GMAT prep book

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Hi there,

My first time posting on this.

What’s the best gmat prep books to use for both Quant and Verbal?

I attempted the GMAT and got the worst score I’ve ever gotten (with doing all the practice tests from the OG as well as the free ones from Kaplan and Veritas Prep).

My math is strong and English weaker but from my scores I saw the opposite. However I did panic in the online exam and as math was first that got the worst hit which made me push harder for the verbal section.

I’m aiming for a 650.

akadiyan · Answer

RJVB

I am sorry to hear that your GMAT did not go well as you expected.

I am assuming that your question about book recommendation is for both Verbal and Quants.

In general, when you are preparing using books, MGMAT Guides are recommended by many test takers. The guides also comes with 6 practice tests and MGMAT tests are rated highly by many test takers.

Also there is Powerscore CR Bible - this is very highly rated book for CR.

Apart from the materials listed above, GMAT Club has very excellent materials especially for Quants. You should try out the below given materials in the order listed
1. GMAT Club Math book
2. GMAT Club - Quant Megathread [This is the one of best posts for Quants in my opinion]
3. GMAT Club Tests

GMAT Club tests are very highly rated by high quant scores, so do check it out.

All the above posts are about materials, but only studying will get you only so far, practice is the key for consistent improvement.

GMAT Club has an excellent project called Project Butler , where 2 questions will be posted daily under each section and you can learn a great deal by answering them and also learning from other test takers and experts. So every day try to answer daily questions posted in gmat club.

You can find the review of best books for GMAT Prep in this page - https://gmatclub.com/forum/best-gmat-bo ... ml?fl=menu

All the best for your preparation

TheUltimateWinner · Answer

can you split your score pls?
what materials do you use so far?
by the by, for quant, you should brush up some concepts. here you go for the link that will help you for the concept learning..
https://gmatclub.com/forum/ultimate-gma ... l#p1886497

for verbal: try to use 'thursdays with Ron' from youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTQlKd ... /playlists
do you need any other help?

RJVB · Answer

I used OG material for both sections and got the Manhattan prep to help with verbal.

However I didn’t do any courses it was all self taught. My mock exam scores were around 620-650 but on exam day I got 
V26 Q24 !! So terrible

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ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

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.

Also, would you like some general advice on how to improve your verbal and quant skills?

Good luck!

Also, would you like some general advice on how to improve your verbal and quant skills?

Good luck!

TheUltimateWinner · Answer

for practice: stick with only official resources
for concept learning: watch  Thursdays with Ron  videos from youtube for both quant and verbal; 
for CR:
--powerscore CR bible book is not bad; 
--interact (best materials, i guess)-->paid version
for RC
--powerscore RC bible is perfectly fine book; 
--sandeep gupta's RC videos from youtube (if don't find, knock me pls)
for SC:
--read manhattan prep's forum (specially Ron's explanation)
--read  best kudos  post from gmatclub forum!
any other help need?

RJVB · Answer

TheUltimateWinner  
No 
This is so helpful 
Thank you so much!

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TheUltimateWinner · Answer

sandeep's resources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShR1RlC ... ercentGMAT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4p45MF ... ercentGMAT

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi RJVB,

I'm sorry to hear that Test Day did not go as well as planned. When these types of score drops occur, the two likely "causes" involve either something that was unrealistic during practice or something that was surprising (or not accounted for) on Test Day. Before we discuss any of those potential issues though, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

1) How long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
3) On what dates (or approximate dates) did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?
4) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?

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

vamshikaithi · Answer

Hi RJVB, Instead of books, I suggest you to choose a good online course which can provide you all the content on a single platform. If you use books, you have to shuffle across multiple resources for concepts, methods, questions and their solutions. And as GMAT is an adaptive test, books won't be very helpful for you to take adaptive quizzes. I personally used GMATWhiz online course and found it very good. It helped me improve my score from 570 to 680 to 720. So, you can check that out if you want. All the best

GMATWhizTeam · Answer

Hi RJVB,

Before I suggest you the resources, I would like to know what exactly are you struggling with. Knowing your weak areas is the first step in the process of improving your score. And if you are just looking for a resource that will help you to practice questions, then I'm afraid that you are not doing your prep in the right way. The right way to prepare is by learning the right methods to solve questions and then practicing a few questions of that topic to get comfortable with the methodology.

So, choose a resource which can help you with 
  Methodology 
 Standard questions to practice with detailed solutions (Most of your learning happens during the analysis of solution) 
 Working on weak areas 
 Study plan

I think an online course would be much better because you can access all the content on one place. The best way to choose an online course if by checking out the free trial of the courses and then decide the one which suits you better. You can go through this   article   to understand a  few key factors that you should keep in mind while evaluating the online courses .

If you are open to suggestion, I would suggest you to check out the free trial of GMATWhiz. And before that, I would like to have a detailed discussion with you regarding your weak areas and the way your approached questions till now so that I can understand your concerns and guide you in a better way. You can get in touch with me using the below link.

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