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I think the Quant tests of GMAT club are a must in everyone's GMAT prep. They helped me improve my score from Q48--> Q50. The questions are harder than the actual exam but they helped me improve my time management. For my first attempt, I used only Manhattan and the Official Guide for quant practice. Manhattan was extremely difficult and did not imo have questions with the same traps and scenarios that the GMAT quant section does. GMAT club questions were closer to the actual exam. Highly recommend it. The Verbal however, I found a bit lacking. Its good for practice and getting comfortable with the exam but there are courses with better Verbal prep out there. the Quant is 10/10 but the Verbal falls slightly short.
Initially, I used only GMATPrep, OG, and Manhattan Prep for my preparation but I was seeing very little improvement in my Quant score. Later, I started using GMATClub and since then have seen a significant improvement in my understanding of several quant concepts. I also used GMATClub to find detailed explanations of problems on the GMATPrep exams as well as Manhattan Prep exams, specifically, the explanations posted by the moderators, Bunuel and Chetan2u.
I got a quant score of 49 on my last exam after using GMATClub tests. I am hoping to pull it up to 50 soon!
I think besides GMATPrep, GMATClub tests come closest to actual GMAT exam problems and if therefore, a great tool to use when you are looking for additional practice problems.
The quant section of these tests is excellent, with lots of unusual problems that improve your thinking skills. Occasionally they do spit out a question that contains material beyond what the scope of the actual test
The verbal section is not that useful for advanced verbal scores - say anything over 42 - because the questions are just too inconsistent and unclear. The "correct" answers in quite a lot of the 700 level SC contain a lot of badly written or even incorrect language/grammar. Some of the CR have 2 viable options in the answer choices or are generally unclear. RC is usually decent. (note that my verbal scores in official test prep are currently in the 44-49 range, so definitely at the upper end of the scale, and I don't have so many clarity issues in with the OG questions. OG questions can usually be pretty easily narrowed down to one answer choice and I don't find this the case with many of the 700 level gmat questions on this test)
If you are in the high level verbal range, these CATS may give you inconsistent verbal score depending on the questions they spit out.
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After covering all the basics and advanced topics in quant and verbal.I was looking for practice test series which can really help me to understand my preparedness and my competencies for GMAT exam.I had tried few free test series but I found 'The GMAT club test' as the best one with different range of questions and with the best review analysis model.
Subscribing GMAT club test was a paradigm shift in my preparation to GMAT and it helped me to focus on my weak areas.I recommend the subscribers 'The GMAT Club tests' as must to have if you are aiming for a 700+ score.The question types are challenging and most likely at a higher difficulty level than the actual GMAT.
The GMAT club test was a practice ground for me to understand my strengths and weak areas.The reviews for the solutions are self-sufficient to have in-depth knowledge of the subject and unleash the methods to learn shortcuts.The quant part of the CAT have the best questions.With this preparation,on the day of exam I could really do well with confidence and secured a decent score.
I hope the post helps!
Happy preparations and best of luck for GMAT.
I have used almost all of the GMAT Resources, been studying for over a year and this journey would have ended very quickly if it had not been for GMATClub. I honestly just love the sheer volume of questions that you get on GMATClub and the forum is one of the best parts about it where people can talk about how they feel is best to answer a question. Sometimes I do believe the solutions aren't the best ones and certain questions are either too difficult or just would not show up on the GMAT, but nonetheless this is a very very valuable resource. I went from a 670 to a 710 and am retaking it again hopefully for a 750.
GMAT club has tremendous number of good questions and a lot of good practice material. Have been using it for a ling time and I have really helped me develop my Quant skills. I would recommend it to everyone who wants to reach the 50/51 mark. It has good level questions and better explanations. The CAT's and quizes are other good features which allow you to do a full length quant section/ focus on your weak areas and try to improve them. The level of questions is very similar to GMAR style and that helps build your confidence. The CAT section is amazing and the score in those section will reflect in your final exam.
The GMAT Club Tests are a must to achieve a great score in the GMAT, especially math. Since I am a non-native English speaker, when I started my GMAT preparation, my focus was on the verbal part; however, a month before my test, I realized that my math was really bad because it has been a long time since I've practiced it. So I started studying using only the GMAT Club Tests and the posts that are related to the tests (you can also find the theory in the posts). Before my GMAT exam, I managed to practice approximately 12 math CATs, which helped me familiarize with the topics, relearn theory and get used to the timing of the test. Unfortunately, I only got 48 in the real test, but that's because of some interruptions during the test and a bad timing strategy (I had to guess the last 4 questions!). I'm confident that the scores in these CATs are quite similar to the real GMAT. In the last CATs that I took, I was scoring from 48 to 50 so scoring 48 in the real test was OK, considering that some external factors prejudicated my performance. The verbal tests were also quite good; however, the quality of the answers was not as good as that of the math. To sum it up, you need these test in your life as soon as possible! Since they are so many, you can even use 4 of them to have wide diagnostic of your level in both math and verbal. Good luck!
I registered on Gmatclub 4 months ago and I'm still preparing here. Actually, it's even not necessary to use any other source of knowledge. Here I found a lot of difficult problems with comprehensive solutions, good mates, who can explain difficulties. My mates said that tasks from this forum are extremely similar to real GMAT and I really like the fact that I can practise on such different and complicated problems. Also, I would like to mention that Verbal tasks are also well developed and provide good explanations for each question.
I haven't passed my exam yet, but now I feel much confidence after this 6-month studying plan. Good Luck to everyone!
The question types are challenging and most likely at a higher difficulty level than the actual GMAT. The questions are good for practicing difficult questions and gauging what sections need the most work. The question pack is good for those who are at the high 600-low 700 level looking to improve their scores. If you are able to answer the higher level quant questions on this website than that is a pretty good indicator that you will do well on the actualy GMAT. The verbal section needs work. Some of the Critical Reasoning and Sentence Correction questions are written poorly and do not reflect the verbal style of the actual GMAT.
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I have used GMAT Club Tests. I find these tests really useful. Not only i get to increase my quant solving speed but these tests are useful in learning quant tricks and strategy too. It is more efficient to learn from questions than from quant strategy books. GMAT CLUB Tests boosted my confidence. I have been studying GMAT from almost a year, i read almost every book but i was not able to apply strategy during tests. I used to get panic and chickened out from exam. I discussed my issue with my friends who had already appeared for GMAT and scored high in GMAT. They suggested me to use GMAT Club Tests. GCT really helped me. I would recommend GCT to every person who is appearing for GMAT and want to boost quant score. I haven't used GCT Verbal test much as i didn't need it.
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To follow up - I scored 770 in my actual exam - q49v47, compared to 760 in my most recent GMATclub test which was q49v45. The GMATclub question bank is amazing for quant and helped my bump my score by 2, and I think the GMATclub quant tests are a little harder than OG - so whatever score you get here you should be able to replicate under the pressure of the exam. I think they will underscore top verbal scorers due to issues/errors/llack of clarity in the top verbal questions