Hello Everyone,
A longtime lurker, first time poster here...
Actual GMAT: 710
Psyched myself out on the quant section for sure. 41 Q. 45 V.
In retrospect, I think all the prep was worthy of my time. I had an excellent sense of how much time to spend on each question and wasn't pressed for time at all.
Manhattan GMAT: Math was too challenging. In the practice tests, I found that I was extremely rushed, the actual exam had shorter questions. Then again, I may have had easier questions because I wasn't scoring well on the real thing! I found that the sentence correction was for the most part easier on the real thing. Reading comprehension was similar, except on Manhattan I reached a point where I could predict which question would be correct without thinking too hard. Not true for the real thing.
Kaplan: Math was a little closer to the real thing, but actually was a bit computationally intensive, whereas the real thing hardly required any computation.
Powerprep / GMATprep: Most like the real thing, though my score doesn't show it. I can chalk my "poor" performance on the real thing to nerves. I sat for 4 minutes looking at the first question freaking out because I didn't know how to sovle it.
For comparison:
GMATPrep
700
770
Powerprep
740
Kaplan
680
720
720
720
Manhattan
630
700
680
720
740
750
Real GMAT: 710 (41Q, 45V)
A longtime lurker, first time poster here...
Actual GMAT: 710
Psyched myself out on the quant section for sure. 41 Q. 45 V.
In retrospect, I think all the prep was worthy of my time. I had an excellent sense of how much time to spend on each question and wasn't pressed for time at all.
Manhattan GMAT: Math was too challenging. In the practice tests, I found that I was extremely rushed, the actual exam had shorter questions. Then again, I may have had easier questions because I wasn't scoring well on the real thing! I found that the sentence correction was for the most part easier on the real thing. Reading comprehension was similar, except on Manhattan I reached a point where I could predict which question would be correct without thinking too hard. Not true for the real thing.
Kaplan: Math was a little closer to the real thing, but actually was a bit computationally intensive, whereas the real thing hardly required any computation.
Powerprep / GMATprep: Most like the real thing, though my score doesn't show it. I can chalk my "poor" performance on the real thing to nerves. I sat for 4 minutes looking at the first question freaking out because I didn't know how to sovle it.
For comparison:
GMATPrep
700
770
Powerprep
740
Kaplan
680
720
720
720
Manhattan
630
700
680
720
740
750
Real GMAT: 710 (41Q, 45V)
