If you're planning to apply for an MBA program, you're required to take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). And you thought your days of sharpening number 2 pencils were over How do you prepare for such a comprehensive test? Never fear. GMAT For Dummies, Fifth Edition , puts at your fingertips everything you need to know to conquer the GMAT. This highly readable, friendly guide makes the study process as painless as possible, providing you with complete math and grammar reviews and all the preparation you need to maximize your score and outsmart your competition. You'll discover how to: Understand the test's format Bring the right stuff Make educated guesses Avoid the exam's pitfalls Calm your nerves Save time and beat the clock This Fifth Edition is packed with plenty of updated practice questions so you can see just how the GMAT tests a particular concept. Our sample questions read just like the actual test questions, so you can get comfortable with the way the GMAT phrases questions and answer choices. You get plenty of tips on correctly answering the sentence correction, reading comprehension, and critical reading questions and tackling the analytical essays. There's also a comprehensive math review of everything from number types to standard deviation and expanded coverage of statistics and probability. Each section ends with a mini practice test to prepare you for the two full-length practice tests featured in this easy-to-digest guide. You'll see how to: Quickly eliminate incorrect answer choices Read passages quickly and effectively Break apart and analyze arguments Write a well-organized, compelling essay Tackle the data sufficiency math question type that only appears on the GMAT Use relaxation techniques if you start to panic during the test Complete with a scoring guide, explanatory answers, timesaving tips, math formulas you should memorize, and a list of writing errors to avoid, GMAT For Dummies is all you need to practice your skills, improve your score, and pass with flying colors.
So far the book has been easy to read with lots of helpful tips. My advisor recommended this book for my GMAT studies.
Recommend for Anyone
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Would absolutely recommend for anyone applying to graduate school. Very helpful, easy to read, and great tips for exam day. Kudos!
Excellent Tool
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I read through this whole book and used it as my main study tool. The test taking strategies and verbal and math review were very useful. I like how the book had several sample problems throughout as well as the tests at the end. I do suggest that others use this book as well as a computer program. Even though this book is great, I think that doing practice problems in a book is not the same as doing them on a computer.
scared of the GMAT? good book to break you in
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
The GMAT prep books can be overwhelming, especially for those of us who have been out of college more than 5 years! I tried starting w/ the OG and my moral was crushed! This "dummies" book, like all "dummies" books is very straightforward and simply written. Which is a good thing! If you have the luxury of having at least 2 months to study and therefore have the time to work through this book, invest in it! it is a good book to start with to not only explain the test, but to also give you some basic practice questions, some tips on strategy and some decent solution explanations. Good confidence builder prior to moving onto the OG, Kaplan, Barrons, EZ Solutions. From this book(again assuming you have at least 2 months to study) I would move onto Crackin the Gmat, then onto Kaplan and Official Guide(OG), for extra practice throw in Barrons and for subject specific help, look into EZ Solutions and PowerScore...=)
This new edition is completely different and much bettter!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
The previous reviews must be about an earlier edition of this book because I thought it was an excellent study aid for the GMAT. There were no typos that I could see, and the material was right on relevant to the way the questions are presented on the GMAT test. The book was easy to read and actually (gasp!) made studying for the GMAT enjoyable. The practice test seemed to be at the same level as the actual GMAT, not harder and not easier. This is a great prep tool. Check out this new edition by new authors. You won't be disappointed!
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