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Official gmat prep

by NewBee » Sun Jan 03, 2010 10:20 am
Hi Friends,

I took the official gmat prep practise test. Got 650. How good is this score and what can I expect on actual GMAT. Is the actual GMAT any harder or easier or same.

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by Testluv » Sun Jan 03, 2010 3:22 pm
NewBee wrote:Hi Friends,

I took the official gmat prep practise test. Got 650. How good is this score and what can I expect on actual GMAT. Is the actual GMAT any harder or easier or same.

Thank for the reply.

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by DanaJ » Mon Jan 04, 2010 12:21 am
I think it's pretty accurate, IF:
- you took the test in timed conditions
- you took a maximum of 10 minutes break between sections
- you do not usually feel abnormally stressed during real tests

I took GMATprep 2 something like three days before my real test. On the CAT I scored a 760, while on the real thing it was a 770. This is extremely accurate, since the GMAT is designed to have a 30-point confidence level, which means that if you take the test one day and retake it the other, both scores are within 30 points of each other.

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by kitsune » Mon Jan 04, 2010 8:20 am
Hello! I'm new here and I am preparing the GMAT (well I have started today!) for Feb 10th. I just did the GMAT Prep Test 1 without preparing it and got 630, q47 (13 mistakes), v31 (14 mistakes). So I guess I really have to prepare the verbal... Although it is a bit weird... I got a higher % in correct questions in the verbal part and got a significant lower score!

My goal is 680 (although more than 700 would be great!) What is your recommendation for my study? Thanks a lot!!!
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by DanaJ » Mon Jan 04, 2010 10:08 am
That's a pretty nice score you have there! But get used to the scoring: the verbal is scored much more harshly than quant.

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