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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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i want to add that after taking two Kaplan tests, i have concluded that they really made the 1st one more difficult than the 2nd... (at least that was my experience)... so i would recommend either doing your CATs from Kaplan backwards...

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i want to add that after taking two Kaplan tests, i have concluded that they really made the 1st one more difficult than the 2nd... (at least that was my experience)... so i would recommend either doing your CATs from Kaplan backwards...

Hi adalfu,

If you're referring to the CATs on our new online center, I'm afraid you're mistaken; our tests all draw from the same pool of questions, meaning the questions you saw on CAT 2 might have shown up on someone else's CAT 5!

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i want to add that after taking two Kaplan tests, i have concluded that they really made the 1st one more difficult than the 2nd... (at least that was my experience)... so i would recommend either doing your CATs from Kaplan backwards...

Hi adalfu,

If you're referring to the CATs on our new online center, I'm afraid you're mistaken; our tests all draw from the same pool of questions, meaning the questions you saw on CAT 2 might have shown up on someone else's CAT 5!

hey, awesome... thanks for clearing up my misconception! to be honest, i felt a bit biased after seeing how horrible i did relative to the 2nd exam... it might be that i just got "unlucky" or i just wasn't in the test taking mode at that time.

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As always, great post bb. Thanks for the updated TOCs etc.

Seems like just taking the CAT free tests + Gmat Club + MGMAT + GMAC / GMATPrep should be more than enough practise.

Also bb, read somewhere (I think it was your post actually) that one can get more than 2 tests out of GMATPrep. What is the link to that post?

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As always, great post bb. Thanks for the updated TOCs etc.

Seems like just taking the CAT free tests + Gmat Club + MGMAT + GMAC / GMATPrep should be more than enough practise.

Also bb, read somewhere (I think it was your post actually) that one can get more than 2 tests out of GMATPrep. What is the link to that post?

Here you go: gmatprep-gmat-prep-powerprep-power-prep-free-tests-77548.html
You basically take it over and over again. There are also 2 versions of GMAT Prep and one version of PowerPrep (first gen software that has a significant overlap with OG 11 and OG 12)

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thanks to all for sharing such a wonderful info

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I have take gmat club free test-math.
I must say that maths test content was very good.I learned many things

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I would not spend much time or money on the last 5-10 and rather focus on the top 5

Hey bb,

Any thoughts on the accuracy of PR, I've been getting 700 on my MGMAT scores, a 660 on Kaplan (which is really more like a 700 in the real GMAT), and for the Practice GMAT online for Princeton, I got 640. Is this score understated?

I've seen some threads where they talked about the scoring is very similar to Kaplan, so a score below 700 should not be alarming. Even though the GMAT predictor says that 640 is very close to the real thing.

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I would not spend much time or money on the last 5-10 and rather focus on the top 5

Hey bb,

Any thoughts on the accuracy of PR, I've been getting 700 on my MGMAT scores, a 660 on Kaplan (which is really more like a 700 in the real GMAT), and for the Practice GMAT online for Princeton, I got 640. Is this score understated?

I've seen some threads where they talked about the scoring is very similar to Kaplan, so a score below 700 should not be alarming. Even though the GMAT predictor says that 640 is very close to the real thing.

Thanks.

Not very familiar with PR test scoring. Been a while.
Try the GMAT Score Calculator; that's the best suggestion I have.

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Hi guys,
Thanks for creating this great website, I just randomly found it and I trying to prepare for my GMAT, really just started ...not sure where to start

Anyway you are using some acronym here such as "CAT", what does that stand for?
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CAT - Computer Adaptive Test. Means that the computer gives you the next question of difficulty level based on the fact whether you correctly answered the current question. If yes, next question will be of higher assigned difficulty, if no - an easier one. CAT is different in that regard from paper-based test, where all questions are put on paper in advance. Another difference from the paper-based tests is that in CAT you cannot come back to a question later, whereas in paper tests you can skip some questions and then come back later to try to crack them. As far as GMAT goes, I think they have (almost) eliminated paper-based tests.

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my kaplan premier 2010-2011 book with cd says it comes with 6 full-length practice tests. 1 is on paper in the book. 5 are available online or through cd. are all 5 of these cat's? the first post of this thread suggests that there are only 4 cat's that come with the book and another poster mentioned that the first online/cd test is not a cat. however, i believe the amazon review by gmatclub founder bb states 5 cat's. so are there really 4 cat's or 5 cat's with the kaplan premier book?

Here is how it should be: 6 full-length tests (2 online and 4 in the book per book's back cover)
There are 5 CAT's

4 on the CD
1 online

1 Non-CAT paper test (at the end of the book)

However, in reality you have a choice between Online and CD (perhaps a bug): I am getting offered 5 online tests instead of 1 or 2 as the book says and here is how it is:

4 on the CD (verified)
5 online (verified)

1 Non-CAT paper test (at the end of the book) - verified

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See my reply to you.
There are 5 tests online but 6 are listed (which is confusing since the first one is just a reference to the book test).
You can also contact Kaplan directly at booksupport@kaplan.com

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If I use GMAT prep multiple times(more than 2 times), what is the chance that I will get repeat questions ?

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If I use GMAT prep multiple times(more than 2 times), what is the chance that I will get repeat questions ?

It has more than a thousand questions but the chances after the second time are that you will see a few/quite a few depending on your level/answers, so i would not even consider those scores.

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Is there a thread for solutions/questions that come out specifically of the GMATPrep tests?
I took my first GMATPrep test and I am reviewing wrong answers, but unfortunately the software doesnt provide explanations and in many cases I dont know how they got to the right answer.
Could someone point me in the right direction?

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