<p>My school gave a practice SAT exam sponsored by Kaplan. I was wondering how accurate these results could be--would Kaplan give lower-than-actual scores in order to promote their classes and practice programs? It seems reasonable that a company would use this opportunity to establish more customers; can I believe my scores, or would I expect them to be higher on an actual exam?</p>
<p>Any comments are appreciated!!</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>well, it could be a publicity thing, but take it anyways, it's good practice. i have heard that kaplan's tests are easier than the real thing, so don't get TOO excited if you do really well.</p>
<p>Yeah, Kaplan's tests are typically easier than the real thing, but should be a decent indicator of a real score.</p>
<p>Ditto what the two previous posts said. Plus, you should ask if you only get a score back or if they'll show you which questions you got wrong (in which case there won't be any score bias).</p>
<p>Is princeton Review questions easier than the real thing?</p>
<p>PR is harder, MUCH harder, than the real thing.</p>
<p>We had a public testing using the PR version of the SAT (which I bombed, btw). It's pretty good for pretty much everyone involved. The students get to practice for the SAT (only $5), the school gets to boast somewhat higher test scores, and the company gets a couple more students to take their classes. </p>
<p>To me, the Kaplan test is a pretty good indicator of your current level and I doubt they'd skew scores that much to get more clients... Although...</p>
<p>Kaplan's very good for the math section, but the other sections are just a little weak.</p>