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27 Oct 2005, 17:03
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I have access to Kaplan materials (Kaplan 2005 & Kaplan800) and was wondering what I should do for the diagnostic .
Should I take the paper test included in the book or should I take the diag. test included on the CD or shd I sign up for and take the free online GMAT test ?
My perception is that I should go with the diag. (on the CD) which is probably included for a specific reason
But then , I understand that the format is very different so I will not have a GMAT-like score for ref.
.... or shd I go with a PR test since it will be easier and hence probably serve as a better diagnostic tool
... and maybe this is a real silly question ... guess I'll know if this q. goes unanswered
Cheers.
Should I take the paper test included in the book or should I take the diag. test included on the CD or shd I sign up for and take the free online GMAT test ?
My perception is that I should go with the diag. (on the CD) which is probably included for a specific reason
But then , I understand that the format is very different so I will not have a GMAT-like score for ref.
.... or shd I go with a PR test since it will be easier and hence probably serve as a better diagnostic tool
... and maybe this is a real silly question ... guess I'll know if this q. goes unanswered
Cheers.
31 Oct 2005, 12:55
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yb
Well , yb , the score estimator only gives an "estimate" of your score based on another test .
What I'm / was real interested in is pinpointing the weak/strong areas within a specific section like Q or V , and that would be a good diagnostic test , with some kind of a reference score that would be a bonus . Maybe I didn't explain myself well enough but thats what I was looking for .
In any case , here's what I ended up doing for the benefit of anyone reading ...
a) I took the Kaplan Diagnostic test (on CD) and got a score .
IMO , this test was a waste of time ... It has 6-7 diff. sections of 8-11 q's each . That way they focus on a particular area like CR,RC,PS, etc. The format is diff. and hence , the score I feel is not representative for even being a reference score .
b) Next , I decided to take the Kaplan Practice Test "paper" . Now , while I understood that it wasn't a CAT , I felt it was at least representative of the format , level of difficulty & displayed the endurance one would need for an exam as the GMAT . IMO , a much better diag. test .
An interesting thing was my calc. score based on both a) &b) was very similar so I guess one could conclude that the Kaplan diag. test on CD is accurate
My Ideal diag. test:
1) sticks to GMAT format exactly , i.e. 37q/75 mins. for Q and 41q/75mins for V.
2) gives a scaled GMAT score as a reference .
3) is truly adaptive , and hence , CAT and not paper .
4) level of difficulty is at least if not slightly greater than GMAT
5) provides analysis of diff. types of problems so one can see if one is strong in CR , RC and specific PS areas like probability,etc.
Hope this helps someone ....
Cheers.
