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I took my first Manhattan GMAT CAT at the beginning of June, prior to any studying, and achieved an aggregate 590 (40Q / 32V). A month later, after I studied for about a month, I took another Manhattan GMAT practice CAT and my score decreased to 580 (38Q / 32V). After my second practice CAT I was pretty shaken... it felt terrible and I was nowhere near my goal score of ~700+. This week, after another month of additional studying, I took my first official GMAC practice CAT and scored a 680 (45Q / V38). Still about 5-6 weeks away from my first official test but wanted to share my experience thus far.
I say all of this because I found Manhattan's tests to be somewhat misleading. Manhattan's quant section is significantly more difficult than the official GMAT CAT quant sections, and I actually regret taking those Manhattan practice CATs because they were so demoralizing. Don't get me wrong - I'm sure my studying has paid off in significant ways for my aggregate score over the last month. But my recommendation is not to use the Manhattan CATs because the official GMAT CATs are as close as you can get to the real thing and will give you the most honest assessment of where you're at.
Anyone else experienced anything similar between Manhattan and official guide CATs?
I say all of this because I found Manhattan's tests to be somewhat misleading. Manhattan's quant section is significantly more difficult than the official GMAT CAT quant sections, and I actually regret taking those Manhattan practice CATs because they were so demoralizing. Don't get me wrong - I'm sure my studying has paid off in significant ways for my aggregate score over the last month. But my recommendation is not to use the Manhattan CATs because the official GMAT CATs are as close as you can get to the real thing and will give you the most honest assessment of where you're at.
Anyone else experienced anything similar between Manhattan and official guide CATs?
07 Aug 2021, 13:58
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Yes, joenad, this is a pretty common occurrence among those taking different mocks. Both Manhattan Prep and Veritas Prep exams seem to run harder than the official mocks, according to many posts I have read here (like yours), including debriefs (in which people often list all their mock results). For my part, although I have not taken such third-party mocks, since I agree that nothing beats the real thing, I can say that many of the questions I have come across on the forum from test prep companies tend to be more nuanced and thus more difficult than their counterparts on official practice exams.
I am glad you found a ray of hope about a month out from your planned exam. The key now, during your transition to official material, is consistency. Analyze the mistakes you made in that first practice test, study some more, and then take a crack at another official mock. Maybe that will be the one in which you cross the 700 threshold. The more times you earn scores in your desired range, the more likely you will be to repeat such a performance when it matters most.
Good luck with this next phase of your preparation.
- Andrew
I am glad you found a ray of hope about a month out from your planned exam. The key now, during your transition to official material, is consistency. Analyze the mistakes you made in that first practice test, study some more, and then take a crack at another official mock. Maybe that will be the one in which you cross the 700 threshold. The more times you earn scores in your desired range, the more likely you will be to repeat such a performance when it matters most.
Good luck with this next phase of your preparation.
- Andrew
07 Aug 2021, 22:05
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Hi joenad,
The MGMAT CATs are generally regarded as being a bit tougher than the Official GMAT, but they are close-enough to the real thing that they will give you a reasonably accurate score assessment (assuming that you take the CAT in a realistic fashion). In addition, many GMATers spend 3 months (or more) of consistent study time before they hit their 'peak' scores, so the fact that your 2nd CAT (after just 1 month of study) was a similar result to your 1st CAT is not too surprising - it was likely too soon to see the types of gains that you have shown after 2 months of study. All things considered, assuming that you took this most recent CAT in a realistic fashion that matches-up with how you will take the Official GMAT, you are remarkably close to a 700+ right now.
Before I can offer you any additional advice for your studies, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
1) What type of study routine have you been following? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
3) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
The MGMAT CATs are generally regarded as being a bit tougher than the Official GMAT, but they are close-enough to the real thing that they will give you a reasonably accurate score assessment (assuming that you take the CAT in a realistic fashion). In addition, many GMATers spend 3 months (or more) of consistent study time before they hit their 'peak' scores, so the fact that your 2nd CAT (after just 1 month of study) was a similar result to your 1st CAT is not too surprising - it was likely too soon to see the types of gains that you have shown after 2 months of study. All things considered, assuming that you took this most recent CAT in a realistic fashion that matches-up with how you will take the Official GMAT, you are remarkably close to a 700+ right now.
Before I can offer you any additional advice for your studies, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
1) What type of study routine have you been following? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
3) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
