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I'm new to studying for the GMAT and have only used OG2017. Except for the new "never-before-seen" questions in OG2018, will many of the questions be repeats from the 2017 book? If so, is it still worth it to purchase OG2018?

I would mainly like to practice new verbal questions and am considering Verbal Review 2018, but I guess the same question as above applies.
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I'm new to studying for the GMAT and have only used OG2017. Except for the new "never-before-seen" questions in OG2018, will many of the questions be repeats from the 2017 book? If so, is it still worth it to purchase OG2018?

I would mainly like to practice new verbal questions and am considering Verbal Review 2018, but I guess the same question as above applies.

Yes, all of the other questions are repeats from the 2017 OG. As I said in my review, there are only 220 new questions out of 1,500 in the OG bundle, and 130 new questions out of 900 in the OG itself. If it's worth it to you to have 130 new questions, then yes, but it doesn't make sense for most people who already have the OG 2017 from an ROI perspective. You would be better off buying another GMAC product, such as Question Pack 1, which has 404 questions for $29.99.
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I'm new to studying for the GMAT and have only used OG2017. Except for the new "never-before-seen" questions in OG2018, will many of the questions be repeats from the 2017 book? If so, is it still worth it to purchase OG2018?

I would mainly like to practice new verbal questions and am considering Verbal Review 2018, but I guess the same question as above applies.

Yes, all of the other questions are repeats from the 2017 OG. As I said in my review, there are only 220 new questions out of 1,500 in the OG bundle, and 130 new questions out of 900 in the OG itself. If it's worth it to you to have 130 new questions, then yes, but it doesn't make sense for most people who already have the OG 2017 from an ROI perspective. You would be better off buying another GMAC product, such as Question Pack 1, which has 404 questions for $29.99.

How about 2016 edition vs 2018 edition?


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*NOTE* Avoid the GMAT Official Review 2018. The books are fine - but the mathematical formatting of the online question bank is a mess and it's impossible to read many of the questions. I notified their team - they responded to say that they are aware of the problem and are working on it. It's been weeks, I've followed up numerous times and the problem has still not been resolved. Shocking. AVOID AVOID AVOID!!!
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Once done with the GMATPrep, would you recommend taking other CATs, such Manhattan prep, Veritas, or Keep resetting and repeating the GMATPrep
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Well, ideally you would buy Exam Packs 1 and 2 before resorting to non-official CATs. To get the most for your money, I would say keep re-using the Default Exam pack (the free one with Exams 1 and 2) until you feel like you've seen 90% of the questions already, then move on to other resources, including third-party resources if necessary.

Remember that studying for the GMAT does not just involve taking full CATs (although periodic full practice exams are always a good idea). You should also feel free to supplement your studies by trying other questions (such as all the OG questions or paper tests) and attempting short practice drills where you check the answer immediately after answering each question, for optimal learning and retention.
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Hello, Thanks a lot for this wonderfull review and the proposed study plan (love it)! I will try to stick to this plan :)
However I have a question, i do have have the GMATPrep software (with the free pack) but i don't find in the tool how to study by section. I can only launch the whole test or be in practice mode. There is no timed section. Can you show me please.

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