appropriate books for GMAT prep

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hi, i'm kritin
 I haven't yet started my GMAT prep, I took the kaplan test and got a 680(49Q 34V 8IR)
I have purchased the OG set and nothing else(will be delivered shortly), looking for the best books to start my prep
kindly help me with a few of my queries
1. which books for verbal should I buy(manhattan prep all the verbal seems nice) based on my score
2. what are the best quant books for advanced questions?
3. what resources can i use to practice IR and AWA? does the OG have these topics?
3. what are the other resources(youtube videos, e-books, courses etc.) that I can use? GMATNinja's videos seem very popular.
thanks

EducationAisle · Answer

Hi Kritin, you have a very good initial score. Why don't you give an  official  mock test and let us know your scores.

kntombat · Answer

Hey Kritin, I would recommend that you check this website out : https://b-ok.asia/s/gmat

anksh27 · Answer

Hi Kritin,

That's a great initial score.

Manhattan books would be great.
In addition, you can also procure official GMAT advance question book which has slightly tougher questions compared to OG. 
OG will give you online access (and it will have IR to practice)
You can also check gmatclub's youtube channel -> lots of topic wise videos conducted by several prep companies.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Cheers.

kritinbansal · Answer

hi,
thanks for the replies, the reason i'm not giving an official test is to save both for later.

anksh, thanks for the help, I do have a couple of questions if you don't mind answering them
1. with 'manhattan prep all the verbal' + 'OG' + 'OG advanced' and help from the GMATclub YT can I get a really good verbal score(42+) considering my current score of 34 which is low. i know that this is subjective, just asking for your opinion, what should I add or change?
2. do i need practice for AWA before exams or just looking at templates is fine, if i need practice then how can i do so?
some more info, I have 3 months' prep time with roughly 2 hours per day of studying
thanks

anksh27 · Answer

Hi Kritin,

I would be happy to answer.

1. I think the above mentioned material would definitely suffice. See, it doesn't matter how many books you refer, but rather how you are filling the void (of your weak areas). Focus on your weak areas, attack them and you are good to go.
That said, all the above materials will help you to solve more than 4K questions. Mammoth right? Indeed. You should be able to score V42+ definitely.

2.Don't bother much about IR & AWA at this stage. You are already good at IR as you scored 8/8 in mock. 
For AWA, yes there are templates available on gmatclub (there are videos too in gmatclub's channel). You can go thru them on the day when you are enervated and too lazy to work on quants/verbal.

Feel free to reach for any other questions.

Cheers.

GmatKnightTutor · Answer

If you run out of Official Questions, there are also the Online only question banks you may want to check out.

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

680 is a great start! Regarding prep courses, in addition to seeking advice in this thread, take a look at the GMAT Club reviews for the best quant and verbal courses, and also read through some GMAT success stories to see what materials have worked well for other test-takers.

You also may find it helpful to read this article about how to score a 700+ on the GMAT.

Good luck!

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