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I just downloaded the GMAT Prep on my Mac which has OSX Version 10.9.5 and when I try to run it my computer says it can't open it because it comes from an unknown place. Could you help me?

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I took my practice test using prepGMAT, for got record my score, How to Check that again, IS there some way out.


Unfortunately no.


Dear bb,

Thank you for all your efforts to make GMAT experience easy for many people over the world.

You guys provided a link for the following downloads:

GMATPrep v2 2012 - Current
GMATPpre v1.1 2006 - 2012
GMATPrep v1 2005 - 2006
PowerPrep 1999 - 2005 (overlaps with OG)

Can I install all these versions simultaneously in one PC?

Is there overlap between the practice exams in these versions, or is it worth taking 2 free practice tests from each version?

I am sorry in case you have already discussed this issue before.

Thanks in advance.



I'm actually curious about this two, if the previous versions do overlap with the latest version, I don't see any point in having more than the latest version installed..
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I have a question about current version of GMATPrep:

I and my brother want to use the GMAT Prep on the same computer (we have only 1 laptop). So I just want to know is it possible for us to log out User 1 in order to log in User 2 without resetting the data and score of User 1?

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The downloads page no longer has the following
GMATPrep v2 2012 - Current

Is there a new link? A new location for this?

Thanks in Advance

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is internet connection mandatory to give the exam once you have downloaded the software and its installed on your system.
Can anybody tell me ??
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is internet connection mandatory to give the exam once you have downloaded the software and its installed on your system.
Can anybody tell me ??


Once you installed GMAT PREP u don't need internet to take test.
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To download GMATPrep software i went to mentioned link - https://www.mba.com/india/store/download ... tware.aspx

A window with 7tabs , from personal information ....schedule exam ...to payment , opened .
Are all these informations mandatory to download the software?
Is it the only process?
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Does this still still valid. Can i do the reset and take the test again.

Also i have possibility to install the software in different PC with different account. Would this be better alternative to resetting.



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GMAT Prep Test is one of the most essential tools in GMAT test prep. GMAT Prep is the Official GMAT Diagnostic Test with Real GMAT Questions.


Table of Contents

1. What is GMAT Prep and Where to Download It?
2. Why is GMAT Prep valuable?
3. Getting the most out of GMAT Prep -
    - - 3.1 Reinstall GMAT Prep
    - - 3.2 Review GMAT Prep Log Files
4. What are the differences between the 2 versions of GMAT Prep?
5. Want 2 more adaptive tests - use Power Prep
6. What Other GMAT Preparation Resources Are Available?
Want to get inside the GMAT Prep? Review the What If Scenarios by Bunuel and Vercules with over 20 GMAT Prep scenarios run through
7. GMAT Prep for MAC OS or Linux. Using GMATPrep on non-windows machines. Jump here - GMAT Prep and Mac OS. Another post here with Mac instructions.
8. How to analyze/extract logs from the GMAT Prep 2012 - New!




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Downloads Section


GMATPrep v2 2012 - Current
GMATPpre v1.1 2006 - 2012
GMATPrep v1 2005 - 2006
PowerPrep 1999 - 2005 (overlaps with OG)

Collection of all SC questions from GMAT Prep (don't take these until you have exhausted all of the tests)



1. What is GMAT Prep and where to download GMAT Prep?:
GMATPrep is a GMAT Simulator software provided by GMAC (General Management Admissions Council) for free to help MBA applicants prepare to the test.
It can be downloaded from GMAC's official website (MBA.com) https://www.mba.com/us/the-gmat-exam/prepare-for-the-gmat-exam/test-prep-materials/free-gmat-prep-software.aspx

2. Why is GMATPrep valuable?
The value of GMAT prep is that it is able to predict one's GMAT score more accurately than any other product on the market.
The key lies in using real gmat questions and same testing algorithm as GMAT. Also GMAT Prep test has the same interface as the real GMAT test, so that the experience from taking the GMAT Prep is very similar to the one in the test centre . No other product is able to provide this value.


3. Getting the Most out of GMAT Prep
Now there is a number of different strategies on how to use GMAT Prep tests most effectively. And the answer to which one is the best, of course is — it depends.
Most people agree that its good to keep one test till the end of the preparation process to use it as an accurate estimator of the GMAT score.

