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I took the GMAT Club Tests subscription mainly to improve my quant score. I think the questions are of high quality and the explanations are great as well. The best thing is that Bunuel actually tries to reply to most of the queries posted on the forum in relation to the Quant questions.
I have definitely learned newer and faster ways to approach quant problems and my scores on the Official GMAT CATs have shot up.
However, I not a big fan of the verbal questions bank. I am not sure if the questions are too hard or if they are not up to the GMAT standards. My verbal scores in the GMAT Prep mocks have been in the range of high-30s to low-40s, but my scores in the GMAT Club Verbal tests are in the range of high-20s to low-30s. I stopped taking the verbal CATs after just 2 tests.
In any case, I would definitely recommend GMAT Club Tests for Quant.
I took the GMAT club tests on memorial day 2020. I took 1 math section, I personally thought it was a little easier than normal. I took one verbal section and scored horribly. I decided to retake it thinking it was a fluke and had my composite score round up to a 700. I am looking forward to take another test on July 4 just to get a gauge on where I am in my studying process. Overally, would recommend the GMAT club tests as you are studying. Definately you don't want to burn through your resources very quickly. I was able to pinpoint my weakpoints and realized I had a timing issue as well that I needed to work out.
The GMAT Club Tests take the preparation one step ahead.
The sectional tests must be practiced before giving full length practice tests and ultimately the GMAT. These tests prepare your mind with the exam scenario and most importantly improve the timing on specific sections.
Once one completes the tests he can instantly view the crystal clear explanations and even if he has some doubt the same can be clarified further in forum.
Overall a fantastic experience for both Quant and Verbal. Though the Quant exams are harder than actual GMAT it is beneficial to increase the skills before the actual exam, specifically if one aims to score a 50+ in Quant.
Overall, I am happy with this product and believe it provides very good practice for test-takers. I do have a few issues.
Firstly, I doubt this set truly follows an adaptive pattern. I got several 600-700 level questions right in a row yet didn't see a 700 level question. Conversely, sometimes I was only solving 700 level questions in-spite of getting previous few questions wrong.
Secondly, the scoring seemed to be based on performance in each session rather than a test. This means I can have a score based on 2 quant sessions or 2 verbal sessions or quant from one test and verbal from another test session. I personally find this system counter-productive to evaluate a test-taker's level.
Finally, I got an incredibly easy verbal session wherein I scored V45 which lead my score to be 750. I used to get V32-V35 normally. An abnormally easy session which spikes your score is a real possibility in this set.
I have no doubt that all questions are GMAT level questions but a lack of adaptive algorithm in these tests means you could end up solving series of easy or difficult questions irrespective of your performance on previous questions.
I have preparing for GMAT since 1.5 month. Being engineer I have no much issues with quant, however to ace GMAT quant one need to have lots of practice and quality questions.
I took some Quant test on GMAT CLUB free on special holiday and found very challenging and difficult. Someone who targeting Q47+ need to solve as many test as possible. In my very first four test I got average Q39 however after reviewing each and every questions I found the pattern of quant questions. I analyse every question and ln one month later got Q 47. I have plan to complete each and every test to get enough confidence and competence. Gmat club quant test comprises 50% questions of 700 level
I would suggest every test takers to try at least 2-3 GMAT club test and compare with other quant test.
Hi all, I wanted to give back to the GMAT Club by sharing how the GMAT Club tests have helped me to reach Q50 (so far).
I started preparing for a month or two (like 4h a week) with Kaplan, Manhattan, and the Official Guide for both, Quant and Verbal. Then I changed my job and stop studying for a year, and started back studying with an app (Ready4GMAT) that was ok practicing but not for learning.
Finally, when I really focused on my application I started studying with the books again, but following the forum advise I realized that to get from Q40-45 I needed to get my abilities to another level and the GMAT Club tests were super helpful.
I did 8 of its Quant and 3 of its Verbal CATs (so 1/3) before the exam, I saw my Quant results improve from Q45 to Q49 (the 3 last tests before the exams I got that result), so I knew I had solid foundations.
Definitely they may be improved with a more advanced adaptive model (I feel stressing sometimes getting easy questions after having a good row of hard ones, gives me the impression that I may be making silly mistakes but is not for this exams), but being harder than the Official one means that if you manage to get a good level with them you should do quite well in the real exam.
They were really helpful to see what gaps I had in some math formulas or concepts (trailing zeroes, for example), and with the issues I experienced in the real (online) exam, practicing with them without the use of paper was decisive to perform high. I did review all the questions despite I had them right or not to see if the proposed solution may have been faster than mine and review my thinking.
I took the Online GMAT test last week and surprisingly I got a higher Quant score than ever before, Q50!
My overall score was quite disappointing (650) as my verbal was V28, I thought I had bombed quant and did not manage the time properly in Verbal, but in the Official exams I scored 40-41, maybe they were easier because I may have done some questions before, but still I was expecting a lowest V34-35 with bad timing. I will review my verbal issues with detail and will try to improve with the remaining tests I still have not used.
I hope this helps someone, definitely, other's reviews were really helpful for me!
Regards,
Pablo
GMAT club tests are a must have to cross the Q46/47 barrier. There is a huge overlap between the GC quant questions and the actual GMAT quant questions. Specifically, the GC questions help users get familiar with the language that the GMAT uses. Also, most questions aren't calculation intensive but require application of logic- much like the questions that we encounter during the test. The interface is also similar- so it helps us get prepared in the right way. The difficulty level set/ reflected for each questions is a huge plus for targeted preparation. If you are planning GMAT online, the online whiteboard feature helps. All in all, a great buy.
The Gmat club tests were free for 24 hours so I thought Id try some out. I took 1 Quant and 1 verbal to see. The Quant level is definitely more difficult than a normal CAT test. It goes from 500 to 600 to 700 level questions even if you are not performing well, so your score isnt 100% aligned with your skill level. I enjoyed seeing questions that were very difficult though. Usually you see 2-3 questions that will take you a lot of time and either guess or sit down and complete them. This had 8-11 questions that were in my 2-4 minute zone and 1-2 that would have probably been 4+ minutes if attempted. I look forward to reviewing them and knowing what will come next once I get the 600-700 level questions down pact.
I have subscribed to the GMAT club test for 1 month and I found it really helpful in brushing on my Quant skills. The questions are tougher than the actual GMAT test but it helps if one is targeting Q50+ level. The topic-wise segregation of question allows you the flexibility to focus on week areas. The verbal section needs some work as no. of questions are not enough. One advice to the test makers is to ensure that all questions presented in the tests should be solvable in under 2 minutes. I found that most of the 700 level questions and also some 600 level question would take more than 3 min to solve. Hence the tests need to be tweaked to include only those questions which can be solved under 2 min.
Hey guys, I cannot overestimate the benefits of the GCTs because when you aim for a higher quant score you have to be ready to face these rather tricky DS questions, ones that set your elite score. What GCTs do is not even help you but force you to deal with these types of questions in a few secs, because all the mistakes you make and all the wisdom you get to deal with them you will already have done when dealing with GCTs. When I started passing them, I thought that 25 tests would not be enough, so I rather saved a bunch of them for later, but I never needed the remaining tests. BECAUSE THEY ROCK, they make you see the given statements and go straight to answering, thanks to the very similarity to the trickiest questions GMAT will throw at you on the exam and some super analysis and tactics that Bunuel provide. You just can't not understand the question, neither will you not understand the way it is solved. Amazing!!!!