Manhattan GMAT All the Quant + DI Review : General GMAT Questions and Strategies

carcass · 2024-07-02T03:15:25-07:00

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61IBzYxbW2L._SY466_.jpg Hi folks, The following is my review of Manhattan Prep's just-released book. I waited for the book for a while and would say immediately that the book and its contents did not disappoint me. As expected, the book is still, in my opinion, the gold standard in preparation for the GMAT, as the previous releases were for the old version of the GMAT. The forgoing releases of GMAT were all quant and verbal; somehow, they were transition books. This is parallel to what was happening to the GMAT itself. But now that the transition to the new GMAT FE has come, this new book will indeed cast the foundation for preparing for the GMAT years to come. The book provides a student's need to overcome the test. So, without further ado, let's dive into it. Stacey Koprince and her team did a marvelous job crafting a well-rounded book, providing all the notions, information, and a spelled syllabus for the quant part of the GMAT FE. Notice, guys, how in the actual exam, we did not have any more like before, essentially, two sections: one quant and one verbal. Now we do have THREE sections: quant problem solving , which is math; quant data insights , which are comprised by 1.Data Sufficiency (aka DS) 2.Table Analysis (aka Table) 3.Graphical Interpretation (aka Graph) 4.Multi-Source Reasoning (aka MSR) 5.Two-Part Analysis (aka Two-Part) and the verbal section , which is reading comprehension and critical reasoning based. See our GMAT Syllabus for Focus Edition for a thorough dissection of every single section in the current GMAT exam. I have a little digression here: the test not only became tougher than before, but NOW, in the easy and medium questions, you do not have almost room for errors. The test got shorter, and the percentile scale changed. Therefore, the exam will punish you even more than the old version if you commit some error in the mid-lower range difficult test questions. Be aware. In the book, we have Four grand units; 31 chapters: the math contents range from PEMDAS to coordinate plane, passing through probability, and counting methods. Positive sides of the book Every area tested on the current GMAT is explained, as always, in-depth by the book's creators. They are seasoned tutors/pundits of this exam, and they perform their job very well. The organization of the book is excellent. Step by step, clearly, and consistently, the student is led by the hand to learn from the most basic math concepts to the most advanced. Even though this is a book more for the students in the already mid-range of the math skills possessed. If you want to start from scratch, it would be advisable to use first the MGMAT Foundation quant book the organization is what strikes me the most: a quant book usually is not easy to digest. For example, when I prepared for the SC section of the test, I used the MGMAT book. It is slightly different because we are dealing with verbal and grammar concepts. However, the key lesson here is that a book must be fun or not abstruse. It must be enjoyable. I never read the SC guide multiple times more than the first 20 pages. It was not for me. This book, nonetheless, is almost a breeze to read. You dive into it with a lightweight sense. Now we come to the book's PLUS: the four sections for the former Integrated Reasoning. To my knowledge, this is not only the first book that delves into the matter with crazy-level details to tackle every single question, but it is the only book at the moment this review is written. Take a look, for example, at the Two-Part Analysis. The level of detail you are guided through is egregious. Negative sides of the book I did not find a clean cut in the negative side of the matter. I would like to see more examples down the road. Usually, there are two to three examples for each DI type of question. Even though they are explained from every angle, you could not go wrong. Of course, more examples would be beneficial, but stretching the book even more from its already 800 pages could become excessive. Of course, once you have the tricks, the questions in the same league will repeat themselves. Making a parallelism, people think they must practice millions of passages for the RC part of the test. This is a false myth. The RC passages mainly have two kinds of questions: main idea and inference questions. Once you learn the strategy to stick to them, every passage will be the same. All the information are there, you have to read super carefully and reply to the questions along the way. Nothing more than that. The technique acquired is essential to apply to every single passage. Not millions of passages that are wrongly practiced. Final Thoughts I am not the most prominent expert for this beautiful exam. bb or GMATNinja are more seasoned than me to give you opinions or advice. However, I do believe that this specific book, along with GMAT MATH BOOK in downloadable PDF format Forum Quiz V3.0 - Adaptive Update Free GMAT Materials - Where to get it! - the title reminds me of a similitude on the GRE Prep Club Data Insights Videos hosted by @GMATNinja It is a bang for the buck to prepare for the GMAT FE without spending thousands of dollars or wasting time preparing, which is even more critical. And IF, in the midst of all this, you intend to switch to the GRE, do not be scared: we also have a specific website dedicated to it. Just drop us a message at GRE Prep Club . We are here to help you on another beautiful journey.

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