how accurate are MGMAT practice test scores?

[Guest]

Are the scores received on the MGMAT practice tests good indicators for how one will do on the actual GMAT? If I've been scoring consistently in the high-600s on the MGMAT practice tests, is there a range I can expect to hit when I go to take the real thing?

thank you

[mdinerstein]

While we take pride in the fact that our practice tests are continually re-calibrated and updated every three weeks to reflect the current state of the GMAT, we also advise our students not to take their scores on their practice tests as absolute indicators of their performance on the real exam. This is due to a wide variety of reasons that range from anxiety on test day to the inherent 30-point standard deviation on the GMAT Exam (which means that if your "true" score is a 670, you could score anywhere between a 640 and a 700 and statistically be at the same level).
Generally, for this reason, we encourage our students to use a standard deviation between 40 and 50 when analyzing their score on our practice exams. Hence, if you're scoring in the high 600s, you'll most likely wind up around that number, but there's a chance you could dip as low as a mid-600s or a low-700s.
What's really valuable about our practice CATs are the Assessment Reports. These reports can really help you understand your performance not only on particular questions, but on general trends between sections and question types.

[sumith]

Hi,

I gave a practise MGMAT test and below is my score

Quant - Right -> 29 Wrong->8

Verb - Right -> 36 Wrong -> 5

the score the MGMAt gave me for V 40 and Q 40 . I believe this to be wrong as I have received higher scores in Kaplan, GMAT Prep etc for scores that are similar or not as good as these.. Especially with Verbal getting only 5 wrong should have taken, in my view, my score above 40

I personally believe this to be one of the best Verbal tests I have given but am disappointed by the scores given.

thanks,
sumith

[AK]

I found them pretty accurate.

My scores :
Free Test:700
1st Practice Test:710
2nd practice Test:710
3rd practice Test:730
4th practice Test:760
5th practice Test:780
6th practice Test:760

Official GMAT :770 :)

So my last three test were pretty good indicators.

[manudeboston]

I think the same, they are really accurate:

my last scores: 720/680/700
score at GMAT 700