Heave Ho...

The final leg of the GMAT journey has begun. Whether it will culminate in joy or another month in anticipation, time can only tell. In short, May 27th is the date...

--Maktub

Another week.....Another test(s)

I attended the free practice test at Kaplan's Cincinnati test center.Felt pretty much out of place as I was the only person to administer the test and it was a paper based test. To add, few of the questions were familiar. Yet, I stuck on and completed the test only to see a 690 (Q 45, V 40). I wonder if the scoring algorithm of Kaplan is skewed. I commited 3 mistakes in math and got a 45 while 7 mistakes in verbal gave me a 40.

My doubts about the scoring algorithm heightened when I gave the GMAT Prep Test-1 this morning. Having the real test at 8 AM, I want to get as much practice as possible during this time period. I took the AWA sections as well as my biggest fear is not lasting the complete length of the exam. It felt good to see a 740 (Q 50, V 40) but, I felt criminal on getting 7 incorrect in math and 11 in verbal. 7 mistakes and still a 50 in math ?? My stars must be perfectly aligned to make this possible... or may be it isn't the stars. Any answers blogosphere ?

I then decided to leave the scoring algorithm to the rightful people and sit down and do my job.....the "G" day ain't too far away!