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[Tests & Quizzes] GMAT Club Reviews
GMAT Club Tests offer hard Quant CAT tests and a smaller number of verbal tests (over 1,100 quant questions and 388 verbal questions). The questions are generally above average difficulty though some easier ones have been introduced as well. You can see the exact distribution of questions here. To learn about the scoring algorithm precision, please see this discussion. Finally, GMAT Club tests require a subscription but 10 days a year, we offer them for free on US public holidays.
[Tests & Quizzes] GMAT Club Reviews
May 14, 2016
GMAT Club Tests are the best to prepare for the real exam. Questions are not only high quality, but also very close with the real exam questions. I gained practice with GMAT club tests. Explanations incude different perspectives and I guess that is the most valuable thing for the preparation tests. I reviewed questions, detected my weaknesses and found lots of questions to improve them. Review part are another useful section in GMAT club test. It is easy to use, user friendly and downloadable which can be again very useful for mee to review at a later time. I feel very lucky to subscribe here and I believe no one will regret to subscribe.
May 09, 2016
The GMAT Club Test were an excellent tool to help in GMAT preparations. The questions were hard but definitely assisted in the GMAT preparation. The explanation for each answer was also very well done. In addition, the breakdown of what you got right and wrong along with time breakdown helps you in figuring out how to come up with a correct strategy in the test. I could say without a doubt that the questions and tests (along with discussions on the GMAT forum of each question) helped tremendously. I would definitely recommend using the GMAT Club Test along with the resources on the GMAT Club Forum to anyone on any level to achieve their best score.
May 04, 2016
I have used for a very long period of time GMAT Club Tests. For my preparations for my latest exam, I have used GMAT Club tests for practice, especially the quant ones. Needless to say, the "predictability" of the tests is outstanding. I had been constantly getting 47-49 on Quant, and I got 49 on the real test.
Just as MGMAT CAT's quant sections are, so are GMAT Club's quant tests in terms of "difficulty". Tests are more "difficult" than the real test, yet studying on "hard mode" makes you more vigilant (most of the questions rely on basic concepts, the mastering of which is crucial in getting a high score).
I really appreciate the effort that was put in creating these tests, as I have noticed that each question CAN be solved not just in 2 ways, but some times in 3 and more ways.
Verbal tests are accurate as well. I scored 30 on the real test, while getting 30-40 on the GMAT Club's tests.
Are the tests worth it? I say yes. Nonetheless, the possibility to buy tests with kudos gives everyone the chance to try GMAT Club's CAT's.
April 21, 2016
Test takers must take club test if they are aiming for 700+ score. Quant part covers all the variety of questions and and are of top notch. It has amazing analytic to gauge your strengths and weaknesses . Question bank is pretty big and will be enough to cover everything.
The only point of criticism is regarding the test being not adaptive. Because of this I was not able to simulate the test centre environment.
Considering everything I think test contain a ton of quant, most of which are algebra and inequalities where plugging in number's won't work. If you are looking for verbal help, than I'd look elsewhere.
April 20, 2016
I had to teach myself math from scratch. It's been a long journey since Khan Academy. Because the "Hard" questions in the GMAT Club Tests bank are incredibly hard, I chose to ease into them by doing all the "Easy" and "Medium" questions first. Of the ones I got wrong, I would redo them again until I was comfortable with the concepts being tested. Real GMAT quant feels much easier now and let's be honest, fear is a huge factor in why people bomb the test.
These questions will sharpen make you pay attention, be more precise, and teach you a ton of math concepts you won't have seen elsewhere.
April 19, 2016
These are the absolute best resources for Quant prep. You get all you need and get the best reviewing dashboards possible! Go for it! After a couple of attempts at the exam where I ran out of time in the Quant section, I figured that timing was one area I had to improve on.
GMATCLUB tests are perfect for improving your timing as they provide the right mix of thought provoking questions while also helping to improve your timing progressively.
The tests also seem to be updated regularly with newer content in line with the questions more commonly seen on the GMAT.
April 16, 2016
In my first attempt at gmat I got a low score of 630.I got disheartened but then I came to know about the gmat club test series and quizzes.I purchased the test series and started practicing. The questions in the test series are similar to what comes in the actual gmat test.The test series help us to analyse where we stand and what all areas we need to work on.Time management which is the most important requirement of gmat can be learned with the help of the gmat club tests.The question banks contain question of all levels(500,600,700) so no other source is required to practice.
In my second attempt I got 700 all thanks to gmat club tests.
March 21, 2016
Always prepares you best for the real gmat. This test has compilation of some very good questions.However the tests doesn't have any real gmat type algorithm.But the quality of questions are real good and are well for the real test perspective.Always prepares you best for the real gmat. This test has compilation of some very good questions.However the tests doesn't have any real gmat type algorithm.But the quality of questions are real good and are well for the real test perspective.Good practice on these test may help you to get 51 in QA.
Regards
Karan
March 13, 2016
The Gmat Club tests are a must have if you are aiming for a 700+ score. I had taken my last GmatClub CAT before November 2015, hence this review doesn't cover whatever improvements have been done after that time.
