Last visit was: 08 May 2026, 21:20 It is currently 08 May 2026, 21:20
Home
Messages
Tests
Schools
Events
Close
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Go to My Error Log Learn more
Close
Request Expert Reply
Confirm Cancel
User avatar
Av
User avatar
Joined: 04 Oct 2008
Last visit: 19 Jun 2012
Posts: 884
Own Kudos:
303
Given Kudos: 86
Status:Badgerine!
Location: United States (CA)
Concentration: Entrepreneurship, Strategy
Schools: Michigan (Ross) - Class of 2013
GMAT 1: 770 Q50 V44
GPA: 3.3
WE:Project Management (Aerospace and Defense)
Products:
My Reviews
Schools: Michigan (Ross) - Class of 2013
GMAT 1: 770 Q50 V44
Posts: 884
Kudos: 303
Knewton online course. Review. 19 Jul 2009, 14:51
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Knewton CAT #4

Score: 730 (Q48, V41)

Quant
-Missed 1 DS

Verbal
-Missed 1 RC and 2 SC, but happened to be within the first 15 questions.

For a company that prides itself on having the original creators of the GMAT on staff, it certainly has an terrible scoring method and/or adaptive algorithm.

I'm beginning to wonder if these CATs are even worth taking as legitimate practice. The CATs have a good database of GMAT-like questions, but you're unlikely to challenged to your full potential and your score will reflect that.
User avatar
ichha148
User avatar
Joined: 16 Apr 2009
Last visit: 23 Feb 2023
Posts: 135
Own Kudos:
491
Given Kudos: 14
Posts: 135
Kudos: 491
Knewton online course. Review. 22 Jul 2009, 18:21
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
There is a discount going on knewton - $800 course is available for $599

Thanks
Ichha
User avatar
superman
User avatar
Joined: 18 Jun 2009
Last visit: 21 Dec 2010
Posts: 283
Own Kudos:
106
Given Kudos: 15
Location: San Francisco
Concentration: IT
Schools:Duke,Oxford,IMD,INSEAD
GPA: 3.79
Posts: 283
Kudos: 106
Knewton online course. Review. 22 Jul 2009, 18:31
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
heres a link for $590 - https://www.knewton.com/secure/gmat/lp/ ... g_try_free
User avatar
icandy
User avatar
Joined: 05 Jul 2008
Last visit: 15 Apr 2011
Posts: 618
Own Kudos:
2,188
Given Kudos: 1
Posts: 618
Kudos: 2,188
Knewton online course. Review. 24 Jul 2009, 09:18
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Fellas,

Knewton CAT2: 740 (Q 48, V43) Q26,27,30 wrong V25,39,41 wrong. This was 10 days ago

Knewton CAT3: 700 (Q 50, V 34) Q All correct. V 4,33,40,41 ( I cant believe that I chose E for Q 33 while in my mind I answered it A, which is correct)

The only thing I figured out of so far with Knewton tests is on the GMAT in the Verbal Section" Dont think twice if you are confident, because it will cut into the time for the last 6/7 questions"

Now, I guess I am the second one to report that you get all 37 correct in Q and only still get a 95th percentile or lower.

Doesnt make sense? Do they?
User avatar
Av
User avatar
Joined: 04 Oct 2008
Last visit: 19 Jun 2012
Posts: 884
Own Kudos:
303
Given Kudos: 86
Status:Badgerine!
Location: United States (CA)
Concentration: Entrepreneurship, Strategy
Schools: Michigan (Ross) - Class of 2013
GMAT 1: 770 Q50 V44
GPA: 3.3
WE:Project Management (Aerospace and Defense)
Products:
My Reviews
Schools: Michigan (Ross) - Class of 2013
GMAT 1: 770 Q50 V44
Posts: 884
Kudos: 303
Knewton online course. Review. 24 Jul 2009, 14:22
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
I took MGMAT CAT #4 today as another reference point.

