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For all your GMAT Test Needs - overview of GMAT Tests, GMAT CAT Tests, Free Tests, and of course member reviews! (remember that a good GMAT score is not based on how many tests you have taken, but how well you have mastered the fundamentals. Get a good GMAT Book before rushing into tests - don't run before you walk) Please feel free to comment or reply to this thread and share your opinion about the tests you have taken. The Latest Version of this discussion is here: https://gmatclub.com/forum/all-gmat-pra ... 28289.html Want to know how various tests correlate to the final GMAT Score? Try our GMAT Score Calculator - it is free 1. GMAT Prep - Official Software https://gmatclub.com/forum/download/file.php?id=19321 CAT: Yes Free Tests: Yes - 2 (can be taken multiple times) Price: Free; extra question pack available for $ Bottom Line: Practice tests distributed by the GMAC, the administrator of the GMAT. GMAT Prep is the only test that contains real GMAT Questions and is undoubtedly the best predictor of the final GMAT Score, which makes this product extremely valuable at the end of preparation and many believe should not be "wasted" on pre-prep analysis. GMAT Club Member Comments: "This is by far the most accurate and realistic." Download Link: www.mba.com Additional Info: Read how to maximize, reinstall, and go behind the scenes P.S. Make sure you explore both the GMATPrep and PowerPrep , the older brother of GMATPrep 2. GMAT Club's Tests https://gmatclub.com/forum/download/file.php?id=19323 CAT: Yes; up to 20 adaptive tests (14 quant and 6 verbal); over 1,200 questions included for quizzes. Free Tests: Yes - 2 to any gmat club member or all for any member with 25 Kudos points Price: all tests are free for members with 25 Kudos; otherwise pricing starts at $79 for 3 months access Bottom Line: Our in-house tests developed to challenge anyone and bring out the best in the 700+ seekers. Hardest questions on the market; created by bb and Bunuel. GMAT Club Member Comments: “Excellent tool for improving your Quant to the top level. As the name implies these tests were designed to challenge you. With some effort from your side they help you learn how to solve tough Quant questions. The Challenges cover all necessary areas of Quant section such as Algebra, Geometry, Statistics, Probability, Combinations/Permutation etc." Link: https://gmatclub.com/tests-beta/ Additional Info: Tests are fully open and available during the US public holidays. For schedule, please see here: Free Tests on Holidays 3. Kaplan GMAT Tests https://gmatclub.com/forum/download/file.php?id=19438 CAT: Yes Free Tests: Yes - 1 Free Kaplan Test Price: $30 for 6 full-length practice tests on CD/Online if you purchase a Kaplan Premier book Bottom Line: Good Value as Kaplan guides are solid. In addition, we recommend Kaplan Math Workbook and Kaplan Verbal Workbook for more in-depth review. Up to 9 tests are available with purchase of preparation packages. GMAT Club Member Comments: "Good tricks and though questions in both Math and Verbal. Kaplan CATs will force you to think in the right direction. In general, results from Kaplan are lower then results from actual GMAT (due to marketing reasons, most likely) therefore do not be discouraged by low scores." Link: Free Practice Test 4. Economist GMAT Tutor https://gmatclub.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/economist-gmat-tutor.gif CAT: Yes Free Tests: Yes - online free test . To take the test, sign up for a free 7-day trial that comes with a test and a number of lessons Price: You cannot purchase tests separately but the free trial offers access to quite a few questions Link: https://econgm.at/gmatclub 5. Veritas Prep Tests https://gmatclub.com/forum/download/file.php?id=19436 CAT: Yes Free Tests: Yes - online free test Price: 1 free test or buy 7 tests for $49. Please note that Veritas Prep GMAT course students already get these same tests with the purchase of a course. Veritas Prep also has a free GMAT Question Bank , which includes hundreds of realistic, completely free GMAT questions, a personal account to track your progress and review your past results, and detailed solutions for each question and a breakdown of how other students have answered each question. Forum users comments: https://gmatclub.com/forum/has-anyone-t ... 92320.html Link: https://www.gmatclub.com/forum/veritas-prep-resource-links-no-longer-available-399979.html#/gmat-practice-test/ 6. Manhattan Prep GMAT Tests https://gmatclub.com/forum/download/file.php?id=19435 CAT: Yes Free Tests: Yes - 1 Free Test Price: $49 if bought separately or Free if you purchase MGMAT Guides - each strategy guide comes with access to 6 tests - see full listing of MGMAT Guides Bottom Line: Second to GMAT Prep only (and maybe our tests ) - fairly accurate scoring. Great value. GMAT Club Member Comments: “In general, the results on real GMAT are in +/- 40 point range compared to MGMAT. Very good tool for personal evaluation, which helps to find week spots in your knowledge. Highly recommended if you want to check on your preparation progress." Free Tests Link: https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/free ... tice-test/ 6 Full Tests $49: https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/stor ... resources/ 7. Princeton Review Tests https://gmatclub.com/forum/download/file.php?id=19439 CAT: Yes Free Tests: Yes - 1 Free Test Price: Access to 4 online tests comes with Cracking the GMAT 2-5 tests, included in online courses, Price depends on a package $132+ Bottom Line: Overall is a good practice if starting from scratch and targeting 600 to 700 range. GMAT Club Member Comments: “PR is very good as a refresher. The Princeton CATs are designed for those starting on basics concepts. As a result the Quant section seems to be primitive compared with Manhattan GMAT or Kaplan.” Link: Free CAT Test Other GMAT Tests & Products Math Revolution CAT: No Free Tests: Yes (1 Diagnostic test, 1 Mock Test) Price: Free Tests only GMAT Club Member Comments: "Hi Everyone, Thanks again for all the kind words and advice! Took some time to reflect about everything and decided that a quick run through of base concepts is needed (in certain areas). I took the Math Revolution Diagnostic Test (73 questions) and I would like to share my results with you in an effort to get some advice as to how to improve." Link: https://gmat.mathrevolution.com/ 800score CAT: Yes Free Tests: Yes - 1 Downloadable Quant Test Price: 5 downloadable tests for $24.95 Forum users comments: Quant section is challenging, while Verbal is of no challenge whatsoever. So don't get disappointed with low Quant score and do not rely on high results from Verbal as an indicator of mastering this section. Some more polishing still could be done since spelling errors and missing information happens in the test questions. Nevertheless can be a useful preparation tool in addition to other CATs. Link: https://www.800score.com Powerprep CAT: No Free Tests: Yes Price: Free tests only - Download Bottom Line: Powerprep are practice tests distributed by the GMAC, before 2006, and were replaced by GMAT Prep. GMAT Club Member Comments: "Its worth doing if you're looking for extra test simulations, however, don't be lulled into a false sense of security if you score high. There are many repeats from OG, you will score very high...". "Powerprep wasn't truly adaptive, so it's not overly useful anymore. It won't mimic your real GMAT experience. " Platinum GMAT CAT: No Price: free - no sign up required https://www.platinumgmat.com/gmat-practice-test/ GMAT Focus CAT: Yes Free Tests: No Price: 1 for $25; 3 for $65 Bottom Line: Definitely a good practice for Quant if you have some extra money to spend. Unfortunately some questions overlap with the OG 12. For more info go here GMAT Club Member Comments: "GMAT Focus is expensive but worth every cent." "If you don't mind the price of them, I think the GMAT Focus tests are pretty good. The big advantage is that they probably have a more-updated scoring algorithm, so you get an idea of where you're actually scoring for Quant. And it seemed to me that the types of questions were more recent (harder than OG, if you're scoring at a high Quant level).But if I had only $80 to spend, I'd probably buy the GMAT Club tests - you'll get 25 very good tests (with ~37 questions each) instead of 3 tests (with 24 questions each)." ( Source ) Link: https://www.gmatfocus.com gmat score calculator button.gif 2012_gmatprep_114x146.png gmatclub-cats.png mgmat-cats.gif mgmat-cats.gif veritas-prep-test.gif princeton-cat.gif kaplan-cat.gif

