Forum Home > GMAT > Quantitative > Problem Solving (PS)
Events & Promotions
|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Dec 1511:00 AM IST
-01:00 PM IST
Attend this free GMAT Algebra Webinar and learn how to master the most challenging Inequalities and Absolute Value problems with ease.
Dec 1608:00 AM PST
-11:59 PM PST
GMAT Club 12 Days of Christmas is a 4th Annual GMAT Club Winter Competition based on solving questions. This is the Winter GMAT competition on GMAT Club with an amazing opportunity to win over $40,000 worth of prizes!- Dec 17
09:00 AM PST
-10:00 AM PST
Join Manhattan Prep instructor Whitney Garner for a fun—and thorough—review of logic-based (non-math) problems, with a particular emphasis on Data Sufficiency and Two-Parts. - Dec 18
10:00 AM PST
-11:00 AM PST
Here is the essential guide to securing scholarships as an MBA student! In this video, we explore the various types of scholarships available, including need-based and merit-based options.
Kurai
Joined: 18 Apr 2016
Last visit: 31 May 2021
Posts: 78
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 310
Schools: Stanford '24 Anderson (UCLA)
GMAT 1: 610 Q47 V27
GMAT 2: 710 Q50 V37
WE:Supply Chain Management (Aerospace and Defense)
Products:
08 Nov 2016, 11:44
Kudos
Bookmarks
Km2014
Hi everyone,
My question is do i have to get 2017 edition or 2016, for test in Feb 2017?
TIA
Kalsoom
My question is do i have to get 2017 edition or 2016, for test in Feb 2017?
TIA
Kalsoom
The OG from year to year tend to have a huge overlap in questions. I would say close to 75% of questions are the same.
I would recommend buying the latest version if you don't already have a copy. If you want to save money, the 2016 should work perfectly fine.
08 Nov 2016, 12:31
Kudos
Bookmarks
Hi Km2014,
The recent main Official Guides (GMAT2015, GMAT2016 and GMAT2017) are all similar books. From one to the next, a certain percentage of questions are 'swapped out' (10% to 25% from version to version), but any of those books would be fine to use during your studies (and you could even use one of the older books and still be fine). That having been said, while the OGs are great books for practice questions, they're not designed to teach you the Tactics, patterns or the little 'secrets' of the GMAT. For all of that, you would likely find it easiest to invest in a GMAT Course of some type (either Guided Self-Study or instructor-led).
Before I can offer you any additional advice, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
Studies:
1) How long have you studied?
2) What materials have you used?
3) How have you scored on each of your CATs (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores)?
Goals:
4) What is your goal score?
5) When are you planning to take the GMAT?
6) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
7) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
The recent main Official Guides (GMAT2015, GMAT2016 and GMAT2017) are all similar books. From one to the next, a certain percentage of questions are 'swapped out' (10% to 25% from version to version), but any of those books would be fine to use during your studies (and you could even use one of the older books and still be fine). That having been said, while the OGs are great books for practice questions, they're not designed to teach you the Tactics, patterns or the little 'secrets' of the GMAT. For all of that, you would likely find it easiest to invest in a GMAT Course of some type (either Guided Self-Study or instructor-led).
Before I can offer you any additional advice, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
Studies:
1) How long have you studied?
2) What materials have you used?
3) How have you scored on each of your CATs (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores)?
Goals:
4) What is your goal score?
5) When are you planning to take the GMAT?
6) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
7) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
) but if you want to go from 610 to 680, save your energy for the Quant and Verbal 'main event'. 
