Erin Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 Many people ask this, so I've started a thread for it. Please reply to this topic with your practice test scores. For example : Real GMAT: 710 (Q48, V40) PowerPrep: 590 (Q49, V23), 750 (Q50, V40) GMAT Paper Tests: 730 Kaplan: 690 Princeton Review: 700 -other- Thanks! I hope we get a lot of responses! Please post ONLY your scores here. If you have other questions, please post them in the right place. We will have to delete all off-topic posts. Thanks for helping! :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmat20034 Posted September 15, 2003 Share Posted September 15, 2003 Recent: Actaul: N/A Test 37: 740 Test 48: 710 Test: 42: 730 Test 52: 710 Test: 25: 740 800score Test #3: 720 Past scores: Actual: 640 800score: 590 Princeton: 690, 670,710, 710 Kaplan: 550, 560, 620, 540 ETS Test #55: 660 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyking Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 desperate for expert advice Real GMAT: 680 (Q49, V34) on 12/Sep,2003 PowerPrep: 730 on 1/Sep,2003 Kaplan: 680 on 19/Sep,2003 I'm working full time in a company and I have a 10-month baby. Not much time to study. I rebooked test on 10/Oct, 2003. Today I did practice of Kaplan, and I'm very frustrated with the score. It seems that I'm not improving much despite of a lot of practice. I don't have good access to practice tests. Any good recommendation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kongo09 Posted September 22, 2003 Share Posted September 22, 2003 Don't be frustrated over Kaplan results. My honest opinion is: they're worth nothing. I did the GMAT today with 750 points. Kaplan got me some 600. In fact, I found that some of their answers are wrong, sometimes the underlined part does not match the first answer, etc... Powerprep crashed while I was working on it. But I got the scores from math which were actually slightly better than todays. Only Powerprep is like the real thing. Kaplan and Princeton seems to be for people who try to get from 500 to 550. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johngalt Posted September 24, 2003 Share Posted September 24, 2003 Actual Test: 740 Kaplan Diagnostic: 640 Kaplan Tests: 610, 550, 630, 650 800Score: 770, 770, 800, 800, 800 PowerPrep: 760, 770 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lofwyr Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 Actual Test - 680 PP1 - 660 PP2 - 640 PR (took lots of these) ranged from 600 to 650. Kaplan "Diagnostic" (ya right) - 600 39Q (not my best but ok)/ 44V (excited about this one) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted November 9, 2003 Share Posted November 9, 2003 Actual: 640 (q40, v38) Kaplan (diagnostic): 600 Kaplan CAT: 560, 540, 560, 550 Kaplan paper based: 540, 560, 600, 500 Powerprep: 620 (q42, v34), 650 (q42, v38), 640 (q43, v35) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roller Posted November 9, 2003 Share Posted November 9, 2003 Real GMAT: 660 (Q47, V35) SO FRUSRTATED!!! :( :( :( (Actually, got so nervous that slept for only 1,5 hrs the night before the test and had 3 coffees to keep me awake during the test. So, had a problem concentrating.) PowerPrep: 610 (Q42, V32), 770 (Q49, V48) Kaplan: 620, 670 Crack-GMAT: 555 (Q34, V23), 670 (Q49, V31), 520 (Q36, V14), 680 (Q49, V33), 670 (Q52, V28) 800score: all above 680. Actually, the quantitative sections are SO EASY that they are no use for any serious practice. In my opinion, the best practice tests to take are those in PowerPrep and Crack-GMAT. Unlike Kaplan, Crack-GMAT has 5 really distinct tests with not a single question repeating from test to test. Also, the quantitative section in Crack-GMAT has really good examples. So don't miss this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doodlee Posted November 9, 2003 Share Posted November 9, 2003 Real GMAT: 710 (Q45, V42) PowerPrep: 680 and 680 GMAT Paper Tests: Between 690 and 730 Kaplan: 570 (Before any prep) Princeton Review: 700 and 720 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bschools03 