Unrealistic CAT ?

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I have been trying to give some CATs as final practice before the actual thing. So far tried a couple of sources, (a) the mba dot com official prep software and (b) Manhattan GMAT online test (which buying a book gave me access to).

I have pretty much prepared solely from the OG + some note making from Manhattan sentence correction guide. And the CAT on the manhattan site was quite a shock to me. The math questions on the test were incredibly hard, much tougher than the mba dot com ones so too were many of the verbal ones

As as example on my CAT with the official software I got 3 wrong on math and 4 wrong in verbal; but the same test in the Manhattan site I got 8 wrong in math and 11 wrong in verbal. Strangely enough, thanks to the adaptive nature of the test, both evaluated me with the exact same overall score of 770 .... though at this point I am seriously doubting any merit in another CAT on the manhattan website. Is it even realistic vis-a-vis the questions of the GMAT ?

gurpreetsingh · Answer

770 on gmatprep is great. It seems you are ready for the battle.

Mgmat quant is harder than gmatprep and that's why I think they are not strict in scoring you. You got the same score on both the exams. I m sure if you keep everything positive you will score 750+ for sure.

Good luck and do not worry about your mgmat score, gmatprep are best for the evaluation.

bb · Answer

Fantastic scores! Take a look here for comparison: https://gmatclub.com/gmat-score-calculator/

gurpreetsingh · Answer

If I have to compare only Mgmat and real gmat, all the others tests are at 200. They be counted as 200 or they will be excluded from the analysis??

bb · Answer

At 200, all others are excluded.

shaselai · Answer

great scores! the official diagnostic is the "best" since it is from the source but it is still a practice so dont be overconfident. Good luck on the real thing

iamgrunt · Answer

Congrats, I'd go for it. I'd be more worried if there was a bigger disparity... Like I got 770 on Powerprep but then 720 on the official prep

sandeep800 · Answer

Congrats dear!!u r really getting gr8 scores and that too in MGMAT!!have u scheduled ur GMAT?Go Ahead and Come with flying colors...Will be waiting for ur debrief... All the Best..

shrouded1 · Answer

scheduled for 11 sep .. this saturday ... fingers crossed

Dawgie · Answer

I'm taking it soon too, what are you going to be doing on Friday and Saturday morning?

sandeep800 · Answer

I will say u guys to dont stress out too much now on solving questions or just take on more CAT since 3 days left only...looking out the strategy of earlier solved tricky questions and revising the basic concept formulas will be good.....

shrouded1 · Answer

My test is 9am Saturday To be honest I am trying to get hold of season 7 of entourage, I like to relax just before exams

.. thats my Friday plan ... with maybe 1 or 2 hours of verbal revision and maybe write do some AWA

shaselai · Answer

good luck man! remember to relax the day before. if you dont know something by then cramming wont help but make you more nervous. arrive at site ~1 hour before to relax and go over final notes and have fun!

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