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Hello Everyone,
I have been taking the GMAT practice tests provided by GMAT Club (the ones which have math and verbal sections as separate tests). I have not been able to do all the tests that were provided, but just thought to share my experiences so far here.
Quant Tests: I had already completed questions from OG 13 as well as some other good materials too. So I was pretty confident that I pretty much had the quant section covered and was easily hoping to get 49 or above. So I was kinna shocked when I started seeing their questions. I scored 44 for my first test. The quality of the questions is really great. Most of the questions are not seen anywhere else and each question requires the understanding of atleast one good concept in Quant.
I highly recommend anyone planning to score a 50 for their GMAT Quant to complete all the tests before taking the actual GMAT. Believe me, you won’t find a better set of practice questions elsewhere.
Verbal tests: I am not an expert in verbal, so can’t provide an expert opinion on it too. I felt that the questions were good. It helps one improve time management.
Overall, I am extremely satisfied with the tests. Must have tool in any GMAT aspirant’s kit !
I looked at a thread where many people who scored above 750 have used the gmat club tests and I went ahead with the purchase of these tests.
The quant is impeccable , 26 tests with brilliant questions and analysis , but only 9 verbal and I was disappointed with this otherwise a good deal
I hope the test makers focus on equal Quant and verbal
Overall Experience - 3.5/5 .. a 4 is a bit too much from me so i have chosen 3
i hope my feedback of adding more verbal is taken into consideration
P.S - Gmat score - 710 .. The tests help for Quant but not much for Verbal
The real gist of GMAT Club tests is in its Quants Tests. Quants tests are very helpful and very well in line of what can be expected in GMATPrep and actual GMAT exam. The helpful UI representation also helps to identify your weak areas and error analysis.
Verbal tests also are very helpful and justifies the true level of GMAT.
All the verbal and quant tests are actually +1 level than actual GMAT. This really helps us to increase your strength beyond what is expected at GMAT.
Suggestion- It would be great if GMAT Club increases number of tests available for verbal. For quants we have 26 tests but for verbal only 8 or 9.
One of the best feature of GMAT Club Test is how exactly it reflects the actual GMAT test. The explanations provided in the answers section hits the exact concept and makes them easier to retain. Also the discussion forum of that question are linked to each problem which clears all doubt . Also the pool of question is very well formed. If you go through all the mock tests, atleast 50% of your prep is done. If you go through the club tests coupled with the OG most of your job is done. Take once it every weekend and review immediately for the optimum effect.
I do believe that Gmat Club mocks will improve my skills to take a new GMAT exam. I have been studying for GMAT for about 1,5 years, and my last score was 570, but now I am very confident that I will take a better score because I have been working hard in my new mocks, correcting and paying attention in any details which could help me in the right time.
I did not take a GMAT Club test before these days, and I am very impressed about the corrections. The links between the question and the explanation of the forum is worthy and very useful. The user experience is very good and I feel very confortable with the test´s plataform.
I've first got access to gmatclub tests via a test prep company , and later after receiving 25 kudos.
I found quant tests very very valuable as they test logic as much as they test the concepts. Some of the questions are modelled after GMAT prep with a few clever twists.
The best way for me to learn was to take a quant test, review the questions and explanations of wrong answers, followed by correct answers. I've improved test after test just by reviewing the explanations. I've finally hit the range of Q48-Q50 before my GMAT first attempt . Needless to say I got a Q49 on the actual test with very little help from other sources.
Kudos to the gmatclub quant team. Couple this with Manhattan Advanced GMAT quant guide - you've a winning combination at hand! I
I have tried self-studying from many books including Manhattan, Princeton Review and Kaplan and the level of difficulty is just too low especially after the first time I took the test. I appreciate the GMAT club tests because of the explanations, statistics and level of difficulty as well as thoroughness of concepts that are covered. I also really like the analysis at the end which gives you an idea of how you rank. It is much better than a lot of the other CAT mock tests I have tried from other prep companies and is more representative of what I actually saw on the GMAT.
What's good about these tests:
You'll get a detailed analysis of your tests. Thousands of good quality quant questions, with great detailed answers. Topic wise analysis will show you how you your weak areas. You'll learn a lot from all the professionally written high quality answers. Timed 25+ tests will help you build the strength necessary for exam. Difficulty of some of the question is as good as actual GMAT test. It will help you clarify your doubts and work on your weak areas.
What's bad about these tests:
Verbal tests are not well written at all. I scored disheartening v28, ridiculously less than gmat prep and many other tests. Simply DON'T use it for verbal preparation. No option to practise IR questions.
Really good exams, especially the quant part. Lots of different excercises with a great range. I liked the most difficult ones. The algorithm i believe it is pretty good because it does not present any distortion compared with other exams such as Veritas or Kaplan. What i dont really like were were the Verbal Exams. I am not saying they were not good, i am just saying that they were not as good as the quant exams. Reading comprehension was quiet good but sentence correction and critical reasoning were very much alike the official ones in several cases.
So far, i believe they were great exams. My critic to the VB
The GMAT club tests are a must to improve the Quant score. I have already appeared for GMAT twice (590, 640). Going through success stories I started noticing a pattern of everyone mentioning they had gone through the GMAT club quant tests. Now that I have tried them myself I would suggest everyone to try them out. Bunuel is simply the best and his explanations are sometimes better than that found in the books. I have already seen a 5 point improvement in my Quant score (42 to 47). And this is just after 5 quant tests from GMAT club. I have made it a habit to fully understand the explanations especially on the tricky questions taking as much time as needed. And as it is mentioned, I have hardly seen harder quant problems anywhere else.
I have tried a couple of Verbal tests but they are yet to achieve the same level as Quant tests. Nevertheless, they are better than a lot of other tests out there.