In search for GMAT preparation books

The thing is it's quite pricey.

Hi iamsakim – I am a current GMAT student and I would recommend Quant Reasoning

There are MANY resources out there but I think Quant Reasoning DOES stand out because

(i) The GMAT, you will see is paradoxically NOT about theory. In fact, the less theory you apply, the better your score strangely. Its about logic - Sure everyone needs to have some basic quant and verbal knowledge but all of us have learnt it if you graduated from high school and graduated from college/ university

(ii) Quantreasoning.com explains concepts - You can check out any chapter of Avi’s book and see for yourself. For example - did you know, an absolute value is something that is very VISUAL and can be plotted on a number line ? Avi's Book

(iii) All material in the book is supplemented with video solutions

(iv) A very active forum is available where you can post doubts and you can expect a turn-around response in less than 24 hours (in some case, as fast as an hour)

(v) We have weekly ask-me-anything where you can submit your questions and Avi can take them up

(vi) You can see for yourself how Avi Gutman goes about his teaching here if you want a sneak preview - channel here
There is VERY LITTLE theory and more about concept / visualization. This is not something OTHER test prep companies do.

(vii) Feel free to come check out the weekly AMA’s

Hi, welcome to the prep of GMAT, and GMAT club. To say that you want the materials at reasonable price, let me burst the bubble here. You can't get all of your materials at reasonable prices. It would require some of your money.

A lot of the GMAT club followers create groups, and split the amount. This is the best way to do it, I would say. Then you can spend on lot of your study materials.

For books below are my suggestions:

1. The official guides. All 3 of them if you can. Else get the main og.

2.Manhattan prep books.

3. For verbal: powerscore GMAT Bible. Get all three of them. They are considered to be the best in market.

4. Buy mock tests. And also try to have subscriptions of TTP and egmat (only for the sc part). Check with your fellow GMAT perticipants if they would wanna share the creds with you. And then you can share the budget and decide on your login times and practice. (P.S: some of the logins won't log you out of the other person joins in, check that with your study buddies).

Hope this would be helpful. All the best for your preparation.

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I've suggested Manhattan-Prep's 6th Edition for SC and CR to students I've tutored. You can also check out:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-study-plan-217827.html

Hi iamsakim

The link might help you to familiarize yourself with all the resources required for GMAT: https://gmatclub.com/forum/best-gmat-bo ... ml?fl=menu

Good Luck!