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Here’s a nice world map of locations from which students have accessed our CATprep tests over the past 30 days. Thanks to all of you for your support of the most accurate computer adaptive test preparation software available for the #GRE test, #GMAT, and Patent Bar exams. Best of luck in your preparations!
Map of CATPrep Student Locations for past 30 days
A. Borhan recently wrote us asking whether our #GMAT Practice Test Simulator software intentionally skewed scores lower. He had received lower sectional scores with our simulator relative to some other practice software he had used – despite correctly answering approximately the same percentage of questions correctly in each corresponding section.
We explained that in fact there is very little relationship between “percentage correct” and your sectional score on the GMAT. For example, if two students both get 80% correct but the first student misses questions at the end of the section while the second student misses questions at the beginning of the section – the first student will receive much higher marks.
This is the nature of a Computer Adaptive Test – signup for our GMAT newsletter to receive more detailed information regarding GMAT scoring and how it affects you.
We’ve just updated our GMAT Practice Test Simulator. This latest release includes visual enhancements to insure a standard look across all student platforms and minor content updates. The new version is available immediately and automatically loaded for all students launching the software from our GMAT Simulator launch page.
We’ve had a number of students post comments recently on our GRE and GMAT Practice Test pages asking how they can access our free demo exams. It’s easy – just signup for our GRE or GMAT Tips Newsletter and we’ll send you a special link granting access to our free demo test!
We are pleased to announce a new affiliate program offered through HasOffers.com. This program will allow all our affiliates to continue to earn the same generous 30% revenue share we currently offer through our RegNow program but will also allow affiliates to send prospects directly to our domain and landing pages which will dramatically increase conversion rates.
We will continue to maintain both affiliate networks, so partners who prefer RegNow are free to continue using them.
CATPrep.com is proud to announce several more platform enhancements for our GRE Test and GMAT Exam Simulators. Our underlying software platform has been upgraded to better render formulas and equations and minor adjustments have been made to our scoring algorithm in our ongoing effort to remain the most accurate score assessment tool available.
The upgraded software is available immediately to both our direct customers and those interacting with our third-party whitelabeled offerings.
In our continuing efforts to provide the most accurate GRE Test and GMAT Exam Simulators available, we’ve just released an update to our adaptive test question selection algorithm. The new algorithm includes adjustments based upon analysis of our question pools and an updated assessment of each question’s difficulty ranking. We calculate these rankings by compiling statistics from the thousands of simulated sessions we generate for students each year and we use them along with direct feedback we receive from tutors and students worldwide to regularly enhance our question pools and algorithms.
Azli R. wrote:
I have a couple of quick queries regarding your Simulator software: 1. Will I need to download the Java Runtime software every time I wantto take a test? 2. Do I need a different access code everytime I want to take a test? Once Ienter an access code and choose to disconnect from the internet, doI need to immediately go online again to get the results or can I waitfor a couple of hours / days to go online and get it? 3. Can I take and re-take the tests again or can these tests be takenonly once? If I can re-take, will I come across similar questions? 4. If I start doing a test, what happens if I have to stop mid-way?Will it continue to score me based on where I stop or can I pause andcontinue the test at a later time? If it continue to score me, can Ire-take the test again? 5. Will there be any explanation to the answers or will I simply getthe scores at the end of the online tests?
Azli, thanks for the queries! I’ve attempted to answer them all by number here:
1. No, the Java installation is a one-time requirement.
2. You need one access code for each simulated exam session and your results will be available indefinitely. You can review them at anytime.
3. If you retake an exam using the same question pool then you will most likely see several repeat questions. Each simulated session will require a new access code.
4. If you stop mid-way, just like during the real exam, you will not receive a score and your progress will not be saved. However, your access code will not be “used” and you will be able to reuse that code.
5. Yes, the scoring and review screens will provide answers as well as explanations.
If you have any further questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely,
Rick Jones
“I am currently enrolled in a GMAX course and therefore have access to your first three exams. I understand the exams each utilize a different question pool, so I am inquiring about the following:
Cheers,
Ron L.”
Thanks for your interest Ron.
Yes, it is quite simple to purchase access to our other 2 GMAT exams. Just select the Double-pack from our registration page. You’ll receive two access codes that can be used for any GMAT exam. Be sure to use the 4th and 5th question pools since GMAX students already use the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd during their course.
Each question pool contains multiple essay questions, so it is likely (but there is no guarantee) that your essay questions will change if you retake the first 3 exams. Good luck with your studies!
Cheers,
-Rick Jones
Thanks for the interest in our Simulator software V. Chornyy, I’ll do my best to answer your queries:
1) There are approximately 150 questions in each question set that are arranged on a Bell Curve to insure that the question selection algorithm has enough questions of each difficulty to accurately isolate your performance level.
2) Our exams are best used when the student treats our simulated exam as if it were the real exam and completes every part under realistic conditions with no breaks or distractions. Our exams are not designed for practicing specific question types or for drills. Instead, they offer students the opportunity to simulate the real exam and practice handling the rigors of the exam experience in combination with the challenges of the questions themselves.
Tutors typically offer one of our exams to a student to find a baseline performance level, then they design a course of study for the student. Some offer a second exam mid-way through the course, but others save the remaining four until the end of the course. Your preference will depend on your current performance level and your goals.
We typically recommend that you complete all the study and drills you intend to perform for GMAT preparation Afterwards schedule time to complete our exam as if it were the real thing. If you score in your desired range on two of our exams, you should feel confident that you have met your goal and sit for the real GMAT asap. If not, then address your weaknesses with more drilling or professional assistance.
In other words, you may only need two or three of our exams. In fact, we originally only sold three for this reason. However, as competition for higher scores grew, many of our customers felt three was insufficient and demanded additional simulations so we released two more exams bringing our total to five we offer today.
3) We have found that the best resource for specific problem-type drilling is the
Official Guide for GMAT Review. We highly recommend it as a core study aid for all our prospective MBA students.
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