GMAT Prep - Concerned About Score

[rosh26]

Hi All,

I took a GMAT Prep Test II about 3 weeks ago after 3 months of studying and got a 560 (Q36 V31). I defintely know I was nervous while I took and got some very easy questions wrong.

I have been reviewing OG and taking CAT's every weekend and reviewing all my mistakes since then:

MGMAT 3: 580 (Q35 V34) - 6/8
MGMAT 4: 650 (Q43 v36) - 6/15

However, I reinstalled, and for GMAT Prep Test I (Repeat) I got almost ALL new questions with Quant (minus 2 that i recognized from OG) and repeated about 10-12 verbal questions from the first GMAT Prep (However I didn't get all of them correct, as I didn't remember the solution, especially for SC questions) and got a 640 (Q42 V35) - 6/21

I then took GMAT Prep II (2nd time) and saw a few repeats from the OG in quant (maybe 3), and made some correct guesses and in Verbal, saw about 12-14 repeats (but like I said, still got some wrong that I got wrong previously) and ended up with 660 (Q45 V35) - 6/22

Now, my question is, could i really have improved that much in 3 weeks? I feel like verbal score is a bit higher than my actual level, simply because of repeated questions, but that is not the case with Quant, as I only saw 2-3 repeated from OG.

Even with repeats, is the GMAT Prep score accurate? How much do you think it may bump up your score with 12-14 repeats in verbal.

I'm concerned because I don't want to be overconfident that I am at a 650 level if the repeated questions really add a lot of points to my score.

Experts, or anybody else with some feedback, please advise.

Thanks so much!

[mlane25269]

Hi Rosh,

GMATprep is supposed to be the most accurate predictor of your performance on the actual GMAT. So if you are shooting for a higher score I would try and figure out what my weak areas and concentrate on those.

When I first took GMATprep 6 months ago I was scoring between 400 and 460. Now I am all the way up to between 550 and 600!

[rosh26]

You make a great point...my only concern is repeated questions...how many repeated questions do you see on GMAT Prep (that you now answer correctly) and how does that impact your score on the actual GMAT when every single question is new....

[mlane25269]

That's a very good question. I've seen an averge of 3 or 4 questions repeat themselves every time I take a GMATprep practice test. What I usually do though it just work out the problem like I would if I have never seen it before. Then you can still get a good idea of your time management on the GMAT without giving yourself extra time because it only took you 10 seconds to answer a repeat question merely because you memorized the answer.

[rosh26]

That's great that you only see 4-5 questions repeat themeslves...In verbal I noticed that at least 12-15 questions repeat themselves but there are no repeats in math...

[niraj_a]

agreed on that point rosh, ive seen the RCs and CRs repeat a lot on my Verbal and i'm scoring your range too...don't know what to do since my exam's on saturday

[rosh26]

Niraj -

Yeah I'm taking mine next Tuesday....Goodluck on yours! I guess we'll see how accurate GMAT Prep really is!!!