Official mocks vs other prep company mocks

Question

Hi,

I have got all the study material for GMAT from one of my friends and I am planning to buy just the mocks.

But I am confused about whether to get official mocks or Expert global's mocks/e-gmat/Manhattan prep etc.

Could you suggest to me which mocks are best and closest to the official GMAT?

yipmewmew · Answer

I have no idea about expert global mocks but have used mgmat mocks. I really recommend them. The quant forces one to think out of the box and the verbal questions are definitely good. Would 10/10 recommend

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MartyTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi chakri1997.

The official practice tests are the highest quality and closest to the actual GMAT.

CrackverbalGMAT · Answer

Hi chakri1997 , Iam Devmitra and have been delivering on GMAT Quants for sometime now. I would like to help you out.

So what exactly is the query? Q1- Official mock or mocks from other test prep companies? Or Q2- Which of the mocks is better from among the brands you mentioned? For Q1- Introspect on this objectively. Why are you planning to take this mock? Is the primary objective assessment of your GMAT prep or is it to improve on test taking practice? If its the former, then go for official mocks. These mocks are created using actual retired GMAT questions and are designed to closely replicate the real exam experience. Using official GMAT mocks can give you a better idea of what to expect on test day and can help you gauge your progress as you prepare for the exam. Here is a post by me on this where I responded to a student on mocks. If its the later, practice a few from the free pool yourself and have a self assessment once you have completed the OG. This also answers your Q2 to some extent. Don't overthink or over analyse unofficial mocks and use them for practice ony. This would be my suggestion around this. Devmitra Sen GMAT Mentor

Braintree · Answer

Official mocks all the way. If you do take unofficial ones, only do so for improving your test taking stamina, and that too if you really need to. A much better approach imo is that if you feel that the six official mocks are not sufficient foe you, you can create innumerable mixed sets from the 1000s of released official questions (those who have counted typically say they number approx 8000!)

The only ‘benefit’ that non-official mocks provide you over such above mentioned practice sets is that they claim to be ‘adaptive’ and that they provide you with a score. However, both these factors will imo hurt tou more since they may give you a false sense of security (or more likely, a false sense of insecurity).

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GmatKnightTutor · Answer

Fair to say the Official Mocks are the best representation of the Official Exam out there. If you are purchasing Official Mocks 3-6, try the promo code BundleUp20

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ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi chakri1997,

All you should need are the 6 official GMAC practice exams.

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