Though some people recommend to take it more than two times... one or two extra times in order to get new questions. Some real fans even go to the extent of squeezing all the life out of it by taking the test until they don't see any new questions. It's up to you to decide whether this is a good strategy for you. But if you ever want to take GMAT Prep more then twice here is how to do it:

GMAT Prep "Reset" - Reinstall
1.Go to C:\Program Files\GMATPrep\Exams
2.Within the Exams folder, you should see a Practice Test 1.log and a Practice Test 2.log
3.Delete or I'd say move to other location both logs*
4.Relaunch the GMAT Prep software, and it should show you that both practice exams are now Not Attempted, and you can take them again.

GMAT Prep "Reset" - Reinstall in Windows Vista (Special thanks: to bigoyal for researching this)
1. Basically same as above only GMATPrep creates folder in following location:
C:\Users\{user_name}\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\GMATPrep\exams
Note: {user_name} is your user name, it will vary from system to system
2. Usually you can go directly to AppData folder by typing in "%appdata" - in explorer window
3. Make sure explorer shows hidden files

Feedback from GMAT Club Members:
- Quant question pool is larger than verbal pool; if you take tests multiple times, the chances of seeing new question are higher for the Math section.
- Question pool for “hard” questions is fairly small and chances of seeing new questions when you get to 750+ score range is small.
- AWA questions are static and do not change


*To learn about GMATPrep Log files and how to read them, please see a post directly below


5. Want 2 more adaptive tests? Use PowerPrep
PowerPrep is the previous version of GMATPrep developed by ETS. This software product is no longer supported by GMAC and no longer distributed, but we have a copy. It uses the older GMAT interface and potentially an older GMAT algorithm. Here are a few considerations about using PowerPrep.
1.There seems to be no question overlap between GMAT Prep, and Powerprep
2.There is, however, a significant overlap between OG and Powerprep, so if you already worked on OG, your score might be significantly inflated
3.There are reports that PowerPrep isn't truly adaptive and not as good of an indicator of performance on the real GMAT.
Download GMAT PowerPrep


6. What Other GMAT Preparation Resources Are Available?
GMAT Club Tests
GMAT test reviews, pricing and links.
Top 20 Most referenced GMAT books


7. Issues with GMATPrep Software
Practice Test 2: Application error has occurred. The Application will exit now
How to reinstall GMATPrep
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Hi timetreader.

Does this still still valid. Can i do the reset and take the test again.

Also i have possibility to install the software in different PC with different account. Would this be better alternative to resetting.



Yes, you can still reset GMATPREP by pressing on the reset button inside the GMATPREP software. Does not take long for this to work. An alternate method (while keeping your earlier attempts is as follows, you just have to make sure to keep renaming the folders as mentioned below):

GMATPrep saves a file called ‘preptool.vb’ in the following (hidden) directory:
C:\Users\[replace this with your name]\AppData\Roaming\GMATPrep\Local Store\

This ‘preptool.vb’ file is the log and can be opened using a SQL viewer/editor. I used 'SQLite Database Browser 2.0' (free download)
1. Open the file with SQLite browser.
2. Click on the 'browse data' tab then select the 'table' of interest. The exam log is saved under 'used_items'.
3. Export the data (File>Export>table as CSV file). You can also browse the data without exporting.
4. Open the CSV file with Excel and you have everything you need. Answer choices and timing for each question.

Sections are numbered as: 1. AWA, 2. Quantitative, 3. Verbal, 4. IR. Peculiarly, questions are numbered from '0' not '1'. Quant questions numbers are prefixed with '187:', verbal with '188:' and IR with '211:'. Time is displayed in seconds.

PS. the (hidden) question pool is listed in C:\Program Files (x86)\GMATPrep20XX\pack0\pack0.db
PPS. there is a (hidden) file, intriguingly called 'scoring.db', in C:\Program Files (x86)\GMATPrep20XX\

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An article to give test till you get a satisfactory score :)
Thanks a lot. It really helped
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Make sure you don't miss ANY "easy" or "medium" questions. You absolutely can't score high if you miss these. Most aspiring 700 scorers focus all their time on the most complex/confusing questions they can find. I would ONLY focus on these once you've MASTERED the easy/medium and regular "hard" questions.

Good news, it's a very learnable/trainable test, and I personally jumped 90 points in one month of solid studying (20+ 4 hour study/practice sessions) to obtain a score I'm quite happy with.

