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BlueHappy -- to answer your question, the standard error of measurement for the GMAT is 29 points (which is actually a pretty good mark of reliability). That represents the variance in multiple assessments not attributable to learning. So, if you were to take the test three times in a week without a...
- by chris@knewton
Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:18 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Achieving 780 to 800!!!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 17766
Hello TheFavorite125 and nibake. I'd be happy to have a detailed conversation about your test results, as I've already extended to you nibake, but it is hard to talk about scores when I cannot look up your CAT information. We've searched for any diagnostic results of a 520 with 53% Verbal in the las...
- by chris@knewton
Mon Jul 12, 2010 7:40 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Has anyone heard of Knewton Test Prep
- Replies: 25
- Views: 11481
Hi nibake. To prevent any potential appearance of impropriety, we specifically and happily accept previous official GMAT scores as a student's primary baseline, so for you the higher of your two 'Pearson VUE' exam scores (which I assume are official scores you are referring to) will be the baseline ...
- by chris@knewton
Fri Jun 25, 2010 6:45 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Has anyone heard of Knewton Test Prep
- Replies: 25
- Views: 11481
I see this is your first post, nibake -- welcome to the community! Not sure what you'd be saying is dishonest, but I don't see any 34's on our free CAT in the last few hours. Anyway, I am happy to help you look at your results if you have an inquiry. Feel free to PM me.
Best,
Chris
- by chris@knewton
Thu Jun 24, 2010 7:48 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Has anyone heard of Knewton Test Prep
- Replies: 25
- Views: 11481
Hello all, Just wanted to chime in here to provide perspective. I know the student who has created this post, and while I don't want to publicly talk about the particulars of that student's experience, I can give you some information about the features in question. First, at Knewton we are fanatical...
- by chris@knewton
Thu Jun 17, 2010 9:09 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: SAY NO TO KNEWTON
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2948
Hey Misterchipper, Thanks for your question, I'm happy to add some clarification. For a student that has scored a 680, you will probably find the first few weeks of class to be easing in as you solidify the fundamentals and work into the more challenging material. You'll find the problem sets will g...
- by chris@knewton
Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:07 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Knewton vs Manhattan GMAT Prep
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2185
That's definitely great feedback, Stacey. Too often students forsake quality of review for quantity. One certainly needs to go through a large number of questions in order to understand the patterns that start to appear, but burning questions for the sake of burning questions only serves to waste ti...
- by chris@knewton
Thu Jan 14, 2010 2:59 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: how to study - 1000 CR series posted on Wiki
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4075
- by chris@knewton
Thu Jan 14, 2010 2:53 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Is the GMATprep reliable?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2069
Hey everyone, wanted to weigh in on two things here. Generally, GMATPrep is good practice, and we recommend it to our students. That said, it's also worth noting that it is common practice for testing companies to use old, discarded, and often sub-optimal questions in their test prep - they need to ...
- by chris@knewton
Tue Jan 12, 2010 7:15 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Is the GMATprep reliable?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2069
Kaplan acquires Manhattan GMAT
Knewton has confirmed the news with multiple sources in both companies and expect an official announcement in the next few weeks. A Kaplan corporate employee even announced the news on Twitter in late December, though the tweet was quickly deleted. At Knewton, we're interested to see how things pan ...
- by chris@knewton
Tue Jan 05, 2010 6:46 pm- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Kaplan acquires Manhattan GMAT
- Replies: 12
- Views: 20634
Hi everyone -- I thought some explanation here might help everyone understand what's going on. There are three main factors that determine your score on test day: the difficulty of questions answered correctly, the difficulty of questions answered incorrectly, and answers omitted at the end of secti...
- by chris@knewton
Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:19 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Knewton CAT
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3071
Hi andersmc, We're adding classes often, and do try to target different geographical areas -- we have classes for both coasts, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia all on the calendar. Give us a call at 1-888-KNEWTON and we'll chat about the options that may be available. We've had a good number of stu...
- by chris@knewton
Tue Aug 18, 2009 3:44 pm- Forum: Ask a Knewton representative
- Topic: Upcoming class times
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1221
Hello, raka3399! Your baseline for the Knewton course is either a previous official exam score if you've taken it or, if not, the Knewton diagnostic exam. While Knewton does not provide private tutoring, we do have office hours and a very interactive team teaching model in the classroom, where multi...
- by chris@knewton
Tue Aug 18, 2009 3:39 pm- Forum: Ask a Knewton representative
- Topic: Private tutoring with Knewton
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1661