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by Kasr2 » Sat Sep 26, 2009 4:39 pm
I'm a newbie and took the manhattan prac test without any serious studying. My score was Q 20, V 33. I completely skipped the writing part and received a score of 430. I had a friend who had similar scores when he took the test in Gmat Prep and he received a 560. So what could be reason for such a difference?

Is the Manhattan cat exam score reliable? or are they like kaplan? (give you a low score or really hard test to make you buy their study guides or courses)

Q 20, V33 is still pathetic but feedback is appreciated as my test is in 50 days.

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by shadowsjc » Sat Sep 26, 2009 5:32 pm
each testing software has its own scoring algorithm. skipping the AWA essay will not have any bearing on your score. the MGMAT score is generally reliable. i scored a bit lower on my practice MGMAT tests than on my GMAT Preptests.. ranging from 10-60 points lower. however, this shouldnt mean that you should discredit the mgmat. rather, you should use it as a tool to analyze what specific areas you are weak in. afterward, you should seek to improve on these areas
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by DanaJ » Sun Sep 27, 2009 12:33 am
I agree that each software has a specific algorithm, but I do not agree that skipping the AWA has no impact on your score. I does, trust me! It's an entirely different thing to start quant "fresh as a daisy" instead of after one hour of essay writing. It's about stamina and how you can handle the workload.
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by shadowsjc » Sun Sep 27, 2009 6:13 am
i meant that there is no direct penalty for skipping the writing section, which is what the OP seemed to imply was happening with his score. indirectly, i do agree that skipping it might artificially inflate your score since you'll be fresh, although that didn't seem to apply here.
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You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday.
A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right, but it will not come near you.
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