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If you buy veritas live or on demand then you get access to online videos, problem sets etc.
I thought this thread compared ONLY the books offered by the two companies (without going into merits of accompanied offerings). I focused just on the printed materials and I hope it cannot be inferred from my post that one Prep is better than another Prep. I am simply not talking about the Preps and their options. From the RC & CR, remember the scope guys!
Neither did I imply "do not go with Veritas and go with
Manhattan books". For me personally (assuming one starts from 0), the organizational structure of the books and a more chewed
MGMAT approach is more appealing. But this is just me. But overall, these books really complement each other - albeit it is a huge bundle altogether. I began with Veritas (when I was at 0) - improved a lot, and just for fun went through Manhattan, and I felt that many gaps were closed. I'm sure it would have been a similar experience if I went the other way around. As far as Veritas, you should not avoid getting Probability/Combs and Geometry books. Manhattan, Number properties & Word Translations are indispensable.
Also, a small disclaimer, I am a bit more biased towards Quant materials as this is what gives me more trouble. On the verbal part, I do not think either set is particularly strong. RC & CR are just an intro... and for SC I have a slight preference for Manhattan (not sure if I am saying anything new here).
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The best part is each guide comes with around 100 practice questions
In general, I would agree the practice problems are valuable - sure, but then you can get a few question banks. In my view, the books are meant for thorough explanations and foundations, not for a bunch of problems. Even so, and reiterating my point (about inappropriateness of comparison) the problems are "thought of" very differently in both sets of books, that is the angles the authors use when attacking or even writing the problems.
Bottom line, go for both sets if you need strong foundations, you have time, money, and most importantly guys...the motivation