Kaplan GMAT vs Manhattan GMAT vs Actual GMAT?

[GMAT08]

Please, I need as much help as possible to figure this out!

Is the Kaplan GMAT test scores reflective at all of what I can expect in the actual GMAT? What about the Manhattan GMAT scores against what I can expect on my final GMAT?

I would really appreciate feedback on some of the simulated tests out there. Thanks!

[effective_factor]

kaplan scores demotivate you. read somewhere that you should add 50 points to your Kaplan score. best estimation is through power prep software

[GMAT08]

thanks effective factor for your response. That's what I heard but needed some reassurance cos my scores are hovering just below or around 600. And its very de-motivating!

[spaceboy]

I have the same question... Can somebody who took Kaplan & the real GMAT recently please let us know if Kaplan Quant & Verbal is easier then the real thing?

[scorpion.ks]

Kaplan Quant should be ok.....you can get 45 - 50 score easily.
Kaplan Verbal is tough......I got 28 last time.....making my score 580.
I have stopped taking test as it wasn't helping me.

GMAT Prep = Actual GMAT

[spaceboy]

Scorpion,
Are you saying that Kaplan is easier or harder then the real thing?

[ares666]

definitely kaplan is tougher than the real test.
but, how about Manhattan tests compared with the real thing?

[scorpion.ks]

Overall Kaplan is harder than real test.

But if you take individual section, then,
Kaplan Quant = Actual GMAT
Kaplan Verbal is tougher than Actual GMAT.

[GMAT08]

IMO, MGMAT (manhattan) are much closer to the actual GMAT than Kaplan.

[Munna2002]

I think you can't see kaplan as an accurate gauge of your scores but as a gauntlet or triathlon that will prepare you for a run (GMAT)....after all practice makes perfect. i think manhattan gmat tests are closer to the actual gmat but kaplan makes you tougher since you're exposed to more hard questions.