Starting your GMAT prep journey can feel overwhelming, but the right tools can make a big difference in how you study and the scores you achieve, especially if you’re targeting a score of 645 or higher. In this post/video, we’re diving into the official GMAT Prep content available on mba.com, especially designed for the GMAT Focus Edition test. We will guide you through accessing these resources and making the most of them.
Here is what we will discuss in this article:- The official GMAT prep resources: What they are, how to access them, and why they matter.
- Unique and Non-Overlapping Resources: Unlike the vast ocean of prep materials where many overlap, we’ll introduce you to resources that offer unique, non-repeating questions.
- Question distribution: how the questions are spread out across different resources and their distribution by section (Verbal, Quant & DI).
- Making the most of these official resources: Discover how to effectively use these materials to enhance your preparation strategy and score 645 and above.
- Understanding the limits: what these resources can’t do for you, and what are the limitations of the platform.
Official GMAT Focus Prep ResourcesMBA.com offers many official prep resources, providing approximately 10 resources available for purchase. However, not all these resources contain unique questions, and not all completely overlap. This presents a challenge in determining:
- How many unique questions MBA.com provides outside of the mocks?
- How these questions are distributed among Verbal, Quant, and DI?
- How you can utilize these resources if you aim to score 645 or higher?
There are three primary resources: The Official Guide, The Official Guide Review, and the Official Practice Questions. These resources feature non-overlapping sets of questions, meaning you will find unique questions in each resource. They are priced at $47.99, $62.99 (Quant, Verbal, & DI), and $79.99, respectively.
Distribution of the QuestionsAbove mentioned three resources offer a vast array of practice questions that are meticulously categorized by difficulty levels: easy, medium, and hard. For candidates aiming to achieve high scores, it is beneficial to concentrate on medium and hard questions, as these better simulate the complexity and challenge of the questions encountered on the actual GMAT test.
Together, these three resources
provide 1,934 questions.
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GMAT Focus Official Prep Content – What is it and How to use it (e-gmat.com)Here are some key insights from the video!- Familiarize yourself with the test – Use EASY questions – very effectively categorized on the official platform.
- Build and Assess your skills – Use MEDIUM difficulty level questions followed by HARD questions.
- Do Test Readiness – Use Medium and Hard questions with specific distribution of questions
- RC and MSR – Word of Caution!
We would love to hear from you. Tell us how you have used official resources till date. Tell us which piece of information in this video came as a surprise to you! Official content is a treasure trove! Understand the right way of using this content!