Kaplan CAT vs. GMATPrep

Hi ngould,

I guess you are talking about the Kaplan CD tests which it come with Kaplan's books. A lot of questions are ambiguous in it and the scoring algorithm is bad; nothing is as accurate as the GMAT Prep tests. Don't worry much about the Kaplan test results. Move on and focus on your improvement areas.

Studying wont make you dumber and yes this is not the case ; usually, after we start prep, we try to apply the strategies that we learn and may get a lot of questions incorrect while practicing these strategies. So, do not worry, it happens. Moreover, I think that you have taken the practice test long after you started your prep; ideally you should take the tests at intervals of 3-4 weeks initially to monitor your initial progress and later on at 1-2 weeks to solidify your pacing and concepts.

The quant in the actual thing is a lot trickier than the Kaplan quant. The quant review from the GMAT contains some really good questions in quant. The problem with a lot of sources is that the difficult questions they make are more difficult than tricky. GMAT will never through you a tough/ lengthy question, and almost all the questions are solvable within the 2 minute time duration. All the best !!

Hope this helps,

Vercules

I had the same question. It seems we need to concentrate on the question format of the GMAT prep software and Manhattan. I've been scoring well in Kaplan but it did not translate to the Prep or Manhattan. Questions are different, and the Kaplan Verbal is def' more difficult. Concentrate on the sources closer to the real thing (Prep + MHTN). I'll take the test in 3 weeks so i'll let you know if it works!