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Inconsistent Practice Test Scores

by seoulb » Mon Sep 17, 2007 8:03 am
I've been taking some practice exams...Veritasprep, 800score, and GMATprep over the past week and my scores are jumping all over the place. My test is in 3 days and its starting to worry me.

I was 640 with a 38 quant, 41 verbal on a Veritasprep test
then 660 with 40 quant, 41 verbal on a Veritasprep test,
then 710 wih 41 quant, 46 verbal on GMATprep.

I took another Veritasprep today and hit rock bottom. 550 with 37 quant and 28 verbal. Any clue what happened?

Anyone have any advice on how I can get higher scores more consistently? Is this a sign that I should be rescheduling my test?
(It is my first time).
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by mayonnai5e » Mon Sep 17, 2007 8:07 am
Yeah, you used that Veritas CAT. That's what happened. I'm taking the Veritas course myself and wouldn't touch those CATs with a 6 foot long pole.

Practice GMATPrep and MGMAT CATs - they're the best CATs out there. Take the other GMATPrep and see where you're at.
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by mayonnai5e » Mon Sep 17, 2007 8:08 am
This is also the reason why it's not recommended to take a CAT immediately before the real deal - it can shatter your confidence and put you in worse shape immediately before the exam.
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by bates88 » Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:53 pm
I think your last test score is probably an analomy, because your score was increasing as you studied. Don't worry too much about it.

FWIW I think Princeton Review was most accurate after GMATPrep.
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by Stacey Koprince » Fri Sep 21, 2007 2:39 pm
Pay the most attention to your GMATPrep tests.

Also, I've heard (from the CEO of my company, who's a lawyer and has actually verified this) that Veritas's tests are actually cobbled together from other company's tests - including GMATPrep and 800Score. (At least, they used to be - perhaps they've started making their own tests now.) So really take those with a BIG grain of salt.
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