EMPOWERgmatRichC wrote:
Hi nijat12,
The scoring algorithm on the Official GMAT is far more complex than most people realize. Since that algorithm is proprietary, no GMAT company has an exact match for it, thus CAT scores can vary a bit based on the 'biases' involved in their respective designs. The most realistic CATs available are the 6 from GMAC (the 2 free CATs, and each of the 2 that come with Exam Pack 1 and Exam Pack 2), but the
MGMAT CATs are 'close enough' to the real thing that they should give you a reasonably accurate result (assuming that you use your CATs correctly).
The 'accuracy' of a CAT score is also based on how realistically YOU choose to make the CAT-taking process. If you retake a CAT that you've already taken, skip sections, pause the Test, take it at home, take it at a different time of day as when you take your Official GMAT, do anything else that is unrealistic, etc., then your score is likely to be less accurate.
This is all meant to say that you CAN train to score at a high level on the Official GMAT, but you have to make sure that you're training to face the specifics of Test Day.
1) What is your goal score?
2) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
3) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
1) 740 is my target score
2) Next year round 1
3) Harvard, MIT, Stanford
I just took
MGMAT CAT #2 and got 650 (Q44 V35). I timed only the verbal (had about 3 mins left when i was done). On the Quant i spent an extra 50 mins to finish them all. I took a look at the way
MGMAT gives out the difficulty levels of their questions and notice that in quant the first half of the exam is all 700-800 levels no matter if i get them right or wrong. I feel like that gets me mentally tired really quick and towards the end i don't have as much endurance left. Also the Verbal ones seem much tougher than GMAC. Maybe it is good to take
MGMAT to improve endurance and take GMAC's exam pack here and there for a more accurate benchmark?
I am also reaching a point where i can focus on an area (like SC or CR) and improve there but in the same time i would notice a reduction in a different area (RC or DS). It constantly feels like trying to fill up 5 different cups with water while every single one of them has a small hole in the bottom. If I focus on one cup the others deplete
VeritasPrepKarishma wrote:
Though the score of GMAT Prep would be considered more reliable, it is certainly a bit unusual to see a variation of 140 points.
I would suggest you to try out our free practice test -
https://www.gmatclub.com/forum/veritas-prep-resource-links-no-longer-available-399979.html#/free-g ... tice-test/A 700+ on this would be quite reassuring.
We have designed our practice tests to simulate the official GMAT as closely as possible, both in terms of question quality and how the computer-adaptive algorithm determines your ability level and chooses which questions you see. Our GMAT practice tests draw from a pool of more than 1,400 realistic GMAT questions, each of which is measured on multiple attributes that go far deeper than simply “easy / medium / hard.” Given the adaptive nature of our practice tests, no two test instances will be exactly the same.
I will take a sample veritas one this weekend and compare.
Thank you