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Practica CAT scores declining [#permalink] New post   25 May 2013, 17:28
I'm at a loss.

I started with GMATPREP test 1 of 650 (Q46 / V34) without any prior studying.

I then started studying the sentence correction part of the exam as it was my worst performer. 1 week went by and I took the Kaplan Free test and scored a 650.

The following week I reset the GMATPREP 1, took it again and scored a 710 (Q47 / V40)

I thought I was on the right track. My verbal was going up, and I was getting faster at the OG questions / more accurate.

Speed by a couple of weeks, I finished the Manhattan sentence correction book and started the advanced Quant Book

Took the MGMAT CAT FREE scored a 680 (Q45/V37).

Then finished the Geometry band advance quant book and took the MGMAT CAT 2 - scores a 630. Put it on a bad day, and decided to use the hard MGMAT questions to practice.


Today I took the MGMAT CAT 3 and scored a 590.

Any idea what to do ? Test is in a month and a half and that's just a bit depressing.
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Re: Practica CAT scores declining [#permalink] New post   26 May 2013, 07:24
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I'm at a loss.

I started with GMATPREP test 1 of 650 (Q46 / V34) without any prior studying.

I then started studying the sentence correction part of the exam as it was my worst performer. 1 week went by and I took the Kaplan Free test and scored a 650.

The following week I reset the GMATPREP 1, took it again and scored a 710 (Q47 / V40)

I thought I was on the right track. My verbal was going up, and I was getting faster at the OG questions / more accurate.

Speed by a couple of weeks, I finished the Manhattan sentence correction book and started the advanced Quant Book

Took the MGMAT CAT FREE scored a 680 (Q45/V37).

Then finished the Geometry band advance quant book and took the MGMAT CAT 2 - scores a 630. Put it on a bad day, and decided to use the hard MGMAT questions to practice.


Today I took the MGMAT CAT 3 and scored a 590.

Any idea what to do ? Test is in a month and a half and that's just a bit depressing.


Hi blablac,

No need to be depressed, your initial scores are really good. Of all these tests that you have taken, GMAT Prep is the most accurate predictor of your abilities. Probably, the lower scores in the last two tests is due to anxiety. Moreover MGMAT tests may result in lower scores for many. I scored 690 on the MGMAT test a mont before my actual GMAT. Just prepare well and address your weaknesses from the last tests, you will do well in the actual GMAT. All the best.

Hope this helps,
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Re: Practica CAT scores declining [#permalink] New post   27 May 2013, 13:49
Hi All,
I have my gmat next week and i was making use of some GMAT club tests today.Getting very low scores :(
Got V 34 and Q34 in 2 of the tests(low score in quant due to consecutive wrong questions of 700 level)...
are the gmat club tests any how representative of GMAT scores?do i need some serious last minute practise ?
I was planning to go slow from tomorrow,considering only 3-4 days are left...pls suggest.
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Re: Practica CAT scores declining [#permalink] New post   27 May 2013, 14:23
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up4gmat wrote:
Hi All,
I have my gmat next week and i was making use of some GMAT club tests today.Getting very low scores :(
Got V 34 and Q34 in 2 of the tests(low score in quant due to consecutive wrong questions of 700 level)...
are the gmat club tests any how representative of GMAT scores?do i need some serious last minute practise ?
I was planning to go slow from tomorrow,considering only 3-4 days are left...pls suggest.


Hi up4gmat,

If you have your GMAT next week then do not take any new test apart from the GMAT Prep tests. If you have already taken the GMAT Prep tests then also I will suggest that you redo them 1-2 times to get more comfortable with the GMAT style language and questions, and the testing platform. No test questions come close to the actual GMAT questions. Apart from doing this review, revisit the questions that you got incorrect from all the tests taken till now and the important official guide questions (the ones in which you faced difficulty). Doin anything new is not advised a week prior to your test. Also try to practice during the day at the scheduled time duration to make your mind comfortable at that time slot on the test day. You are right going slow is the right thing to do. Just review stuff and keep kalm. And above all have confidence in you yourself and your prep. All the best :-)

Hope this helps,
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Re: Practica CAT scores declining [#permalink] New post   27 May 2013, 15:17
Hi Vercules,
Thanks for the valuable inputs.
+1 vercules :)
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