Practice Tests vs. Real GMAT

[jaybird]

So Far:

Power Prep 1: 740
PowerPrep 2: 730
Kaplan Diag: 680
Kaplan CAt 1: 710
Manhattan GMAT 1: 710

I don't count my GMAT Prep scores because I answer so many questions on this forum thus the score is too skewed.

Real Test in 6 weeks.

[plasticorange]

Type of Test Date Score

Princeton Review 5/12/2007 530 M37 V26
Kaplan free CAT 6/9/2007 580 M34 V33
Kaplan paper diagnostic 6/12/2007 570 M35 V35
Kaplan Cat1 6/23/2007 600 M39 V30
Kaplan Cat2 6/30/2007 570 M35 V30
Kaplan Cat3 7/5/2007 590 M35 V36
Kaplan Cat4 7/15/2007 590 M36 V34
Kaplan Cat5 UPT 7/16/2007 620 M40 V34
GMAC Gprep 7/21/2007 610 M35 V39


Took the real GMAT today and scored 670 M42 V40. Very happy! Not as high as some on here, but from 530 to 670 I wont complain.

[PennMI]

Kaplan Diag - 560 (38Q, 30V)
Kaplan CAT1 - 520 (34Q, 24V)
Kaplan CAT2 - 610 (39, 34V)
Kaplan CAT3 - 570 (37, 26V)
Kaplan CAT4 - 580 (36, 31V)
Kaplan CAT 6 - 580 (37, 30V)

(Skipped CAT5 since that's the ult. practice test which I scheduled for mid-August)

Needless to say, minimal improvement over the course of 6 CATs. Need to crack the book harder or have a different strategy. Although, it is motivating to see the trend of some of the folks that have scored in the same practice Kaplan CAT ranges and have scored 700+!

[continka]

Power Prep 1: 730
PowerPrep 2: 720
Kaplan CAT1 - 700
Kaplan CAT2 - 710

[empty_spaces]

Hi,
I have just started my GMAT preparation and i am confused about what FULL length tests i should do during my preparation..

Can somebody clear me on what is difference between powerprep, GMATPrep and official GMAT tests?

other then what all practice tests i should take?

I have also read people talking about paper GMAT tests...where can i find them ?


thanks a lot for the help

[rycherx]

Originally Posted by plasticorange

Type of Test Date Score

Princeton Review 5/12/2007 530 M37 V26
Kaplan free CAT 6/9/2007 580 M34 V33
Kaplan paper diagnostic 6/12/2007 570 M35 V35
Kaplan Cat1 6/23/2007 600 M39 V30
Kaplan Cat2 6/30/2007 570 M35 V30
Kaplan Cat3 7/5/2007 590 M35 V36
Kaplan Cat4 7/15/2007 590 M36 V34
Kaplan Cat5 UPT 7/16/2007 620 M40 V34
GMAC Gprep 7/21/2007 610 M35 V39


Took the real GMAT today and scored 670 M42 V40. Very happy! Not as high as some on here, but from 530 to 670 I wont complain.

Did you take Kaplan's course? If so, I'm assuming you took their online CATS. My scores ranged from a 590 to a 660. I wonder how they compare to the Kaplan CDs that the public purchase.

Kaplan Diag (May) : 44Q, 41V, 710
GMATPrep1 (06/17): 49Q, 38V, 710
MGCAT 5 (06/24): 48Q, 34V, 680
MGCAT 1 (07/04): 49Q, 36V, 700
MGCAT 2 (07/18): 51Q, 37V, 720

POWERPREP1(07/22):49Q, 36V, 700
GMATPREP1 (08/04): 50Q, 44V, 760 (7 critical reasoning & 2 reading comprehension repeats)
GMATPREP2 (08/06): 50Q, 44V, 760 (1st time)
GMATPREP2 (08/08): 44V (only took verbal 2nd time)

Took the test today. Score was 730 (49Q - 89%, 40V - 89%, 96% overall)

[darrima]

I took GMAT today and scored 720!

PowerPrep 1 - 640 after doing some OG
PowerPrep 1 - retook the test and got 710, but a number of questions were repeats
PowerPrep 2 - 660 (was very disappointed, because I finished most of OG and felt that I was doing pretty well)
800 score - 560 (ouch!)
PowerPrep 2 - 710 (did this test after a month or so after the first attempt and did not run into any questions that I could remember. I think this was pretty representative of real score)
800 score test 2 - something around 600+
GMAt Papertest - 720
Princeton Review - taken 3-4 days before the real test, scored 680
GMATPrep - found old versions of the test on the internet, scored 710 on the first test and 750 on the second, but quantative seemed too easy and verbal had a lot of repeats.

Conculsion: if you do not get 700 in PR or 800 score, don't get discouraged!
It's still possible to get 700+ in the real thing!

[surya167]

Originally Posted by darrima

I took GMAT today and scored 720!

PowerPrep 1 - 640 after doing some OG
PowerPrep 1 - retook the test and got 710, but a number of questions were repeats
PowerPrep 2 - 660 (was very disappointed, because I finished most of OG and felt that I was doing pretty well)
800 score - 560 (ouch!)
PowerPrep 2 - 710 (did this test after a month or so after the first attempt and did not run into any questions that I could remember. I think this was pretty representative of real score)
800 score test 2 - something around 600+
GMAt Papertest - 720
Princeton Review - taken 3-4 days before the real test, scored 680
GMATPrep - found old versions of the test on the internet, scored 710 on the first test and 750 on the second, but quantative seemed too easy and verbal had a lot of repeats.

Conculsion: if you do not get 700 in PR or 800 score, don't get discouraged!
It's still possible to get 700+ in the real thing!

Dude..
First of all congratulations...

Could you tell me one thing..? What are GMAT Paper tests..? is it that code 52 and all those tests available on MBA.COM..?

[darrima]

These are GMATPrep tests, before they changed to PowerPrep.
So they are pretty old, but I think were still a good practice.

I'm not a dude, by the way.