Practice Tests vs. Real GMAT

[kasu]

Real GMAT 770

Kaplan 4 tests 670 640 650 610
PowerPrep 770 750

Kaplan is good to get a feel of optimal timing on the test. It makes you feel great when u take the PowerPrep tests after that.

[Amit_GMAT]

I took the GMAT last saturday and got a surprisingly low score - 630- Q47 V30. I prepared for GMAT for like 10-12 weeks (not regularly though, because of work travel etc.).

My practice test scores were:
PowerPrep-1 = 710 (before studying anything)
Princeton-1 = 710
Princeton-2 = 730
Kaplan-1 = 630
Kaplan-2 = 620
Kaplan-3 = 640
Kaplan-4 = 620
Princeton-3 = 690
Princeton-4 = 670
PowerPrep-2 = 770(I knew all the questions, as I had finished OG).

Based on these scores, I was expecting atleast 700+. I don't know what happened. It seemed like I was getting worse and worse in Verbal and I was really bad in the last 2-3 weeks of preparation. I could not focus on questions and found it very hard to concentrate and understand questions. The same happened on test day, it was as if I could not understand any question and it is weird as I was not bad at Verbal when I started studying for GMAT.

I am aiming for top 10 schools and hence need a score atleast above 700. I have a few questions and would appreciate it if you guys give me your advice.

1) Do the top 10 schools take the average of the GMAT scores or do they take the most recent score. If my retake score is above 700, would my old 630 score hinder my admission chances. It is a real shameful score for top 10 school standard.

2) I would appreciate any advice on what all I should study, especially to brush up Verbal. I need to understand grammer in a much better way. I have already done OG, Princeton, Kaplan, so there won't be any new questions for me in those books. Also how long do you guys think I should study. Any personal experiences?

Thanks
Amit

[Jat700]

Actual: 670 (June 8th)

Powerprep: 680, 650(Both befor OG)

Kaplan:
CAT1:610
CAT2:640
CAT3:630
CAT4:610

Princeton:
CAT1:610
CAT2:620
CAT3:690
CAT4:730

[cocoray]

PP1 760
PP2 770
(both before OG)
Kap: CAT1 620 (right at the beg); CAT 2 650; CAT 3 750
After OG PP retake - high scores, discounted since I remembered the Qs.

GMAT (2 weeks back 750)
GMAT retake (yesterday) 770

[SumitGMAT]

Hi

Is there any Free Soft Copy of Crack GMAT available.

Thanx and Regards
Sumit

[skuruvilla]

Hi
Does anybody have the Kaplan interactive workshops and the paper tests.
These were downloadable from scoretop.com.
but now its not there.
If anybody have them, can you please upload them or send it to me???

Saira

[swadeep]

REAL GMAT - 760 (Q 50, V 42)

1) Kaplan Diagnostic - 690
2) Powerprep 1 - 680
3) Kaplan CAT 1 - 590
4) Princeton CAT 1 - 570
5) Kaplan CAT 2 - 620
6) Princeton CAT 2 - 620
7) Kaplan CAT 3 - 580
8) Princeton CAT 3 - 590
8) Powerprep 2 - 760
10) Princeton CAT 4 - 760
11) Kaplan CAT 4 - 610

[skumar]

GMAT: 740(Q51,V38)



Powerprep: 710,740

Kaplan Diag: 640

Kaplan Paper Test: 700

Kaplan CD: 630,550(Nadir), 660,630

Princeton CD Tests: 710,650,640,670 (scoring seems buggy for this s/w but tests are ok)

800score.com: 790,760,790,800,780

Arco: 680(did not care to take the rest 2 as I did not like their verbal questions)
crack-gmat diag: 620

[JamesDean]

Actual GMAT 740 (Q48,V44)

Peterson: 760, 660 Did not like this one...a couple questions showed up with the answers

crack: 680, 685, 650, 685 My favorite one, learned the most...best official GMAT predictor...just add about 60 points

Powerprep: 720, 730 Just like the official test

Kaplan: 620, 610, 590, 640 My second favorite

800score: 700, 720, 790, 690

[sparky]

Kaplan 2005 Paper test 690 94%
PP1 670 89% - before OG
PP2 680 90% - before OG
Kaplan Diagnostic 620 87%
Kaplan CAT 1 590 73%
Kaplan CAT 2 630 83%
Kaplan CAT3 640 85%
Real GMAT 740 98%
Preparation time 2-2.5 months