Best Books For Prep

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Hello,

I am just beginning prep and am curious as to what books have worked well for some of you. Also, If any courses worked exceptionally well I would love to hear.

For quant it seems that Manhattan Prep is a great option and I will most likely go with that.

I am not sure what to go with for Verbal.

In addition I will buy the official GMAT book for practice problems.

Thanks for any advice!!

Noshad · Answer

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rohan2345 · Answer

Hi mtm131, Welcome to GMATCLUB! To improve your scores in verbal, you can consider e-gmat verbal online or the e-gmat verbal live course. They are both amazing courses especially designed for non-natives. They offer almost 25% of their courses for free so you can try out their free trial to decide which one you want to go for. Plus the e-gmat Scholaranium which is included in both the courses is one of the best verbal practice tools in the market. You can easily track your progress in that you can identify your strengths and analyze and improve on your weak areas. Further taking multiple mocks might help. Apart from the GMATPREP, Manhattan GMAT tests and Veritas Prep Tests in my experience have good verbal and Quant section and will certainly help you point out and improve your weak areas. Further another advantage of taking many mocks is to build up your stamina. Apart from the GMATPREP tests, taking practice tests of any major GMATPREP company ought to do that. I would also encourage you to purchase the GMATPREP QP 1 for some great additional practice. Here is a link that will help you with your decision. https://gmatclub.com/forum/best-gmat-ve ... ml?fl=menu Hope this helps. All the best.

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi mtm131,

Many Test Takers who use a 'book heavy' study approach end up getting 'stuck' at a particular score level. Even the best books are limited in what they can teach you; they also can't force you to approach questions in a certain way and their explanations are often one-sided. This is all meant to say that you'll likely end up needing to invest in some non-book resources.

That all having been said, the OG books are great sources for practice questions, so you should plan on incorporating at least one of those books in your studies (even though they're not designed to teach you Tactics, patterns or the little 'secrets' behind the GMAT - for those, you'll need Course-oriented materials).

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi mtm131,

Before you decide on a prep course, it may be a good idea to take an  official GMAT practice exam . The results of that exam will give you a bird’s-eye view of your strengths and weaknesses, and indicate how far you are from your score goal.

Once you complete the exam, feel free to report back here, and I can provide some further advice. Also, check out some of the  success stories of past GMAT students  as well as reviews of  various GMAT prep courses  to see what prep materials have worked for other test-takers.

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