Keep spreading happiness :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Hi guys,

Since I couldn't find any information for a hard reset of the Mac OSX GMATPrep scores, here we go:

To do a HARD reset of scores from previous tests and exercises, you have to delete the following files (i recommend making a backup of it first):

preptool.db and scoring.db

You will find those files there (you need to see hidden files and folders to go there manually via the Finder):

/Users/*NAME*/Library/Preferences/GMATPrep/Local Store

Be warned, deleting preptool.db will also delog you in the software. You will have to enter your info (login/password) again.

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Attention Mac Users: As you might know, the original version of GMAT PowerPrep was not Mac compatible, but I do have the old Mac versions of GMATPrep if anyone is interested. I've heard/noticed that there are some compatibility issues with the newest OS (10.13.3), so it might be helpful for Mac users to have older versions of the software.

I used to keep a PC laptop/desktop at the office for the sole purpose of running the GMAT PowerPrep software, so I was relieved when GMATPrep was released in a Mac-compatible version.



-Brian (a Mac user)

UPDATE 7/29/19: Here's the link to the Mac version: https://mega.nz/#!y5VgWCwI!Rty5nmpMj0rEkCjJtPfXj8_RiI5sIjemgoHhKBPJLoc

Originally posted by mcelroytutoring on 23 Mar 2018, 09:27.
Last edited by mcelroytutoring on 29 Jul 2019, 14:13, edited 2 times in total.
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Please reply if you want GMATPrep test sets 3-6 at a lower cost
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After I downloaded the GMATPrep software, I tried to launch it but it asks me to register with the same credentials as used for registering in the official GMAC website. I am using the same credentials but the message I get is "We are unable to contact the GMAC servers now. Please check your internet connection". My internet connection is fine. Can anyone please help me on this?

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Are the GMAT Official Question Bank in which you get 400 Questions for 30$ any worth? or I can find them somewhere hidden deep in this forum?
I am really looking for official material to practice on.
I have exhausted all 6 GmatPrep in my first 2 attempts.

I also concluded, Questions on the actual GMAT are nothing like the sorts you will come across on any Company's Mocks. This is after I purchased 5 Mocks from Veritas, scored 680-700 on them, and then got a V27 on my actual GMAT. Critical Reasoning was very different.
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timetrader wrote:

GMAT Prep Test is one of the most essential tools in GMAT test prep. GMAT Prep is the Official GMAT Diagnostic Test with Real GMAT Questions.


Table of Contents

1. What is GMAT Prep and Where to Download It?
2. Why is GMAT Prep valuable?
3. Getting the most out of GMAT Prep -
    - - 3.1 Reinstall GMAT Prep
    - - 3.2 Review GMAT Prep Log Files
4. What are the differences between the 2 versions of GMAT Prep?
5. Want 2 more adaptive tests - use Power Prep
6. What Other GMAT Preparation Resources Are Available?
Want to get inside the GMAT Prep? Review the What If Scenarios by Bunuel and Vercules with over 20 GMAT Prep scenarios run through
7. GMAT Prep for MAC OS or Linux. Using GMATPrep on non-windows machines. Jump here - GMAT Prep and Mac OS. Another post here with Mac instructions.
8. How to analyze/extract logs from the GMAT Prep 2012 - New!




!

Downloads Section


GMATPrep v2 2012 - Current
GMATPpre v1.1 2006 - 2012
GMATPrep v1 2005 - 2006
PowerPrep 1999 - 2005 (overlaps with OG)

Collection of all SC questions from GMAT Prep (don't take these until you have exhausted all of the tests)



1. What is GMAT Prep and where to download GMAT Prep?:
GMATPrep is a GMAT Simulator software provided by GMAC (General Management Admissions Council) for free to help MBA applicants prepare to the test.
It can be downloaded from GMAC's official website (MBA.com) https://www.mba.com/us/the-gmat-exam/prepare-for-the-gmat-exam/test-prep-materials/free-gmat-prep-software.aspx



Hi bb,

How relevant are these links today? I couldn't open GMATPrep v2

Also, I see that mba.com now has the practice test platform in the browser alone. So the link https://www.mba.com/us/the-gmat-exam/prepare-for-the-gmat-exam/test-prep-materials/free-gmat-prep-software.aspx just redirects to the latest practice test page by mba.com.

That leaves us with just the two official mocks, but does the reset repeat questions?


Thanks in advance,
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