Guidance needed

Are you able to purchase MBA.com practice exams 3 and 4 or 5 and 6 and take one of those? I’d love to see how you do on a “fresh” official practice exam, so we can get an accurate score.-

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Yes, sure! I will take the official mocks 3&4 and try to get a better idea

Thank you ?

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You can only trust scores from official diagnostic tests. If you got a 770 on those without remembering any of the questions, you're doing extremely well, so there's no reason to lose confidence. If you can take one or two of the extra official tests (the paid-for ones), you'll get a clearer idea of where you stand, but as long as you score on those tests at or above your target, you're ready for the real thing. Good luck!

Hi AvMo,

Since the Official GMAT 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, but retaking a CAT that you've already taken is NOT a realistic way to assess your skills - since you will likely see some 'repeat' questions that you have already faced. Unfortunately, seeing even a couple of repeats can 'throw off' the Scoring Algorithm and impact your pacing, energy levels, fatigue, etc. (meaning that they would likely all appear to be better than they actually are). Thankfully, the CATs from Kaplan, MGMAT and Veritas are all 'close enough' to the real thing that they will provide you with a relatively realistic score assessment (assuming that you correctly take the CAT in a realistic fashion) - so you can use any NEW CATs from any of those sources next.

Beyond that issue, there are a variety of different factors that can impact your performance on a CAT, including the time of day and day of the week that you take the CAT, how well-rested you are, whether there are any external distractions or not, etc., so you have to consider those details when evaluating your performance. It's also worth noting that a CAT is really a 'measuring device' - when used correctly, it will give you a realistic score and help define your strengths and weaknesses, but it will NOT help you to fix any of those weaknesses. To raise your scores, you have to learn the necessary Tactics and put in the proper practice and repetitions. The CAT will show you whether your studies are helping you to improve or not. As such, you really shouldn't take more than 1 FULL CAT per week - and your last CAT should be taken approximately 1 week before Test Day.

Before I can offer you the specific advice that you’re looking for, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

Studies:
1) How long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
3) On what dates did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?

Goals:
4) What is your overall goal score?
5) 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