your math performance, there's a decently wide range you could score in verbal and still get a 750.
You also can't just look at percentage correct because the mix of questions matters - both in terms of difficult level (obviously) and in terms of order. If you get the first 70% of the question right and the last 30% wrong, you have a percentage correct of 70% but your score won't be as good as someone who has 70% correct with the incorrect answers interspersed throughout (for example, no more than 2 incorrect answers in a row).
There isn't an easy way to break this down into "how many do I need to get right" - that's just not how the test is scored. And, of course, the people who make the test don't release a ton of detailed information, so that makes things even harder.
Generally speaking, I would guess that a 750 probably requires an overall percentage correct in the 70-80% range across the entire test. Assuming that you don't leave any of those questions blank. Assuming that you don't have a string of wrong answers in a row at the end. Assuming that you didn't get all of the experimentals right and a bunch of ones that counted wrong, so that your actual percentage correct (for the ones that counted) is lower. Assuming lots of things...
Stacey Koprince
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