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HI Kaushikghosh,

You certainly have plenty of print materials to keep you busy for some time. However, many Test Takers who use a 'book-heavy' study approach end up getting 'stuck' at a particular scoring level, so it's important to keep a certain degree of flexibility with your study plans (since you will likely have to incorporate different resources along the way).

1) How long have you studied?
2) How have you scored on each of your CATs (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores)?

3) What is your goal score?
4) When are you planning to take the GMAT?

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Kaushik,

If we compare the Official Guides from 2016 to 2013, most of the added questions are in the easy category. Now that would be important if you are scoring close to the average GMAT scores, but for students scoring high I don't see much of a return in buying OG 2016 in addition to the older guides. You would be better off spending that money on GMATPrep Question Pack 1, Exam Pack 1, GMAT Focus etc.

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