I'd taken a GMAT course, and then I took the exam: Imagine my surprise, when I've discovered that I got only 600 (Quantative: 50, Verbal: 21, AWA: 3.5). I've realized that this preparation was not enough, so I've read any GMAT book I could put my hands on, just to be on the safe side. Here is my ranking of those books, from the most worthy to the least worthwhile: 1. The Official Guide For The GMAT Review, 10th Edition:...
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I used a total of five books in preparing for the GMAT: Barron's 13th edition, Petersons 2003 and 2004 CDs, Kaplan 2005, Nova's GMAT Prep Course 2003, and the Official Guide. I have taken the GMAT twice. The first time I used the Barron's book and the Petersons CD and scored a 40% on math, 75% on verbal, and a 4.5 on the essay for a total score of 570. This score was unacceptable. The second time around, I budgeted more...
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Background - I am 13 years out of college. My test taking and math skills were pretty rusty. I want to get into a top 20 MBA program to make it worth the investment. Consequently a great score was very important. I was shooting for 700.I bought the Princeton book / CD, the Kaplan book / CD, and the Official Guide from ETS. I also downloaded the PowerPrep software from ETS for free. I completely exhausted the Princeton...
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If I were only going to buy one book in order to prepare for the GMAT, this would be it. The 1,400 practice problems taken from real tests were far closer to what I encountered on the actual GMAT than those of competing books. Having said that, I think many of the tips found in the other books I purchased (Kaplan, Princeton, and Arco) were very useful. For best results, I would purchase this book and the Kaplan or Princeton...
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This is the single book that helped me nail the GMAT. The sheer volume of realistic practice questions helps with getting in the right frame of mind for the test. My experience with other GMAT guides, particularly Kaplan and Arco, has been that the questions are not realistic. Kaplan's questions and explanations seem particularly egregious and way off the mark, after reading the official explanations in this guide. Kaplan's...
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