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Confirming: Manhattan Prep now owned by Kaplan? [#permalink] New post   15 Oct 2022, 17:42
Hi All,

I am resuming my GMAT prep after a hiatus of 7 years! I have the Manhattan Prep bundle from 2012. Do you recommend using that or should I get a new one? Moreover, as I can see, is Manhattan Prep now part of Kaplan?

Which is the highest recommended prep guide to familiarize with the concepts?

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Confirming: Manhattan Prep now owned by Kaplan? [#permalink] New post   16 Oct 2022, 21:13
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Hi All,

I am resuming my GMAT prep after a hiatus of 7 years! I have the Manhattan Prep bundle from 2012. Do you recommend using that or should I get a new one? Moreover, as I can see, is Manhattan Prep now part of Kaplan?

Which is the highest recommended prep guide to familiarize with the concepts?

Thank you.



Hi and welcome back!
Yes, a number of years Kaplan had acquired MGMAT but it has not really changed MGMAT's quality and approach to teaching. Kaplan actually is focusing solely on MGMAT as the class/course/guide provider.

If you are a book user like I am, MGMAT is the best and probably only book option at this time I would recommend. Veritas Prep has been put on ice by their new owners while you were gone :-o
If you are looking for courses, there are quire a few inexpensive ones and that has been the main focus and development in this space in the last 5 years.

As to the books, you are totally fine to use the 2012 version. GMAT has not changed what it is testing but there have been some changes since that edition came out 10 years ago:
1. IR (I am not sure if that covers it)
2. GMAT got shortened. Now there are 31 and 36 questions instead of 37 and 41
3. Section order choice
4. You can now take the test at home or at a test center
5. There are 6 GMAT Prep Tests (you have to buy 4, and 2 are free)
6. The latest OG is OG 2020 really since the following editions are just re-prints
7. GMAT Club has a forum quiz system which is pretty cool: https://gmatclub.com/forum/quiz.php?menu=1
8. We have an MBA Fair on Tue and Wed if you can join - you can attend some of the panels about GMAT and MBA:

Has GMAT Changed? What's Happening with the GMAT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM-cQakaBiI
More here: https://gmatclub.com/mba-spotlight

That's about it I think :angel:
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Re: Confirming: Manhattan Prep now owned by Kaplan? [#permalink] New post   17 Oct 2022, 08:56
Thank you for the clarification. I'll check the aforementioned resources.
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Re: Confirming: Manhattan Prep now owned by Kaplan? [#permalink] New post   17 Oct 2022, 16:20
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Hi Engineer1,

Kaplan has owned MGMAT for almost 15 years, although the two companies maintained their own separate GMAT products for most of that time. The more relevant issue in your case is that the GMAT has gone through some changes since you last studied for it (the overall Exam is now shorter, you have the opportunity to choose from 3 different 'section orders' and you can take the GMAT outside of a Test Center). While you would probably be okay continuing to use those older books, they are now more than 10 years old at this point - meaning that you would probably benefit in certain ways by using more recently produced materials.

Before I can offer you any additional advice for your studies, it would help if you could provide a bit more information about your prior studies and your goals:

1) Did you take the Official GMAT during your studies 7 years ago? If you did, then how did you score?
2) Did you use any other study materials besides the books that you mentioned? Do you remember how were you scoring on your CATs/mocks at that time?
3) What is your overall goal score?
4) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?

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Re: Confirming: Manhattan Prep now owned by Kaplan? [#permalink] New post   17 Oct 2022, 16:31
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You - you are right. It was 2010! 😱
I certainly thought it was later than that... but clearly the 2012 edition was after the acquisition and I feel did not really get impacted in much of a way
https://gmatclub.com/forum/confirmed-ka ... 88887.html

P.S. Interesting enough, the former MGMAT CEO has gone on to become a presidential candidate (as well as NY Mayor candidate)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Yang

He has a pretty impressive Wikipedia page 👍
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Re: Confirming: Manhattan Prep now owned by Kaplan? [#permalink] New post   17 Oct 2022, 20:07
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Which is the highest recommended prep guide to familiarize with the concepts?

Consider checking out the gmatclub study plan post. Variety of resources mentioned over there.
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Confirming: Manhattan Prep now owned by Kaplan? [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 17 Oct 2022, 20:31
Well, my reply wasn't posted apparently.
Thanks Rich and bb.

Yeah, I had taken GMAT in 2015 and scored 580 once and 620 later, if I remember correctly. I don't recall my mock scores, but I had taken quite a few mocks from OG, Veritas Prep, and Manhattan. I mostly used Crackverbal for the concepts and they helped. I just did not have enough time to do enough preparation for a "good" score.

At this time, I am aiming for weekend/evening MBAs and my target schools are Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson, Chicago Booth in that order. So, I need scores accordingly, maybe something close to 700, but my target will be 720+.

Originally posted by Engineer1 on 17 Oct 2022, 20:26.
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Re: Confirming: Manhattan Prep now owned by Kaplan? [#permalink] New post   17 Oct 2022, 20:31
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Got it. The evening and weekend programs tend to have slightly lower score requirements, but it doesn’t hurt to score high either… I think if you can pull it off to get a 700, that will be plenty. Of course if you’re trying to compensate for lower undergrad, grades, or GPA, the higher, the better but high score of all not automatically get you in as you know. So you want to leave good amount of time to work on the actual applications.

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Confirming: Manhattan Prep now owned by Kaplan? [#permalink] New post   17 Oct 2022, 20:34
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Yes, GPA. I have an MS and hope the GPA there gets noticed. My undergrad engineering GPA isn't impressive for sure. :D Ya, I will resume with an official test first. I guess I want to know where I stand after all these years! Nonetheless, I understand that the profile will be looked at from different perspectives. Hoping for the best.
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Re: Confirming: Manhattan Prep now owned by Kaplan? [#permalink] New post   18 Oct 2022, 07:27
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Hi Engineer1,

Regarding resources, 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.
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Re: Confirming: Manhattan Prep now owned by Kaplan? [#permalink] New post   18 Oct 2022, 15:03
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Hi Engineer1,

I've sent you a PM with some notes and additional questions.

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