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Are MGMAT practice exams a good predictor of GMAT score? 01 Sep 2009, 13:39
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I always have problem finishing the quant section of MGMAT CATs... I think they are much harder than the ones you see on GMATprep and Kaplan CATs.
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Are MGMAT practice exams a good predictor of GMAT score? Updated on: 01 Sep 2009, 23:08
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After having taken the actual GMAT today, I can confirm that the Quant section in mgmat is indeed "harder" than the actual GMAT.. or at the very least, the questions are more time consuming. I found the GMATprep test to be the most accurate representation of my score. of the 3 mgmat tests i took, only the last one was close to my actual score.

However, I think I gained a ton of valuable insight from taking the MGMAT practice CAT exams. For the price you pay (as little as $20 if you buy one of the books on amazon.com), you get 6 full length tests and explanations, breakdowns, etc. Money well spent IMO.
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Are MGMAT practice exams a good predictor of GMAT score? 01 Sep 2009, 22:53
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After having taken the actual GMAT today, I can confirm that the Quant section is indeed "harder" than the actual GMAT.. or at the very least, the questions are more time consuming. I found the GMATprep test to be the most accurate representation of my score. of the 3 mgmat tests i took, only the last one was close to my actual score.

However, I think I gained a ton of valuable insight from taking the MGMAT practice CAT exams. For the price you pay (as little as $20 if you buy one of the books on amazon.com), you get 6 full length tests and explanations, breakdowns, etc. Money well spent IMO.
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Shadow, when you say only one of the mgmat tests was close to your actual score, do you mean mgmat tests are harder than the actual test?

I recently took an mgmat practice and scored a lot lower on the quant than I expected, since I was doing very well with the official guide questions.

Do you still believe the mgmat cats are a good source of practice?

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Are MGMAT practice exams a good predictor of GMAT score? 02 Sep 2009, 07:34
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After having taken the actual GMAT today, I can confirm that the Quant section is indeed "harder" than the actual GMAT.. or at the very least, the questions are more time consuming. I found the GMATprep test to be the most accurate representation of my score. of the 3 mgmat tests i took, only the last one was close to my actual score.

However, I think I gained a ton of valuable insight from taking the MGMAT practice CAT exams. For the price you pay (as little as $20 if you buy one of the books on amazon.com), you get 6 full length tests and explanations, breakdowns, etc. Money well spent IMO.

Shadow, when you say only one of the mgmat tests was close to your actual score, do you mean mgmat tests are harder than the actual test?

I recently took an mgmat practice and scored a lot lower on the quant than I expected, since I was doing very well with the official guide questions.

Do you still believe the mgmat cats are a good source of practice?

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hi blayze,

i certainly think that mgmats are an excellent source of practice. Although the Q section in the MGMAT was much harder and longer than the actual GMAT, it made me work faster and more efficiently, which I carried over to the actual GMAT.

Don't worry, I too struggled with Quant at first on the MGMAT after doing well on the GMATprep. However, after taking 3 of the tests, I did notice an improvement.

My advice is - use the MGMAT CAT tests as practice, and use it to go over your weaknesses (make sure you go over your score report), but don't put too much importance on the actual scores. The GMATPrep test is still the most reliable indicator source, although by the end of my studying, my MGMAT and GMATPrep test scores were almost identical.
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Are MGMAT practice exams a good predictor of GMAT score? 10 Oct 2009, 20:09
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I agree. MGMAT Quant is harder than gmatprep or kaplan. I took kaplat cat 3 last weekend and scored 52 and Quant and had 15 extra minute at the end. Today I took MGMAT and I could not finish my quant section. I had to guess last 6-7 question and scored 46. math questions are indeed time consuming.
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Shadow - how did the actual GMAT verbal section compare to the MGMAT Verbal section. I scored on 690 on the MGMAT CAT #2 - Q44 and V39. Not sure how this translates. I remember taking a GMAT Prep test a little while back and it seems that it was a little bit easier (both Q and V) than the MGMAT test.
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Are MGMAT practice exams a good predictor of GMAT score? 11 Oct 2009, 07:11
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i scored a 650 Q44 V35 today in my first MGMAT.
i did find the quant to be a couple of notches higher in difficulty thatn GMAT PREP.
the score was lower than expected, though it does not surprise me too much.

