The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 11th Edition | Graduate Management Admission Council

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	The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 11th Edition Graduate Management Admission Council Graduate Management Admission Council, 2005 - 832 pages average customer review:based on 135 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

770 - Essential Resource

After 3 months of study, I just took the GMAT last week. This is my first and only attempt at the GMAT-CAT. In fact this is the first standardized test I have taken in 12 years. Overall I am happy with my score (770 Q51 V44).

The only study materials I used were:

- Official 11th Edition
- Official Verbal Review Guide
- Official Quant Review Guide
- Official GMATPrep Software (sent to you once you schedule your test)
- Manhattan GMAT Guides (reviewed for techniques only)

The three official books are the absolute bible for sample problems. I am a firm believer in quality over quantity. I NEVER did any problem that was not provided by the real GMAT company...NONE. Using problems written by other vendors is not needed, and could be counter productive. I would rather fully understand 200 official problems, than slog through 1000 non-official problems.

STUDY TIPS:

- First master all the problems in the printed official guides (11th, Verbal Guide, Quant Guide). NOTE: Getting the correct answer is not the same as "mastering" a question.

- Any problem you miss or find changing, repeat many times (even after you may have memorized the answer). Keep repeating the problems, until the basic skill is fully understood.

- Keep accurate records every time you do a problem (correct / incorrect, easy / challenging / stuck).

- Focus on core concepts. In truth, the GMAT tests very few concepts, but will use these simple building blocks to construct an unlimited number of tricky problems. Know the core concepts, become aware of the tricks, and the rest is timing.

- Only once the printed materials are exhausted (took me about 2 months), then you should "graduate" to the GMATPrep software. This should be used mostly for developing timing skills. In the end, you need to gain the confidence to flex your time during the actual test. You should be able to answer simple questions quickly, so you can invest more time in higher value problems.

This book is not a problem solving technique book. You will not find tips and tricks. Basically this is book should be considered a "question bank". In the quantitative section it will provide the questions and an answer key...period. For the verbal section, it will provide very useful detailed explanations of the correct answers. If you are you looking for a book on techniques, I would recommend the well organized Manhattan book set.

Bottom-line: you need this book for any serious attempt at the GMAT.

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Good for review, not for teaching

Book is helpful mainly as a long list of sample questions and answers. Doesn't provide much teaching of what you need to know in certain sections (eg the math section doesn't cover some of the more complex rules of geometry etc that you need to answer the questions). Advice on how to take the test is pretty basic too. I would say this is a good book if you are reasonably confident that you will do well and it really is just a review book to remind you of a few things you may have forgotten; the answers are clear and well written, and so are helpful for 'brushing up' on what you may have forgotten, although at least one is wrong (or not fully right), and there are quite a few typos, but if you know your stuff this won't really through you off (beyond the fear that there could be mistakes on the GMAT itself!)

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Useful, but same questions as the free CD

I only used, "The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 11th Edition" and the free CD to study for the GMAT. I found the book very helpful, but when I went to use the free CD that is sent out after you register for the GMAT, I found the questions to be identical. However, it is nice to have it right in front of you so you can work out the problem right next to the question. Using these two resources alone helped me score a 710 GMAT score.

Sign up for a real course if you are Quant-challenged...

I may not be a quant geek like a lot of people who apply for b-school, but I guess that's what makes me a more well-rounded candidate. I'm one whose verbal scores tested in 80th percentile while Quant was a dismal 45th percentile. I bought the GMAT review, and found the Math reviews a bit overwhelming, particularly since it's been >10 years since high school calculus for me. While questions are plentiful, I felt I needed add'l. help. I bought the Princeton Review Math Workout which dumbed concepts down a bit, but the questions were way toooo easy and you need to be prepared for the more difficult questions if you want to do well. So, I eventually invested in this MLIC course at [...] and though the online version was pricy, it was worth it (very intense, thorough Quant program). My Quant percentile nearly doubled the second time which was good enough for me. Also, don't let these books tell you that you've got to rush and guess at the remaining answers before you run out of time. You CAN leave the last 4-5 questions unanswered and STILL score above a 44 (or 72nd percentile), as long as you answer the first 10 questions especially well and remaining questions decently well. It's almost better to answer more of the challenging questions right, rather than guess and miss a bunch of moderately difficult questions. Test this yourself in the GMAT's simulated software if you don't believe me. Remember that the more challenging the question, the better you're doing!!!

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