Retired GMAT paper tests

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Retired GMAT paper tests

by marklar » Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:34 am
I'm about to get started on my second round of studying for the GMAT and i was curious to hear peoples thoughts on the retired GMAT paper tests. Are they worth the 25 bucks? Did you find them helpful?

Any input would be greatly appreciated!

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Re: Retired GMAT paper tests

by beatthegmat » Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:31 pm
marklar wrote:I'm about to get started on my second round of studying for the GMAT and i was curious to hear peoples thoughts on the retired GMAT paper tests. Are they worth the 25 bucks? Did you find them helpful?

Any input would be greatly appreciated!

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If you seek practice problems, stick with the OG books. The retired tests may be a good source for GMAT questions, but they are not reliable indicators of your actual score. The scoring algorithm for the GMAT computer-based test today is very different from the old paper tests.

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by frantastic » Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:21 pm
I 100% agree with Eric.

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by gmat765 » Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:03 pm
I think the real questions from GMAC, including retired paper tests are the best prep materials.