i have my GMAT scheduled for less than two months from now. I have not yet taken any CAT so far however, i had taken GMAT 2 years back and had secured 610.
I want to know if it makes sense to take the GMATPrep CAT at this stage? I am afraid that by doing this I might waste some of the important practice questions that I should do at a later stage.
Currently I have taken the 60 day Study Guide from beatthegmat and it suggests me to do take the GMATPrep CAT.
Please suggest whether I should take it or not.
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Yes!
Do take the GMATPrep CAT 1. It is your best baseline test. You can re-take it an a few weeks when you are closer to the exam and you should mostly get different questions so you will not have really "wasted" one of your tests.
If you need more tests than the GMATPrep tests (you can take each of the two free ones twice and you can purchase two more tests) then you can take the FREE Veritas Prep practice test.
I would suggest the GMATPrep for your baseline.
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Do take the GMATPrep CAT 1. It is your best baseline test. You can re-take it an a few weeks when you are closer to the exam and you should mostly get different questions so you will not have really "wasted" one of your tests.
If you need more tests than the GMATPrep tests (you can take each of the two free ones twice and you can purchase two more tests) then you can take the FREE Veritas Prep practice test.
I would suggest the GMATPrep for your baseline.
Have fun with it!
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Hi arunika,
Taking FULL-LENGTH practice CATs is an essential part of the study process. There are a number of aspects to a full GMAT that you cannot experience unless you take practice CATs: endurance, fatigue, the physical and psychological strain of dealing with the GMAT for 4 hours, etc.
You should plan to take a FULL practice CAT as soon as possible and in as realistic a fashion as possible. This will establish a new baseline score and give you a sense of your current strengths and weaknesses. Don't worry about "wasting" a CAT. There are plenty of CATs to be had.
As you continue to study, you should plan on taking 1 CAT every 1-2 weeks. The rest of your time should be spent studying and on review of prior work.
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Taking FULL-LENGTH practice CATs is an essential part of the study process. There are a number of aspects to a full GMAT that you cannot experience unless you take practice CATs: endurance, fatigue, the physical and psychological strain of dealing with the GMAT for 4 hours, etc.
You should plan to take a FULL practice CAT as soon as possible and in as realistic a fashion as possible. This will establish a new baseline score and give you a sense of your current strengths and weaknesses. Don't worry about "wasting" a CAT. There are plenty of CATs to be had.
As you continue to study, you should plan on taking 1 CAT every 1-2 weeks. The rest of your time should be spent studying and on review of prior work.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
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I would HIGHLY suggest you take the GMATPrep 1. People sometimes wait so long to "save" the official CATs that they get an inflated idea of what their actual GMAT score is based on some Kaplan or MGMAT exam. Those are necessary to incorporate during your studies, but GMATPrep 1 is a GREAT place to begin. You'll probably re-set it later and re-take, so go ahead and do it now.
When is your Test Date? Target score? I'd work backwards from your Test Date and take one CAT each week -- take the GMATPreps at least 2-3 weeks apart if you have enough time, and definitely buy the GMATprep 3 and 4.
When you do the GMATPrep 1, track all your incorrect answers by concept/s tested, and analyze why you got each question incorrect and how you can make adjustments for similar questions in the future. This Error Log template might help!
When is your Test Date? Target score? I'd work backwards from your Test Date and take one CAT each week -- take the GMATPreps at least 2-3 weeks apart if you have enough time, and definitely buy the GMATprep 3 and 4.
When you do the GMATPrep 1, track all your incorrect answers by concept/s tested, and analyze why you got each question incorrect and how you can make adjustments for similar questions in the future. This Error Log template might help!
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