BREAKING: Target Test Prep releases Brand New 2026 On Demand GMAT prep course

Redeem

Practice Tests

Share feedback about this free GMAT prep guide
This topic has expert replies
Post new topic Post Reply
Previous Topic Next Topic
User avatar
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 141
Joined: Fri Sep 07, 2012 10:25 pm
Location: NY
Thanked: 5 times
Followed by:1 members

Practice Tests

by hutch27 » Sat May 11, 2013 12:32 pm
so far i've taken the GMATPREP test#1 a few weeks ago, and this past week i took the kaplan and veritas ones. I'm just wondering how those companies tests compare to the actual gmat. I scored higher on both kaplan and veritas but it could be because I got more practice with timing and applying things. I just dont know what to expect because I'm doing better on these test prep comanies tests and didn't do as well on the offical software. I don't want to get too confident from some tests that aren't a good indicator of score. Any advice on what to make of all this would help. Thanks.
Top
Source: — The 60-Day GMAT Study Guide |

GMAT/MBA Expert

User avatar
GMAT Instructor
Posts: 16207
Joined: Mon Dec 08, 2008 6:26 pm
Location: Vancouver, BC
Thanked: 5254 times
Followed by:1268 members
GMAT Score:770

by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Sun May 12, 2013 6:55 am
Third-party tests are great for practicing your test-taking skills, and for identifying weaknesses, but they're not 100% reliable for evaluating one's current skill level.

Yes, many test-prep companies have great practice tests, but those companies would never suggest that their tests are as accurate as the official practice tests.

Cheers,
Brent
Brent Hanneson - Creator of GMATPrepNow.com
Image
Top
User avatar
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 141
Joined: Fri Sep 07, 2012 10:25 pm
Location: NY
Thanked: 5 times
Followed by:1 members

by hutch27 » Sun May 12, 2013 12:01 pm
I just don't know what to make of my scores. Should scores on these test prep companies test's be higher than the actual GMAT score? Or could it be an actual improvement?
Top

GMAT/MBA Expert

User avatar
GMAT Instructor
Posts: 16207
Joined: Mon Dec 08, 2008 6:26 pm
Location: Vancouver, BC
Thanked: 5254 times
Followed by:1268 members
GMAT Score:770

by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Mon May 13, 2013 10:03 am
If you check the posts in the I Just Beat the GMAT forum (e.g., https://www.beatthegmat.com/gmat-680-45- ... 32403.html), you'll find that students often list their practice test scores.

According to the link above, it seems that the Kaplan tests yield slightly higher scores than the official GMATPrep software does. Of course, one student is a pretty small sample. Check out some other posts in that forum and see what you think.

Aside: You're probably improving :-)

Cheers,
Brent
Brent Hanneson - Creator of GMATPrepNow.com
Image
Top
Post new topic Post Reply
• Page 1 of 1