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Hello Everyone! I’ve just started with my prep and am confused on the decision of buying materials. I already have the 2018 OGs and am thinking whether to buy the Manhattan material or not. I have access to free Manhattan material as well but it’s dated to 2011-12. Kindly suggest how to proceed with this. P.S. I am having a weaker base in quant, planning to give the exam in the next 3 months and I haven't taken any diagnostic test.
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Dear all,

I am starting to prepare the GMAT test. Do you advise to use the Official Guide 2018 or Manhattan collection ?

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Judith.

Both Books are necessary, GMAC books for Pratice
and Manhattan GMAT For Learning Concepts and strategies
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Dear all,

I am starting to prepare the GMAT test. Do you advise to use the Official Guide 2018 or Manhattan collection ?

Thank you very much for your help.

Best regards,
Judith.

Hi Judith,

You should study for around three months to achieve a good score. I would encourage you take one of the two GMAT PREP practice test. You can know your weaknesses and work on them. If you are willing to study dedicatedly for that period, you are sure to achieve your goal. I believe you may benefit from taking a GMATPREP course.

Your choice of using MGMAT guides for your preparation is great. MGMAT guides are phenomenal and cover the entire syllabus really well. I must add that if you are particularly looking to discover and improve on your weak areas in quant; a subscription to GMATCLUB tests is the best way to do that. They are indeed phenomenal and will not only pinpoint your weak areas but also help you improve on them.

Also for verbal, I would highly encourage you to consider e-gmat verbal online or the e-gmat verbal live course. They are both amazing courses especially designed for non-natives. They offer almost 25% of their courses for free so you can try out their free trial to decide which one you want to go for. Plus the e-gmat Scholaranium which is included in both the courses is one of the best verbal practice tools in the market.

Further taking multiple mocks might help. Apart from the GMATPREP, Manhattan GMAT tests and Veritas Prep Tests in my experience have a good verbal and Quant section and will certainly help you point out and improve your weak areas.

Further another advantage of taking many mocks is to build up your stamina. Apart from the GMATPREP tests, taking practise tests of any major GMATPREP company ought to do that.

I would also encourage you to purchase the latest version of OG and the verbal review for some great additional practice. Here is a link that will help you with your decision.

https://gmatclub.com/forum/best-gmat-ve ... 68383.html

Lastly, you can check out a very interesting article by Mike McGarry from Magoosh detailing a 3 month study plan

https://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/3-month-g ... -students/. You will find it very helpful as it gives out a study plan as per your needs.

Hope this helps. All the best.
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