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)
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bmorgan
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Nice score! Any prep advice to those of us looking to improve?
I do not have superior intelligence or faultless looks. I do not captivate a room or run a mile under six minutes. I only succeeded because I was still working long after everyone else went to sleep.
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Veritas CAT: 680
GMATPrep CAT: 680
-Greg Evans
Veritas CAT: 680
GMATPrep CAT: 680
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indiantiger
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Hello again,
My verbal prep was pretty straighforward. This was always a strong area for me. I did 0 prep for the CR and RC sections aside from simply answering banks of questions found in Kaplan 800 and on the practice tests.
For SC I knew I was weaker, so I bought Kaplan verbal workbook and did every single SC question. I also studied some grammar from sites like beat the gmat.
Sorry I don't have much more to offer in this regard! Maybe it's my computer programming background, or my engineering degree, but I tend to do very well on any logic of reading comprehension questions.
Good luck everyone!
My verbal prep was pretty straighforward. This was always a strong area for me. I did 0 prep for the CR and RC sections aside from simply answering banks of questions found in Kaplan 800 and on the practice tests.
For SC I knew I was weaker, so I bought Kaplan verbal workbook and did every single SC question. I also studied some grammar from sites like beat the gmat.
Sorry I don't have much more to offer in this regard! Maybe it's my computer programming background, or my engineering degree, but I tend to do very well on any logic of reading comprehension questions.
Good luck everyone!
