If my brother claims 800 on practice tests, is he lying?

Considering all the people who have posted their practice scores on this site, I don't think I've once seen an 800. A number of 780s and 790s, but no 800s.

The fact your brother says he "routinely" scored 800 makes me think he's full of it, but then again, what kind of a brother would he be if he didn't try to screw with you?

RF

I'd say he's probably lying. If he insists on bragging about it I'd suggest you point out to him that bragging about practice test scores is like saying someone deserves to be in the hall of fame for hitting a lot of home runs in batting practice. All people really care about is how you perform when it counts.

You need a hobby

haha.. looks like fun.. he's for sure lying.. why do you care so much anyways, now that the real GMAT test's scores are out..?

Why would he be nervous?

May be he is true. But for "Kaplan practice tests", it would be big NO NO. Kaplan tests are very tough as compared to GMATPrep tests. If he has scored 710 in actual GMAT, he would have been scoring something like 600 - 650 in Kaplan Tests.

LIE for sure, I heard somewhere that out all the people who take GMAT only ~20 get 800 and some of them work for test prep companies (like Kaplan).

Great thread idea.

Yeah, this guy must be some kiddo.

Most probably a lie.

I know this might sound crazy, but hear me out: Kaplan tests are not necessarily tougher than the real thing. Kaplan CATs will appeal to someone who is more "academically" oriented, so to speak. If you're still in school and doing a quant-heavy major, then Kaplan won't seem that hard. However, if you've been out of school for some time (as most test takers are, I believe), then they do look scary. These tests focus on straightforward math problems and neglect word problems. That's a really bad thing, IMO, since on test day the toughest problems for me were word problems.
Also, verbal is... meh: RC passages too long/convoluted as compared to the OG/real thing, CR really subpar. When I do a CR from the OG or PowerScore, the explanation is clear-cut and the answer logical. However, I found myself "arguing with" the authors of Kaplan on several occasions. It's really difficult to write a CR question and I understood this by reading PowerScore; IMHO, Kaplan is not quite "there".

I do believe that one can score 800 on Kaplan. I actually did, with about 20 mins left for quant... However, it's harder with GMATprep...

Hi DanaJ, by the way, by any chance are you the same brother about whom "nasd" is talking about

hehe.......just kidding, keep up the good work.

LOL....that is a good probability.....hehe.........

Hei apart from jokes, is Kaplan that easy? Or the GMATpreps are harder?

Not a chance, since I'm a "sister"... Don't believe me, let me know and I'll attach a print screen from the syllabus...

Told you: Kaplan is all about personal taste. I found Kaplan easier than GMATprep (max score on GMATprep - 760, real thing 770), but some may disagree... I suggest asking for some other opinions as well...

oops...
anyway, I believe you.
Actually I found Kaplan verbal very difficult compared to GMATPrep, specially the comprehensions. Though quant, I think, is kindda similar or even easier.

Well.. it's understandable how someone could be nervous. But the 800 practice tests sounds phony..

Maybe he was dreaming that he got 800.