the questions on the knewton mock cats are gmat-like, but the scores are not. I guess they have put up their algorithm to give out lower scores so that they don't lose out on their "50+ Point Money-Back Guarantee"

bhumika.k.shah wrote:Could anyone tell me how accurate are knewton mock CATs on lines with the real GMAT???

i was looking for some info on the knewton cat. thanks for putting up the q

Hi thanks for the prompt reply...
But could you tell me how many points +- would be knewton's score to the real gmat ?

Also are the questions in real gmat this difficult ?? ive heard that knewton is the most difficult exam when compared with princeton , manhattan...is that true ?

Coz honestly the questions were no where in lines with OG .. for both verbal and math!

sars72 wrote:the questions on the knewton mock cats are gmat-like, but the scores are not. I guess they have put up their algorithm to give out lower scores so that they don't lose out on their "50+ Point Money-Back Guarantee"

bhumika.k.shah wrote:Hi thanks for the prompt reply...
But could you tell me how many points +- would be knewton's score to the real gmat ?

Also are the questions in real gmat this difficult ?? ive heard that knewton is the most difficult exam when compared with princeton , manhattan...is that true ?

Coz honestly the questions were no where in lines with OG .. for both verbal and math!

Why are you so intent on Knewton? The closest to the real exam is GMATPREP. The next closest is MGMAT's CAT. MGMAT offers a free CAT on registration and 6 free CAT's if you purchase one of their guides. Best thing to do is buy their SC guide, since it is a must-have.

coz i really wanna know whether their questions are similar to the real gmat questions ???? coz i personally found them very difficult ....so i need to know where i need to work on!

there are hardly 10-25 such sums in OG as each sum in knewton is!

sars72 wrote:

bhumika.k.shah wrote:Hi thanks for the prompt reply...
But could you tell me how many points +- would be knewton's score to the real gmat ?

Also are the questions in real gmat this difficult ?? ive heard that knewton is the most difficult exam when compared with princeton , manhattan...is that true ?

Coz honestly the questions were no where in lines with OG .. for both verbal and math!

Why are you so intent on Knewton? The closest to the real exam is GMATPREP. The next closest is MGMAT's CAT. MGMAT offers a free CAT on registration and 6 free CAT's if you purchase one of their guides. Best thing to do is buy their SC guide, since it is a must-have.

Thanks for the great discussion.

We are confident that our CATs are the best in the business; designed by the original test-makers. They literally work here. I am staring at one of them now.

Our practice test should reflect how you will do on the actual test.

Please let me know if you have any specific questions.

Cheers,
Josh

I took the GMAT today and was thoroughly disappointed. How legit is that 50 point guarantee? How good are your instructors in teaching verbal? Specfically grammar.

osirus0830 wrote:I took the GMAT today and was thoroughly disappointed. How legit is that 50 point guarantee? How good are your instructors in teaching verbal? Specfically grammar.

took the GMAT as in practice GMAT or the actual gmat?

The 50 point guarantee should be legit. Knewton's a biggie, and the bigger they are, they mightier the fall, so they wouldn't want to try to mess with people, or atleast that's my take on it.

I've attended a couple of GMAT classes, and here's the deal: they have 4 classes for sc, 3/4 for cr and 3/4 for rc. Then they have one for general verbal strategies. Overall, the quality of teaching is pretty good. The instructors are pretty good and are always open to answering any doubts you may have. The 'class' atmosphere is also good n its always alive. All questions that you have during the class will get answered, there's Teaching Assistant on hand to see that no query goes unanswered, and you can also communicate to them privately, without the rest of the class knowing. Their grammar classes are the best of the lot. Their quants classes are a bit weak.

They have assignments and reading material to be completed both before and after the class. Plus i heard they have an interface which keeps adjusitng the level of problems based on the user's performance a la GMAT.

sars72 wrote:

osirus0830 wrote:I took the GMAT today and was thoroughly disappointed. How legit is that 50 point guarantee? How good are your instructors in teaching verbal? Specfically grammar.

took the GMAT as in practice GMAT or the actual gmat?

The 50 point guarantee should be legit. Knewton's a biggie, and the bigger they are, they mightier the fall, so they wouldn't want to try to mess with people, or atleast that's my take on it.

I've attended a couple of GMAT classes, and here's the deal: they have 4 classes for sc, 3/4 for cr and 3/4 for rc. Then they have one for general verbal strategies. Overall, the quality of teaching is pretty good. The instructors are pretty good and are always open to answering any doubts you may have. The 'class' atmosphere is also good n its always alive. All questions that you have during the class will get answered, there's Teaching Assistant on hand to see that no query goes unanswered, and you can also communicate to them privately, without the rest of the class knowing. Their grammar classes are the best of the lot. Their quants classes are a bit weak.

They have assignments and reading material to be completed both before and after the class. Plus i heard they have an interface which keeps adjusitng the level of problems based on the user's performance a la GMAT.

If I only had gotten beaten in a practice test I wouldn't be considering a class...lol. I got owned by the real exam even though for some odd reason people keep congratulating me on my score . Thanks for the info.