Practice Tests vs. Real GMAT

[bala977]

• Power Prep1 (two weeks after starting prep, before OG) - 650
• GMAT Prep1 (midway during OG) - 710
• Kap 1 - 640
• PR 1 - 640
• Kap 2 - 570
• Kap 3 - 620
• Kap 4 - 560
• PR 2 - 640
• PR 3 - 630
• Kaplan Online - 720
• PR 4 - 610
• GMAT Prep 2 - 720: Q49, V40 (after OG) - 2 days before
• Power Prep 2 - 760: Q51, V41 (after OG) - The day before
• ACTUAL TEST - 720: Q49, V39

[erub]

Real GMAT: 730 (Q49, V41)

PowerPrep 1 (taking months before): 660 (Q48,V38)
PowerPrep 2 (weeks before): 710 (Q49,V37)

Princeton Review CD: 640-670
Kaplan Paper Test given at university: 620

[markot]

Taking the actual test in a week but puzzled by the results:
PR1 640 (no prep)
PR2 600 (3 wks into prep)
PR3 670 (5 wks into prep)
PR4 620 (6 wks into prep)
But:
PP1 750
PP2 730

What should expect on the real one?

[nucliomaniac]

actual gmat 700 (m 50, v 34)

pp1 710 ( before prep)
pp2 780 (after prep and half of og )

princeton review 690, 720 , 720, 730(during prep)
kaplan 600

gmat prep 720 (before prep), 710 (before og)

[aartigumber]

Actual GMAT 630

PP-1 620
PP-2 650
PR1-610
PR2- 630
PR-3- 650
KAPLAN 1-520
KAPLAN 2-540
KAPLAN 3-550
KAPLAN 4 -540

[maize]

Actual GMAT: 730 (Q48, V42) 11/14/05

Kaplan Diagnostic: 640 - 5 weeks before
PowerPrep1: 690 - 4 weeks before (10% into OG)
PowerPrep2: 710 (42, 45) - 3 weeks before (partly through OG)
Kaplan Online: 660 - 5 days before
ETS Paper Tests: 750, 770 - 3,4 days before
GMATPrep1: 720 (48, 44) - 2 days before
GMATPrep2: 710 (47, 41) - day before
PowerPrep2 (2nd time): 760 (46, 51) - (after OG, day before)

[jisnux]

Real GMAT: 750 (Q46, V47)

Kaplan 620
Kaplan 600
Princeton Review 650
Princeton Review 570 (I was really hungover)
Manhattan GMAT 670-690 (they only give a range)
Manhattan GMAT 670-690 (they only give a range)
GMATPrep 740
GMATPrep 740

I also wrote the GMATPrep another 4 times, the MG another two times, and the PR and Kaplan each another two times with similar scores. All in all, I wrote two timed tests a week for 9 weeks, with the last one two days before the actual GMAT.

[kindergartenkid]

Kaplan Diagnostic - 690 Q46 V40 (July 30, 05)

Kaplan 1 - 610 - Q50 V30 (Aug 6, 05)
PP1 - 660 - Q50 V29 (Aug 13, 05)
Kaplan 2 - 590 - Q50 V28 (Aug 20, 05)
Princeton 1 - 610 Q49 V26 (Aug 27, 05)
Princeton 2 - 650 Q50 V32 (Oct 31, 05)
Gmatprep 1 - 720 Q51 V36 (Nov 14, 05)
Gmatprep 2 - 700 Q49 V38 (Nov 16, 05)
PP1 - 740 Q51 V38 (Nov 18, 05)
PP2 - 770 - Q50 V46 (Nov 20, 05)

Real GMAT: 740 Q50 V41

[petie]

Books/Resources: OG 10, Kaplan 2005

Kaplan Diagnostic: 600
PP1: 620 (47% Q; 93% V)
Kaplan 1: 550
Kaplan 2: 620
Kaplan 3: 590
Kaplan 4: 540
PP2: 770
Real GMAT (1st attempt): 650 (end Aug 05)

Added Deltacourse, OG 11, Quant Review, 8 weeks study, and some participation on TestMagic's Quant sites:

GMAT Paper 1: 690
Kaplan Diagnostic (again): 710
PP 1 (again): 760
GMAT Prep1: 730
GMAT Prep2: 730
PP 2 (again-fixed test by rights but did it anyway for bitof confidence): 770
Real GMAT (second try): 720; Q48; V41 (end Nov 05)

Pretty pleased; thank God it's over.

[ppgmat]

kap test 1 -570,V 29 M 39
Kap test 2-530 ,V 23 M 35
Kap test 3-580,V 26 M 48
Kap test 4-550

PP1 640,
PP2 640,V31 Q47

GP 640

PT14- 640

Actual 530 Q37 V 25