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| All Reviews > [Tests] GMAC Official GMAT Prep Exams Reviews |
[Tests] GMAC Official GMAT Prep Exams Reviews
October 04, 2024
Strengths:
1. Introduction to the topics of Quants, Verbal & Data Insights.
Would make the product better:
I would prefer they improve their data insight section even more and add more challenging questions to their question bank.
The Official practice questions are great since they are GMAT themselves and are great to introduce you to the GMAT exam. The verbal section I think is the most useful out of them as the questions are of high level. The quants section is not that useful compared to the online courses. The data Insights questions are decent and they give the initial glance of the questions. All this combined with the two free tests they provide gives you a head start in preparation. If you need more preparation you can buy the remaining official test. If you are new to GMAT this is a must-buy. Good Luck with your preparation.
July 15, 2024
They are the most realistic score predictor for the GMAT. take the exam in real test like conditions and don't pause. Use these 4 tests wisely as they are costly and even if you reset them, you will see no repeats.
Also network you work on should be good because these test get stuck too often otherwise
Give one official mock before starting the prep to gauge the starting point or level and look for areas that need improvement. After that, give the official mocks at later stages for great practice and fine tune test strategy. Go for it without any thought. worth it !!
February 26, 2023
These mocks feel like the real GMAT tests. The scoring algorithm is exactly same as the real test. The UI is what one would expect to see in the real exam.
These are exact replica for your test day experience.
This is good as writing the GMAT for various reasons-
1. Interface - This is the same interface that covers same font, resolution, GUI, language, tools etc
2. Questions - These are as adaptive as it can get, since GMAC uses the same algorithm
3. Instructions - Reading instructions here will save you energy during the real test
4. Familiarity - It's important to avoid doing new things during exams. These mocks will give you something familiar during the test
This is a must buy product for at least the mock tests.
June 01, 2022
There are no other mocks like the official practice tests. The scoring algorithm is as close as it gets, to the real test. But the customer support is below par and my test constantly kept crashing. Many other users reported the same issue. The UI is what one would expect to see in the real exam.
Some questions might be repeated from old Official Guides, leading to an inflated score. The practice question packs are worth it only for verbal section as quant can be appropriately practiced with the Gmat Club's Quant tests ( got a Q50 in my first attempt with those).
Overall a must buy product for the mock tests only.
January 06, 2021
By far this is the most realistic score predictor for the GMAT. Use these 4 tests wisely as they are costly and even if you reset them, you will see few repeats. take the exam in real test like conditions and dont pause.
I got little lower in the GMAT exam than in the prep tests maybe because of a bad day, but still no other company has predicted the results better.
One bad thing is they do not provide any insights or solutions.
Ensure the network you work on is good because these test get stuck too often if the bandwidth is slow.
Overall, best product..
April 28, 2020
I got GMAC tests with the official guide 2020 and its really helpful for me. The tests are to some extent closet to the Actual GMAT exam and provides similar experience.
I would recommend that one should opt for the GMAC Test series if not availed earlier. It will be of great help in scoring competitive marks on the exam day.
The question bank given on wiley website is also useful and it will give an option to those preparing it from other GMAT courses and this will gives us more questions to practice and get acquainted with the actual exam format and difficulty.
October 29, 2019
The exam is really accurate and gives the correct score of what you might get in the real exam, +/- 10 points. The analysis is a problem, I had to look for each incorrect question on the GMAT Club, it would if explanation is mentioned there only, or at least a link to the thread would suffice. Also I felt that questions were king of repeated after 2 tests, so basically give the first 2 tests with full preparation, since after that, you cannot be sure of the score, if questions are repeated.
These tests should be taken seriously and not be treated as normal practice mocks, since they give the actual level where you stand with respect to your preparation.
September 10, 2019
The test provides an amazing insight on the current level of your performance. I suggest that one should go through all the answers that are available in this forum.
If one starts practicing the test at the same time as their actual gmat, it would be really useful. if one can match the test conditions , then an actual feel of the exam can be felt.
This practice test is the closest it can get to the real one. Its adaptive like the real test. My friend who took the gmat said that the score variation with this exam and the actual is at max 10 points.
So yea, its an amazing product
October 09, 2018
After a long GMAT study, I highly recommend every test taker to invest in GMAT Prep Collection, which should consist of Office Practice Exams 3-6 and a number of practice questions.
In the bundle, you can find GMAT-like problems, which is very limited; those questions are delicately designed to give students valuable insights and knowledge to excel in the actual test. My advice is to gradually study them and reflect on key learnings for every question you tackle.
Although mock exams from GMAC are the best representative of your actual score, it can deviate by +/- 30 points or more regardless.
July 16, 2017
I bought the prep collection and it really helped me with practice. One complaint I do have is the problems seemed on the easier side. Actual GMAT Quant, for example, had tougher questions.. Similarly, the quant questions are easier than GMAT Prep default questions. PS and DS questions were helpful as I could review them post exam. But no explanations are provided which means I had to scour the internet for explanations. The verbal questions are on par with the actual test. They also introduced the feature where you can change section order, which adds to the flexibility of the program. I wish they provided strong analytics lke those provided by other leading companies.
I do not agree. In my opinion, office practice exams are completely different from the real test. I bought exams 3 & 4, scored Q50 on both, then I sat for the real test 2 days later and got Q41. Waste of money.
Hi Kaczet
Sorry to hear that you scored a Q41 on your GMAT exam, I am sure you will see an improvement next time around. Certainly, there are many factors at play in the real-life environment of the actual test; perhaps you can share with me more about your experience and your overall preparation of GMAT, thank you.