maize Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 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) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jisnux Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kindergartenkid Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 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 :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petie Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ppgmat Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arielffm Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 PP1 - 610 (Q36/V35) before OG, 8 weeks before real test PP2 - 650 (Q48/V32) 5 weeks Gmatprep1 - 650 (Q47/V35) 3 weeks Gmatprep2 - 720 (Q48/V40) 4 days Real Gmat - 670 (Q48/V34) :( Honestly, I expected at least 700+, with Verbal in higher 30s as I noticed that I improved this area during the last several weeks; however I found the actual Gmat verbal problems too lengthy and tough comparing to those of OG (all SC that I got had min. few lines underlined - reading alone ate too much time) , so I rushed through the last 15 questions having only 11 min :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawrencl Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 I like this thread so lets see if we can start it up again...... Recently started studying again.... PR4 (Q41 V39) 650 1/29/2006 PP1 (Q48 V40) 710 2/3/2006 (biased, 2nd time) PR1 (Q49 V38) 700 2/4/2006 Will give GMAT 2/17/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U426604 Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Has anyone heard of the "GMAT Advantage with Professor Dave" book? It's sounds sketchy and lord knows that the cover is animated, but the info inside looks pretty challenging. Please give me your opinion of this book if you have one. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irozalewicz Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 What is this powerPrep? Where I can find this tests? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifty Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 I'm seeing a lot of posts about old paper ETS tests. 1) Are they actual old tests from years past? 2) Where do you get them? -Shifty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkfpaul Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Actual - 580 800 Actual - 580 800 score - 630 Princeton - 660 Powerprep - 670 Kaplan - 620 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astraclub Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 Actual - 480 (Q36 V20) GMATprep 1 -520 GMAT prep 2- 500 Kaplan 1 -500 Kaplan 1/2/3/ --520 Princton 1 -- 500 Princton 2 --480 Just came back, fully frustrated. Wanted atleast 600 -610. The test was a bit tough. any idea what should i do as i prepared for GMAT way too long (more then 6 months) :-( D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelle Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 Looks like Kaplan's score is totally unreliable in predicting your actual score Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 yea It's not,I acored well in Kaplan,but I took the GMATpr4ep yesterday for the first time,I got 510,I want a 600,or 580 :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tm3 Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmanyd Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 Real GMAT 730 - 49Q - 41V Practice tests: (in order of when I took them, first one being 3 months before the test) Kaplan diagnostic (CD) - 570 Kaplan 1- 590 Kaplan 2- 600 Kaplan 3- 620 Thomson 1 - 600 Thomson 2 - 620 (thompson is a total waste of time and money, don't bother.) 800score 1- (Quant only) - 36 800score 2- (Quant only) - 30 800score 3- (Quant only) - 36 800score 4- (Quant only) - 38 800score 5- (Quant only) - 38 (found the quant very hard on these) (bad indications obviously, but still a good review) GMAT PREP 1 - 690 42V 41Q Manhattan GMAT 1 - (Quant only) 39 Manhattan GMAT 2 - (Quant only) 38 Manhattan GMAT 3 - (Quant only) 44 Veritas 1 - 42 (Quant only) Veritas 2 - 46 (Quant only) (Pretty good indicators) OG diagnostic - P.S. Above average OG diagnostic - D.S. Excellent OG diagnostic - C.R. Excellent OG diagnostic - R.C. Excellent OG diagnostic - S.C. Escellent (verbal was not a good indicator) GMAT PREP 2 - 760 49V 45Q (5 days before actual) Real GMAT 730 - 49Q - 41V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawrencl Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 I found that using GMAT Prep was the best for preparation tool out there. especially if you recycle the tests, just miss the first 5 questions to get new questions each time. I gave up on Kaplan as there are too many mistakes with the Verbal and the difficulty level