Score: 730 (Q49,V41)

Admittedly, I still struggle with the seemingly impossible timing requirements for MGMAT CAT's. I paused the clock for a few minutes in each section. The quant is simply really involved and the reading comp passages are super long.

I'm done with my Knewton course now, so I'll be spending the next two weeks taking practice tests and reviewing weak areas.
User avatar
Av
User avatar
Joined: 04 Oct 2008
Last visit: 19 Jun 2012
Posts: 884
Own Kudos:
303
Given Kudos: 86
Status:Badgerine!
Location: United States (CA)
Concentration: Entrepreneurship, Strategy
Schools: Michigan (Ross) - Class of 2013
GMAT 1: 770 Q50 V44
GPA: 3.3
WE:Project Management (Aerospace and Defense)
Products:
My Reviews
Schools: Michigan (Ross) - Class of 2013
GMAT 1: 770 Q50 V44
Posts: 884
Kudos: 303
Knewton online course. Review. 26 Jul 2009, 15:12
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
GMAT Prep #1 Re-take

Score: 780 (Q51, V47)

Quant
-Missed 2PS and 1DS
-Saw 3 repeats

Verbal
-Missed 1SC (correct answer used "being") and 1CR (pressed for time at the end)
-Saw several repeats, including 2 passages
-Saw 2 Boldface CR's (got both correct)
User avatar
nevergiveup
User avatar
Joined: 06 Mar 2006
Last visit: 29 Dec 2010
Posts: 312
Own Kudos:
1,614
Given Kudos: 1
Posts: 312
Kudos: 1,614
Knewton online course. Review. 26 Jul 2009, 20:42
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Just finished my very last Knewton CAT. It is very disheartening. It make me want to cancel my already scheduled exam date.
I got a 580 which is much lower than my diagnostic exam score and other knewton score. Q 48 missed question 15, and 29. V 22 only, missed questions 3, 11, 13, 14, 17, 25, 26, 36, 38, 39
Math is just way too easy. I finished math portion with 30 minutes to spare. I finished verbal part with one minute left.
I will spend some more time to understand the verbal questions I missed. Why I just can't crack GMAT verbal? I did very good in GRE verbal.
User avatar
bipolarbear
User avatar
Joined: 11 Dec 2008
Last visit: 16 Sep 2013
Posts: 352
Own Kudos:
740
Given Kudos: 12
Location: United States
Schools: HBS '15 (D) Stanford '15 (WL) Wharton '15 (WL)
GMAT 1: 760 Q49 V44
GPA: 3.9
Schools: HBS '15 (D) Stanford '15 (WL) Wharton '15 (WL)
GMAT 1: 760 Q49 V44
Posts: 352
Kudos: 740
Knewton online course. Review. 26 Jul 2009, 21:06
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Avernusaur
GMAT Prep #1 Re-take

Score: 780 (Q51, V47)

Quant
-Missed 2PS and 1DS
-Saw 3 repeats

Verbal
-Missed 1SC (correct answer used "being") and 1CR (pressed for time at the end)
-Saw several repeats, including 2 passages
-Saw 2 Boldface CR's (got both correct)
Show more

Looks like you're about ready to ace this test!
User avatar
nevergiveup
User avatar
Joined: 06 Mar 2006
Last visit: 29 Dec 2010
Posts: 312
Own Kudos:
1,614
Given Kudos: 1
Posts: 312
Kudos: 1,614
Knewton online course. Review. 31 Jul 2009, 19:08
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Ok. I tooked GMATprep 1 last night. After five month not touching GMATprep material, I forgot most of the questions. Therefore, the test will probably reflect better of my ability.

I scored 680 on GMATprep1 with Q51 V30
For the Q section I missed question# 1, 17, 30, 33. (1PS 3DS) I can't believe I missed the first question. That is totally because I didn't pay close attention to the question. It is something square, but I interpreted as something times 2.