The quant part of the CAT have the best questions that you will find anywhere. And it's not just the questions themselves, the explanations provided also help you uncover many shortcuts and help strengthen your core concepts. Admittedly, I found them to be a little harder than the GMAT quant questions, but that should help you be better prepared for the final test. And also, you can take the quant section or verbal section one at a time, which gives great flexibility when you are hard pressed for time.
Now the not so good thing about the tests... Although the questions themselves were top notch, the scoring algorithm seemed to be a little off. My quant scores in the CATs were a little spread out (45-50) and the hard questions keep coming at you from around the first 5 questions, which wouldn't usually happen in the real exam. So you might find yourself running out of time, but again, this should be good for practice.
And the really bad part about the tests? The verbal section! To me it was utter waste of time. I completed 3 verbal CATs and scored V30/31 in all of them (I'm really not that bad). Quite a few of the answers seemed debatable and few questions were not very GMAT like.
With all these pros and cons, I used my GmatClub tests subscription for 6 months and then I had renewed it for another 6 months. Simply because practicing the quant section really helped boost my confidence. The first time I got a Q50 in the GmatClub tests I felt like NOW i'm ready for the actual GMAT. I had used the GmatClub tests along with MGMAT/Veritas tests to practice the CATs, and I will suggest the same strategy to others appearing for the GMAT.
March 12, 2016
I have been preparing for GMAT for quite sometime now and recently started taking the GMAT Club tests. Needless to say, the quant tests are very much on the GMAT format. Despite not being adaptive they are still close predictor of your level on the GMAT. because of the following reasons:
1. A mix of questions from all levels -500, 600 and 700 like the GMAT
2. More heavy on the 700 side in terms of applications to prepare you for the worst to come on the exam
These questions have been very thoughtfully crafted and they tend to check the clarity of concepts in a disguised manner which exposes the test taker to their weaknesses.
The fact that Bunuel has given the explanation for each and every question makes it a delight to study and see how a tough looking question can be tackled with such simplicity. So I would give the quant tests a 10/10.
Issues: For the quant section, the only issue I faced is when i switch to study mode from test taking mode a pop up keeps coming after sometime and doesn't allow me to complete the test in study mode.
Verbal: Since the quant tests have set such a high standard the verbal tests were a disappointment for me. One of the reasons can be, there is no dedicated resource like Bunuel for the verbal section. I took 2 verbal tests and found that a lot of explanations were not clear enough and when people did ask queries, they were not answered. Also, I felt the questions in verbal section were not very much GMAT like. Some of them were even ambiguous in terms of what they were asking or trying to imply. So, I feel there is a lot of scope for improvement there.
Thanks for the review! What has seemed to work the best for your Verbal Prep?
My last attempt I got 690 (44Q / 40V) (after a 670 and my first attempt which I'll just say was a mulligan...) and I'm hoping to ideally gain a couple points in each section.
Don't get me wrong I was happy for the most part, but...I stupidly lost 1.5+ minutes on the quant section after a slow sign-in & brain-fry / skewed sense of time, all of which definitely could have prevented me from reaching 700-territory. 690 is good, but it's so dang competitive these days & I wasn't accepted at my two schools of choice (NYU & Columbia) - of course the most important result...
I've had some of the same feelings about GMAT-Club & other online verbal sources; I've been especially disheartened when I notice several legitimate gripes about a fair amount of Verbal answer rationales and even straight-up typos, comma issues etc.
I think I'll sign up for another run on the GMAT Club tests / quizzes primarily for the great Quant, although I still don't have a good Verbal source (aside from the few remaining 'New' 2016 OG / Review questions & a handful of Magoosh questions). To qualify my 'gripes' above, I have found that Magoosh and of course OG answers & explanations have made sense, or I made a dumb mistake etc.
Anyway thanks again for your review, and if you (or anyone reading this) has any recommendations for the best verbal questions / answers & explanations, please let me know!
Thanks:-D
Hey guys so I have recently taken up the gmat exam and I have tried the practice test series of Manhattan , Veritas and Kaplan along with the mba.com two free practice test and my rankings would be as follows:
1. GMAT Prep Official Software : This mimics the actual gmat test as close as possible and would give you the best possible estimate where you might land on the actual gmat. The questions are relevant and the scoring too.
2. Manhattan Test series : They have a very good question bank and prepares you really well for the actual exam. The scoring system is also pretty much accurate.
3. Veritas Test series : This is equivalent to Manhattan. I have just put it after manhattan because the questions may be a just little less competent than the manhattan. I say this because after you have given a couple of tests one or two question in the subsequent tests may be repeated or are very much similar that you know the answers without solving them. The scoring is also pretty much accurate. The advantage of Veritas over manhattan is that the analysis after the test that it provides-pretty detailed and helpful.
4. Kaplan Test : The questions of this test are equally good compared to manhattan. However, the scoring system seems to be inflated. So if you are giving the test in order to boost your morale then this might be a good pick :-p . The test taking experience and questions are on par with the other test series.
I hope the post helps!
Happy preparations and best of luck for GMAT.
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