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Verbal Has Gotten Harder from PowerPrep to GMAT Prep 18 Nov 2006, 18:05
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Verbal has gotten harder since Pearson Vue taking over, or maybe ETS changed the scoring algorithim while changing vendors. I am a native English speaker who scored 44-45 consistently on PowerPrep and the Princeton Review CD that I had. Then all of a sudden GMAT Prep comes out, and I have trouble breaking 40, even on my official exam. Something definitely has changed.



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Verbal has gotten harder since Pearson Vue taking over, or maybe ETS changed the scoring algorithim while changing vendors. I am a native English speaker who scored 44-45 consistently on PowerPrep and the Princeton Review CD that I had. Then all of a sudden GMAT Prep comes out, and I have trouble breaking 40, even on my official exam. Something definitely has changed.
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Now what exactly is GmatPrep? I'm sorry if I sound naive, but Gmatprep appeared to me to be some test-prep company. I have heard the name somewhere..
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Verbal has gotten harder since Pearson Vue taking over, or maybe ETS changed the scoring algorithim while changing vendors. I am a native English speaker who scored 44-45 consistently on PowerPrep and the Princeton Review CD that I had. Then all of a sudden GMAT Prep comes out, and I have trouble breaking 40, even on my official exam. Something definitely has changed.

Now what exactly is GmatPrep? I'm sorry if I sound naive, but Gmatprep appeared to me to be some test-prep company. I have heard the name somewhere..
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Sir, Gmat prep Cd is sent to u when u block a slot for the gmat.............Previously it was called power prep..............courtesy ETS.............now since the vendor has changed..................the new name is Gmat prep..............
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Verbal has gotten harder since Pearson Vue taking over, or maybe ETS changed the scoring algorithim while changing vendors. I am a native English speaker who scored 44-45 consistently on PowerPrep and the Princeton Review CD that I had. Then all of a sudden GMAT Prep comes out, and I have trouble breaking 40, even on my official exam. Something definitely has changed.

Now what exactly is GmatPrep? I'm sorry if I sound naive, but Gmatprep appeared to me to be some test-prep company. I have heard the name somewhere..

Sir, Gmat prep Cd is sent to u when u block a slot for the gmat.............Previously it was called power prep..............courtesy ETS.............now since the vendor has changed..................the new name is Gmat prep..............
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Right OK.. by the way do you know if GMatprep has different questions than on the earlier Powerprep format? I haven't downloaded Powerprep (or gmatprep) which we get for free on booking the test..
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Verbal has gotten harder since Pearson Vue taking over, or maybe ETS changed the scoring algorithim while changing vendors. I am a native English speaker who scored 44-45 consistently on PowerPrep and the Princeton Review CD that I had. Then all of a sudden GMAT Prep comes out, and I have trouble breaking 40, even on my official exam. Something definitely has changed.

Now what exactly is GmatPrep? I'm sorry if I sound naive, but Gmatprep appeared to me to be some test-prep company. I have heard the name somewhere..

Sir, Gmat prep Cd is sent to u when u block a slot for the gmat.............Previously it was called power prep..............courtesy ETS.............now since the vendor has changed..................the new name is Gmat prep..............

Right OK.. by the way do you know if GMatprep has different questions than on the earlier Powerprep format? I haven't downloaded Powerprep (or gmatprep) which we get for free on booking the test..
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No clue...................download it naa
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Verbal has gotten harder since Pearson Vue taking over, or maybe ETS changed the scoring algorithim while changing vendors. I am a native English speaker who scored 44-45 consistently on PowerPrep and the Princeton Review CD that I had. Then all of a sudden GMAT Prep comes out, and I have trouble breaking 40, even on my official exam. Something definitely has changed.

Now what exactly is GmatPrep? I'm sorry if I sound naive, but Gmatprep appeared to me to be some test-prep company. I have heard the name somewhere..

Sir, Gmat prep Cd is sent to u when u block a slot for the gmat.............Previously it was called power prep..............courtesy ETS.............now since the vendor has changed..................the new name is Gmat prep..............

Right OK.. by the way do you know if GMatprep has different questions than on the earlier Powerprep format? I haven't downloaded Powerprep (or gmatprep) which we get for free on booking the test..

No clue...................download it naa
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Verbal Has Gotten Harder from PowerPrep to GMAT Prep 20 Nov 2006, 04:59
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IMHO powerprep scoring was NOT an accurate estimate of the actual exam, whereas GMATPrep is really similar to the real thing
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Verbal Has Gotten Harder from PowerPrep to GMAT Prep Updated on: 21 Nov 2006, 08:35
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Well I had scored the same on PowerPrep and the Old Princeton Review which supposedly was the best verbal indicator for the test before it was administered by Pearson-Vue. I had scored an average on 45 on those. I only scored a 40 on GMAT Prep-I am not verbally challenged. I scored a 780 on my Verbal SAT. Something definitely changed between vendor 1 and vendor 2
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The best verbal and quant indicator is GMATPrep.... :)



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