For the V section, I missed question# 1, 4, 5, 15, 17, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31, 32, 34, 39, and 41 (6SC, 2CR, 7RC) I know I am weak in RC. There is one passage I totally don't understand what it is saying; therefore, I missed all four questions for that passage. I think so far my CR is strong. Technically I should say I only missed one CR question. The other one because I ran out of time so I guessed an answer without even reading the questions and moved on. What surprises me is SC. In knewton CAT, I usually one miss about 1 or 2 SC questions. Now, I can tell how easy knewton CAT's SC questions are.

For the rest of the days left until my exam, I am going to focus more on SC. As for RC, it purely depends on my luck now. If I don't get some RC passages that I totally cannot understand, then I will be fine.
User avatar
Av
User avatar
Joined: 04 Oct 2008
Last visit: 19 Jun 2012
Posts: 884
Own Kudos:
303
Given Kudos: 86
Status:Badgerine!
Location: United States (CA)
Concentration: Entrepreneurship, Strategy
Schools: Michigan (Ross) - Class of 2013
GMAT 1: 770 Q50 V44
GPA: 3.3
WE:Project Management (Aerospace and Defense)
Products:
My Reviews
Schools: Michigan (Ross) - Class of 2013
GMAT 1: 770 Q50 V44
Posts: 884
Kudos: 303
Knewton online course. Review. 02 Aug 2009, 17:12
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
GMATPrep #2 Update

Score: 750 (Q49, V44)

Quant
-Missed 10 questions

I was 2 minutes ahead of schedule at q10 and 5 minutes behind schedule at q20. I carried this 3-5 minute deficit with me for the rest of the exam. I had to rush the last 10 questions and guess on the final question. As a result, my performance slipped a bit. Fortunately, I think I might be able to hit q50 on the real thing.

Verbal
-Missed 5 questions (3SC, 2CR)

I'd have to agree with the crowd on this one. The verbal section of GMATPrep 2 is significantly harder than that of GMATPrep 1. The passages were quite a bit harder, although I surprisingly had no errors, and some of the sentences were really hard.
User avatar
nevergiveup
User avatar
Joined: 06 Mar 2006
Last visit: 29 Dec 2010
Posts: 312
Own Kudos:
1,614
Given Kudos: 1
Posts: 312
Kudos: 1,614
Knewton online course. Review. 04 Aug 2009, 21:14
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Just took GMATprep 2.

Scored 720

Q50 Missed questions # 5, 7, 27, 29, 32, 34, 36, 37 (5DS 3PS)
V38 Missed questions # 4, 7, 18, 19, 29, 30, 34, 38 (2SC 2RC 4CR)

The improvement of verbal is attributed to the number of SC and RC questions I got right. However, I missed more CR questions in this one.

For the final few days, I will just do review all previous mistakes. I have seen one of the SC questions in this exam several time, but I got it wrong everytime.
User avatar
bipolarbear
User avatar
Joined: 11 Dec 2008
Last visit: 16 Sep 2013
Posts: 352
Own Kudos:
740
Given Kudos: 12
Location: United States
Schools: HBS '15 (D) Stanford '15 (WL) Wharton '15 (WL)
GMAT 1: 760 Q49 V44
GPA: 3.9
Schools: HBS '15 (D) Stanford '15 (WL) Wharton '15 (WL)
GMAT 1: 760 Q49 V44
Posts: 352
Kudos: 740
Knewton online course. Review. 04 Aug 2009, 21:52
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Pretty crazy how a 3 question difference is the difference between a V39 and a V44.

You guys both have great scores. Congrats!
User avatar
Av
User avatar
Joined: 04 Oct 2008
Last visit: 19 Jun 2012
Posts: 884
Own Kudos:
303
Given Kudos: 86
Status:Badgerine!
Location: United States (CA)
Concentration: Entrepreneurship, Strategy
Schools: Michigan (Ross) - Class of 2013
GMAT 1: 770 Q50 V44
GPA: 3.3
WE:Project Management (Aerospace and Defense)
Products:
My Reviews
Schools: Michigan (Ross) - Class of 2013
GMAT 1: 770 Q50 V44
Posts: 884
Kudos: 303
Knewton online course. Review. 04 Aug 2009, 22:09
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
bipolarbear
Pretty crazy how a 3 question difference is the difference between a V39 and a V44.

