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Which company makes the best GMAT practice tests (excluding GMATPrep)?
Princeton Review
14%
 14%  [ 167 ]
Kaplan
27%
 27%  [ 313 ]
Manhattan GMAT
50%
 50%  [ 581 ]
Other? (Please let us know)
7%
 7%  [ 91 ]
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PostWed Jun 10, 2009 2:25 pm
on mgmat site i found a link for purchasing mock gmats but
i didnt find any link on kaplan website for mock gmat's

can any one provide me the link or book name?
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PostTue Jun 16, 2009 1:51 pm
Hello All,

I have my GMAT in another two weeks and i am a bit confused on which full-length CATS to practice.

I have the 4 full length Kaplan tests, 2 GMAT preps and 2 Power preps with me out of which i am done with 1 GMATprep. I am planning to take the last GMATprep two days before the actual GMAT.

Today i came across old ETS full length tests on a forum, and i have downloaded them. Now, i am confused whether i should solve them or not? I am basically unable to decide whether to go with the 4 Kaplan tests (which i have read on many forums to be very difficult) or spend that time solving the old ETS papers (ETS questions match GMAT question levels and types?).

Can anyone please provide inputs?

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PostWed Jun 24, 2009 11:54 am
any opinion abt 800score.com mock tests? i would like to know as i am getting high scores in those tests as compared to manahattan tests.

Stacey Koprince Please help?

Other thing that i would like to point out is that Manhattan gmat has link for 800scores.com's mock tests. in fact one gets 10% discount if he follows that link.
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PostTue Jul 07, 2009 2:34 am
Hey Stacey ,

I have my GMAT scheduled on 11 AUG. Almost 1 month left.
I am very much confused about what tests should i take and what should i skip.

Please help me with the reviews.
I have Kaplan tests, Princeton Tests, GMAT Prep and 1 sample test from Manhattan.

Also, please guide me on what should be my strategy for last month of preparation. I took a GMATPrep test around 3-4 weeks back and i scored a poor score(510).
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PostMon Jul 13, 2009 4:26 am
I have taken two Kaplan tests so far and got exactly 540 (Q35, V25) each and felt very frustrated and worried as I am going to take my GMAT exam on Aug 8th... Hopefully my actual GMAT score is not going to be that worse .. I am planning to take GMATprep next week...
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PostThu Jul 30, 2009 6:05 pm
Hi there!
I`m on the final stage of my preparation, so doing some CATs and polishing my weak corners (mostly SC hehe). I`ve already done 1st GMAT Prep (690) and 2 MGMAT CATs (650 on both). I just finished a Princeton Review CAT and got a 590! Needless to say, I`m more than a bit concerned about that... To begin with, the test was really easy and basic, I ended with almost 15 minutes to spare on both sections, and got 85% questions right in Q and 75% right in V, does anyone knows if there is any weird stuff going on with PR scoring system??

BTW I strongly recommend to everyone MGMAT CATs, not only the SC Guide + 6 CATs is ridiculously good value combo, but I just love the explanation on the problems and that fact that is so easy to export results from the test to an Excel spreadsheet for further analysis. Only thing I found quite stange is RC... could it be a little thougher than the real thing? I`ve had some problems with MGMAT RC and I quite excelled it when I went through the official material (95% accuracy between OG and Verbal Review)

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PostTue Aug 04, 2009 10:02 am
Hello,

I'll be taking the GMAT in next 20 days.

I have scored 580 in MGMAT test
610 and 580 in Kaplan tests.
560 in 800score test.

I score 40+ in Quant but not able to score 30+ in Verbal Sad

Could someone help tell me what should be done to take the score to atleast 650 on the day of the GMAT ?

Thanl you.
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PostTue Aug 04, 2009 10:43 am
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Hi there!
I`m on the final stage of my preparation, so doing some CATs and polishing my weak corners (mostly SC hehe). I`ve already done 1st GMAT Prep (690) and 2 MGMAT CATs (650 on both). I just finished a Princeton Review CAT and got a 590! Needless to say, I`m more than a bit concerned about that... To begin with, the test was really easy and basic, I ended with almost 15 minutes to spare on both sections, and got 85% questions right in Q and 75% right in V, does anyone knows if there is any weird stuff going on with PR scoring system??