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All info is here .......Need not go anywhere ........Thanks

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which of these gives best results analysis

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Manhattan GMAT is really a good guide

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All,
Will appreciate if anyone can clear my confusion.

I took the first of the GMATPrep tests yesterday, and the Quant section was horrible. Surprisingly, Verbal was easier, which is normally tough for me. However, the score surprised me - with 9 incorrect in Quant and 6 in Verbal, the score was 750 !

I found it impossible to believe, is there an explanation ?

LOL, are you mocking my post. It seems a courtesy from GMAC that everyone takes GMAT Prep on April 1 will get a 700+.

I'm kidding. Try prep tests from Manhattan and Kaplan, then use GMAT Score Calculator to get a more accurate estimation. I will do it this weekend.

Ok, thanks for the suggestion. Will tryout one of these tests in the next few days and hope to get a more accurate picture.

well, reality did hit hard today !!
after a high of 760 on GMATPrep #1, took the manhattan gmat and my score was 660 - Q 45, V 35.

what was worse, i took the verbal and quant separately. found the quant very tough, actually could not finish the last 2 questions.

in verbal, i did not agree with several questions and answers, but i guess we are supposed to choose the best out of the ambiguous 2 or 3.

hswater, what is your experience with manhattan's CAT ? you said you were going to take that next.