You guys both have great scores. Congrats!
Show more
I was thinking the same thing. I think the difference is a combination of experimental questions and the distribution of our wrong answers. I think mine were fairly spread out. Nevergiveup's were clustered together in pairs, so that might have limited the number of difficult questions presented.

V38 Missed questions # 4, 7, 18, 19, 29, 30, 34, 38 (2SC 2RC 4CR)

I still think 3-5 errors is a pretty good target for ~V44.
User avatar
Av
User avatar
Joined: 04 Oct 2008
Last visit: 19 Jun 2012
Posts: 884
Own Kudos:
303
Given Kudos: 86
Status:Badgerine!
Location: United States (CA)
Concentration: Entrepreneurship, Strategy
Schools: Michigan (Ross) - Class of 2013
GMAT 1: 770 Q50 V44
GPA: 3.3
WE:Project Management (Aerospace and Defense)
Products:
My Reviews
Schools: Michigan (Ross) - Class of 2013
GMAT 1: 770 Q50 V44
Posts: 884
Kudos: 303
Knewton online course. Review. 06 Aug 2009, 13:40
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
GMATPrep #2 Re-take

Score: 770 (Q50, V47)

Quant
-Missed 6
-1 repeat
-Finished with 9 minutes remaining

Verbal
-Missed 2 (1SC, 1RC)
-4 repeats (3SC, 1CR)
-Finished with 12 minutes remaining

Overall, today was a good performance for my final practice test. I usually finish a GMATPrep CAT with 1-2mins remaing, so I'm not sure how I was so fast today. I'm happy with where my scores have been so far though, so hopefully I can make it happen at the test center on Saturday.
User avatar
bipolarbear
User avatar
Joined: 11 Dec 2008
Last visit: 16 Sep 2013
Posts: 352
Own Kudos:
740
Given Kudos: 12
Location: United States
Schools: HBS '15 (D) Stanford '15 (WL) Wharton '15 (WL)
GMAT 1: 760 Q49 V44
GPA: 3.9
Schools: HBS '15 (D) Stanford '15 (WL) Wharton '15 (WL)
GMAT 1: 760 Q49 V44
Posts: 352
Kudos: 740
Knewton online course. Review. 06 Aug 2009, 14:51
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Awesome. Are you planning on taking it easy tomorrow? Whatever you do you're definitely prepared to rock this thing. I was going to say rock out with your ____ out but this is an EDUCATIONAL forum :evil: !
User avatar
Av
User avatar
Joined: 04 Oct 2008
Last visit: 19 Jun 2012
Posts: 884
Own Kudos:
303
Given Kudos: 86
Status:Badgerine!
Location: United States (CA)
Concentration: Entrepreneurship, Strategy
Schools: Michigan (Ross) - Class of 2013
GMAT 1: 770 Q50 V44
GPA: 3.3
WE:Project Management (Aerospace and Defense)
Products:
My Reviews
Schools: Michigan (Ross) - Class of 2013
GMAT 1: 770 Q50 V44
Posts: 884
Kudos: 303
Knewton online course. Review. 06 Aug 2009, 20:41
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
bipolarbear
Awesome. Are you planning on taking it easy tomorrow? Whatever you do you're definitely prepared to rock this thing. I was going to say rock out with your ____ out but this is an EDUCATIONAL forum :evil: !
Show more
haha, you can say sock on this forum.

Yes, I'm taking it easy tomorrow :) I don't need to review, study, or practice anything, but I might briefly look over some quant question types to make sure I remember the rules/approach. I was actually going to meet some friends for sushi tonight, but that seemed a little risky. I've never gotten sick from it before, but now isn't a good time for my first.

