Manhattan GMAT vs. GMAT Club Quant

Question

I am having issues with timing here. On GMAT Club Quant, I can generally finish on time or with time to spare. With Manhattan GMAT, I get killed on time. My last exam, I was hitting a bunch of 700 - 800 questions right, but it seems Manhattan GMAT gets very computation heavy and time consuming on these questions vs. GMAT Club which makes them challenging, but they can be solved in reasonable time.

Can anyone comment on the real GMAT? Do the difficult problems take as long as Manhattan GMAT, so I should practice skipping hard ones, or is timing per problem closer to GMAT Club when you are answering at the 700 - 800 level?

Can anyone comment on the real GMAT? Do the difficult problems take as long as Manhattan GMAT, so I should practice skipping hard ones, or is timing per problem closer to GMAT Club when you are answering at the 700 - 800 level?

sfalken · Answer

One more question, are the OG questions much easier than the actual GMAT? The last 50 questions do not seem anywhere near the difficulty of GMAT Club or MGMAT questions, and take maybe a minute to solve on average.

bb · Answer

This is new!
Good job. Usually GMAT Club tests get complaints for being too hard on the users and giving too low of scores.

sfalken · Answer

Sorry, I should clarify. The GMAT Club exams I find just as difficult as the MGMAT, but if you know how to approach a problem, it takes 2 minutes or less, vs. 2-3 minutes in general for MGMAT, at least for me. This seems to be because MGMAT requires multiple computations, where with GMAT Club problems it is fairly easy to compute, it's just the concept can be incredibly difficult to conceptualize. Can anybody please comment on how the GMAT compares in terms of question structure and degree of computations?

I also find MGMAT questions to be very wordy, and take more time to get through than any OG problem, does anyone else agree?

I also find MGMAT questions to be very wordy, and take more time to get through than any OG problem, does anyone else agree?

itsmystery · Answer

The most difficult MGMAT problems are tougher than the real GMAT. They also take longer. A 720 question at MGMAT might really be a 740 in actual GMAT. Some of the ones you get in 750-800 might all be 800 in the real GMAT. (the score limits are representative).
Since I discovered GC after submitting my apps (entirely my bad luck as I have found out in the last two weeks that I have been here) I can't comment on that.

Caveat: I must admit I didn't get a straight 800 at my GMAT. And, I also that I took the test onlly once.

DestinyChild · Answer

sfalken either way... you should be in the safe zone.... regardless of how you cut it... GMAT exam wont give you all 800 level challenges...!

That being said, it is hard temptation to give up to let your hear override the mind for having to completely solve the problem when you about 80% thru you get a glimpse of an answer... if you know what I mean...!

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