There is a lot of information about this. Try searching/reading through the website.

In my case, here are the stats:
PP1 = 710 (50Q, 36V)
PP2 = 700 (49Q, 37V)
REAL GMAT = 710 (49Q, 38V)
I would say it is a pretty darn good indicator of how you would do. Ofcourse some have different experiences. I would say that there was some amount of distraction when I took the tests as my environment was fairly noisy though not as bad as your's sounds. I would be careful in estimating a 50 point jump mainly because its extremely hard to go from 700 to 750. At that level everything counts and unless you're scoring in the mid 700's in practice fairly consistently, you should'nt expect it on the real thing. However, I think a 700 is more than enough to offset any GPA. It proves you are intellectually competent to handle any course load.

Good Luck

q,

When is your test date?

Usually, it's a good strategy to take the powerprep cats a day or two prior to the actual test, because it can tend to boost your ego, and calm the nerves. I hope you did not take the PP exams to early.

If you had taken the PP tests without studying the OG, your PP score may well be an excellent indicator of your scoring capability on test day. If in fact you studied the OG prior to taking the PP cats, your score may be scewed.

It's a rather controversial issue when it comes to the correlation between PP scores and actual exam scores. Unfortunately, there isn't a guarantee that you will score near, above or below your PP scores. Experiences vary.

If your scoring 700 on PP, your actual might be a little lower (high 600s).
The actual tends to be a little harder than the PP cats, and when you factor in nerves, and such it can affect performance.
Again, experiences vary. There are people that score 700 in PP, and score higher in the actual.
Since you took the PP cat under noisey conditions, try taking the second PP under simulated testing conditions. Make sure you do the essay first, don't skip it, and only take the 5 minute break after the math part. Do not exceed the break limits.
See how u do.
Keep us posted.


i haven't set a test date yet because i don't plan to apply for business school for another 2 years but i just wanted to get the GMAT out of the way first.

i took both the PP prior to studying the OG so all the questions were new to me but i did finished the ARCO and Barron GMAT book first so that helped a bit. Unfortunately, after reading some of the sample questions here and from the other postings i think the real GMAT will be a lot harder. The quant. questions i see here are a LOT harder than the ones in the PP, but sure about the verbal questions.

best of luck,
quedo
Best of luck to you.