Hi everyone,

I have my GMAT on June 25. I gave a KAPLAN test on Monday and I scored 520 (Q31, V24). I want to get my score in the 700 range. With the help of the error log, I figured out that in Quant, my main reason for getting a low score is that I made silly mistakes. To correct that, I practiced 50 PS and 40 DS questions from the O.G yesterday.

In Verbal, I am currently using the MGMAT SC for Sentence Correction. I am using the Kaplan Strategy and a strategy outlined in this forum for CR. For the RC, I am using the strategy outlined in the Kaplan Premier 2010-2011 book.

My main question is:

I believe that I can turn it around in 16 days. What should my steps be? I really would love to get a hang of the verbal. Should I practice more? Any suggestions?

Thank you,

-Harsh.

Kaplan scores are quite understated. I got 590 on Kaplan but 760 on GMATPrep, both taken on the same day. I don't think you should worry about trying to get over 700 on kaplan. Maybe it's better for you to focus on improving other CAT scores.

The discrepancy between both scores is accountable to the verbal part. I got Q48,V28 on Kaplan and Q51,V42 on GMATprep. The quants parts are pretty much the same but I think Kaplan's verbal questions are way harder than GMATPrep's, which are the real exam questions. So if I were you I'd try to build up the quants.

I am going to take it this August or maybe September. Good luck to you as well.

hey...big congrtas for 760

whats the break-up of maths/verbal

also any idea about hpcarnegie's score

hard luck...sure you must be applying again ....all the best....with GMAT score on your hand....applications should be much easy thing to handle now

Hi Alchemist,

This actually isn't the case. Although our tests don't produce perfect results (without access to the GMAC's technology, NO practice test is), I can assure you that a 100 point difference is a big exaggeration; I see as many people complaining that our tests are too easy as I see claiming they are too hard!

e1s, remember, practice tests are PRACTICE. There are a number of reasons that can explain the discrepency. Admittedly, an imperfect algorithm may account for a few of those points, but anything from improved confidence to lack of focus to using a new technique could explain a rapid increase in score over the course of a students' prep.

Hope this helps!
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@KapTeacherEli

Incidently..Im solving Kaplan800...found verbal good but maths not upto 720+....any specific material from Kaplan Stable to handle tougher topics like enqualities, probability etc

I hear such scary stories about Kaplan I'm not even gonna try them!

Is Kaplan's free test as good as the paid version of their tests.... No offense but just a question that came to my mind...

I finally got 740 (Q50, V40) in real GMAT! And this KAPLAN test was within 7 days of my real GMAT. So, surely I couldn't have improved a lot over a week! While the KAPLAN test was helpful, I still see no reason for demoralizing the students with such a low score. A difference of 100 points is no way justified. But then again, probably KAPLAN gives you a low score so that they can fulfill the money-back guarantee that they'll increase your GMAT score by a huge number if you take their course. But, Knewton also promises a 50 point increase or money-back guarantee and there I scored 710. So, I'm not sure of the business strategy of KAPLAN!!

However, I would agree with KapTeacherEli that GMATPrep is the best indicator of your GMAT scores.
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