gmat self study

vgupta · Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 7:45 pm Post subject: gmat self study

I had taken training for a month for GMAT in November 2005 but unfortunely couldnt give the exam. Now i would like to self study and give the exam by May 2007.

Please tell me what books do I need in order to start self studying for the GMAT Exam. I am aiming for a score of 720+.

I would also like to know that has "GMAT Review 11th Edition - Official Guide to GMAT" changed since 1 year. This is the same Yellow Color Official Guide from GMAT which has over 800+ questions and is of Blackwell Publication. The one that i have says October 2005 Release.

Do i need to buy any other books apart from the one mentioned above. A few suggesstions i thought would be:

1) Cracking the GMAT, DVD Edition 2007
2) The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 11th Edition (i have but its October 2005 release)
3) The Official Guide for GMAT Verbal Review
4) The Official Guide for GMAT Quantitative Review
5) The Manual for GMAT, Princeton Review (2005 - i have this as well)

Thanks & Regards
Vish.

aim-wsc · Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:13 pm Post subject:

NO; OG 11 has not changed since its release.

Some articles you might want to check
http://jc-gmat.blogspot.com/2007/01/how-to-approach-gmat.html

and Eric's Debriefing:

http://www.beatthegmat.com/viewtopic.php?t=13

Do read the reviews in Amazon.com before purchasing the books Smile

vgupta · Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:11 pm Post subject:

hey..great thanx alot...the jc-gmat blogspot is really informative and of big help......specially the article link u had sent....

but again....is the official guide for verbal or quantitative review really required....or only the OG 11th edition is good enough?

also if i would like to practice more tests, which ones should i buy...there are so many and confusing to decide that which one would be the best in order to aim for a score of 720+.

Regards
Vish.

aim-wsc · Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:41 pm Post subject:

seems like you dont know whos the author of Http://jc-gmat.blogspot.com blog Laughing

he also mentioned (in the same article ) about sim tests there very few you can bank on Confused

also we discussed about manhattanGMAT tests on this forum a lot ... so you gotta research a bit Wink

vgupta · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 1:36 am Post subject:

i knw and i have done some research on the sims........

wat i dont know is how to go about the preparation...i mean i have planned the exam aroud 15th May 2007. i am working ful time so how do i start preparing, wat do i start with, and how the hell i shud plan the study over this period of 1 month and 15 days approx.

i went thru a few plans here in this forum mentioned by other people but again couldnt stick to or decide for sure any of them...

Plz help....thanx...

Stacey Koprince · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 4:15 pm Post subject:

You need to take a practice test first and figure out
1) how far you are from your goal score
2) what are your specific strengths and weaknesses across question type and content area

Until you do that, it's tough to settle on a study plan. So do that right away, then come back here and post the results and your analysis of it - you'll get lots of advice!
Smile