was not the same. Princeton Review is easy, as I was scoring 730. (marked with PR) Rest of my scores are from GMAT Prep. 03/03/2006 (32v) 26/41 03/04/2006 (36q) 19/25 03/07/2006 (34v) 28/41 03/08/2006 (37q) 21/24 03/16/2006 (34v) 27/34 - 10/16 *new* 03/20/2006 (30q) 14/19 03/21/2006 (40v) 32/41 - 4/10 *new* 03/22/2006 (38q) 21/25 (1 stupid mistake) 03/26/2006 (49q) 34/37 (10, 11, 18) 03/27/2006 (39v) 31/41 04/03/2006 (49q) 34/37 (24, 25, 34) PR4 04/04/2006 (24v) 28/41 (airplane) PR4 04/05/2006 (34v) 28/41 (2 CR, 3 SC, 8 RC) 04/06/2006 (34v) 26/31 (2 CR, 1 SC, 2 RC) 04/07/2006 (51q) 32/37 (19, 27, 28, 35, 36, 37) PR1 04/07/2006 (41v) 33/41 (2 CR, 2, SC, 4 RC) PR1 04/11/2006 (35q) 19/23 04/12/2006 (36v) 29/41 (2 CR, 6 SC, 4 RC) 04/14/2006 (43q) 22/27 04/16/2006 (26v) 24/29 (0 CR, 2 SC, 3 RC) 04/17/2006 (42q) 22/26 04/18/2006 (31v) 26/35 (2 CR, 4 SC, 3 RC) 04/19/2006 (37q) 19/20 04/19/2006 (35v) 27/40 (2 CR, 6 SC, 3 RC) 04/21/2006 (47q) (34V) Total GMAT 670 **REAL TEST** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atypical71 Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 GMAT Prep Test 1 GMAT Prep Test 1 700 Q 45 V 40 GMAT Prep Test 2 750 Q 47 V 46 Actual Test 690 Q 42 V 42 on 06 May 2006 I found the quant questions on the actual GMAT dramatically more difficult than in the GMAT Prep software. Verbal questions were comparable (tough not to be). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
florida357 Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 I found that using GMAT Prep was the best for preparation tool out there. especially if you recycle the tests, just miss the first 5 questions to get new questions each time. Does not missing the first 5 mean that you are pretty much dead?! The first 5 questions are the most important ones! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawrencl Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 Does not missing the first 5 mean that you are pretty much dead?! The first 5 questions are the most important ones! i'm suggesting to miss the first 5 questions for the PRACTICE tests so you don't recycle questions on GMAT prep software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humancapital Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 The questions are roughly divided into thirds, and the first third of the questions in any section is weighted the most. This means that the first third of the questions determines the bulk of your GMAT scaled score. The second third accounts for a lesser amount of the scaled score, and the last third counts for a relatively insignificant amount of your overall score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
believe_in_yourself Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 5/22 GMAT 730 1 3/14 Kaplan D 650 2 3/26 Kaplan 1 560 3 4/2 Kaplan 2 570 4 4/9 Prep GMAT1 730 5 4/16 PR 1 620 6 4/17 PR 2 720 7 4/21 ETS 14 710 8 4/23 800Score 1 670 9 4/24 ETS 25 690 10 4/26 800Score 2 730 11 4/27 ETS 28 730 12 4/29 Kaplan 3 580 13 4/30 ETS 31 730 14 5/1 Prep Power1 710 15 5/6 Prep Power2 730 16 5/8 PR 3 740 17 5/9 ETS 37 710 18 5/11 800Score 3 690 19 5/12 ETS 42 680 20 5/13 ETS 48 730 21 5/15 Kaplan 4 620 22 5/16 800Score 4 630 23 5/18 800Score 5 580 24 5/19 PR 4 680 25 5/20 Prep GMAT2 710 26 5/22 GMAT Real 730 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koumudhi Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Hi all, 5 more days for me to take the test. Till now i have taken 5 princeton tests and Those two Gmatprep tests. my scores are last princeton test:730 Gmat prep 1: 740 Gmat prep 2: 760 Is that adviceble for me to take some tests these 5 days? Could anybody help me ... which is the best source for me to get the tests now? It seems the new gmat questions are some what different (i read from forums), which tests most resemble the actual gmat? Can we get some tests in mba.com for sale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batchgmat Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 Kaplan - Before SC: 640 600 650 620 GMATPrep - Before SC 690 680 GMATPrep - After SC 750 750 750 Real GMAT: 740 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xdv Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 i'm suggesting to miss the first 5 questions for the PRACTICE tests so you don't recycle questions on GMAT prep software. I took Kaplan CAT1 and got 580. I only got 600 when taking Kaplan CAT2, despite having recognized 21 questions (14 math, 7 verbal). What I am saying is that your score may probably not be affected that much just because you run into questions that repeat themselves .. well, at least when taking Kaplan CATs .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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