Last visit was: 12 Dec 2024, 19:23 It is currently 12 Dec 2024, 19:23
Home
GMAT
Messages
Tests
Schools
Reviews
Social
Chat
My Profile
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
Shawshank
User avatar
Joined: 24 Mar 2010
Last visit: 04 Jan 2014
Posts: 332
Own Kudos:
202
Given Kudos: 4
Posts: 332
Kudos: 202
Manhattan GMAT CAT exams 22 Sep 2010, 08:27
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
I have access to 6 full-length CAT practice exams from Manhattan GMAT. I took my first one and found the questions more difficult than other practice exams. Ended up getting a 700, got absolutely destroyed in quant. From what I've heard, the manhattan tests are tougher than the actual GMAT exams, and that the score difference is usually 20-30 points. Is this true?
User avatar
kissthegmat
User avatar
Retired Moderator
Joined: 21 May 2010
Last visit: 10 Aug 2022
Posts: 700
Own Kudos:
762
Given Kudos: 33
Status:<strong>I wish!</strong>
Posts: 700
Kudos: 762
Manhattan GMAT CAT exams 22 Sep 2010, 08:30
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Yes, MGMAT tests are considered more tough than any other tests. If you have scored 700 on MGMAT CAT 1, you have good chances of scoring above 700 mark!
User avatar
Shawshank
User avatar
Joined: 24 Mar 2010
Last visit: 04 Jan 2014
Posts: 332
Own Kudos:
202
Given Kudos: 4
Posts: 332
Kudos: 202
Manhattan GMAT CAT exams 22 Sep 2010, 08:43
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
kissthegmat
Yes, MGMAT tests are considered more tough than any other tests. If you have scored 700 on MGMAT CAT 1, you have good chances of scoring above 700 mark!

My goal is 750, so i probably need to get around 730 on the MGMAT exam. I'm taking it on October 23rd, so i still have time.
User avatar
jpr200012
User avatar
Joined: 30 May 2010
Last visit: 10 Oct 2011
Posts: 137
Own Kudos:
798
Given Kudos: 32
Posts: 137
Kudos: 798
Manhattan GMAT CAT exams 22 Sep 2010, 08:50
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
I've seen conflicting reports about the correlation between MGMAT CAT and the GMAT. Some find it easier, some find it harder. I think the score translator somewhere on this site shows it as a +/- 40 points difference.
User avatar
Shawshank
User avatar
Joined: 24 Mar 2010
Last visit: 04 Jan 2014
Posts: 332
Own Kudos:
202
Given Kudos: 4
Posts: 332
Kudos: 202
Manhattan GMAT CAT exams 22 Sep 2010, 09:02
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
jpr200012
I've seen conflicting reports about the correlation between MGMAT CAT and the GMAT. Some find it easier, some find it harder. I think the score translator somewhere on this site shows it as a +/- 40 points difference.


Interesting. I took the GMAT a few years ago and got a 700. I think if I took it right now I should get around 720, but my goal is 750, so I've been studying pretty hard for it. Regarding the MGMAT, consensus seems to be that the quant is harder while verbal is on par with the actual GMAT.
User avatar
shrouded1
User avatar
Retired Moderator
Joined: 02 Sep 2010
Last visit: 29 Apr 2018
Posts: 611
Own Kudos:
3,030
Given Kudos: 25
Location: London
 Q51  V41
Products:
My Reviews
Posts: 611
Kudos: 3,030
Manhattan GMAT CAT exams 22 Sep 2010, 09:06
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
The questions are def harder than the real GMAT. But I dont think it necessarily translates into a score difference in the same direction.

My MGMAT averaged around 760-770 mark and the real score I got was also 760.
User avatar
krishna3891
User avatar
Joined: 28 Apr 2010
Last visit: 07 Sep 2012
Posts: 53
Own Kudos:
6
Schools:CBS
Posts: 53
Kudos: 6
Manhattan GMAT CAT exams 22 Sep 2010, 09:16
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Arbitrageur
I have access to 6 full-length CAT practice exams from Manhattan GMAT. I took my first one and found the questions more difficult than other practice exams. Ended up getting a 700, got absolutely destroyed in quant. From what I've heard, the manhattan tests are tougher than the actual GMAT exams, and that the score difference is usually 20-30 points. Is this true?

