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23 Sep 2016, 11:58
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Hi all,
Recently i have taken GMATprep exam pack 2 Mock CATs.
My quant scores really seem under rated.
CAT 1 - Q 50 (only 4 incorrect, incorrect question no.s 11, 24 ,34, 37).
This gets really disgusting here
CAT 2 - Q 49 (only 4 incorrect, incorrect question no.s 17, 28 ,30, 37). . Really a 49!!??
I had belief that GMATprep MOCK are the real measures for one's standards, but after CAT 2, seeing a score of 49 that too after a good performance, my belief in GMATprep sofware is totally gone.
Am I overlooking any other factor here? Really need a help.
Thank You
JP
Recently i have taken GMATprep exam pack 2 Mock CATs.
My quant scores really seem under rated.
CAT 1 - Q 50 (only 4 incorrect, incorrect question no.s 11, 24 ,34, 37).
This gets really disgusting here
CAT 2 - Q 49 (only 4 incorrect, incorrect question no.s 17, 28 ,30, 37). . Really a 49!!??
I had belief that GMATprep MOCK are the real measures for one's standards, but after CAT 2, seeing a score of 49 that too after a good performance, my belief in GMATprep sofware is totally gone.
Am I overlooking any other factor here? Really need a help.
Thank You
JP
23 Sep 2016, 18:51
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Hi jpvemula,
We can't comment for other tests but do note that no test prep company's algorithm will exactly match the real thing. The best we can do is get close.
You can always take a free GMAT PILL practice test here complete with detailed performance and timing analytics: https://www.gmatpill.com/gmat-practice-t ... ctice-test
In terms of our scoring, many of our students report scores that are +/- 30 points from their actual GMAT test and so are a relatively good indicator of their performance. That said, no practice test can perfectly replicate the actual score algorithm, but this is quite close.
We can't comment for other tests but do note that no test prep company's algorithm will exactly match the real thing. The best we can do is get close.
You can always take a free GMAT PILL practice test here complete with detailed performance and timing analytics: https://www.gmatpill.com/gmat-practice-t ... ctice-test
In terms of our scoring, many of our students report scores that are +/- 30 points from their actual GMAT test and so are a relatively good indicator of their performance. That said, no practice test can perfectly replicate the actual score algorithm, but this is quite close.
26 Sep 2016, 16:18
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jpvemula
Hi all,
Recently i have taken GMATprep exam pack 2 Mock CATs.
My quant scores really seem under rated.
CAT 1 - Q 50 (only 4 incorrect, incorrect question no.s 11, 24 ,34, 37).
This gets really disgusting here
CAT 2 - Q 49 (only 4 incorrect, incorrect question no.s 17, 28 ,30, 37). . Really a 49!!??
I had belief that GMATprep MOCK are the real measures for one's standards, but after CAT 2, seeing a score of 49 that too after a good performance, my belief in GMATprep sofware is totally gone.
Am I overlooking any other factor here? Really need a help.
Thank You
JP
Recently i have taken GMATprep exam pack 2 Mock CATs.
My quant scores really seem under rated.
CAT 1 - Q 50 (only 4 incorrect, incorrect question no.s 11, 24 ,34, 37).
This gets really disgusting here
CAT 2 - Q 49 (only 4 incorrect, incorrect question no.s 17, 28 ,30, 37). . Really a 49!!??
I had belief that GMATprep MOCK are the real measures for one's standards, but after CAT 2, seeing a score of 49 that too after a good performance, my belief in GMATprep sofware is totally gone.
Am I overlooking any other factor here? Really need a help.
Thank You
JP
It's important to know that your scores are not based on how many questions you answer correctly; they're based on the level of difficulty of the questions you answer correctly/incorrectly.
To illustrate this, I'll share an experiment I performed.
When I was writing the article Taking the GMATPrep Practice Tests Multiple Times (https://www.gmatprepnow.com/articles/taking-gmatprep-practice-tests-multiple-times), I took GMATPrep Practice Test #1 four times, and each time I answered every second question correctly (I did this for the quant section only)
Given that I correctly answered exactly half of the questions each time, you'd expect my quant scores to be roughly the same for all 4 tests.
My 4 scaled scores were: 19, 23, 26 and 42
This represents a percentile range from approximately 8th percentile to the 63rd percentile.
So, it's quite possible that the 4 questions you got wrong on the 2nd test were much easier than the 4 questions you got wrong on the 1st test. Thus the difference in scores.
Aside: If you're interested, we have a video explaining the GMAT scoring algorithm: https://www.gmatprepnow.com/module/general-gmat-strategies?id=1251
Cheers,
Brent
