Kaplan GMAT: (Comprehensive Program Vs Premier Program)

Question

Hi,

While looking for some GMAT prep books, I came accross Kaplan GMAT: Comprehensive Program and Kaplan GMAT: Premier Program. Can someone tell what's the difference between the two?

Thanks
SG

Viperace · Answer

I think the premier has the cd rom while the other don't.

I have the 2006 preimer, with a cdrom in it. The cd offer many more test questions.

londonluddite · Answer

Personally I would bin the Kaplan CD, it has the potential to totally throw your prep. The CAT quant questions are ridiculously hard and can be a major confidence blow.

dennisquah · Answer

My Kaplan Comprehensive Program 2007 ed came with no CD, but with 2 Full Length Practice Tests (one in book, one online).

my gut feel is that Kaplan's sample quizes are actually a little too easy?? Compared with OG 11. But yeah, the full length test was quite tough. but its good if u are pitching that little bit higher.

excelgmat · Answer

its word to word same. i cant believe that kaplan did this. though one comes with cd i believe it's pretty much same as that comes with kaplan 
2005.

jchip · Answer

I bought the Kaplan Premier last June. I can't say the difference between the two products. However, one good thing about the Premier (I'm not sure of it's present in the other product) is the monthly online quizzes. I took the GMAT last October and bombed. 

When I was reviewing to retake the GMAT, I realized that some of the questions that the monthly online quizzes already contained some of the questions that were asked during the actual GMAT. I think that reviewing the last two monthly quizzes can give a reviewer a leg up when the actual exam comes because you already see some of the questions that will be asked. 

For example this question from the Purple Quiz came out on the GMAT I took:
While flying over the Pacific, an airplane makes a 25 degree turn to the right to avoid a storm. If, as a result, the airplane in traveling in a direction 5 degrees east of north, in what direction was it originally flying?
A. 30 deg west of north
B. 30 deg east of north
C. 20 deg west of north
D. 20 deg east of north
E. 5 deg west of north

This question took me totally out of my rhythm and cost me a lot of time. The online quizzes from Kaplan can give you a sense of the kind of questions that will go your way on the actual GMAT.

andrehaui · Answer

I just finished Kaplan Premier . It's a good reference book, but one may need more practice with more exercices, since ithere are not enough on the book.

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