For those of you that are still deep in your preparation and struggling to get your target score, here's how I feel. I've had plenty of great practice test scores, but I still don't know the answer to every question. You're unlikely to ever get to point where you know EVERYTHING, and that's okay. Just don't be too hard on yourselves. I stopped using GMATClub Math Tests and the Brutal SC document because they were both so demoralizing. Confidence is really important on this test, so remember to incorporate materials that make you feel good about your progress.
User avatar
seofah
User avatar
Joined: 29 Aug 2005
Last visit: 03 Apr 2010
Posts: 486
Own Kudos:
3,161
Given Kudos: 7
Concentration: Finance, Entrepreneurship
Posts: 486
Kudos: 3,161
Knewton online course. Review. 07 Aug 2009, 15:43
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Here is my experience of Knewton:

CAT#1 680 (Q48, V34) ---Diagnostic
CAT#2 710 (Q48, V38)
CAT#3 690 (Q48, V35)
CAT#4 730 (Q46, V45)

Official GMAT 740 (Q50, V40)

Pros of the course:
- Great instructors - David and Brad are distinctly good for verbal.
- High quality questions - Knewton has plenty of practice questions
- Convenience - I am a big sceptic of online courses, but I found Knewton refreshing all the way.
- Completeness - you get great tuition, high quality practices, CATs, twice a week "Office Hours" to supplement the course, a very helpful & responsive staff. Also, the course is probably one of the most thorough courses you can find.

Cons:
- Not enough hard questions - you will see a lot of easy-to-medium questions (both in practice tests and CATs), but a small number of harder questions. Nevertheless, the questions are good to learn the concept. I used MGMAT for harder questions.
-Everything is on the screen - I know some people like the comfort of a book. I still think the course could be improved by producing guides similar to the ones at MGMAT. In fact, I supplemented Knewton with various guides such as those of MGMAT to consolidate my knowledge.

As I said in "Share Experience" thread, all in all I LOVED my experience with Knewton.

Hope this helps :)
User avatar
bipolarbear
User avatar
Joined: 11 Dec 2008
Last visit: 16 Sep 2013
Posts: 352
Own Kudos:
740
Given Kudos: 12
Location: United States
Schools: HBS '15 (D) Stanford '15 (WL) Wharton '15 (WL)
GMAT 1: 760 Q49 V44
GPA: 3.9
Schools: HBS '15 (D) Stanford '15 (WL) Wharton '15 (WL)
GMAT 1: 760 Q49 V44
Posts: 352
Kudos: 740
Knewton online course. Review. 07 Aug 2009, 18:41
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Good luck tomorrow! Remember that whatever happens it's just one test. Easy to say but hard to believe...
User avatar
nevergiveup
User avatar
Joined: 06 Mar 2006
Last visit: 29 Dec 2010
Posts: 312
Own Kudos:
1,614
Given Kudos: 1
Posts: 312
Kudos: 1,614
Knewton online course. Review. 07 Aug 2009, 19:30
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Hi Avernusaur,

I am taking the real thing tomorrow as well. Good luck to both of us!
User avatar
Av
User avatar
Joined: 04 Oct 2008
Last visit: 19 Jun 2012
Posts: 884
Own Kudos:
303
Given Kudos: 86
Status:Badgerine!
Location: United States (CA)
Concentration: Entrepreneurship, Strategy
Schools: Michigan (Ross) - Class of 2013
GMAT 1: 770 Q50 V44
GPA: 3.3
WE:Project Management (Aerospace and Defense)
Products:
My Reviews
Schools: Michigan (Ross) - Class of 2013
GMAT 1: 770 Q50 V44
Posts: 884
Kudos: 303
Knewton online course. Review. 08 Aug 2009, 18:05
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Official GMAT Results
Score: 770 (Q50, V44)

I'll put together a debrief a semi-detailed review of my Knewton experience later on.
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9