Advise Pl

[umygoal]

my score on GMATPrep test (mba.com)

Q 35 18/37
V 31 27/41
550

my score on manhattangmat test

Q 42 17/37
V 34 23/41
630

Which score resembles actual gmat score? y the final score is higher (630) in test 2 inspite of getting few correct answers than test 1?

Any advise

[StaceyKoprince]

The test is not scored based upon # correct. The first thing you should do is learn more about how the test is scored; that will help you to make better decisions about how to study and how to take the test.

If you haven't already, sign up for our free practice test. This will also give you access to our free e-book, The GMAT Uncovered. Read that book (about 40 pages) and you'll have a much better idea of how the test is scored and what implications that has for your prep.

Both MGMAT and GMATPrep tests are fairly reliable indicators of performance on the real test (within about 40-50 points). The fact that there is such a big disparity between your scores on those two tests tells me that something else is going on.

When did you take each test?

Did you take both tests under full official conditions? (essays, two 8-min breaks, no use of the pause button, etc)

Did you take both tests at the same time of day? Were you fully alert / awake / rested when you took both tests? Was there any reason why you might have been more fatigued during one test? (Studied for 4 hours first, took another test the day before, etc.)

How was your timing on both tests? Did you finish more than 2 min before the time was up? Did you run out of time? If you ran out of time, what did you do - did you guess? Leave questions blank? On how many questions did this happen?

Etc.