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Problem Solving — algebra and arithmetic (GMAT Focus Edition)
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by harsh.champ » Tue Feb 09, 2010 5:46 am
whiteroses wrote:the maths in the gmat prep tests, the one that you can download from mba.com?

All I can say that they are the closest replica of the type and difficulty of GMAT questions.

When you compare GMAT with any other test series ,you will find some are easy and some are tougher than the actual GMAT.
Always treasure your GMAT prep tests and once you have done with your concepts,give 1 GMAT prep so that you can gauge your weak areas.



Finally,before your GMAT date in the preceding week ,you should attempt one of the GMAT preps so that you can finally know where you stand.


I would say never waste these tests just for practice questions.Attempt them in full test-like conditions.

GMATPrep is just a silhouette of GMAT.
Cherish them and it will pave your path to victory.:P:)
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by ajith » Tue Feb 09, 2010 6:28 am
whiteroses wrote:the maths in the gmat prep tests, the one that you can download from mba.com?
Not very different. It uses retired questions but real questions
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by shashank.ism » Tue Feb 09, 2010 6:42 am
harsh.champ wrote:
whiteroses wrote:the maths in the gmat prep tests, the one that you can download from mba.com?

All I can say that they are the closest replica of the type and difficulty of GMAT questions.

When you compare GMAT with any other test series ,you will find some are easy and some are tougher than the actual GMAT.
Always treasure your GMAT prep tests and once you have done with your concepts,give 1 GMAT prep so that you can gauge your weak areas.



Finally,before your GMAT date in the preceding week ,you should attempt one of the GMAT preps so that you can finally know where you stand.


I would say never waste these tests just for practice questions.Attempt them in full test-like conditions.

GMATPrep is just a silhouette of GMAT.
Cherish them and it will pave your path to victory.:P:)

Hmm harsh rightly said by you and it seem to be inspiring and methodical ...thanks..
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by whiteroses » Tue Feb 09, 2010 6:59 am
All the questions that I got were so different from the Kaplan CATs. :(

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by shashank.ism » Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:04 am
whiteroses wrote:All the questions that I got were so different from the Kaplan CATs. :(
Actually they would be surely different, but they would be similar type of. You just have to clear up your concepts for number system, series Ap GP , probabaility ... If you do a lot of them seriously . Surely you gonna come up with flying colours..
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by whiteroses » Tue Feb 09, 2010 10:06 am
I scored better in the Kaplan CATs than in the GMAT Prep tests, so I was wondering which of the two are considered tougher?