Quant prep beyond OG?

Question

Quick version on me: I graduated summa cum laude in journalism and mass communications in '04. With the exception of a one-month break in '07 due to relocation, I've worked full-time since February '05. Last four years or so have been in web marketing.

As might be gathered from my background, the verbal piece is basically the least of my worries. But the quant has been killing me. I started GMAT prep over the Christmas break, when I studied nonstop for about six days. During that time frame I worked my way through most of two Barron's guides. At the end of the break the OG and OG quant guides arrived from Amazon, which have been the backbone of my study since then. Since going back to work January 3 I've averaged a few hours a day (~3 a day M-F, 5-6 on Saturday).

I do feel like I'm improving my quant understanding, and I'm also aided by my wife (majored in aerospace, now teaches high school math). But I just ran across this:

how-i-got-720-q51-v36-and-why-i-am-going-for-it-again-125478.html?utm_source=emailcampaign406&utm_medium=phpList&utm_content=HTMLemail&utm_campaign=Are+your+Communication+Skills+Strong+Enough+for+an+MBA+Program%3F

Quote:

Here is a note for quant: OGs don’t reflect the standards of real GMAT quant. So don’t get hung up on that. GMAT quant questions are way tougher and trickier than OG problem. The GMAT prep software is the only standard comparable with real GMAT. I had Jeff Sackman, but didn’t use it.

What do you think? Should I ramp up to something harder from the OG? Is there another method or source for quant prep that you would recommend?

born2win · Answer

did you consider jeff sackman's 'total gmat math' and practice sets? i bought them a few weeks ago. so far i have gone through the number properties part only and found it pretty helpful.

mohater · Answer

OG is in fact the most representative you can get regarding what is closest to the real test.

The guy in the link you provided got a 51, the max score in quant. The OG is limited in its content of 700-800 difficulty problems. The majority of the problems are 650 and below. There is not a large pool of 700-800 GMAC published practice problems.

If you're scoring a 46+ in quant on practice tests, than yes, you will likely need more challenging problems and advanced content (Jeff Sackman, MGMAT Advanced, etc.). If you're not scoring there, take that write up with a grain of salt. His reference point is a 50+ in quant.

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