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Hi thenikhilseth,

There are a variety of factors that can impact your performance on a practice CAT/mock, including the time of day that you begin the Test, how well-rested you, possible distractions that you might be facing, etc. In addition, you have to consider the "brand" of practice CAT that you're taking.

The scoring algorithm on the Official GMAT is far more complicated than most people realize. Since that algorithm is proprietary, no GMAT company has an exact match for it, thus CAT scores can vary a bit based on the 'biases' involved in their respective designs. The most realistic CATs available are the 6 from GMAC (the 2 free CATs, and each of the 2 that come with Exam Pack 1 and Exam Pack 2), but the CATs from Kaplan, MGMAT and Veritas are all 'close enough' to the real thing that they will provide you with a relatively realistic score assessment (assuming that you correctly take the CAT in a realistic fashion). Have you taken any of the 6 Official CATs yet? If you have, then how did you score (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores)?

Beyond those issues, I'd also like to know a bit more about your overall timeline and goals:

1) What is your overall goal score?
2) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
3) What Schools are you planning to apply to?

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