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Gap in GMAC vs Veritas practice test scores

by Nathan2508 » Sun Jun 07, 2015 1:07 pm
I took an official practice test from mba.com early in my studies and scored a 690. After 3 weeks of pretty intensive study I took 2 Veritas practice tests and scored 560 and 570! I have a couple more months of prep time but needless to say I am discouraged considering how much I have learned over the past few weeks.

Does anybody have an opinion on the accuracy of these Veritas tests? It seems like some people rate them as easier while others say they are harder. What other practice tests would you recommend? I am considering going with Manhattan.
Nathan

Practice Tests:
GMATPrep-(5/17/15) Quant-45 Verb-40 Total-690
Veritas-(6/6/15) Quant-32 Verb-35 Total-560
Veritas-(6/7/15) Quant-38 Verb-31 Total-570
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by [email protected] » Mon Jun 08, 2015 9:02 am
Hi Nathan2508,

I noticed that you posted this in another Forum, so I've pasted my response from there:
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Considering the score discrepancy here, it might be better to start off by defining what YOU did differently between your first CAT and these last 2 CATs:

1) Did you take the ENTIRE CAT (including the Essay and IR sections) all 3 times?
2) Did you take the CATs at the same time of day?
3) Did you take all 3 CATs under realistic and 'test-like' conditions?
4) Did you do ANYTHING that you won't be allowed to do on Test Day (pause the Test, listen to music, eat/drink while taking the CAT, etc.)?

In these types of situations, the details really matter, so you have to nitpick your process so that we can figure out if your current abilities place you in the high 600s or the high 500s.

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
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