BTW I strongly recommend to everyone MGMAT CATs, not only the SC Guide + 6 CATs is ridiculously good value combo, but I just love the explanation on the problems and that fact that is so easy to export results from the test to an Excel spreadsheet for further analysis. Only thing I found quite stange is RC... could it be a little thougher than the real thing? I`ve had some problems with MGMAT RC and I quite excelled it when I went through the official material (95% accuracy between OG and Verbal Review)

Cheers!
I feel the PR scoring is heavily based on how many right answers you get in the first half of the exam. For e.g. I got only 7 wrong in my verbal (83% correct) and yet scored only 37 coz all the wrongs were in the first half (first 17 questions) of the test. So i feel that PR score is based on getting the first 15-20 questions correct.
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PostTue Aug 04, 2009 12:03 pm
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Hello,

I'll be taking the GMAT in next 20 days.

I have scored 580 in MGMAT test
610 and 580 in Kaplan tests.
560 in 800score test.

I score 40+ in Quant but not able to score 30+ in Verbal

Could someone help tell me what should be done to take the score to atleast 650 on the day of the GMAT ?

Thanl you.

Stacey could you help, please ?
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PostWed Aug 19, 2009 7:37 am
quick question - is the manhattan gmat test being discussed here the same as the 'free gmat sample test' offered on their website? or is there another paid version of it i should be looking to take?
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PostWed Sep 02, 2009 7:22 am
I've only taken MGMAT and GMATPrep tests, so my answer will be biased. However, I think the MGMAT tests were very helpful - their explanations were easy to follow. I also liked the fact that they could write down what types of questions you were getting wrong so you could focus your studying on them.

Best part is that you get 6 free CAT tests for free when you buy one of their subject books for about $20 - a great investment IMO
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PostMon Sep 07, 2009 2:47 pm
shadowsjc wrote:
I've only taken MGMAT and GMATPrep tests, so my answer will be biased. However, I think the MGMAT tests were very helpful - their explanations were easy to follow. I also liked the fact that they could write down what types of questions you were getting wrong so you could focus your studying on them.

Best part is that you get 6 free CAT tests for free when you buy one of their subject books for about $20 - a great investment IMO
I entirely agree. The other thing I really liked about MGMAT was that the questions were extremely hard and it can be tough to find those types of questions.

The GMAT prep tests, obviously, are very realistic and tough, but the lack of explanations is really maddening.
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PostMon Sep 07, 2009 4:27 pm
as an aside, which tutoring service do you guys think is the best for someone who is starting to study for the exam? i have heard that some people start with princeton review then take manhattan gmat for the tougher questions. do you guys have any thoughts on this strategy? i know it costs a lot of money to do this but i guess that is the sacrifice for a good score.
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PostMon Sep 07, 2009 5:29 pm
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as an aside, which tutoring service do you guys think is the best for someone who is starting to study for the exam?
Just my 2 cents:

1) Get the Manhattan gmat quant strategy guides(5 in total),Manhattan gmat SC Verbal guide/RC guide, Powerscore gmat CR bible
2) OG 11 or 12
3) GMAT PREP EXAMS taking it over and over again and getting yourself familiar with the question types.You can find the solution to almost all gmat prep questions on this site(may take some time to search) In addition visit this site and Manhattan gmat site for more gmat prep questions. GMAT prep is the closest to the real deal and have no doubts about it.
4) For additional practice Manhattan gmat exams (5 in total) which u get for free if u buy even one of their startegy guides

To answer your question I would defnitely suggest you to start off with just Manhattan gmat quant strategy guides(www.manhattangmat.com) as they cover the basics also.

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PostFri Sep 18, 2009 6:41 am
As far as the difficulty level goes Kaplan are the toughest especially the Verbal section.
Also the sectional tests that they provide are very good practice.

GMAT prep is the ultimate one though, keep on practicing on that same software until you reach 750, believe me there wont be much difference between your actual score and the mock score.
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