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Accuracy of Kaplan and Arco tests

by djmallu » Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:45 am
Hey, I've been studying for a little over a month now and I'm getting really contrasting results. They are:
Kaplan 1: 560
Kaplan 2: 540
MGMT : 590
GMATPrep: 650

Also, I keep running out of time on the kaplan tests. Nevertheless, I now have some 'Arco' tests. Can somebody tell me how good i.e. in terms of level of difficulty they are. Are they a close indicator of what the gmat score could be, because I honestly seem to think that the Kaplan tests are a tad bit more difficult than the actual GMAT one's.

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by Prasanna » Fri Oct 03, 2008 12:36 pm
GMAT prep is the best of what is available today. KAPLAN generally gives you lesser scores. I have no idea on ARCO but I have heard they are easier than the actual ones. So I would suggets that you plan on the basis of your GMAT prep scores.
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by canuckclint » Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:43 pm
what is gmatprep? Is it the two tests that come on the CD. Are they paper tests? I haven't been able to find out. Also what are good online practice tests simulated with time. Thank you.
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by djmallu » Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:58 pm
Thanks Prasanna, I guess I'll just give the Arco tests for experience sake and will pin my hopes on the TestPrep scores...
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by wickely » Wed Oct 08, 2008 6:26 pm
Kaplan's bad, Arco's bad. Stick to GMATPrep (I downloaded them from www.mba.com, the official site -- they are not paper tests, don't bother with paper tests) and Princeton Review.
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by djmallu » Wed Oct 08, 2008 9:27 pm
Hey wickely,

I know Kaplan's definitely tougher than the actual GMAT, but can you elaborate on Arco. I just want to give those tests to get exposed to a wider array of questions. I was simply wondering whether the Arco tests were more difficult or easier than the actual GMAT.
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by wickely » Thu Oct 09, 2008 7:57 am
It's not a matter of difficulty on the Arco tests...they're just not representative of the questions you'd see on the real GMAT. The questions aren't well written.
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