by StaceyKoprince Fri Nov 12, 2010 7:05 pm
You do have to finish the test to get the score, yes. (You could just answer A to all of the verbal questions if you want! Your overall score will be very low, but your individual quant score will still be valid.)
Most people do feel our quant section is tougher than the real test for two primary reasons:
(1) We have a higher proportion of computation-intensive problems (though we're fixing this over time), and
(2) The real test has experimental questions, which don't count toward your score and can come randomly at any level, from the very easiest to the very hardest. The higher you score, the more likely your experimental questions will be below your scoring level, giving you little mini "mental breaks" on the real test. We're not that nice to you. :)
Stacey Koprince
Instructor
Director, Content & Curriculum
ManhattanPrep