Everything You Need to Prepare for the GMAT (revised)

timetrader · **Posted:** Wed Apr 22, 2009 5:38 pm

Note: This thread is constantly updated and revised.

New to GMAT

To get all the necessary information about GMAT, its structure, test subjects, score scales, and many other useful information
Read - GMAT FAQ.
Also: Useful Abbreviations and - GMAT Myths

GMAT Study Plans (Work-in-Progress)

your specific

GMAT Study Plan for GMAT Novices (Newbies) - How to start preparing
gmat-study-plan-for-gmat-novices-start-your-gmat-journey-80727.html

GMAT Study Plan: go from 650 to 700+
gmat-study-plan-go-from-650-to-80235.html

All about GMAT Score

General FAQ on GMAT Scoring
gmat-score-guide-to-gmat-scores-score-reports-83890.html

Visit GMAT Score Estimator - gmat-score-estimator-predict-your-gmat-score-77987.html

Should I retake GMAT? GMAT Retaking Strategies. (New)
should-i-retake-gmat-thread-retaking-gmat-strategies-83339.html

Is my GMAT score good enough? Discussion.
is-my-gmat-score-good-enough-merged-77431.html

How many times to take GMAT?
http://gmatclub.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=41428

GMAT Score use in Employment
http://gmatclub.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=21669

A conceptual overview of Adaptive Tests/Scoring Algorithms and how GMAT works.
gmat-scoring-algorithm-my-observations-28493.html

Some fun analysis of GMATPrep scoring algorithm - messing with the GMATPrep. Be careful in drawing conclusions.
un-scientific-analysis-of-gmatprep-64970-40.html

GMAT Tests

- Find out weak spots and gaps in your knowlege of mathemetics.Try our Diagnostic Test - gmat-diagnostic-test-quest-for-best-gmat-diagnostic-test-79502.html (Work-in-Progress)
And join in to the legend-in-the-making.

Go here - All GMAT CAT Practice Tests - links, prices, reviews

Your Guide to getting the most out of GMAT Prep, GMATPrep vs. PowerPrep, GMAT Prep reinstall, etc.
Read - review-gmatprep-gmat-prep-powerprep-power-prep-tests-77548.html

GMAT books

Take a look at: Top GMAT Prep Books/Guides Reviews & Comments

Discussion on Official Guide for GMAT 11 vs. Official Guide for GMAT 12

NOT recommended:
GMAT-secrets - Read more...

GMAT Prep courses

GMAT Prep Courses and Classes - help with selection and reviews by GMAT Club members - master thread
gmat-prep-courses-classes-reviews-ratings-and-comparison-78451.html

Tools to help you master the GMAT

Error Log - invaluable tool everyone must use
All about the Error Log and GMAT Error Log Templates

GMAT Timer - software developed by our member to help you manage your timing
t56014

Collection of GMAT Timing Strategies: timing-strategies-on-the-gmat-80176.html

FREE GMAT Flashcards - great for memorizing and reviewing material.
Create your own or try MGMAT Flashcards or Flashcards from BeattheGMAT.com

Math Prep Resources

- Links to websites and forum topics with useful explanations of various concepts.
- Links to forum discussions on math strategies.
- Links to some math questions compilations.

Visit - new-to-the-math-forum-please-read-this-first-77764.html

Verbal Prep Resources

Verbal tips, links to useful posts, valuable downloads
new-to-the-verbal-forum-please-read-this-first-77546.html

GMAT Verbal Grammar Book. (New; Work-in-Progress)
- Open GMAT Club project. Join in!
gmat-verbal-grammar-book-96532.html

Just links to verbal resources. Nothing Extra.
new-to-the-verbal-forum-quick-links-list-44301.html

Tips from V47-scorer in GMAT
720-q42-v47-how-to-improve-verbal-tips-50635.html

Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) resources

Official lists of issue and argument essay topics
http://www.mba.com/mba/TaketheGMAT/Tool ... Topics.htm
http://www.mba.com/mba/TaketheGMAT/Tool ... Topics.htm

How to get 6.0 in AWA
t64327

AWA on our GMAT Study Guide
http://gmatclub.com/wiki/AWA

Web-based essay writing practice tool provided by GMAC
http://www.mba.com/mba/store/ProductInfo?SKU=1623X

GMAT Prep Strategies

Best Strategies for Various Types of Problems
Best Strategies by Mohater

Guide to avoiding stupid mistakes
http://gmatclub.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=31499

Some advice from an old pro...
http://gmatclub.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=1758

Stay Healthy, Score Higher
http://gmatclub.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=22103

Strategy, Plan, Execute, Report
http://gmatclub.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=29645

GMAT preparation strategy
http://gmatclub.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=7189

A study plan
http://gmatclub.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=1589

Share your GMAT Life balance story
http://gmatclub.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=11685

A burnout..Does this happen to you?
gmat-prep-burnout-merged-77149.html

Is it better to leave my job?
http://gmatclub.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=32449

Time Management between breaks!
http://gmatclub.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=31151

Miscellaneous

GMAT Test Center Environment
-What to expect in the Testing center?
gmat-testing-center-physical-environment-80167.html

Free GMAT vocabulary - 2500 words and phrases from GMAT
http://www.manhattanreview.com/download ... y-List.pdf

Golden Quotes by GMATClubbers!
t43532

Any Normal People here?
http://gmatclub.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=40340

2008 Matriculation - When to take the GMAT?
http://gmatclub.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=42922

so you hate your kaplan instructor...
http://www.gmatclub.com/forum/t52819

Old Posts can be found here - everything-you-need-to-prepare-for-the-gmat-71976.html
and here - new-to-the-gmat-please-read-this-first-44327.html, I believe they repeated themselves, that's why this new merged and revised post was created. Please, contribute.

