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Who found themselves scoring hiring on real gmat than prac? Updated on: 09 Jun 2008, 11:51
Originally posted by jimmyjamesdonkey on 09 Jun 2008, 10:10.
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Who found themselves scoring higher on real gmat than practice?
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Who found themselves scoring hiring on real gmat than prac? 09 Jun 2008, 10:34
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I scored in the mid 500s on practice kaplan tests and scored a 650 on the first GMAT. I have yet to retake.

I've also heard it is typical of Kaplan's scoring because it's just bad. Anyone bother telling Kaplan their scoring system isn't very good?
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Who found themselves scoring hiring on real gmat than prac? 09 Jun 2008, 11:52
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Makes sense...I've heard Kaplan sucks as well...Anyone score higher than what they did on GMATPrep?
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Who found themselves scoring hiring on real gmat than prac? 09 Jun 2008, 12:52
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I did. I scored 710-730 on GMATpreps first pass and 770 on actual.
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Who found themselves scoring hiring on real gmat than prac? 09 Jun 2008, 12:57
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Tarmac, what do you believe impacted such a difference? Do you think GMATPrep is just harder than the real thing, or you were pumped for the real thing?
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Who found themselves scoring hiring on real gmat than prac? 09 Jun 2008, 13:12
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Honestly, I think I was just pumped up. I didn't learn much new material in the week before the actual test.
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Who found themselves scoring hiring on real gmat than prac? 10 Jun 2008, 11:10
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Honestly, I think I was just pumped up. I didn't learn much new material in the week before the actual test.
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Wow, I didn't know that adrenaline was worth 40-60 on GMAT. :wink:
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I did. My range of gmatprep was from 540 to 760, most of them around 640-680. Actial thing was 690.
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Who found themselves scoring hiring on real gmat than prac? 11 Jun 2008, 10:07
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Opposite. I was scoring 720-740 on GMATPrep and Manhattan but only got a 700 on the actual test. Maybe its because I had to reschedule the test a month early due to international travel for work and only had one day to mentally prepare....probably bombed because of the stress!
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Who found themselves scoring hiring on real gmat than prac? 12 Jun 2008, 02:33
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My GMATPrep scores were pretty comparable to my eventual GMAT score. My last 4 GMATPreps were 760, 760, 770, and 760 and I eventually scored 760 on the real thing.