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Buying the Books now ? (Possible GMAT Changes?) and other Questions [#permalink] New post   15 Aug 2015, 03:13
Hello Guys how likely is it that there will be a fundamental change in the gmat process so the books and courses now are instantly becoming outdated? I am considering to buy all the Ressources (Manhattan GMAT, and Official Guides) this month, although I plan to do my GMAT next year july.

Another Question is, the Business School I want to apply to, doesn't look at the total score but at the relative percentage, is there any table who shows the actual percentage of each total score? When are you better then 80% or 90% of the people?
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Re: Buying the Books now ? (Possible GMAT Changes?) and other Questions [#permalink] New post   15 Aug 2015, 10:51
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Hi Finance0402,

The GMAT will not be going through any big 'content' changes any time soon, so if you plan to purchase study resources now, then those resources should still be relevant in a year. Is there any particular reason WHY you want to buy them now? In a year's time, you might find that you want to purchase DIFFERENT resources altogether.

I also have to ask how exactly is it that you 'know' the process that the Business School uses to evaluate applicants? Did you read some general information and drawing your own conclusions or did an Admissions Officer at the School directly give you this information?

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Re: Buying the Books now ? (Possible GMAT Changes?) and other Questions [#permalink] New post   15 Aug 2015, 11:20
Hello Richard,
I just want to read them everytime I have some free time to spend. And I want to spend my money now before I use it for other **** things :D

I know that the Business School is looking at the relative percentage because the official site of them says so.
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Re: Buying the Books now ? (Possible GMAT Changes?) and other Questions [#permalink] New post   16 Aug 2015, 10:23
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Hi Finance0402,

Many Business School Admissions Officers refer to the 'process' for selecting applicants as 'holistic' - meaning they don't use a 'checklist' per se, but they can tell when an applicant 'looks good' overall. This is all meant to say that it's possible that what you read is not a strict set of requirements to apply.

Can you provide a link to the information that you've referenced? I'm interested in reading the exact wording.

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Re: Buying the Books now ? (Possible GMAT Changes?) and other Questions [#permalink] New post   17 Aug 2015, 09:59
I am pretty sure, that I am understanding it correctly but here are the exact words:
https://www.wiso.uni-koeln.de/sites/faku ... tion_E.pdf

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