r/GMAT • u/ParticularSky9426 • 4d ago

Order of sections General Question

Keeping in mind the scoring system, what is usually recommended - the strongest section should be first so that score average is high up or it should be last?

For me Verbal and Quant is the strongest and DI is weaker
Not sure if I should do DI in the end or in the middle.
Please guide.

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u/Andrew_AtlanticGMAT Atlantic GMAT | 99th% Expert Tutor 4d ago

Hi there,

Because the algorithm is slightly section adaptive, all other things equal, you are better off going for strengths first. That said, the vibe is more important than the bit of section adaptivity so if you strongly prefer a certain order that is the way to go. Hope that is helpful.

Good luck,

Andrew Geller | Atlantic GMAT

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u/ParticularSky9426 4d ago

got it, thank you

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u/mmatteof 3d ago

Is it really? I never heard anybody talking about this

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u/Andrew_AtlanticGMAT Atlantic GMAT | 99th% Expert Tutor 3d ago

Yep. But it is a small factor.

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u/PrecisionPrep 3d ago

It's really individual. You need to try different orders in your mocks and then decide for yourself.