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GMAT club tests are really great. It helped me understand how to solve tough questions but more than that it made me understand the concepts pretty well. It just gives you confidence showing how "tough" (which are actually tricky questions can be solved easily. This is the best test material u one can find for quants. It boosts your confidence and teaches you how to deal with tricky questions very efficiently. The explanations by Bunuel are the best thing you will find on quants and they never go out of syllabus. If i have to recommend one tool for quants to anyone taking GMAT. It will be these tests and quizzes.
At the outset i must tell you that there Quant section is tough and it's way tougher then actual GMAT.... Having said that, the 3 months of GMAT CLUB TESTS and quant wont be a problem in GMAT!!
I was scoring around 45 to 47 in other test series then i migrated to Gmat club test and when i took my first test my score plunged to 39 and I was disappointment as most of us would, but later on while reviewing it i released that i never thought of solving the questions the way it has been shown and from that moment on i forgot how bad or good i'm scoring but how i'm attempting the questions mattered.. and it helped me a lot in learning new things and which in turn helped me in scoring good in the following test.... So, if Quant is the problem then sign it and start the learning process..
I started to study with they after Some friends recomended it . These are really great source of study and the questions are very well explanined plus there is the forum discussion in wich are really helpfula and make you see real improvements. The CATs are excellent, they really simulate the test condition and help you to understand your weakness, wich is the most importatn part to understand if you want a high score. The stats shows your improvement and help you to focus on your needs in order to improve fast, my score raised about 100 points after I realize what were my weakens. The hard questions are exceptionally good and help you to achieve another level that makes you even better!
Really happy with my improvement!! Excelent choice!
These tests are unbelievable. They are the closest questions I have gotten to actual GMAT questions. In fact, they are slightly tougher, but not too tough as to make the questions unhelpful.
These questions make you work for every answer, even the 500 level problems. These questions are excellent practice for the real exam. Using the quizzes feature, I was able to improve from a Q38 to Q43 to Q47/48. Without these tests, I would not have been able to improve my quant score as much as I have.
Thank you to the entire GMAT Club team, especially Bunuel who has the best/most simple answer explanations I have ever come across.
GMAT club Quant tests are the best of the lot out there. But I must agree that these tests are a bit more harder than actual GMAT. In these tests you will get many more 700 level questions than in actual GMAT. Also 700 level questions pop up quite early in the tests. But having said that, I must also say that once you get used to the critical thinking required for solving these questions, 700 level questions in actual GMAT seems like a piece of cake. Just to give an example, I have never got more than 42-43 in GMAT club tests in quant. But in GMATPrep I always got 48-49. If not due to my silly mistakes, i would have hit 49-50 i almost all of the GMAT Preps I have given.
Coming to verbal tests, though they are not as GMAT-like as you will get in actual exam, but they are worth a practice. I used these mainly to enhance my time management skills and refine my verbal strategy.
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
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GMAT club's quantitative quizzes and questions are far beyond my expectation. The questions are categorized in nearly all main and tested topics of Problem Solving and Data Suffiency. They are also grouped in different level of difficulty so you can choose suitable questions to practice. The questions are designed to be most similar to real GMAT questions in terms of format, range of calculations, knowledge, etc. In summary, GMAT club's quantitative questions are undoubtedly the best questions to utilize for GMAT takers who expect to receive over 49 in real tests.
About verbal questions, they are not as sizable as quant ones. They are also grouped in different level of difficulty and different topics. However, verbal questions are also reliable to practice for GMAT takers.
Gmatclub has the best quant questions in market, it served as an eye opener for several questions and also could learn a lot of tricks and concepts just by solving the question. Even i practised all the verbal questions and its helpful. Though not very best in market, the questions still help you in polishing the concepts.
Must is trying the questions in test format as they help you practise with time constraint. Though am unsure about how close is the score prediction algo wrt actual gmat. If someone is not very good at gmat, can skip some 700 level questions
Dear All,
I have used GMAT club test package twice until now, and I must say they are too good for Maths practice. Level of Maths ques is much higher than actual, so its good for practice. If you are scoring 35-37 in Maths tests here, you can definitely hit score of 45-47 in actual exam. English ques. however i found tougher in actual tests than Gmat club verbal tests. Though both the tests are good to increase the speed and gauging the time. The solutions are good with detailed explanation, and separate tests for both verbal and maths helps one focus in a specific area as needed, w/o wasting time on both if not needed. I hope this helps. Good luck!
Cheers,
Saps
I have been using GMAT club tests for quite some time now. I find them extremely useful esp. for the fact that I can practice Quant questions topic wise - something I could not find easily on any other practice forums. Secondly, the look & feel of the test window is very similar to actual GMAT test, which is again very useful in training the mind to actual test scenario. Lastly, the analytics reports that come out are very simple to interpret and give a very good analysis of weak areas, timing etc. Also, the explanations of most of the questions I have gone through are very simple to understand and accurate.
Alsthough I haven't given my GMAT yet, I would strongly recommend GMAT Club Tests for practicing topic wise questions, timing and pacing for people starting to prepare for GMAT to build their confidence.