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07 Oct 2012, 12:38
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I currently have purchased the MGMAT set and the OG sets and have the Princeton Review.
I am currently considering the following sets:
-PowerScore set
-Veritas set
I do not have the money to purchase both sets at the moment but i'm looking to the forum for help in deciding if I have enough to do well or if i should purchase one of these additional sources, and if so which.
Thanks everyone!!!!!!
I am currently considering the following sets:
-PowerScore set
-Veritas set
I do not have the money to purchase both sets at the moment but i'm looking to the forum for help in deciding if I have enough to do well or if i should purchase one of these additional sources, and if so which.
Thanks everyone!!!!!!
07 Oct 2012, 15:55
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Well, I am not an expert but I would still like to chip-in with my two cents here 
If you have the OG 'sets' and the Manhattan 'sets', I would ask you to step on the brakes for a bit. Take a diagnostic test: there are plenty out there, good ones, like the one in the OG and the one that GMATClub provides. Go ahead and knock yourself out with the Manhattan books (assuming they are 5th ed., else you might want to consider purchasing Powerscore CR). Take a couple of CATs and get going with the OG ones, then take a couple of more CATs and see where you need more brushing up to be done. Accordingly then asses your needs; like for example if you think you need help in combinatorics, you can purchase the specific Veritas guide, and so on. Dont indulge too much into getting all sorts of stuff and then miss out on the big picture (for God's sake, learn from my mistake
)
Also, iff you do feel the need later on, go to the drop down menu on the top which says 'self prep' and check out the 'best books' references.
Hope this helps.
If you have the OG 'sets' and the Manhattan 'sets', I would ask you to step on the brakes for a bit. Take a diagnostic test: there are plenty out there, good ones, like the one in the OG and the one that GMATClub provides. Go ahead and knock yourself out with the Manhattan books (assuming they are 5th ed., else you might want to consider purchasing Powerscore CR). Take a couple of CATs and get going with the OG ones, then take a couple of more CATs and see where you need more brushing up to be done. Accordingly then asses your needs; like for example if you think you need help in combinatorics, you can purchase the specific Veritas guide, and so on. Dont indulge too much into getting all sorts of stuff and then miss out on the big picture (for God's sake, learn from my mistake
)Also, iff you do feel the need later on, go to the drop down menu on the top which says 'self prep' and check out the 'best books' references.
Hope this helps.
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Hey!
Harsh probably summed up what you should be doing right now!
gmat-study-plan-how-to-start-your-gmat-prep-80727.html?fl=menu
best-gmat-books-118706.html?fl=menu
While I agree that these two threads are THE best posts for newcomers, I also think that books are what you make of them!
When I started out with my gmat preparation (which has not finished yet!) I went on a buying spree!
I bought an ipad, gmatclub tests, gmat toolkit, knewton course, Manhattan SC, Manhattan word problems/number properties, Powerscore CR, SC grail, RC Sets, and later went on to buy egmat SC course. Of course OG and other official materials were bought initially.
Obviously with the sheer volume, I was extremely overwhelmed and that had a very negative impact on my gmat preparation.
I have heard Powerscore CR is the holy grail of Critical Reasoning, but I found that book very repulsive for 2 reasons:
1. I bought it in a later stage of my preparation and I knew CR and its evilness pretty much by then.
2. I hate fat books, and I am a huge fan of online stuffs.
Also I would like to point out that Manhattan SC is an incredible source. But sadly it did not work wonders for me. I mean I could get a lot of concepts and all, but however I failed to apply most of them in CATs. Knewton videos, on the other hand proved to be a VERY solid groundwork (dont expect too much of advanced stuffs from them except perhaps in CR) and e-gmat and Ron's videos did the magic for advanced stuffs.
But the takeaway here is: THIS WORKED FOR ME! There was a time when I was scoring 680-700 in CATs though I had read MGMAT SC thoroughly, watched ALL knewton vids and did almost every aristotle sets.
Then I think Ron's videos and then going through the official guide extensively helped me achieve better accuracy on CATs (I initially used to score pretty good on random small tests but failed to score that much on full fledged CATs)
This might not work for you!
So try to figure out what works for you: Find out if you like the old school hard copy books (manhattan, powerscore are relatively inexpensive over amazon), or you like interactive videos (e-gmat turns out to be the absolute champ here), and go from there. Take a CAT to figure out your weaknesses in an intermediate stage and work on them after a thorough review!
All the best to stellar GMAT!
Souvik
Harsh probably summed up what you should be doing right now!
gmat-study-plan-how-to-start-your-gmat-prep-80727.html?fl=menu
best-gmat-books-118706.html?fl=menu
While I agree that these two threads are THE best posts for newcomers, I also think that books are what you make of them!
When I started out with my gmat preparation (which has not finished yet!) I went on a buying spree!
I bought an ipad, gmatclub tests, gmat toolkit, knewton course, Manhattan SC, Manhattan word problems/number properties, Powerscore CR, SC grail, RC Sets, and later went on to buy egmat SC course. Of course OG and other official materials were bought initially.
Obviously with the sheer volume, I was extremely overwhelmed and that had a very negative impact on my gmat preparation.
I have heard Powerscore CR is the holy grail of Critical Reasoning, but I found that book very repulsive for 2 reasons:
1. I bought it in a later stage of my preparation and I knew CR and its evilness pretty much by then.
2. I hate fat books, and I am a huge fan of online stuffs.
Also I would like to point out that Manhattan SC is an incredible source. But sadly it did not work wonders for me. I mean I could get a lot of concepts and all, but however I failed to apply most of them in CATs. Knewton videos, on the other hand proved to be a VERY solid groundwork (dont expect too much of advanced stuffs from them except perhaps in CR) and e-gmat and Ron's videos did the magic for advanced stuffs.
But the takeaway here is: THIS WORKED FOR ME! There was a time when I was scoring 680-700 in CATs though I had read MGMAT SC thoroughly, watched ALL knewton vids and did almost every aristotle sets.
Then I think Ron's videos and then going through the official guide extensively helped me achieve better accuracy on CATs (I initially used to score pretty good on random small tests but failed to score that much on full fledged CATs)
This might not work for you!
So try to figure out what works for you: Find out if you like the old school hard copy books (manhattan, powerscore are relatively inexpensive over amazon), or you like interactive videos (e-gmat turns out to be the absolute champ here), and go from there. Take a CAT to figure out your weaknesses in an intermediate stage and work on them after a thorough review!
All the best to stellar GMAT!
Souvik
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