Posted November 15, 2003 Share Posted November 15, 2003 Actual: 690 (q49, v35) In order: 800score:580, 720 Kaplan:630, 590, 580, 640 Arco:670-690 ETS Paper: 740, 730, 740, 710, 740, 720, 750 PP: 750, 770 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegetto75 Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 [w00t] Real GMAT: 730 (Q49, V40) 26 November PowerPrep: 760 (after doing all [tooltip=Official Guide]OG[/tooltip] exercises) Kaplan CAT: 640, 700, 660 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pratyush Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 Actual Test : 730 (q 51, v 37) - Dec 11th 2003. Powerprep - diag 710, PP1 710, PP2 700. Kaplan - diag 700, 590, 680, 620, 640. Princeton - 650, 690, 730. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ketu Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 Actual GMAT : First attempt: 590 (Q38, V34) Second attempt: 700 (Q44, V41) -- PP1 (1 month before the test) : 640 (Q42 V35) Paper test 28 (1 week before the test) : 660 (Q41 V40) PP1 (repeat) (3 days before the test) : 690 (Q44 V41) Paper test 32 (2 days before the test) : 710 (Q44 V43) PP2 (1 day before the test) : 710 (Q48 V40) -- I had just begun working on the [tooltip=Official Guide]OG[/tooltip] when I attempted PP1. By the time I attempted PP1 a second time and PP2, I was halfway through all the sections except RC. The 590 on my (first) actual GMAT was a shocker! I solved a lot more questions from the [tooltip=Official Guide]OG[/tooltip] before my second attempt. I also did a few practice problems from the Powerprep tests to get a feel of the computer testing environment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajni10 Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 Practice Tests: Kaplan 570, 590, 580 Princeton : 733 PP : 660 actual test :660 (q 46 v 35) i prepared for 3 weeks. I think another couple more weeks will help me reach 700. raj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gymshort79 Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 Real GMAT: 700 PowerPrep: 650 on the first, 710 on the second Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sujayath Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Real GMAT : 730 (97%) Q : 48 v: 42 My practice test scores ....In the order I took ... POWERPREP - I Q-49 93% V-38 84% TOT - 710 95% PRINCETON - I Q - 46 V - 42 TOT - 710 PRINCETON - II Q - 37 V - 44 TOT - 650 (This test had some bug - It didn't count some of my correct answers ) PRINCETON - III Q - 45 V - 45 TOT - 720 PRINCETON - IV Q - 46 V - 44 TOT - 720 PAPER TEST - 25 710 Kaplan: I - 620 II - 680 800SCORE 700 Verbal - 36 Maths - 57 PAPER TEST 55: 740 Verbal - 42 Quants - 50 POWERPREP II 770 (I knew all the questions) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kris Posted February 27, 2004 Share Posted February 27, 2004 Actual 770 / 6.0 (50 quany/45 verb) november '03 Kaplan 550, 610, 590, 640, 620, 650, 640, 670 (in order) I used kaplan and found they were much harder than the real test. my practive scores gradually increased after eight practice exams from 550 to 670, when I felt ready to take the real thing. the practice exams helped me most with the actual format and setting of the exam. I practiced at my desk with no distractions and had a clock next to me at all times. this, and getting the first ten questions right AT ALL COSTS are the two pieces of advice I can offer anyone taking the exam again. good luck, and hope to see you in classes in the fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 I'm completely stressed, I've been studying for the GMAT for 3 months now. I'm going to write the GMAT next week. PP1 - 700 PP2 - 720 REA - 730 Kaplan Diagnostics 650 Kaplan GMAT 1 - 520 Kaplan GMAT 2 - 560 800 Math test (download) 90% All of the practice excercises I've done on the Kaplan V.5 I've done very well usually above 80% (it doesn't scale the score). But I keep getting killed on the Actual practice GMAT CAT for kaplan. I mean even when I go through their answers, it takes me 4-5 minutes per question to write it all down