Study Plan (Knewton?)

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shaselai · Answer

knewton's baseline is either your highest real gmat score or the sample test they give you (if you dont have gmat score). I tried knewton after my first exam for a different perspective - i did everything i "could" selfstudy wise so that's why i tried knewton. I would suggest taking the gmat first then try knewton but if you are press for time and have only time for 1 gmat test then maybe knewton might be good for you..

whiplash2411 · Answer

I agree with shaselai. Knewton has the 50 point money back guarantee and I've heard a lot of good reviews about them. I think by focusing on verbal, you might be able to bring your verbal up to a 40 or so quite easily from this baseline score you achieved on your MGMAT CATs. Try using the MGMAT SC Guide and do it thoroughly. CR can be improved by using Powerscore from what most users on the forum seem to say. I'd suggest that you self study and take the GMAT on your own before you enroll in a course unless you're really hard pressed for time. Hope this helps!

Cclay · Answer

I agree that the sound of a score guarantee is very appealing. Before taking any course because of their guarantee, however, I would make sure to read the fine print. There are often a lot of caveats to score guarantees that you might not be aware of right off the bat. Just make sure to read the full terms of the guarantee here (including the fine print!): https://www.knewton.com/terms-and-conditions#guarantee

Also, for our own explanation as to why we don't give score guarantees, be sure to read our blog post on the subject: https://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... uarantees/

Best,
Caitlin Clay
Student Services Associate
Manhattan GMAT

shaselai · Answer

i took knewton and liked it. depending on your situation the 50pt guarantee might or might not matter. It is the cheapest service but there are other options too.

chrisatknewton · Answer

Nick, thanks for considering Knewton, and thanks to everyone else for chiming in. I'm Chris Rosenbaum, Director of Test Prep at Knewton.

The Knewton Money-Back Guarantee sets 50 points as just the beginning of the conversation in terms of score gains. Any company can claim XX-pt average score increase and show a few sky-high testimonials, but that says nothing about what you as a potential student can count on for yourself. The value of an across-the-board guarantee like ours is that it's something that all Knewton students can hang their hat on.

The cynical view is that requirements (aka 'fine print') exist to trap students from getting their money back. But the main reason we want students to meet those requirements is NOT to qualify for the guarantee, but rather to do the work that can lead to test success. I appreciate MGMAT linking to our T&C's, there's nothing to hide: go to class, do the homework, take the CATs. You have to practice to improve, and you have to practice to hit the requirements, so it's all in line.

It's all well and good for prep companies without guarantees to try to poke holes in them. But according to the MGMAT article cited above, logic would follow that MGMAT should at least have a guarantee for students who have taken the real GMAT. And they should evidently have even larger guarantees for students at the middle of the normal curve. And evidently requirements don't help to push students to go to class and practice (aren't those good things?). But they have none of that, because Money-Back Guarantees are expensive if you're not great (even more so for a bricks-and-mortar company). It's a simple ledger calculation: other prep companies cannot afford meaningful guarantees. Otherwise, they would have had them by now.

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