Special thanks to: (in no specific order) Praetorian, bb, dzyubam, Hjort, bsd_lover, rhyme, johnnyx9, walker, jasonc, chineseburned, u2lover, AkamaiBrah, GMATT73, BudweisAr, chiragr, Mishari, Nervousgmat who shared their knowledge (Please excuse me, and let me know via PM if I ommited anyone) and all the other users that contributed to discussions.

Hussain15 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 01, 2009 3:59 am

Thanks a lot for the stuff!! +1

valerialam · **Posted:** Wed Jul 29, 2009 7:59 am

Thank You~~

lnthai · **Posted:** Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:30 am

Thank you for this!

Acc3ss · **Posted:** Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:03 am

Thx .. seems quite useful ..

AceofSpades · **Posted:** Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:21 am

Thanks for compiling this!

Huong · **Posted:** Fri Sep 04, 2009 4:49 am

Thank you! It is really great stuff for a GMAT newbie :wink:

live2 · **Posted:** Sat Sep 05, 2009 12:04 pm

amazing resource

orsang8 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:20 am

Great set of links. very useful.

baky · **Posted:** Wed Oct 07, 2009 4:02 am

so many things to read...

dasarp80 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:57 pm

great post ...thx for the help

bgs7b6 · **Posted:** Fri Oct 30, 2009 12:03 pm

Under GMAT Study Plans, how about adding a link to a page for GMAT-takers with a short time frame in mind to prep for the test? "One month," as in my case, seems to be fairly popular...

If I'm not mistaken, I think the advice that I found suggested running through all 3 OG guides (12th, verbal, and quant), and testing like crazy.

For my short-term strategy, I purchased the 12th ed. OG (though I may pick up the OG verbal as my primary concern is verbal) and Kaplan Live 2010 for access to the 5 additional CAT tests. Study time expected at +/- 20 hours per week.

Hopefully late-coming "slackers" can still score well. :-D

Edit: here's a post from bb back in '03:
a-study-plan-1589.html

bb · **Posted:** Mon Nov 02, 2009 1:59 pm

bgs7b6 wrote:

Under GMAT Study Plans, how about adding a link to a page for GMAT-takers with a short time frame in mind to prep for the test? "One month," as in my case, seems to be fairly popular...

If I'm not mistaken, I think the advice that I found suggested running through all 3 OG guides (12th, verbal, and quant), and testing like crazy.

For my short-term strategy, I purchased the 12th ed. OG (though I may pick up the OG verbal as my primary concern is verbal) and Kaplan Live 2010 for access to the 5 additional CAT tests. Study time expected at +/- 20 hours per week.

Hopefully late-coming "slackers" can still score well. :-D

Edit: here's a post from bb back in '03:
a-study-plan-1589.html

Take a look at this one: gmat-study-plan-for-gmat-novices-start-your-gmat-journey-80727.html
I should re-work the other one - thank you for finding it!!!

seluka · **Posted:** Tue Nov 03, 2009 7:04 am

Great one, very helpful.

lonewolf · **Posted:** Sun Nov 08, 2009 6:45 pm

This is indeed a great guide. Everything I need to know about GMAT is here.
Thank you so much.

osbornecox · **Posted:** Fri Dec 04, 2009 6:09 am

I will be sure to plunder all these resources.

Lindsy · **Posted:** Sun Dec 06, 2009 4:06 pm

My questin it to GMAT profis. I use the Off. Guide at the moment, my first aim is math. What do you think;imho the tasks and examples in this book is too easy as for high score. Are the tasks on really GMAT more difficuilt than in off. guide? What book has the most quantity of ex. that i can meet in GMAT?
Lin.

osbornecox · **Posted:** Sun Dec 06, 2009 9:46 pm

Lindsy wrote:

My questin it to GMAT profis. I use the Off. Guide at the moment, my first aim is math. What do you think;imho the tasks and examples in this book is too easy as for high score. Are the tasks on really GMAT more difficuilt than in off. guide? What book has the most quantity of ex. that i can meet in GMAT?
Lin.

They start out with problems that you can just figure out if you read the question.
By the end they should be hard.

Lindsy · **Posted:** Mon Dec 07, 2009 7:38 am

Thanks! But the really GMAT questions is smth like that in OG? Or much harter?

osbornecox · **Posted:** Mon Dec 07, 2009 7:47 am

It depends how well you do. They should be getting quite hard if you're doing well. If you make lots of mistakes, you will mainly encounter easy question. The questions in the OG are from the old exams.

Everything You Need to Prepare for the GMAT (revised)

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