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I have The Official Guide for GMAT Review 13th Edition, Can I still use this to study? or is it preferred to get the newest 2021 OG?

Also, does anyone know if there are versions of manhattan gmat strategy guides, i have those as well, but they are back from 2015.

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I have The Official Guide for GMAT Review 13th Edition, Can I still use this to study? or is it preferred to get the newest 2021 OG?

Also, does anyone know if there are versions of manhattan gmat strategy guides, i have those as well, but they are back from 2015.

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You should also get the newer editions. Either of the 2020 or 2021 editions is fine. The 2021 edition has additional questions but the diagnostic test materials have been removed to online delivery. The 13th edition had questions designed for a different format that could be solved in quicker amount of time.

The older Manhattan study guides are also just fine. The new editions are consolidated into lesser number of pages.
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I have The Official Guide for GMAT Review 13th Edition, Can I still use this to study? or is it preferred to get the newest 2021 OG?

Also, does anyone know if there are versions of manhattan gmat strategy guides, i have those as well, but they are back from 2015.

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You should also get the newer editions. Either of the 2020 or 2021 editions is fine. The 2021 edition has additional questions but the diagnostic test materials have been removed to online delivery. The 13th edition had questions designed for a different format that could be solved in quicker amount of time.

The older Manhattan study guides are also just fine. The new editions are consolidated into lesser number of pages.
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Thank you, Hovkial! This is super helpful. :thumbsup:
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I have The Official Guide for GMAT Review 13th Edition, Can I still use this to study? or is it preferred to get the newest 2021 OG?

Also, does anyone know if there are versions of manhattan gmat strategy guides, i have those as well, but they are back from 2015.

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use the following link. You will get every version in the link..
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Hi Wendee73,

As far as a source of retired, Official GMAT questions is concerned, the OG13 is fine - so you can use that book without any concerns (and you don't actually need the GMAT2020 or GMAT2021 to prepare for the GMAT). That having been said, none of those books were designed to teach you Tactics, patterns or the little 'secrets' behind the GMAT - for those, you'll need Course-oriented materials. To that end, you might want to work on the OG (whichever version you use) a little later on in your studies. As far as the other books you have, you might want to reach out to MGMAT directly to ask about the differences between those older books and the most recent set of books available. Academically-speaking, the content of the GMAT has changed very little over the last 5 years, so you'd probably be fine with those books as well.

From what you describe, your immediate study plan is 'book heavy'; unfortunately, many Test Takers who study in that way end up getting 'stuck' at a particular score level. There's no harm in starting off your studies in that fashion, but you'll likely end up needing to invest in some additional, non-book resources at some point. Before I can offer you any additional advice for your studies, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

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1) How long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) Have you taken any practice CATs/mocks yet - and if you have, then how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?

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3) What is your overall goal score?
4) When are you planning to take the GMAT?
5) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?

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Hi Wendee73,

As far as a source of retired, Official GMAT questions is concerned, the OG13 is fine - so you can use that book without any concerns (and you don't actually need the GMAT2020 or GMAT2021 to prepare for the GMAT). That having been said, none of those books were designed to teach you Tactics, patterns or the little 'secrets' behind the GMAT - for those, you'll need Course-oriented materials. To that end, you might want to work on the OG (whichever version you use) a little later on in your studies. As far as the other books you have, you might want to reach out to MGMAT directly to ask about the differences between those older books and the most recent set of books available. Academically-speaking, the content of the GMAT has changed very little over the last 5 years, so you'd probably be fine with those books as well.

From what you describe, your immediate study plan is 'book heavy'; unfortunately, many Test Takers who study in that way end up getting 'stuck' at a particular score level. There's no harm in starting off your studies in that fashion, but you'll likely end up needing to invest in some additional, non-book resources at some point. Before I can offer you any additional advice for your studies, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

Studies:
1) How long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) Have you taken any practice CATs/mocks yet - and if you have, then how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?

Goals:
3) What is your overall goal score?
4) When are you planning to take the GMAT?
5) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
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Hi Rich,

Thanks for replying. I'm new to studying GMAT. I just started looking at it today tbh. Since i'm working full time, my plan is to study at least 20 hrs per week. Not sure if this is realistic if I want to write the exam by end of December this year.
I haven't taken any practice mocks yet. I wasn't sure if I should do that after I understand a little bit more of GMAT, or do it right now. I see there are free exams from MBA website.
Goal wise, I think i'm aiming to get above 710.

Any advise?

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Hi Wendy,

I see you are wondering when to take your first practice exam. I think you can study for about a week just to get used to the content and structure of the exam and then take a full-length practice GMAT. Once you complete that test, feel free to report back with your sore breakdown, and I can provide some further advice. In the meantime, you may find it helpful to read the following articles:

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You can take a practice mock if you really wanted to, but you should be cautious about basing your preparation on mock tests. Doing mock tests under timed conditions is one of the worst ways to learn. You will obtain much greater return by following a strategic plan of studying. Go through each of the subsections in the official guides, learn the concepts, apply them during problem solving under untimed conditions and then review your work.

You can always take mock tests later on. Time should not be wasted on these things though while you are familiarizing yourself with the test and engaging in learning.
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Hi Wendee73,

If you can consistently study 20 hours a week through December, then you could potentially improve a great deal.

The only practical way to assess your GMAT skills over time is to take FULL-LENGTH CATs at regular intervals and under realistic conditions (re: taking the FULL CAT - in the same section-order that you'll take the Official GMAT, at the same time of day as when you'll take the Official GMAT, etc.). In addition, there are certain aspects to taking a FULL CAT that you can only learn by actually taking a FULL CAT - and if you have to make some adjustments to your test-taking routine, then it's better to have MORE time to define those issues and fix them (than waiting to take your CATs at the 'end' of your studies, when you might not have enough time to properly improve). Each CAT also gives us a way to measure how well you have learned and practiced - and if you're just pouring through lots of practice questions (without gaining anything from that process) then it's incredibly important to learn that sooner rather than later.

Since you are early-on in your studies studies, it would be a good idea to take a FULL-LENGTH practice CAT Test; you can take 2 for free at www.mba.com (and they come with some additional practice materials). That score will give us a good sense of your natural strengths and weaknesses and will help provide a basis for comparison as you continue to study. A FULL CAT takes about 3.5 hours to complete, so make sure that you've set aside enough time to take it in one sitting. Once you have those scores, you should report back here (or you can feel free to PM me directly) and we can discuss the results and come up with a study plan.

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I have The Official Guide for GMAT Review 13th Edition, Can I still use this to study? or is it preferred to get the newest 2021 OG?

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