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07 Jun 2015, 05:19
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Hi All,
I would like to know how close are various sections of OG 13 in comparison to actual GMAT specially verbal sections.
Regards,
I would like to know how close are various sections of OG 13 in comparison to actual GMAT specially verbal sections.
Regards,
07 Jun 2015, 15:40
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Hi inquizzitive,
The OG books are great sources for practice questions, but any book that you use will be 'limited' in some way (no book can completely prepare you for every variation of a question that could occur on the Official GMAT).
In that same way, doing practice problems out of a book is NOT the same as facing a FULL 4-hour computer-adaptive Exam on a computer.
The major concepts, rules, patterns, question-types, etc. that appear in the OG will appear on your Official GMAT, but the adaptive nature of the Test means that you will likely see questions that have a 'twist' to them. You'll likely know the 'rules' involved, but you'll have to do a bit more work to get to the solution.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
The OG books are great sources for practice questions, but any book that you use will be 'limited' in some way (no book can completely prepare you for every variation of a question that could occur on the Official GMAT).
In that same way, doing practice problems out of a book is NOT the same as facing a FULL 4-hour computer-adaptive Exam on a computer.
The major concepts, rules, patterns, question-types, etc. that appear in the OG will appear on your Official GMAT, but the adaptive nature of the Test means that you will likely see questions that have a 'twist' to them. You'll likely know the 'rules' involved, but you'll have to do a bit more work to get to the solution.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
07 Jun 2015, 15:54
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The official guide has great problems that are extremely similar and relevant to those that you will face on the test. These are the most accurate practice problems that you can use. When you think about it, the GMAT has very limited material that it can test you on. You do not need to know much quant or grammar beyond middle school. So what ends up happening is that the GMAT tests you on the same principles over and over, but just dresses the problems up in different ways and approaches them from different angles to make them look unique. Therefore when you are working through practice problems, make sure that you are truly taking the time to glean every last piece of knowledge out of them and out of the answers. Veritas likes to sum up this concept using the John Wooden quote "Never mistake activity for achievement." You want to be able to see through the sheep's clothing on the next similar problem. The one downside to the OG problems is that the explanations will often not be as good as those you will find working with problems from a test prep company like Veritas, and much of the value that you derive from your practice problems is related to learning the most efficient strategies and biggest takeaways from those problems.
I hope this helps!
I hope this helps!
