Anyone else have trouble buying the OG with COVID-19?

Question

Want to start working through the OG 2020 books, but estimated delivery date for Amazon for me is May 31, most likely because of the backlog of orders they're facing due to COVID-19. All nearby physical retailers are shut. Anyone else in this position/have any ideas? If it was a 1-2 week thing it would be fine, but after a month I feel like I'd be losing progress and would need to 'catch up' again to where I am now.

Abhi077 · Answer

Why don't you consider purchasing the online version instead? It comes with an E-book as well as Online question bank(with decent features)

Here's the link: https://www.efficientlearning.com/gmat/ ... ial-ebook/

Master link : https://www.efficientlearning.com/gmat/

Hope this helps.

teatime45 · Answer

I really prefer paper for ease of flipping back and forth and whatnot. Are they in PDF form?

Abhi077 · Answer

Nope. GMAC has stopped issuing pdfs. it now issues a systematic e-book in your https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/ account. If you're in urgent need, that's the best option you have. OR you can start solving OG questions from here https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmac-officia ... l#p1854935 till your book arrives.

teatime45 · Answer

Woah, the question of the day Qs are from the official guide? Had no idea. I will play around with those. Thank you!

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi teatime45,

Are you currently using other resources for your prep? Also, when is your test date?

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi teatime45,

Yes - delivery dates for most physical products have been impacted by the Covid-19 virus. Even the OG2021 (which is the most recent version of the Official Guide) had it's anticipated shipping date pushed back almost a month (currently set for early June). Thankfully, there are lots of non-print study materials that you can use during your studies. In addition, while the OG books are great sources for practice questions, but they're not designed to teach you Tactics, patterns or the little 'secrets' behind the GMAT - for those, you'll need Course-oriented materials. To that end, you might want to work on the OG a little later on in your studies (depending on where you are in your studies right now).

Before I can offer you any additional advice for your studies, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

Studies:
1) How long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
3) On what dates did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?

Goals:
4) What is your overall goal score?
5) When are you planning to take the GMAT?
6) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?

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