<table><tr><td valign="top" rowspan="2"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0768908884/gmatclub0c-20?dev-t=D12SE2OB5WPKEB%26camp=2025%26link_code=sp1"><img src="https://images.amazon.com/images/P/0768908884.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg" align="right" border="0" alt="Click to buy from Amazon: Arco Master the GMAT CAT 2003 (With CD-ROM)"/></a></td><td rowspan="2"> </td><td valign="top" class="gcNormal">:: <a class="gclink_undecorated" href='https://www.gmatclub.com/content/resources/reviews/index.php?changeCategory()&browse()'>reviews home</a> » <a class="gclink_undecorated" href='https://www.gmatclub.com/content/resources/reviews/index.php?changeCategory(%2Fblack)&browse()'>Black List</a><br/><br/><b>Arco Master the GMAT CAT 2003 (With CD-ROM)</b><br/><i>Thomas H. Martinson; Arco; </i><br/>Price: $16.97; Used: $12.19<br/><br/><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0768908884/gmatclub0c-20?dev-t=D12SE2OB5WPKEB%26camp=2025%26link_code=sp1"><img border="0" src="https://www.gmatclub.com/design/templates/gcCatalog/books/buy.gif" alt="buy from amazon"/></a></td></tr><tr><td class="gcNormal"><br/><br/>Not Recommended
The book has too much material, which mostly is useless. 592 pages of boring and exhausting suggestions that lead to nothing except somewhat improved ability to handle lengthy boring passages. Perhaps not completely bad afterall
The tests are too easy, esp math - I used to get the max. Makes you confident for a few minutes until Kaplan hands you your fanny with 600 written all over it. Verbal is not close to the Real GMAT. CR is screwed up - the logic does not go the right direction and several of my friends agree with me, it is not just me; SC is not focused on the style but rather on the grammar portion, which is not tested as strongly on the GMAT.
And yes, the software is not something to be happy about. If you used this book and found it helpful, I will be very interested to hear about it.
-Bogdan
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