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PowerPrep observations [#permalink] New post   22 Jan 2006, 15:52
Hey guys,
I took the PP2 2 months back and scored 700 with Q-50(4 mistakes) and V-30(10 mistakes)

I downloaded the software again from MBA.com and took PP2 again.
Some observations from my side... The UI is still the same but "Pearson Vue" has put its name everywhere in the software.
Moreover the questions were different from what i had seen the last time (if my memory serves correct)
This time i got 730 with Q-50(7 mistakes) and V-39(10mistakes)

My question is
a)Whether they have changed the scoring mechanism also in Powerprep software becasue with more mistakes in maths and same no of mistakes in Verbal i score more than the last time??

Any ideas???



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Re: PowerPrep observations [#permalink] New post   22 Jan 2006, 17:12
Andy,

I haven't taken any tests yet, but I recently learned (Thanks to Vivek!) that Power Prep and GMATPrep are different softwares.

Is it possible that :
1. First test you took was from Powerprep
2. Second one was from GMATPrep?

I think GMATclub pros such as Vivek, TEHCM, duttsit, MATT, laxie... and others should be able to answer your question better than I can.
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Re: PowerPrep observations [#permalink] New post   22 Jan 2006, 19:48
giddi
i took Powerprep...
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Re: PowerPrep observations [#permalink] New post   22 Jan 2006, 21:04
Andy,

That is an interesting observation. I took PP about 3 months ago. Hmmm, I'll have to re-download it and see.

I wonder if the scoring mechanisms are different too.
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Re: PowerPrep observations [#permalink] New post   22 Jan 2006, 21:54
Andy,

As giddi said, I don't think PP is available from mba.com now. They have changed it to suit Pearson, I'm not sure if it's still called PP, did u see GMATPrep? I think only GMATPrep is vailable now.

Recently, we had a discussion where duttsit (ETS GMAT) & eskay (VUE GMAT), have same breakup but different percentile :shock:
https://www.gmatclub.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=25641

Probably, score scaling is changed from ETS to VUE. It's better to concentrate on score breakup (Q & V) more than total score ;)
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Re: PowerPrep observations [#permalink] New post   25 Jan 2006, 21:17
Several other members in the past have noted that the GMATPrep scoring algorithm is much more "generous" than Powerprep`s, however the questions were significantly more difficult.



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