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congratz, thanks for the spreadsheet. its really helpful
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Excellent!!

Congrats and well done!!


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Cheers mate,
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Congratulations and thanks for the GMAT diary...it's very helpful!

My computer is rather old and do not have the capacity to download GMAT prep. What is the difference between PP and GMAT prep? Are there any overlapped question types? From your test experience, which one mirrors the real test better? PP or GMAT prep??
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Amba,

I would say the GMATPREP is very accurate as I got 690/760 on it and then 730 in the real thing....so in terms of scoring it is vey close. They are supposed to be totally new questions, but there were still a couple that I recognised from the OG. My PP scores were a lot lower but I that was before my first attempt and were probably a good reflection of where I was at that time.

I would say the questions are very close, especially the verbal. I've noticed that some of the books like Kaplan 800 try to mimic the GMATS own quirky take on English grammar in the SC, and doesn't get it right in the same way that both PP and GMATPrep does. The Quant is harder BUT the scoring system like the real GMAT is based on one in which it is the questions you get right that matter, rather than how many. I got 48 on the quant even though I got 11 questions wrong. So whilst I found it really difficult and felt that I was doing badly, in fact the test was deliberately setting me questions that were pushing my limits. The real exam was slightly easier, but I had exactly the same feeling that I was doing badly. I think its really important that you get practice at being put under pressure by the test's adaptive nature in this way. It's designed to make you feel like you are doing badly, but rewards you big for the questions you get right (even if only about 2/3rds).

So definitely try to do the GMATPrep AND PP if you can.... no in fact you actually you have to do them. Please, I pormise it'll be worth the hassle of borrowing a friends computer for a few hours, and you can always uninstall it afterwards.

I'm still on hols.... Good Luck!

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Nahaz,

Thanks for your input....it definitely helps!!

Cheers,
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yeahhhhhhhhhhhhh congrats! :)
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