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11 Sep 2014, 15:34
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| FROM m3equals333: GMAT Toolkit Android App |
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GMAT Toolkit Android App Excellent GMAT Preparation app for Android phones – created by gmatclub.com. The app is free and comes with a comprehensive 700+ quant question bank and a custom user question bank that pulls questions directly from the gmatclub.com verbal/quant forums (user can specify criteria, such as difficulty level, question type, etc). There are also interactive flash cards and advice/quotes from 700+ GMAT scorers. Users have the option of upgrading the app for a fee, which will unlock the vendor question banks (see figure 2). The app tracks your progress and times each question (see figure 3). Super convenient app that continues to get refined and improved – equally effective for verbal preparation as for quant preparation.  Figure 1: Intro Screen & Home Screen  Figure 2: Practice Question Banks  Figure 3: Performance Review and Detail  Figure 4: Examples from the free GMATclub Hard Quant Set  Figure 5: Examples from the paid MGMAT Quant Challenge Set |
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ETS PowerPrep 30 Info: Circa early 2000’s; equivalent to the”GMAT Prep” of the ETS days (preceded GMAC as the GMAT writer and administrator). This exam is in the current format (2 sections @ 75 mins each). I believe there are two practice CATs (I only took the first one though). There is definite verbal overlap with questions in the Official Guide, but no overlap that I witnessed with GMAT Prep. The quant is much easier than GMAT Prep quant, however still a valuable “hidden” resource to get more practice with authentic questions. Download: https://gmatclub.com/static/files/ppgmat30.exe Kaplan Higher Score Info: Circa early 2000’s; Employs old format of the test (separate 25min sections for SC, CR, RC, PS1, PS2, DS). Lots of problem sets and 4 CATs + Diagnostic. Although I only took the diagnostic, what I liked was how little time you get for each problem (average of a little over a minute vs almost 2 minutes in current format). The questions are a tad easier, but really not as much as you would expect them to be given how much less time you have…I thought it was a neat resource, wish I had found it earlier in my prep. Download: It’s around in ISO format Operating System Requirements (for both) Can only run off of Windows XP.; Windows 7/8 compatibility mode will not work. Here’s what I did: 1) Set up a virtual drive on your PC 2) Download XP Mode from Microsoft’s website 3) Run the program off your virtual drive in XP mode and you will be in business** **IMPORTANT: Because Windows XP / Msft Security Essentials are no both longer supported/updated by Msft, your computer will be extremely vulnerable to cyber attack if you are connected to the internet while in XP Mode. Make sure your internet connection is SEVERED when in XP Mode. Yes, there are ways to get Windows Update and MSE working in XP mode, but they can only update to a certain point – leaving you vulnerable |
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DEERK MOGULL BLOG WORST GMAT BOOK Worst GMAT Strategy Guide Background I’ve been debating whether to write this post, as I don’t like to spread negativity; however, I’ve come to realize that the point of this blog is to help GMAT preppers, just as others (whether they knew it or not) helped me in my prep earlier this year. That being said, knowing which book to avoid at all costs is probably more important than knowing the best book to pursue (in other words – slowly losing your understanding of logic is probably worse than less quickly growing it. There are plenty of sub-par GMAT study resources out there that may either fail to address vital concepts or have terrible explanations, but I truly believe the below book goes a step beyond and will actually confuse you and can actually detract from your GMAT verbal understanding and test performance. It did for me. I had to re-learn a lot of SC and CR concepts/rules after working through this book’s practice tests. I will outline a few examples below. **Note: I need to find a couple SC and CR that were particularly bad…I will post them soon…. How is this even possible? Ok, so mathematics is a universal language with iron-clad rules that can be proven in most cases and are understood by all as valid..there isn’t much left open to interpretation. Of course grammar and logic each have governing rules as well, but there are many grey areas that can be argued for or against, depending on perception and personal style…this is why the CR questions tell you to “choose the ‘best’ answer.” The grammar rules don’t follow a specific pattern that I am aware of, but will usually pick a side and never flip flop (e.g. using “that” with essential modifiers and “<comma> which” with non-essentials). So, if you learn concepts that are not relevant or flat out flawed, you are destined to bomb the GMAT. You don’t see the test after you take it and so will never be able to make your case on why you are right….you will never even know if you got it right or wrong! Anyways, as best as I can remember, the Quant in this book is not very challenging and honestly don’t remember the RC. Bottomline, I strongly suggest you avoid this book altogether. Who knows, maybe the 2014 version is revamped and an amazing resource?…not likely, but irrelevant to this post. The 2013 version below is a travesty for GMAT Preparation. Why anyone should care about some obscure book they will probably never see? I bought this book directly off the shelf of Barnes & Noble, right beside the OG books! Looking back on it, I now realize that the simple fact that it was being soid by Barnes and Noble subconsciously gave me a false assurance that the material contained within was sound. The worst part for me that this was when I first began kicking my prep into a higher gear…. Finally.. I am going to pick out some examples and paste them below. I posted a CR to the verbal forum on gmatclub.com when first going through the book as I thought I was missing something…please see figure 2 below. The 95% difficulty level is as high as it gets on gmatclub and usually means 1 of 2 things….(1) it is a deceptively hard question and beyond anything you will see on the GMAT (2) it is a flawed question/answer. To tell you the truth, I am not sure which this one is, but judging by what one of the verbal gurus (moderator – Carcass), I would have to go with (2). See below for question and Official Explanation (OE). The point is, do yourself a favor and avoid this book, it does more harm than good and there are plenty of great guides out there. Super hard questions that test how well you understand a GMAT concept are the best practice IMO (given you take the time to intuitively understand the solution)…however super hard questions that are flawed or follow rules outside what is tested on GMAT are toxic… Note: If you are of a different opinion, please leave a comment and I will make sure to approve it without bias. Maybe I’m missing something, wouldn’t be the first time, and definitely not the last  And the winner (loser) is…. 2013 PETERSON’S MASTER THE GMAT –> AVOID THIS BOOK LIKE THE PLAGUE  Figure 1: PETERSON’S MASTER THE GMAT  Figure 2: 2013 Peterson’s Master the GMAT, Practice Test 2. Verbal Section, Question 32 (posted to the gmatclub.com verbal forum)  Figure 3: Official Answer (OA) from the Peterson’s book |
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