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15 Jul 2010, 04:28
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I just took 4 of the 6 MGMAT CATs and am sorely disappointed with a large number of their questions. Thought I'd share my experience here and find out if anyone else felt the same.
To break this down a bit:
SCs - A large number of their SC's focus on the intended meaning of the author to identify the right answer. While meaning is definitely important I haven't seen this much emphasis on the meaning of a sentence in most of the GMATPrep SCs that I've done. It was really frustrating to attempt questions looking for grammatical mistakes, get those questions wrong, and then realize that the issue was not grammatical but more focused on meaning. I've browsed through the MGMAT forums and the staff there give superb explanations to various SC problems and explore intricate concepts, however such concepts are barely tested at all.
CRs - Many of the CRs focus on minutae so small that when I read the explanation I felt like pounding the screen. I felt the CRs were really poor, and totally unrepresentative of the GMATPrep questions. Agreed, the questions are longer, tougher and require you to think more. However I felt that the answer choices were rather poorly constructed and the explanations for many were quite fickle.
RCs - Huge 70 liners that are really tough. Great workout. However the questions are sometimes CR type questions (infer, assume, etc) and the answer choices for these questions make the same mistakes as the CRs do(poorly thought out, other answer choices equally good).
Pros:
Overall the tests are great prep material because the questions are pretty tough and will force you to work hard to get to the answers. The quant focuses heavily on number properties and the questions are definitely tougher than the GMATPrep questions. Verbal questions are longer and more complex than usual.
Cons:
Total disappointment in the quality of the answer choices and answer explanations (of CRs). They focus heavily on minute and irrelevant details.
SCs are longer and tougher but obsessed with identifying the intended meaning of the author and hence deviate from the GMATPrep SCs. Also, the SCs do not have sufficient coverage of the various GMAT topics.
Overall:
Great if you want tough timed CATs to fight with. The review options to identify where mistakes are made and where to improve helps a lot. The quant questions and answer explanations are very good. However the quality of the verbal answers and explanations is a major let down.
Please note: I love the MGMAT SC guide and all the quant guides and I'm indebted to MGMAT for a large number of SC concepts that I learnt there. However the tests were not up to the standard that I've come to expect from ManhattanGMAT. Also, whatever I've written above is based on my own experience only.
Just wanted to know if others have had a similar experience with the MGMAT CATs and what they felt about the same.
To break this down a bit:
SCs - A large number of their SC's focus on the intended meaning of the author to identify the right answer. While meaning is definitely important I haven't seen this much emphasis on the meaning of a sentence in most of the GMATPrep SCs that I've done. It was really frustrating to attempt questions looking for grammatical mistakes, get those questions wrong, and then realize that the issue was not grammatical but more focused on meaning. I've browsed through the MGMAT forums and the staff there give superb explanations to various SC problems and explore intricate concepts, however such concepts are barely tested at all.
CRs - Many of the CRs focus on minutae so small that when I read the explanation I felt like pounding the screen. I felt the CRs were really poor, and totally unrepresentative of the GMATPrep questions. Agreed, the questions are longer, tougher and require you to think more. However I felt that the answer choices were rather poorly constructed and the explanations for many were quite fickle.
RCs - Huge 70 liners that are really tough. Great workout. However the questions are sometimes CR type questions (infer, assume, etc) and the answer choices for these questions make the same mistakes as the CRs do(poorly thought out, other answer choices equally good).
Pros:
Overall the tests are great prep material because the questions are pretty tough and will force you to work hard to get to the answers. The quant focuses heavily on number properties and the questions are definitely tougher than the GMATPrep questions. Verbal questions are longer and more complex than usual.
Cons:
Total disappointment in the quality of the answer choices and answer explanations (of CRs). They focus heavily on minute and irrelevant details.
SCs are longer and tougher but obsessed with identifying the intended meaning of the author and hence deviate from the GMATPrep SCs. Also, the SCs do not have sufficient coverage of the various GMAT topics.
Overall:
Great if you want tough timed CATs to fight with. The review options to identify where mistakes are made and where to improve helps a lot. The quant questions and answer explanations are very good. However the quality of the verbal answers and explanations is a major let down.
Please note: I love the MGMAT SC guide and all the quant guides and I'm indebted to MGMAT for a large number of SC concepts that I learnt there. However the tests were not up to the standard that I've come to expect from ManhattanGMAT. Also, whatever I've written above is based on my own experience only.
Just wanted to know if others have had a similar experience with the MGMAT CATs and what they felt about the same.
15 Jul 2010, 05:59
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To be honest, I felt that the MGMAT CATs were not indicative of the real test by any means. I know others will disagree with that statement. From my point of view, the Quant questions involved many more steps than the questions on the real test. The Reading Comprehension passages were too in-depth and the SC explanations made the questions even more confusing. I was consistently getting mid-600 scores on my MGMAT CATs before I realized that: a. agonizing over the score is doing me no good and b. the MGMAT CATs only purpose is to build time management skills. My advice would be to focus on the MGMAT guides and the GMAT Prep practice tests. Good luck.
16 Jul 2010, 08:00
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Thanks so much for the detailed feedback on our CATs! We're constantly striving to improve our questions and working to make our test as reflective of the actual exam as possible, so we really do appreciate hearing any feedback like this from students. We'll definitely take into account your points as we continue to refine our tests. I'm glad you found our SC guide so helpful.
Best Wishes,
Caitlin Clay
Student Services Associate
Manhattan GMAT
Best Wishes,
Caitlin Clay
Student Services Associate
Manhattan GMAT
