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Are retired paper test the best practice test to use?


 
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 9:50 pm    Post subject: Are retired paper test the best practice test to use? Reply with quote
Are the old test you buy from mba.com the best practice test to use or are the practice questions in the offical study guide v11 or v10 better? Thanks
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 11:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I personally feel you have to use both.

OG is for preparation before the test to understand the underlying concepts correctly.

Pratices tests serve a different purpose. These tests give you an idea of you endurance during real test, how you should time your questions, when to make choices between random guessing and spending too much time on a particular question etc.

Basically these give lot of statistical details, and a simulated test experience. Having said that the two CATs provided by GMAC is better than the paper tests.
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 2:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
1. What is OG?
2. Where can I get these CATs from GMAC. Are they a software program, is there somewhere I can download them from. Can anyone share theirs with me? Thanks
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 10:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
analytchem wrote:
1. What is OG?
2. Where can I get these CATs from GMAC. Are they a software program, is there somewhere I can download them from. Can anyone share theirs with me? Thanks


OG - Official Guide to GMAT Review. These are actual but retired GMAT questions. This is a MUST-HAVE book for GMAT preparation.

You can download GMATPrep from MBA.com. These free practice tests are the most accurate indicator of your actual GMAT performance.

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