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Over the past 2 months I have prepared hard for my 11/15 GRE using Magoosh and Manhattan prep. I took a final practice PowerPrep Practice Exam 2 after steady improvement shown from Manhattan Tests over 2 months, I received a lower score than I did on the first PowerPrep practice exam I took first… Steady improvement: ETS power prep 1 156V, 154Q Manhattan Test 1 161V, 148Q Manhattan Test 2 163V, 152Q Manhattan Test 3 157V, 153Q Manhattan Test 4 158V, 155Q Manhattan Test 5 158V, 157Q Manhattan Test 6 158V, 164Q ETS power prep 2 156V, 150Q <--- what happened here?? 2 months of studying and I got the lowest? So I took a deeper look... This is what is confusing me. Looking strictly at Quant: For the last test I took, ETS Power Prep 2, I got 14/20 correct in section 1, and 11/20 correct in section 2: 25/40 correct Yet, for ETS 1, I got the same 14/20 correct in section 1, and only 10/20 correct in section 2. 24/40 correct BUT, I got a 154 on ETS 1, and a 150 on ETS 2... Moreover, For Manhattan 5, I got 10/20 correct in section 1, and 10/10 correct in section 2... Only 20/40 correct! Yet I got a 157... How is it that I got more correct in the first and second section on ETS Power Prep 2, yet got a Quant score of 150... 4 points below the Power Prep 1, and 7 points below the Manhattan 5. Since I was told the revised GRE weighs each question the same, it should only matter that I get more correct in the first section to move on to the harder section, correct? Then how is this happening? Here are strictly my Quant scores: Manhattan Test 6: 164 Section 1: 13/20 correct Section 2: 15/20 correct Manhattan Test 5: 157 Section 1: 10/20 correct Section 2: 10/20 correct PowerPrep 1: 154 Section 1: 14/20 correct Section 2: 10/20 correct PowerPrep 2: 150 (Latest Test) Section 1: 14/20 correct Section 2: 11/20 correct If all questions are weighted equally... how is this outcome possible?

Okay Chattra, good luck! Let me know how you do!

After taking the PowerPrep Practice Exam 2 after steady improvement shown from Manhattan Tests over 2 months, I received a lower score as I did on the first PowerPrep practice... Scores: ETS power prep 1 156V, 154Q Manhattan Test 1 161V, 148Q Manhattan Test 2 163V, 152Q Manhattan Test 3 157V, 153Q Manhattan Test 4 158V, 155Q Manhattan Test 5 158V, 157Q Manhattan Test 6 158V, 164Q ETS power prep 2 156V, 150Q This is what is confusing me. Looking strictly at Quant: For the last test I took, ETS Power Prep 2, I got 14/20 correct in section 1, and 11/20 correct in section 2. Yet, for ETS 1, I got the same, 14/20 correct in section 1, and only 10/20 correct in section 2. BUT, I got a 154 on ETS 1, and a 150 on ETS 2... Moreover, For Manhattan 5, I got 10/20 correct in section 1, and 10/10 correct in section 2... Yet I got a 157... How is it that I got more correct in the first and second section on ETS Power Prep 2, yet got a Quant score of 150... 4 points below the Power Prep 1, and 7 points below the Manhattan 5. See chart below (it's a picture):

Yeah, I'm also hoping others can shed light on this.

On GRE test day at the Prometrics center, will they provide blank paper for the test? I'd like to solve problems out first. Thanks

And, I really don't understand the disparity between PowerPrep and Manhattan practice tests... Does Manhattan curve the score more? Also, do you think I should take that second PowerPrep Test tonight?

I take the actual GRE this Friday, 11/15 at 8:30AM. I have a few questions for these remaining days. I took a sixth timed Manhattan Practice last night and scored well by my standards: 158V, 164Q. Since starting prep with Magoosh 2 months ago, I’ve gone from a low of 148Q to a 164Q. These timed tests have occurred over the past month: ETS power prep 1 156V, 150Q Manhattan Test 1 161V, 148Q Manhattan Test 2 163V, 152Q ETS power prep 1 (attempt 2) 156V, 154Q Manhattan Test 3 157V, 153Q Manhattan Test 4 158V, 155Q Manhattan Test 5 158V, 157Q Manhattan Test 6 158V, 164Q To make sure that the score wasn’t just a fluke, I went back to my original practice tests of lower quant scores to see if I could do those problems now. Turns out I could do them all with ease, and that I really have improved! That being said, I have a few questions: 1) My ETS power prep score differed vastly from my Manhattan Tests. How would you rank the Manhattan Tests as a gauge of the real GRE? 2) Since taking this final Manhattan Practice Test last night, I’m feeling pretty confident. Given I have the test Friday, should I take one last practice? Since the ETS power prep score differed so greatly from my Manhattan test scores, I wanted to take the ETS 2nd practice test to see how accurate my Manhattan test was. Should I even bother at this point? What if I don’t score as high and hurt my confidence? What do you recommend? 3) A lot of the Verbal I get wrong are due to vocabulary. Should I spend these last few days drilling vocab/reading The New Yorker articles, etc? 4) Quant-wise, I still run into issues with longer word problems/2 variable word problems. Should I bother drilling those at this point? 5) When should I officially just stop studying altogether? Should I take a timed practice test the night before? Thanks so much!

Hi, I took one of the ETS PowerPrep practice tests... after I closed out the exam, I couldn't find my results to go through each question. I want to review each of the questions I got wrong. Where can I find this? Thanks