Advice on a good Diagnostic CAT test

Question

All,

I'm just beginning my GMAT odyssey, with my G-day being at the end of July.

I'm waiting for my Kaplan GMAT 2005 and Princeton Review (Cracking the GMAT 2005) books to arrive from amazon.com.

Before I begin studying, I'd like to get a good feel for where I am today with a useful diagnostic test. I'd like not to waste a Poweprep test for this purpose.

Is there a diagnostic test available for this purpose?

Thanks in advance. This site is just a Godsend for me.

Paul · Answer

I believe you can take a free online PR test. Otherwise, wait for the CDs from PR2005 to arrive to gauge your skill level. I would recommend you to take 1 Kaplan test first followed by a 1 PR test. Kaplan is always harder so do it first so that you won't get too shocked after your PR test.

AJB77 · Answer

Paul,

Thanks. 

Does anyone know how good the Petersons' free online test is?

Paul · Answer

From their paper tests, I despised their CR and RC which IMO were way too hard. The rest is fine though

fjohn19 · Answer

I would have to agree with the comment above, you should take the Kaplan exam as your diagnostic exam. You may be shocked at your score, but it is a good starting point and allows you to know your weak areas early on. However, I do not recommend taking the Kaplan exam in your last month of studying because you may be discouraged since Kaplan is notorious for underestimating your score. 

Good Luck!

AJB77 · Answer

I just wanted to add that I took the Peterson's test in 1 setting with a 5 min break (without the AWA part) and got all correct in their Quant and 35 out of 41 correct in their Verbal. 

The Verbal seemed very hard but it could be because I've been out of the game for so long. 

I've now kicked off the  100 hrs gameplan  that was linked here. It seems to be very useful. I do think I need to spend a lot of time on verbal - all types, even though RC seems to be my weakest point (I have Adult ADHD).

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