Veritas Prep Word Problems or MGMAT Word Translations.

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I have a lot of confusion.Which book to pick?  Veritas Prep Word Problems or MGMAT Word Translations.

This is an important area in the test and I want to be pretty thorough.

Veritas Book is bulky but good part is the Brian's videos and the practice problems together.

MGMAT-- I keep hearing from every second person that its a great book.

Can someone enlighten a bit.If someone knows about both it will be pretty helpful.

Thanks

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi prabsahi,

Your question assumes that you need to be choosing between one of those 2 books - but it's possible that there are other books that you might use (and it's also possible that you shouldn't be working through any additional books at this point). Before I can offer you any 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?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
3) How have you scored on EACH of your CATs/mocks (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?

Goals:
4) What is your goal score?
5) When are you planning to take the GMAT?
6) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
7) What Schools are you planning to apply to?

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

prabsahi · Answer

Hello Rich,

Studies:
1) How long have you studied? I have bee ON and OFF with the prep .I have started back with studies last week. 
2) What study materials have you used so far?   I just used random books and gmatclub so far .
3) How have you scored on EACH of your CATs/mocks  (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)? Planning to write after covering a few topics (stage stage 1 of preparation where I cover the basics and before moving to advanced level)

Goals:
4) What is your goal score? 740 PLUS
5) When are you planning to take the GMAT?  My prep time ,I have planned for 3 months.I will write one GMAT (real) just as a random mock on 31st Aug. 
6) When are you planning to apply to Business School?  Round 2 
7) What Schools are you planning to apply to?  Darden,Kelly,Emory,Rotman,Insead,ISB The list goes on.

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

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi prabsahi,

You mentioned that you were just getting back into your studies. Can you go into a bit more detail about how you studied before? What type of study routine were you following and what specific areas did you work on?

There's no 'harm' in taking the Official GMAT on August 31st - although that's a relatively expensive way to take a 'practice test.' Many Test Takers spend 3 months (or more) of consistent study time before they hit their 'peak' scores - and since you're not planning to apply until Round 2, you have plenty of time to study and improve - which is good. If you haven't taken any practice CATs/mocks yet (not even during your prior studies), then there's really no way to know what study materials you might 'need' right now. That having been said, with a Score Goal of 740+, you're after a Score that approximately 97% of Test Takers never achieve (regardless of how they study or the number of times that they take the Official Exam), so you would likely find it beneficial to invest in a GMAT Course of some type (either Guided Self-Study or instructor-led.

To be efficient with your study time going forward, I highly recommend that you take a FULL-LENGTH practice CAT sometime soon; 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 and we can come up with a study plan.

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

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi prabsahi,

Since you are looking for prep materials, in addition to seeking advice in this thread, take a look at the GMAT Club reviews for  the best quant  and  verbal courses , and also read through some  GMAT success stories  to see what materials have worked well for other test-takers.

Also, would you like some general advice on how to improve your verbal and quant skills?

You also may find my it helpful to read this article about 
 how to score a 700+ on the GMAT .

Good luck!

prabsahi · Answer

Thanks Rich for taking an insight into my prep.

I will write a mock soon and report back the scores here.

prabsahi · Answer

Thanks Scott. I know Target test prep is amazing.I tried its trial last time when I was preparing. To be true,its a bit expensive for me so I am mostly planning to wrap off quant from free resources. And yes that article you wrote ,I have read it multiple times .I so much like it

That's one of the best article on study prep that I have ever read.Thanks for replying

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi prabsahi, Glad you enjoyed your trial of TTP

. If you have any further questions, feel free to reach out. Good luck!

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