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Review Of GMAT Books 27 Aug 2006, 18:24
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I am starting to prepare for the gmat, where should I start
a) take a practice test and see what areas I need
b) looking for which books to get for the quanttative and verbal preparation
The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 11th Edition (Paperback) (how is this one)
Kaplan GMAT 2006, Premier Program (Kaplan Gmat (Book & CD-Rom))
Cracking the GMAT with CD-ROM, 2006
I already have cracking the gmat 2002 edition how much the edition has changed since then.

Any review on the above books will help
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Review Of GMAT Books 30 Aug 2006, 18:49
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I finished the Kaplan 2006 one, I really liked it. I never had studied the GMAT before and it really goes in depth. I currently have the GMAT 11th edition coming in the mail and we will see how it is.
The 2007 Kaplan is out already though, so I would buy this instead of the 2006.
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Review Of GMAT Books 31 Aug 2006, 17:52
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I dont have the kaplan book, I have princeton review book. I was just wondering where to start.
do you also have the official guide , I am also starting to study for the gmat,
What are the good books for verbal and quantative ??
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Hi!

I am taking GMAT in first week of Dec this year and month back I started my preps with Kaplan Premier 2007 and it is a good book to start with...Thou Math Section and Verbal doesnt have much conceptual learnings but the tips to solve questions are quite effective. Lot many questions to work on but just to start the preprations.

I have planned to start with OG 10th edition after this book and then SC, CR and RC 1000. I have ordered OG 11th edition and Kaplan GMAT 800, which I am planning to cover atleast twice before exam.

Rest from Nov, Each week two practice tests. But now problem that I am facing is that I feel the need for strong conceptual base in Quant. So will look for a book especially on Quant basics. Any suggestions? Howz GMAT Math Workbook 5th Edition?
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Review Of GMAT Books 19 Sep 2006, 17:31
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I was thinking of getting OG 11th edition and PR 06. Any other books I need, I am looking for those books which teach me the techniques to solve different questions
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I'm currently using the following books:

Kaplan GRE & GMAT Math Workbook (3rd Edition)
Kaplan Verbal Workbook (2nd Edition)
Princeton Review's Cracking The GMAT (2007 Edition)
Kaplan GMAT Premier Program (2007 Edition)
Official Guide for GMAT Review (11th Edition)
Kaplan GMAT 800 (2006 - 2007 Edition)

The first two are not really important if your skills are not rusty. They give a very good foundation for the GMAT.

Princeton Review is the simply the best when it comes to good techniques but I found the practice questions in the book too easy.

Kaplan Premier program is substantially different from Princeton Review in relation to techniques and difficulty of questions. Although the questions in the Kaplan book are more difficult than in the Princeton Book, the questions are a piece of cake compared to their CATs!

Official Guide is a must have! The only place you'll meet the real deal!

Kaplan GMAT 800 is the book you really need if you're aiming for 700 and above.

Whatever books you get, I recommend you use them in the order listed above. Whatever you do, your main focus should be on the Official Guide!
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Review Of GMAT Books 21 Sep 2006, 18:20
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I have these books so far
OG,
PR (for tips for the exam and good verbal)
Need books which can refresh my math skills and have lots of practice questions.

Which book Kaplan or Arco's is good for practice , I read PR book doesn't have that many practice questions to begin with.
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