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Knewton no longer has a free test. As they say:

"We’re confident you won’t need it."

Right...

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Knewton no longer has a free test. As they say:

"We’re confident you won’t need it."

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hswater, what is your experience with manhattan's CAT ? you said you were going to take that next.

I got same score as you. Q46 V34. For quant., I got 4 questions left when time’s up. I feel that Man’s test has a different writing style from GMAT Prep. I spent lots of time on reading and understanding the questions. For V, I got many mistakes in CR with which I did well in Gmat Prep.

My day is next Tuesday. I will keep working on OG anyway.

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I got same score as you. Q46 V34. For quant., I got 4 questions left when time’s up. I feel that Man’s test has a different writing style from GMAT Prep. I spent lots of time on reading and understanding the questions. For V, I got many mistakes in CR with which I did well in Gmat Prep.

My day is next Tuesday. I will keep working on OG anyway.

I agree, many questions were very different from those you find in OG. yes, some were very verbose. in one CR question you had to take a decision as a executive - the one about a company's flagship product not being profitable. you could not answer it based on what was said in the passage or based on any inference you could draw.

i am thinking of taking another test in a couple of days - kaplan, newton or from this forum.

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I got same score as you. Q46 V34. For quant., I got 4 questions left when time’s up. I feel that Man’s test has a different writing style from GMAT Prep. I spent lots of time on reading and understanding the questions. For V, I got many mistakes in CR with which I did well in Gmat Prep.

My day is next Tuesday. I will keep working on OG anyway.

I agree, many questions were very different from those you find in OG. yes, some were very verbose. in one CR question you had to take a decision as a executive - the one about a company's flagship product not being profitable. you could not answer it based on what was said in the passage or based on any inference you could draw.

i am thinking of taking another test in a couple of days - kaplan, newton or from this forum.

I took the Kaplan test today, tons of incorrects in both quant and verbal - I am really worried. Total score 650. 20 correct in verbal and 24 in quant.
How does this test compare with actual GMAT ?

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Knewton no longer has a free test. As they say:

"We’re confident you won’t need it."

Right...

Thanks for pointing out! Let me check.

Yes, they have taken the free practice test away.

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What MGMAT strategy guides are really worth buy? I am trying to get access to their MGMAT exams and though might as well get a good strategy guide in the process :-)

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What MGMAT strategy guides are really worth buy? I am trying to get access to their MGMAT exams and though might as well get a good strategy guide in the process :-)

FYI: The 5th edition guides are coming out on April 24th.
It depends on what you need really in terms of help - I would recommend starting with the MGMAT Roadmap (I feel it builds a very good foundation in terms of study habits/study wisdom). Then MGMAT SC is a really good guide.

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Will all the MGMAT CATs that come with the 5th edition have the Same questions as MGMAT CATs that come with the 4th edition ?

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hi bb! I have been preparing for my Gmat for 4 months now. My poblem is that though I am good at maths, I suck at DS. I did a paltinum test, I scored Q49(11 mistakes,10 are DS),V 35, In gmatprep I scored Q48(14 mistakes, 11 are DS), V 35. Can you suggest any book on DS stratagies? I have already done the following:
kaplan Math WB
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I have the weirdest scores for the GMAT prep tests.
I took the Real GMAT back in November and got a 600 (Q:46, V:27). I then stop reviewing till like 2 months ago and my scores on the following practice tests are as follows:

MGMAT:
CAT 1: 670 (Q:46, V:35)
CAT 2: 640 (Q:42, V:36)
CAT 3: 640 (Q:45, V:33)
CAT 4: V:33 -- totally messed up the test, comp shut down, etc.

Knewton:
Diagnostic GMAT Q:36 V:25 510
Practice GMAT #1 Q:44 V:32 630
Practice GMAT #2 Q:38 V:29 550
Practice GMAT #3 Q:43 V:31 610
Practice GMAT #4 Q:37 V:25 510
Practice GMAT #5 Q:39 V:35 600

GMAT PREP: 680 Q:47 V:36

My scores are so random; does anyone have any tips to help me out? I have the test next Tuesday.

Thanks!

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I'm not really sure what happened, but my score on test day was much lower that any of my practice tests, even though this estimate said I should be at least in the ball park of my practice scores

Now I have to get ready for the new integrated reasoning section when I retake....

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I'm not really sure what happened, but my score on test day was much lower that any of my practice tests, even though this estimate said I should be at least in the ball park of my practice scores

Now I have to get ready for the new integrated reasoning section when I retake....

Trust me I feel the same way about getting prepared for the IR section.

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