Could something in the wording of their questions just not be clicking with me? Has anyone had a similar experience with Manhattan Prep? I'm not understanding the score differences. Today (Official Practice) - Q44, V47 - 750 Last weekend - Q41, V34 (Manhattan) - 620 I have the following practice test scores:Ĭat 4 (Official Practice) - Q45, V44 - 720 GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made, (meaning that they would likely all appear to be better than they actually are).īefore I can offer you any additional advice for your studies, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:ġ) How long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?Ģ) What study materials have you used so far?ģ) On what dates did you take EACH of your CATs/mocksĥ) When are you planning to take the GMAT?Ħ) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?

Unfortunately, seeing even a couple of repeats can 'throw off' the Scoring Algorithm and impact your pacing, energy levels, fatigue, etc. You listed 2 Official CAT results - did you take either of those CATs before? I ask because retaking a CAT that you've already taken is NOT a realistic way to assess your skills - since you will likely see some 'repeat' questions that you have already faced. The MGMAT CATs are generally regarded as being a little tougher than the real thing, but a 130 point difference seems dubious, so we'll have to consider more than just the 'brand' of practice CAT that you're taking. The most realistic CATs available are the 6 from GMAC, 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). 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 scoring algorithm on the Official GMAT is far more complicated than most people realize.

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