MGMAT quant is definitely harder than GMATPrep. I took a practice test yesterday and they ended up giving me 10 99%ile questions in row. Some were ridiculously hard and I realized it when I was taking the exam itself. But my verbal has been brutal and am currently working on improving it. MGMAT's verbal is decent and not as bad as it's Quant.
User avatar
Shawshank
User avatar
Joined: 24 Mar 2010
Last visit: 04 Jan 2014
Posts: 332
Own Kudos:
202
Given Kudos: 4
Posts: 332
Kudos: 202
Manhattan GMAT CAT exams 22 Sep 2010, 09:36
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
krishna3891
Arbitrageur
I have access to 6 full-length CAT practice exams from Manhattan GMAT. I took my first one and found the questions more difficult than other practice exams. Ended up getting a 700, got absolutely destroyed in quant. From what I've heard, the manhattan tests are tougher than the actual GMAT exams, and that the score difference is usually 20-30 points. Is this true?

MGMAT quant is definitely harder than GMATPrep. I took a practice test yesterday and they ended up giving me 10 99%ile questions in row. Some were ridiculously hard and I realized it when I was taking the exam itself. But my verbal has been brutal and am currently working on improving it. MGMAT's verbal is decent and not as bad as it's Quant.

I actually missed the first quant question because the question was worded in a very ambiguous manner. Didn't quite know what they were asking for. Verbal wasn't as bad as quant, but there were a few critical reasoning questions that were very tough.
User avatar
Dawgie
User avatar
Joined: 13 Aug 2009
Last visit: 03 Jun 2019
Posts: 492
Own Kudos:
84
Given Kudos: 46
Posts: 492
Kudos: 84
Manhattan GMAT CAT exams 22 Sep 2010, 09:43
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Arbitrageur
I have access to 6 full-length CAT practice exams from Manhattan GMAT. I took my first one and found the questions more difficult than other practice exams. Ended up getting a 700, got absolutely destroyed in quant. From what I've heard, the manhattan tests are tougher than the actual GMAT exams, and that the score difference is usually 20-30 points. Is this true?
I would say MGMAT is a close 2nd to GMATPrep CATs. Most people score within 20-30 like you said. There are some people that consistently score a certain score but end up getting 100 points lower on the real thing. I believe that is solely due to panic and nervousness.
User avatar
shaselai
User avatar
Current Student
Joined: 12 Jun 2009
Last visit: 17 Jun 2019
Posts: 1,675
Own Kudos:
430
Given Kudos: 52
Status:What's your raashee?
Location: United States (NC)
Concentration: Strategy, Finance
Schools: UNC (Kenan-Flagler) - Class of 2013
GMAT 1: 720 Q49 V39
WE:Programming (Computer Software)
Products:
My Reviews
Schools: UNC (Kenan-Flagler) - Class of 2013
GMAT 1: 720 Q49 V39
Posts: 1,675
Kudos: 430
Manhattan GMAT CAT exams 22 Sep 2010, 09:53
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
what's ur definition of absolutely destroyed? unless you got a 51 on V i doubt you got "absolutely destroyed" ?
User avatar
Shawshank
User avatar
Joined: 24 Mar 2010
Last visit: 04 Jan 2014
Posts: 332
Own Kudos:
202
Given Kudos: 4
Posts: 332
Kudos: 202
Manhattan GMAT CAT exams 22 Sep 2010, 10:07
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
shaselai
what's ur definition of absolutely destroyed? unless you got a 51 on V i doubt you got "absolutely destroyed" ?


73% quant and 91% verbal. i have to get above 80 on quant for the schools i'm applying to. i'm also taking a few quant courses online through UCLA extension to bolster that aspect of my application.
avatar
skahuh
avatar
Joined: 23 Jun 2010
Last visit: 25 May 2011
Posts: 108
Own Kudos:
12
Given Kudos: 27
Posts: 108
Kudos: 12
Manhattan GMAT CAT exams 22 Sep 2010, 10:20
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
My take on the MGMAT tests is:

the math is harder, and

the verbal is different.

I base this on my own experience taking three MGMAT CATs, the two GMAT preps, and then the real deal (in that order). I always scored in the 99th percentile on verbal, so I can't say that either MGMAT or GMAT Prep was noticeably harder, but the kinds of questions asked were noticeably different.

