700, Q48 (82%) / V38 (83%) ...Overall 90%...satisfied?

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by Raja Kadri » Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:11 pm
ErkinDE wrote:The real quant questions are in line with GMATPrep. Of course, they are a bit trickier and look a little different, but still they are manageable. If you can consistently score 49-51 on GMATPrep, you should not worry much about real Quant.

That I scored 48 is rather an exception to the rule: I did not get sleep at all before the test. I spent 4-5 minutes on one 700+ question because I knew I could solve it, but could not come up with the result and eventually made a guess. Next day at home I solved that problem in 20 seconds -- my mistake during the test was 4 + 2 = 5:). If you experience significant level of test anxiety, forget about GMAT for the last 2 days, just relax.

I would recommend practicing GMATPRep and MGMAT Quant, 6 CATs. Try to exhaust all 700+ level questions.

Wish you a success on August 31!

Thanks for your message. I dont have MGMAT Quant. Is that an issue?

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by ErkinDE » Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:50 pm
That you do not have access to MGMAT Quant is not an issue -- OG 12 and GMATPrep are quite enough. Still, MGMAT Quant is good for practice because it is more difficult than the real one. After completing 6 MGMAT CATs I think GMATPrep will look easier to you.

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by Bens4vcobra » Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:40 am
uwhusky wrote:
Test Experience:
Quant was in range with GMATPrep and easier than that of MGMAT CATs.
Some sentence correction tasks were a bit difficult, and, in my opinion, some grammar rules/sentence constructions tested were beyond MGMAT SC Guide. RC and CR were a bit tougher, but again not way beyond GMATPrep.
I agree with your analysis of the real thing. Having taken test, I agree that although MGMAT SC is the best of its kind, it simply cannot and does not cover all the bases, and I agree that quant in MGMAT CATs is harder.
Do you feel that the MGMAT Quant books adequately prepare you for this?

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by ErkinDE » Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:16 am
I would say they did, approx. by 70-75%