Knewton vs Manhattan GMAT Prep

[misterchipper]

I currently am in the Knewton online class. I have already taken the GMAT (received a 680) and am taking knewton in hopes of boosting my score.

I am now in week 3 of Knewton class, and so far, I think the amount of homework has been very light and the questions very easy. Does anyone else agree? I remember Manhattan GMAT work taking a considerable amount of time--Knewton homework I can breeze through in about 2-3 hours.

I guess I'm concerned that the lack of Knewton homework is not preparing me well for the test the 2nd time around. Anyone have any thoughts on this comparison? Is Knewton helpful and I just don't know it? Is Knewton providing more "targeted" homework? Was Manhattan GMAT more broad in it's curriculum which is why I spent 10-12 hours per week on homework?

Thanks for any and all comments.

[Osirus@VeritasPrep]

Even if the homework is light, you do realize that you can do extra work right? You don't have to limit yourself to their homework assignments. If you feel that it is too light, find supplemental material and do more.

[chris@knewton]

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 get progressively harder both as you progress through the class and as your performance proves a high level of mastery.

And don't forget, when you get to those more difficult problems later in the course, you can use our academic email support and attend office hours to get that teacher feedback to make sure you're on top of things.

Best wishes,
Chris

[misterchipper]

Chris,

Thank you so much for your timely response. I think I am getting a little anxious as I usually do .

I truly want to improve my score so I am going about doing everything humanly possible to do as much.

Do you have any further advice as to how best improve one's score with the Knewton class?

[akahuja143]

I am also enrolled in to course and I was recommended by one of friends, he was retaking as well and his score before the retake was 700 and second time he only prepared with knewton material and classes and was able to improve by 60 points (score of 760 i can only dream off .lol) I think it works