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Re: How I upgraded my 700 to a 770 (Q50, V44) [#permalink]
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In the Jeff Sackmann , are u referring to 1,800 practice GMAT math questions as extereme challenge problems.
THere are things like 2 sets ,3 sets ...10 sets.
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vcbabu wrote: In the Jeff Sackmann , are u referring to 1,800 practice GMAT math questions as extereme challenge problems.
THere are things like 2 sets ,3 sets ...10 sets. I'm referring to only one of the question sets, which contains 100 problems. It's called Extreme Challenge. He offers 18 different sets of questions with 100 problems each.
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Re: How I upgraded my 700 to a 770 (Q50, V44) [#permalink]
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Wow, that truly is an amazing score. Congratulations! You really do make Jeff Sackmann's products sound tempting, but how would his Total GMAT Math compare to the Manhattan GMAT math series? I just started MGMAT Number Properties, and plan to finish this book. But afterward, should I jump ship or continue with MGMAT? Thanks in advance!
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Avernusaur Great score! I just finished the challenge set for geometry and i was pretty impressed (espc DS is much more challenging that PS) Good luck with ur apps!
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Hey Avernusaur, thanks for sharing your experience. After reading this post, I decided to purchase Total GMAT Math. The book, however, is not exactly what I had expected. Of course, I did not think it would be a miracle worker, but something seems a little off. The book does cover a great deal of topics, but the amount of space devoted to each section is miniscule - 1.5 to 3 pages at most. The rest is spent on questions. This would normally be fine, but it seems that the book doesn't cover the material sufficiently for readers to answer the end-of-chapter questions. I have dealt and looked at other math guides, and they don't have this characteristic. Is my approach to this book wrong? I'm concerned that, even after reviewing the answers, I will only be able to answer these particular questions and not different ones because I lack the necessary math skills and concepts. If anyone can shed some light on this, I would be VERY grateful.
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Re: How I upgraded my 700 to a 770 (Q50, V44) [#permalink]
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bmillan01 wrote: Hey Avernusaur, thanks for sharing your experience. After reading this post, I decided to purchase Total GMAT Math. The book, however, is not exactly what I had expected. Of course, I did not think it would be a miracle worker, but something seems a little off. The book does cover a great deal of topics, but the amount of space devoted to each section is miniscule - 1.5 to 3 pages at most. The rest is spent on questions. This would normally be fine, but it seems that the book doesn't cover the material sufficiently for readers to answer the end-of-chapter questions. I have dealt and looked at other math guides, and they don't have this characteristic. Is my approach to this book wrong? I'm concerned that, even after reviewing the answers, I will only be able to answer these particular questions and not different ones because I lack the necessary math skills and concepts. If anyone can shed some light on this, I would be VERY grateful. Sorry for the delayed reply, I haven't been very active on the forum lately. I'll try to give you some advice, but I everyone's learning experience is different. Although the book does cover every topic, I had a pretty decent foundation before I started (Q47-48). In my experience, everything in the Practice Questions was covered in the previous text. If you think you need a stronger foundation of the fundamentals, I'm a fan of the Kaplan GMAT Math Workbook - this is the book that I used for my first GMAT attempt. If you want to test your knowledge, start doing practice questions from a variety of resources. What I liked most about the Total GMAT Math approach to learning is that it teaches you the GMAT question framework through repetition. After a while, you'll start noticing patterns that will allow you to pick your approach very quickly. At times it might feel like the questions are all the same with a different outfit on them, but that's the way the GMAT really is. Knewton actually uses the same strategy. I hope my response wasn't too late! Let us know how you're doing.
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Re: How I upgraded my 700 to a 770 (Q50, V44) [#permalink]
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Wow.. Really inspiring post! Congrats!
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Congradulations!!! Awesome score and great debrief.
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Avernusaur wrote: The RecommendationsQuantFor quant, I used Jeff Sackmann’s Total GMAT Math, as well as his Extreme Challenge Questions Set. Total GMAT Math is by far the most thorough quant book available for the GMAT. It starts with the assumption that you know nothing about the GMAT and ends with the most difficult subjects, such as combinations, permutations, probability, and symbolism. Total GMAT Math contains every concept that you will need on the GMAT, but it won’t expose you to every combination of concepts. This is where the Extreme Challenge set comes in. The question set contains 100 questions that are all 720+ difficulty level. What I liked most about this question set is that it requires you to solve difficult questions by combining concepts. Consider the following question: "How many ways can you select 4 people from 5 married couples if no two people from the same couple can be selected?"You know that order doesn’t matter, but you can’t really solve this question with the combinations approach either. What’s the solution? You use the permutation approach and divide out the number of ways they can be ordered. (10x8x6x4)/(4x3x2x1) = 80 Jeff Sackmann’s explanations are outstanding and all of these questions appear to be based on official questions. Can you guide me from where can I get these books... I dont see them in Amazon!  Moreover they aren't listed in the forum site too!
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jeeteshsingh wrote: Avernusaur wrote: The RecommendationsQuantFor quant, I used Jeff Sackmann’s Total GMAT Math, as well as his Extreme Challenge Questions Set. Total GMAT Math is by far the most thorough quant book available for the GMAT. It starts with the assumption that you know nothing about the GMAT and ends with the most difficult subjects, such as combinations, permutations, probability, and symbolism. Total GMAT Math contains every concept that you will need on the GMAT, but it won’t expose you to every combination of concepts. This is where the Extreme Challenge set comes in. The question set contains 100 questions that are all 720+ difficulty level. What I liked most about this question set is that it requires you to solve difficult questions by combining concepts. Consider the following question: "How many ways can you select 4 people from 5 married couples if no two people from the same couple can be selected?"You know that order doesn’t matter, but you can’t really solve this question with the combinations approach either. What’s the solution? You use the permutation approach and divide out the number of ways they can be ordered. (10x8x6x4)/(4x3x2x1) = 80 Jeff Sackmann’s explanations are outstanding and all of these questions appear to be based on official questions. Can you guide me from where can I get these books... I dont see them in Amazon! Moreover they aren't listed in the forum site too! It's an e-book that's delivered in PDF format via email. Great content, but a bit of a pain to print out and organize in a binder.
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Avernusaur, How did you study Jeff's book? Did you read the whole book, or did you skip some chapters? How long did it take you to finish the book? Why did you prefer to use an ultimate set rather than GMAT Club tests? I know you wrote that GMAT Club tests had been demoralizing. However, wasn't they good for practice? When solving problems from the Ultimate GMAT Math, did you time yourself, or not? Thank you for answering my questions.
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Avernusaur, thanks for answering my questions.
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Re: How I upgraded my 700 to a 770 (Q50, V44) [#permalink]
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Really good info about Sackmann's study material!
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Congrats on the awesome score and thanks for sharing your experience!
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