Manhattan Advanced Quant and Foundations of GMAT Verbal 6th Edition

Question

Folks,

Manhattan has published 6th edition of Foundations of Verbal and Advanced Quant. I have the 5th edition books. Is the revision too that it'd make sense to buy the book?

GMAT Foundations of Verbal (Manhattan Prep GMAT Strategy Guides) Paperback – December 1, 2015, link - Link removed. Search amazon.(I have scored 36 in the official GMAT and I am looking to improve my score.)

GMAT Advanced Quant (Manhattan Prep GMAT Strategy Guides) 2 Pap/Psc edition,(May 19, 2015) link - Link removed. Search amazon.(I have consistently scored 49 in the CATs as well as in official GMAT and I am looking to improve my score.)

I'd appreciate your responses.

Regards,
RS

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi ranarohitsinghdeo,

While I'm not an expert on those books, the 6th edition has a lot in common with the 5th edition, so you don't necessarily have to purchase the 6th edition. For a more detailed answer, you might want to contact MGMAT directly (through its website) or reach out to Kyle or Dmitry here.

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

rrsd · Answer

Dear Rich,

Thanks for answering.

I may appear a bit desperate about such a small detail but I'm very serious about doing everything to improve my score. And each point matters. I'd reach out to both Kyle and Dmitry.

Regards,
RS

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi ranarohitsinghdeo,

You already have a 700/Q49, which is an outstanding score (it's right around the 90th percentile overall), so you should apply to any Business Schools that interest you. By extension, a retest is probably not necessary.

1) What Business Schools are you planning to apply to?
2) When are you planning to apply?

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

rrsd · Answer

Dear Rich, You're very kind!! :-)

I have a 700/(Q49,V36) which may appear as an outstanding score to you but it's not. I belong to the shark-pool of applicants - Indian Male working in IT (with many years in Industry). No one I know has scored less than 690 and I do know a lot of people. So if I appear again and I don't get a score that I want I'd simply cancel the score/exam. I know couple of friends who have cancelled their score at 680 and 690 respectively and appeared again. Regarding my exam - I took my GMAT 3 years back and did not study properly at that time. I did not solve OG properly and my verbal sucks(still does, sadly!). So 700 may be a good score it's not enough. Also just because 700 is ok does not mean I should stick to 700 but rather give my best and get a score I am happy with and believe represents my capabilities. 700 may be an outstanding score but so is 790..

I was also working with a admissions consultant and he strongly advised (he even deferred my application) - to get a better score before applying. If I had known that earlier I'd not have wasted my time/money on my applications which got rejected. Finally, to answer your questions : 1) What Business Schools are you planning to apply to? I have been applying to different B-schools including Columbia and Booth for last 2 years but could not convert (I have applied to these two only once) :evil:

- it may be because of other facets of the application and not just GMAT but I'd never know that. :D Of course, I am not applying to Harvard/Stanford/Wharton.

I have quite a lot of workload so studying time is very rare these days. 2) When are you planning to apply? The moment I have a good score, i.e. a score I am happy with I'd apply. If it does not work in that cycle/year then I'd apply in next. Yes, I am that desperate!

Regards, RS

AjiteshArun · Answer

Ouch. Just keep in mind that there are a lot of things that go into your application.

rrsd · Answer

Yep, won't you say it makes better sense to have at least something which is competitive?

AjiteshArun · Answer

I'm not saying that you shouldn't try to improve your score. A higher score will definitely help you (it'll make your application even more competitive and improve the chances that you'll get financial assistance if you're looking for it). By the way, I mean it when I say  even more , because  your score is already competitive . You want to stand out, and that's a good thing. All I'm saying is that you should work on the other aspects of your application as well, because there really isn't much of a difference between a 700 and (let's say) a 730. I see a lot of students going through the same thing (higher score, better application, or a bit of both), and it'll be interesting to see what you finally decide to do.

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