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Hi,

Could anyone please help clarify whether the GMAT Official Guide (OG) 2022 includes the same questions as previous years' editions, or are they entirely new questions? Additionally, I am curious to know if there is a significant difference between the questions from the editions 2015 to 2020 and 2020 to 2022. Thank you.

Thank you

MartyTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi Sashank22.

The 2022 OG has no questions not included in the 2021 or 2020 OG. So, you'll see the same questions in any of those three OGs.

Until 2021, the OG was updated each year, so about 15 percent of the questions in each year's OG were new ones.

So, the 2015 OG and the 2020 OG have some questions in common, but many of the questions in the 2020 OG do not appear in the 2015 OG and vice versa.

GmatKnightTutor · Answer

Just a quick fyi that if, for example, you purchase a fresh Official-Guide 2022 you will also get an unused code through which you can access the Online Wiley version. Can be helpful for creating timed sets, keeping track of questions you've attempted, etc. May want to check out the e-versions of the OGs as well.

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi Sashank22,

The last several versions of the main GMAC Official Guide have essentially all offered the same set of practice questions. Older versions of that book though (such as the GMAT2015) would almost certainly offer you 100s of questions that you have not seen before (because they're not in the more recent versions of that book) and that older material is still relevant to the current iteration of the GMAT. It's worth noting that while the OG books are great sources for practice questions, they're not designed to teach you Tactics, patterns or the little 'secrets' behind the GMAT - for those, you'll need Course-oriented materials. As such, you might want to work on the OG a little later on in your studies.

Since it sounds like you're just beginning your studies, then it would be a good idea to take a FULL-LENGTH practice CAT Test; you can access 2 for free at www.mba.com (and they come with some additional practice materials). If you want to do a little studying first, so that you can familiarize yourself with the basic content and question types, then that's okay - but you shouldn't wait too long to take that initial CAT. That score will give us a good sense of your natural strengths and weaknesses and will help provide a basis for comparison as you continue to study. A FULL CAT takes about 3.5 hours to complete, so make sure that you've set aside enough time to take it in one sitting. Once you have that Score, you should report back here and we can come up with a study plan.

I'd like to know a bit more about your timeline and goals:
1) What is your goal score?
2) When are you planning to take the GMAT?
3) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?

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