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falu09 · 2007 May 9th, 11:31 PM

Hi guys,

I am about to write the GMAT for the second time. I wrote it in March 2007 and did not study much. I just reviewed the PR book and did the GMATPrep Practice Tests. My score on the real gmat was 530.

This time I have studied with the OG and Kaplan. I have done 3 Kaplan CAT's and I find the questions a bit difficult. I have spent most of my time with English grammar as my math skills are fairly good. My 3 scores have been:

CAT 1: 530
CAT 2: 540
CAT 3: 550

This scares me a bit because i'm only near the 540 mark, which is very similar to my first attempt at the GMAT 2 months ago. This time around I am a lot more prepared yet I can't seem to do any better. I am going to do the GMATPrep again tonight, but I fear that since I have done a lot of the practice questions in the OG, some of the questions I will have already seen and it may skew my results.

It appears that some feel that the Kaplan CAT's are not a true representation of the real GMAT. Since I have already done the 2 practice exams from GMATPrep, is there another CAT I can download/purchase that is a good representation of the actual GMAT? I write the GMAT on May 15th.

2007 May 9th, 11:31 PM	#250 (permalink)
falu09 Eager! Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 51	Hi guys, I am about to write the GMAT for the second time. I wrote it in March 2007 and did not study much. I just reviewed the PR book and did the GMATPrep Practice Tests. My score on the real gmat was 530. This time I have studied with the OG and Kaplan. I have done 3 Kaplan CAT's and I find the questions a bit difficult. I have spent most of my time with English grammar as my math skills are fairly good. My 3 scores have been: CAT 1: 530 CAT 2: 540 CAT 3: 550 This scares me a bit because i'm only near the 540 mark, which is very similar to my first attempt at the GMAT 2 months ago. This time around I am a lot more prepared yet I can't seem to do any better. I am going to do the GMATPrep again tonight, but I fear that since I have done a lot of the practice questions in the OG, some of the questions I will have already seen and it may skew my results. It appears that some feel that the Kaplan CAT's are not a true representation of the real GMAT. Since I have already done the 2 practice exams from GMATPrep, is there another CAT I can download/purchase that is a good representation of the actual GMAT? I write the GMAT on May 15th.