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MGMAT is a fairly reliable indicator - you can see correlations here: https://gmatclub.com/gmat-score-estimate/

Move the "performance under pressure" (bottom) slider around to see the variance in the best/worst case scenario.
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Re: MGMAT CAT Score Accuracy [#permalink]
Hi,

First off, thanks for the high commendation of our books! We really appreciate hearing such positive feedback, and I will definitely pass on the good words to our curriculum development team.

In terms of the accuracy of our MGMAT CATs, we usually say that your score is accurate within a Standard Deviation of about 50 points. The actual GMAT is more like 30, as are the two GMATPrep exams.

I am guessing, as other posters commented, that your bad mood influenced your overall score, but I would still suggest going over your answers and seeing where your weaknesses lie before you take another test.

Also, in terms of time management, I would suggest this article: https://www.manhattangmat.com/strategy-s ... g-pace.cfm it's geared more at people who run out of time, but there are some good tips for overall time management as well.

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Re: MGMAT CAT Score Accuracy [#permalink]
I want to share several thoughts about MGMAT CATs (strictly IMHO, of course):

    - Math section is not merely difficult, it's insanely difficult. I was really struggling to finish the problems within 2 minute limit per question (In GMATClub Math Challenges I constantly score 85%+ percentile, 4-5 mistakes per test at most, with about 10 minutes to spare).

    -They test your knowledge of really tricky parts of GMAT curriculum and they do it good. You should really know the concepts and tricks - OR you'll end up spending 3-4 minutes to figure out questions, finishing CAT with disastrous results

    -CAT algorithm constantly throws at you hard questions. You're quickly at 700-800 level and you're kept there, unless you mess up several questions in row. After messing up - one correct answer and you're again at 700+.

    -Scoring algorithm considers the level and questions and is quite generous in regard to the number of mistakes. For instance, I got Q51 with 6 mistakes and V45 with 9 mistakes

    -Verbal section is no big deal, but quite representative of "real-life" OG questions

    -I doubt that Math section is similarly representative of real thing.

    -Explanations are great, there is a real value in reading all of them (no matter you got particular question right or wrong)

    -MGMAT forum is also great - a lot of old questions discussed by professional instructors.

I've scored 780 and 760 in MGMAT CATs, more of them to go, yet I have absolutely no idea where do I stand. While doing these test I had a feeling of failing miserably and these scores were utterly unexpected
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