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Need New CATS 27 Feb 2008, 17:52
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Hi all,

I took the GMAT this past weekend and scored a 690 (Q44, V41). I was pleased with the Quant score as I haven't taken a math class in seven years. However, I think I can improve my verbal. I had been scoring in the upper 40s in verbal but slept two hours the night before my test due to nerves. Therefore, I've decided to take the test again in a few weeks. I've heard that business schools only consider your top score so I really have nothing to lose. Does anyone have suggestions of how to obtain new, free CATS that are worthwhile? I've gone through the entire OG, all Kaplan materials, Manhattan GMAT CATs and the Princeton Review CAT online. Any suggestions for additional resources would be great. Thanks!
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Need New CATS 27 Feb 2008, 19:32
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Why don't you buy ManhattanGMAT Sentence Correction book and get some free CATs.
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Need New CATS 27 Feb 2008, 19:42
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You've pretty much done the free ones. The PR book with 4 more tests is only $25 on Amazon. If you can handle the cost of taking the GMAT again, you can handle dropping $25! It's worth getting.
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Need New CATS 28 Feb 2008, 10:11
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If your goal is to score 700+, forget about the PR book and especially its CATs. Those are for the average Joes.
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Need New CATS 28 Feb 2008, 10:25
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Reading your post, it seems youve used the following:
2 from GMATPrep (download from MBA.com)
6 from MGMAT (browser-based)
4 from Kaplan (on their CD)
-Im not familiar with the PR materials, but I think they have 1 free CAT online.

Here are a few that you may not have encountered:

Crack the GMAT, one free to download:
https://www.crack-gmat.com/gmat.htm

800score.com has 5 CATs for $24.95, pretty cheap:
https://800score.com/5testorder.html

Hope that helps. Cant say how indicative all of the referenced CATs are, but as always, GMATPrep seems to be the universal answer for score accuracy. You could always try and re-install that as others have done. I believe theres a post stickied somewhere on how to do so.
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I totally disagree with chineseburned (although I'm dying to know what your name means!!).

I am using PR and am targeting a 700+ score (my second practice score was a 670). I don't feel like it's going to hold me back in the 600s at all.

None of the materials on their own merit will get you 700; you gotta practice your butt off no matter what you're using to hit the high scores.
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I totally disagree with chineseburned (although I'm dying to know what your name means!!).

I am using PR and am targeting a 700+ score (my second practice score was a 670). I don't feel like it's going to hold me back in the 600s at all.

None of the materials on their own merit will get you 700; you gotta practice your butt off no matter what you're using to hit the high scores.
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Well, I thought the PR book wasn't that bad until I took the real test and saw the difference. Especially their Math is so simple that may really mislead you on the real thing. Kaplan on the other hand goes overboard and their CATs are plain confusing. I just started using MGMAT and getting ready for Round 2 and I find their CATs closest to the real thing with very difficult Math problems. Depends what you really want - since I want to get 51 on Q, I should practice mostly hard questions and MGMAT gives you that.

My name....well....let's just say I've been burned with waiting for Chinese Democracy to come out.....but I haven't lost hope....it'll come out....hopefully this year....and it will be a life saver....
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