Are Kaplan tests tougher ?

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TargetGmat9: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 4; Joined: Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:08 pm

by TargetGmat9 » Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:58 pm

With my test due in few days, the score I got on Kaplan test was heart breaking. I got 700+ in GPrep and 800Score tests That too with a couple of careless mistakes. And with minutes left at the end of each section

But Kaplan gave me a 640 !!!! And I was almost out of breath towards the end of the section !

With my target as 720+ for the final thing, I dont know whether I am doing good enough !!

Are Kaplan tests tougher than others ? Or they are more indicative ?

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TargetGmat9: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 4; Joined: Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:08 pm

by TargetGmat9 » Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:19 pm

Anyone with their comments ?

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wickely: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 81; Joined: Sat Sep 06, 2008 1:02 pmFollowed by: 1 member; Thanked: 5 times

by wickely » Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:42 am

I haven't been here that long but I am continuously amazed at how often this question pops up. Shouldn't it be a sticky thread?

Kaplan tests are WAY off. Don't bother with them. GMATPrep is of course the best. I liked PR too. You shouldn't take a ton more tests since your test is a few days away, but they have a free one on their site... www.review.com.

Forget the Kaplan score altogether and shake off the experience. Don't let it rattle you!

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akky: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 1; Joined: Wed Oct 15, 2008 4:53 pm; Location: Hyderabad

by akky » Wed Oct 15, 2008 5:18 pm

Kaplan tests are definitly not the real indicators dr..They use tuffer vocab which usu rattles many.

But, Dont Worry.
I'l tel u my xp.. I took GRE previously. I scored somethin around 1250 on Kaplan and 1350 on GREPrep. I scored 1330 on GRE in the end.

In dat case Kaplan had tuff vocab in it, but GREPrep had simple vocab wid subtle questions(whose subtlety wz mor dan Kaplan's

)

Bottom Line: Dont get bothered by Kap scores.. B Cool.. RockON
All the Best

Conquer Your Fear and I Promise You'll Conquer Your Death

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JulesG: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 9; Joined: Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:43 am

by JulesG » Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:09 am

I'm a bit confused now - I just read somewhere on this forum that Kaplan tests now have been adjusted to more accurately reflect GMAT scores. I understood that they have stopped intentionally making their tests more difficult, but how accurate are the Kaplan tests compared to GPrep tests?

Can someone please clarify this? Just took a Kaplan test and I scored 670, which I'm ok with, but any less and I'm in the danger zone and any more and I'm really happy, so I'd like to know.

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