sometimes. Their RC questions are ALL filled with words which are completely greek to me (nouns and Verbs) which makes it almost impossible to find the purpose, scope etc. I am soooo stressed, should I postpone, I'm shooting for at least a 690 and I don't want to have to repeat it. Does anyone know if the Kaplan software is set up to give you harder questions if you do reasonably well on the diagnostics? I'm thinking of erasing the diagnostics and seeing if the CAT gives me different questions (Easier). I've also been going through the Kaplan 800 book and even THESE questions are much easier than the ones I'm getting when I do the full GMAT CAt in Kaplan!!! AAAGGUGUGUGGHHHGUUGHGG!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erkki Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 Powerprep 1 - 710 Powerprep 2 - 690 GMAT (2/14) - 690 Powerprep 2 - 750 (I had taken this one already) GMAT (3/8) - 750 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ter702 Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 Actual GMAT: 700 (Q43/V42)- 3/11/04 PP: 690 - 3/6/04 640 - 2/28/04 Kaplan: 540 (got this twice - a few weeks apart, a month or so before the test) Crack-GMAT: I only used their Quant sections, and they were really good. 29 and 45. Kaplan is crap. I highly recommend the Crack-GMAT Quant materials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayank_s2003 Posted March 28, 2004 Share Posted March 28, 2004 Actual - 720 (Took yesterday) :) PowerPrep - I 660 Powerprep - II 720 Kaplan - I 660 Kaplan - II 660 Crack-GMAT I - 635 :-( Didn't bother to take rest 4.... Princeton - I 710 Princeton - II 690 Princeton - III 720 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ursula Posted March 28, 2004 Share Posted March 28, 2004 Real GMAT 760 Q49 V46 Prep scores (in chronological order): Kaplan Diag. 630 Q39 V39 PowerPrep CAT1 750 Q47 V47 (before touching OG) Kaplan CAT1 640 Q38 V38 Kaplan CAT2 650 Q37 V40 Kaplan CAT3 640 Q36 V40 PowerPrep CAT2 770 Q50 V47 (after OG) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackDaniel19 Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Real GMAT : 710 (49Q, 38V) PP 1 : 710 (50Q, 36V) PP 2 : 700 (49Q, 37V) Other tests in Chronological order PR 1 online : 610 PR 1 CD: 680 PR 2 online : 620 PR 2 CD: 730 PR 3 CD: 670 PR 3 online : 680 PR 4 CD: 700 Kaplan Diag: 680 Kaplan CD 1: 630 Kaplan CD 2: 570 Both Power Preps were done before [tooltip=Official Guide]OG[/tooltip]. Good Luck All. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natew Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 Used only ETS paper tests, no PR etc Paper test scores: 610, 650, 630, 740, 680, 690 in that order Real test after about a month of paper tests: 700 (Q42, V45) IMO, paper tests are the best way to prepare, as they are actual tests that include the scaled scores and should be deadly accurate if timed. The real GMAT (CAT) can be a bit more unnerving due to the fact that you get a harder question after getting the previous one correct, etc. My strategy for the Quant section (my weaker subject) was to realize that, unlike on the ETS paper tests, once you get to a tough question it sometimes pays to take a quick guess and bring the level of questions down a bit. Otherwise, if you're intent on solving questions above your level of difficulty, you will waste too much time and fail to complete the section. I think that the CAT is a more accurate assessment of skill level because the paper tests allow for a wide range of possible scores depending on the success of guessed answers, while the CAT "reigns in" your guesswork a bit. Those of you with 99% Q scores don't need to think this way, of course... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuxedo Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 Originally posted by bschools03 Actual: 690 (q49, v35) Arco:670-690 Hey!!! Could someone please tell me more about Arco tests? I am not sure whether I should get them. Thans a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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