In any case, I think the Manhattan GMAT tests, books, and classes are phenomenal resources. Certainly helped me.
User avatar
Shawshank
User avatar
Joined: 24 Mar 2010
Last visit: 04 Jan 2014
Posts: 332
Own Kudos:
202
Given Kudos: 4
Posts: 332
Kudos: 202
Manhattan GMAT CAT exams 22 Sep 2010, 10:55
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
skahuh
My take on the MGMAT tests is:

the math is harder, and

the verbal is different.

I base this on my own experience taking three MGMAT CATs, the two GMAT preps, and then the real deal (in that order). I always scored in the 99th percentile on verbal, so I can't say that either MGMAT or GMAT Prep was noticeably harder, but the kinds of questions asked were noticeably different.

In any case, I think the Manhattan GMAT tests, books, and classes are phenomenal resources. Certainly helped me.

How do you think the verbal questions are different? I noticed this as well but couldn't quite put my finger on it. I think the critical reasoning questions on MGMAT are a little trickier.
avatar
skahuh
avatar
Joined: 23 Jun 2010
Last visit: 25 May 2011
Posts: 108
Own Kudos:
12
Given Kudos: 27
Posts: 108
Kudos: 12
Manhattan GMAT CAT exams 22 Sep 2010, 11:38
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Arbitrageur
How do you think the verbal questions are different? I noticed this as well but couldn't quite put my finger on it. I think the critical reasoning questions on MGMAT are a little trickier.

By the way, I started testing at 73 percentile in quant and came up enough to get a decent score. The quant's probably the easiest to improve on. Just put in the time and work through lots of material.

As for your question, honestly, it's all starting to blur together now as I've stopped working on the GMAT and moved on to apps. I just remember really sweating it to get through the MGMAT verbal in the 99th percentile and then finding the GMAT Prep to be generally more straightforward. In the end, though, my verbal score was the same on MGMAT as on GMAT Prep.
User avatar
Shawshank
User avatar
Joined: 24 Mar 2010
Last visit: 04 Jan 2014
Posts: 332
Own Kudos:
202
Given Kudos: 4
Posts: 332
Kudos: 202
Manhattan GMAT CAT exams 22 Sep 2010, 11:56
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
skahuh
Arbitrageur
How do you think the verbal questions are different? I noticed this as well but couldn't quite put my finger on it. I think the critical reasoning questions on MGMAT are a little trickier.

By the way, I started testing at 73 percentile in quant and came up enough to get a decent score. The quant's probably the easiest to improve on. Just put in the time and work through lots of material.

As for your question, honestly, it's all starting to blur together now as I've stopped working on the GMAT and moved on to apps. I just remember really sweating it to get through the MGMAT verbal in the 99th percentile and then finding the GMAT Prep to be generally more straightforward. In the end, though, my verbal score was the same on MGMAT as on GMAT Prep.


I'm not too worried about improving my score. My main concern is that I'm trying to balance GMAT preparation with calculus and business statistics courses that started this week. I want to do well on the GMAT and get A's on both those classes, so i guess my time management skill will be tested.
avatar
vedantkabra
avatar
Joined: 30 Apr 2016
Last visit: 17 Dec 2020
Posts: 34
Own Kudos:
59
Given Kudos: 45
Location: India
Concentration: Entrepreneurship, General Management
Schools: Stern '19 (S)
GMAT 1: 640 Q44 V35
GMAT 2: 700 Q49 V37
GPA: 3.8
Products:
My Reviews
Schools: Stern '19 (S)
GMAT 2: 700 Q49 V37
Posts: 34
Kudos: 59
Manhattan GMAT CAT exams 19 Nov 2016, 22:26
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
MGMAT CATs are mindblowing. The Q questions are def a little harder, but if you've practised enough there will be zero questions you will not be able to tackle. They make you think in the right direction - by far the most important thing on the GMAT.

Strongly recommend MGMAT CATs to everyone.

My scores : 680,670,680,670,690.
Final : 700. (Was a sure shot 730 had i not missed that one V question)

PS : Had time to spare on the Q section. (After reviewing each question twice!)
ALL THANKS TO MGMAT!
Moderator:
MBAACCOUNT2025
General GMAT Forum Moderator
138 posts