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MGMAT CAT [#permalink] New post   27 Jul 2011, 23:10
Is it just me or is the MGMAT quant harder than the official test? I seldom complete the quant section on time in the MGMAT CATs. Some of the problems take > 2 minutes to solve and I always feel rushed in the end. Also, when I pick the answer there are times when I'm not sure. The problems in OG12 didn't feel as hard and I was able to solve most of them in under 2 minutes. I'm concerned because I've the test in ~2 weeks from now and I've not been able to score past Q48 :( More importantly, I feel quite demotivated after the quant section and I end up making careless errors on the verbal.
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Re: MGMAT CAT [#permalink] New post   27 Jul 2011, 23:37
bschool2014 wrote:
Is the MGMAT quant harder than the official test? I seldom complete the quant section on time in the MGMAT CATs. Some of the problems take > 2 minutes to solve and I always feel rushed in the end. Also, when I pick the answer there are times when I'm not sure. The problems in OG12 didn't feel as hard and I was able to solve most of them in under 2 minutes. I'm concerned because I've the test in ~2 weeks from now and I've not been able to score past Q48 :( More importantly, I feel quite demotivated after the quant section and I end up making careless errors on the verbal.


I have done a handful of OG12 problems - last 50-60 in each of the PS and DS sections. Apart from that I have taken 3 MGMATs and 1 GMATPrep.

Given that people believe GMATPrep is the closest you can get to the types of problems you will face in real test, I have realized
* MGMAT quality is very close to GMATPrep "conceptually", BUT at the same time MGMAT problems have that additional computation complexity, which I have not seen in GMAT questions from OG and GMAPTPrep. Point is don't worry about the rush in MGMAT CATs; as long as you can solve all the problem and don't feel as if you are missing a concept or 2 during the test, you are all set.
* OG12 is much easier than GMATPrep. If you have 100% strike-rate in OG12, I would say try the MGMAT Advanced Strategy book problems. BB gave a great review for this book, esp for people in 45+ range and want to get better. I have yet to try the book; it's in my backlog to skim next week.
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Re: MGMAT CAT [#permalink] New post   27 Jul 2011, 23:39
bschool2014 wrote:
Is it just me or is the MGMAT quant harder than the official test? I seldom complete the quant section on time in the MGMAT CATs. Some of the problems take > 2 minutes to solve and I always feel rushed in the end. Also, when I pick the answer there are times when I'm not sure. The problems in OG12 didn't feel as hard and I was able to solve most of them in under 2 minutes. I'm concerned because I've the test in ~2 weeks from now and I've not been able to score past Q48 :( More importantly, I feel quite demotivated after the quant section and I end up making careless errors on the verbal.


You betcha!

MGMAT Quant is very lengthy, not difficult!
When you take MGMAT, take Quant Section Untimed! I take MGMAT Quants untimed and I have taken other tests and had not Timing issues whatsoever.

Don't worry. In the end only GMATPrep matters the most. No matter how good a mock MGMAT is.
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Re: MGMAT CAT [#permalink] New post   28 Jul 2011, 10:41
Thanks guys! I'll complete the MGMAT CATs, but for practice I think I'll stick to the official material. I'm thinking of doing some of the old paper tests.
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Re: MGMAT CAT [#permalink] New post   02 Aug 2011, 22:14
I took another MGMAT CAT today - 5th CAT and scored 780 (Q51, V 45). I was going through my errors and I saw more 600-700 level Qs than in the past. Are the last two MGMAT CAT scores i.e., the fifth and the sixth inflated from the lack of 700-800 level questions?
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