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Scored a 640 on real gmat but scored 660 on manhattan?

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Scored a 640 on real gmat but scored 660 on manhattan? [#permalink] New post   01 Oct 2010, 15:57
I have scored a 660 on Manhattan and 620 and a 630 on Kaplan’s cats. Should I retake the gmat or is a 640 the score i should have received?
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Re: Scored a 640 on real gmat but scored 660 on manhattan? [#permalink] New post   01 Oct 2010, 18:49
There's a lot of variables that come into play. What was the breakdown of your scores? Did you take the GMATPrep CATs? How long did you prep for? Were you nervous on test day? Nerves could have played a part. Without more information it's hard to judge whether you should have scored better. I got 660s on a few MGMAT CATs and ended up with a 700 on the real thing. But with other people, its been the opposite.
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Re: Scored a 640 on real gmat but scored 660 on manhattan? [#permalink] New post   01 Oct 2010, 19:29
Based on your practice scores, it looks like your final score was in the right range for the type of prep you had completed. If you think you could improve by putting in a bit more effort, then by all means keep studying and try again, but this doesn't seem to be a case of your having performed poorly compared to your abilities.

My lowest practice score was a 740, and I walked away with a 700 on test day. If that was your situation, I would absolutely recommend you try again! (Full disclosure- I opted not to retake, as I am only applying to PT programs)

Good luck with your apps!
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Re: Scored a 640 on real gmat but scored 660 on manhattan? [#permalink] New post   01 Oct 2010, 20:28
You should only retake if you can put in about 6 weeks of effort and improve ur score by a good 40~60 points. Sometimes, retaking can hurt ur app if you do not improve substantially or score lower.
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Re: Scored a 640 on real gmat but scored 660 on manhattan? [#permalink] New post   01 Oct 2010, 23:33
not sure if you ran across this nifty tool, if not check it out --
https://gmatclub.com/gmat-score-calculator/
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Re: Scored a 640 on real gmat but scored 660 on manhattan? [#permalink] New post   09 Jul 2011, 03:40
Dear all,

I am wondering what I can expect from test day since I see a large (positive) deviation between MGMAT tests (AWA included, timed sessions) to the official prep material:

in chronological order:

May 11: GMAT Prep 1 - 550 (think it was Q 36, V 30)
Mid June 11: GMAT Prep 2 - 590 (Q 38, V 34)
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Mid June 11: MGMAT free test - 690 (Q 44, V 39)
July 11: MGMAT 1 - 650 (Q 44, V 35)
Today: MGMAT 2 - 710 (Q 46, V 41)

I actually thought that MGMAT is considered more difficult than real GMAT while official GMAT prep is perceived easier (by the way: Kaplan offered a 580 two weeks ago). My scores however seem somewhat inconsistent with that assumption! Does anybody have an idea or advice?

Thanks a lot!
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Re: Scored a 640 on real gmat but scored 660 on manhattan? [#permalink] New post   09 Jul 2011, 11:35
timogrund wrote:
Dear all,

I am wondering what I can expect from test day since I see a large (positive) deviation between MGMAT tests (AWA included, timed sessions) to the official prep material:

in chronological order:

May 11: GMAT Prep 1 - 550 (think it was Q 36, V 30)
Mid June 11: GMAT Prep 2 - 590 (Q 38, V 34)
---
Mid June 11: MGMAT free test - 690 (Q 44, V 39)
July 11: MGMAT 1 - 650 (Q 44, V 35)
Today: MGMAT 2 - 710 (Q 46, V 41)

I actually thought that MGMAT is considered more difficult than real GMAT while official GMAT prep is perceived easier (by the way: Kaplan offered a 580 two weeks ago). My scores however seem somewhat inconsistent with that assumption! Does anybody have an idea or advice?

Thanks a lot!


I feel that if you are scoring a Q 46 on quant in MGMAT you should be scoring a Q 47-49 on the GMATPREP/REAL GMAT based off of Quant skill. BUT, the GMATPREP and REAL GMAT seem to be more a bit more tricky in the way they word problems and can easily confuse someone who is rushing into answering a misunderstood question.

So my best advice would be to make sure you are reading the quant questions and understanding WHAT they are asking you to solve on the GMATPREP/REAL GMAT, if you review your GMATPREPs you'll see you probably made a lot of dumb mistakes but that you knew the content. (This is what I feel messed up my Quant score so don't let it happen to you).

As for Verbal, I think the Verbal score can flunctuate the most. Just make sure you have a clear head going in and build up your test taking stamina by taking more practice test in real-time settings including essays. Verbal is the last section so you want to make sure you're not feeling drained by the time it comes around because it will be the biggest determinant of your overall score.

All that said though, I would expect you to score about a 700 +/- 20points.
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