i scored 650 in gmat prep 1
then 650 again in gmat prep 2.
got fed up and reinstalled gmatprep.. and scored 720!!

gave a kaplan.. scored a 640...
and now 650 in this MGMAT....

not very sure what to interpret from all these scores. because kaplan is supposed to be tougher than most other software CAT's. yet my scores globally are the same!!
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Are MGMAT practice exams a good predictor of GMAT score? 11 Oct 2009, 10:43
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Shadow - how did the actual GMAT verbal section compare to the MGMAT Verbal section. I scored on 690 on the MGMAT CAT #2 - Q44 and V39. Not sure how this translates. I remember taking a GMAT Prep test a little while back and it seems that it was a little bit easier (both Q and V) than the MGMAT test.
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Hi - my MGMAT verbal scores were as follows:

test #1: V 39
test #2: V 38
test #3: V 44

I think the verbal section on the actual GMAT was very similar to the manhattan tests. the question types were very similar, and i didnt have any surprises on the actual GMAT. the one thing that the MGMAT taught me was that I was working too fast. as you can see from my MGMAT verbal scores, they weren't great. however, on the first 2 tests, I had finished verbal with about 5-6 mins left. by the time i took my final mgmat test (day before the actual gmat), i learned to slow down and work more carefully on verbal. by the time i took my actual gmat, my timing was excellent - i finished the section with less than a minute left.
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Are MGMAT practice exams a good predictor of GMAT score? 11 Oct 2009, 10:52
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i scored a 650 Q44 V35 today in my first MGMAT.
i did find the quant to be a couple of notches higher in difficulty thatn GMAT PREP.
the score was lower than expected, though it does not surprise me too much.

i scored 650 in gmat prep 1
then 650 again in gmat prep 2.
got fed up and reinstalled gmatprep.. and scored 720!!

gave a kaplan.. scored a 640...
and now 650 in this MGMAT....

not very sure what to interpret from all these scores. because kaplan is supposed to be tougher than most other software CAT's. yet my scores globally are the same!!
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hi - not sure what to make of that... if anything try playing around with this: https://gmatclub.com/gmat-score-estimate/. fill in your scores and it should give you a rough idea of what you might expect on D-day. i'd try to run the estimator twice - once with your newest gmat preptest score, and one with your original score of 650.
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Are MGMAT practice exams a good predictor of GMAT score? 11 Oct 2009, 12:12
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for anyone who has taken both, how does the MGMAT free online CAT test compare to one of the 6 CAT tests that come with the MGMAT books? i ordered the book and it's coming sometime tomorrow, but i'm sorta pressed for time and i'd like to get the most studying done before my test (which should be next week). if the free online test is similar to the ones that come with the book, then i might take the free test in the morning and just take the other tests sometime later in the week.

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The free test is the first of the 6 CATs, same database of questions. Buying 6 CAT test is equivalent to doing the free cat test 6 times. I can tell you since i bought the six cats as well.
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i purchased the 6 CAT tests as well, and i did not find any repeated questions in the ones i took (i only wound up taking 3 of the 6 tests though). the free online test is the same as the first 6 paid tests, though, so i agree with that.
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Shadow - what were your Q scores on MGMAT (if you dont mind me asking)? It seems that you took them and the real GMAT so close together that there is likely some coorelation between the two.
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hi-

my MGMAT Q scores were:

Test #1 - Q 45 (690 overall)
Test #2 - Q 42 (660 overall)
Test #3 - Q 44 (720 overall)

Like I had mentioned before, the MGMAT quant was more time consuming than the GMAT Prep, but it was still a great study aid for me
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Hi guys - quick question. I have read that GMAT Prep practice exams are the best predictor of GMAT scores? What about MGMAT practice exams? Thoughts please?
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I see that hits post is old but for new test taker reference, I will post my own experience.

I took an MGMAT CAT (first and only) without doing the essay and without seriously attempting IR two days ago. I scored 620 (Q37V37)

I took the actual GMAT today and I scored 690 (Q45,V40).

MGMAT cat quant really ruined me and that being said, I think the MGMAT CAT quant was VERY good practise, but not a very good estimator of actual score.

I would however say that MGMAT verbal has a different feel than the actual GMAT. Especially in the CR section where i found that MGMAT questions are hard because a word or two (e.g. chance, percent) are snuck in and easy to miss, whereas the actual GMAT is hard because of the logic.
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