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Please do not touch any other book other than OG !!

by Victory_GMAT » Sun Jun 05, 2011 3:06 pm
Only thing which I learned from others who scored really well is that one must get into the depth of those 800 real GMAT questions given in OG 11th and OG 12th and that's it! rest everything is either to fill some gap or just to understand the content. But the scoring well is pretty much about Official guide.
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by cans » Sun Jun 05, 2011 4:38 pm
How is OG 11 different from OG12??
(I mean approx no. of questions that are changed.)
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by vineeshp » Sun Jun 05, 2011 5:12 pm
Kan,
Just google for the same. You will get the info. There are details collected by most test prep companies.
Vineesh,
Just telling you what I know and think. I am not the expert. :)
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by sandeep800 » Sun Jun 05, 2011 6:00 pm
HI Cans Question by Question comparison of OG 11 and OG 12 is given on Manhattan Website..
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by soniamba » Mon Jun 06, 2011 1:47 am
Hi Victory_GMAT, I have finished my verbal from OG (OG 12 and OG verbal). I have done analysis of all the mistakes which i made while doing OG. But i still think i need to practice more. Which book would you suggest?
I am thinking of doing Kaplan 800.....
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by galaxian » Mon Jun 06, 2011 2:04 am
@Victory_GMAT : Is that your personal experience ? Coz' I have heard people saying that at times the level of difficulty in the actual test was tougher than OG Questions !
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by sivaelectric » Mon Jun 06, 2011 2:42 am
@Soniamba, Kaplan 800 is an advanced book. The difficulty level is higher. So it will be a good practice material if you are good with basics.
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by Victory_GMAT » Thu Jun 09, 2011 9:54 am
That's where the problem is! People are not realizing the fact that merely solving all 800 questions given in OG is not enough. Finishing OG means manipulating the Quant questions and then solving them and get to the same answer because that's how to learn the "PATTERN" and Pattern recognition is the key and this makes the 51+ Quant attitude. Stick to the OG and you will see the results for sure. OG is only guide which can actually take the person to 790 if user knows how to use it or customize the study of OG according to his/her attitude/suitability.
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by saunder7 » Thu Jun 09, 2011 11:01 am
@victory_GMAT... could you plz elaborate more on what you mean by 'manupulatng' the OG??? Thanks! :)
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by wayofjungle » Tue Jun 14, 2011 10:49 am
This actually makes quite a bit of sense if interpreted correctly. If you are able to truly understand all the concepts in the OG you will be able to answer any GMAT question. This just reinforces that you should spend as much time with these practice problems as necessary to inculcate the material so that you may draw upon it when multiple concepts are combined. In my experience so far, the tougher questions are just a matter of testing several concepts at once!
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by sandeep1306 » Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:34 pm
Victory_GMAT wrote:That's where the problem is! People are not realizing the fact that merely solving all 800 questions given in OG is not enough. Finishing OG means manipulating the Quant questions and then solving them and get to the same answer because that's how to learn the "PATTERN" and Pattern recognition is the key and this makes the 51+ Quant attitude. Stick to the OG and you will see the results for sure. OG is only guide which can actually take the person to 790 if user knows how to use it or customize the study of OG according to his/her attitude/suitability.
Very well said, point taken!!
Vicory_GMAT, if you can elaborate the strategy to maximise the benefit out of OG, it would be very helpful to all of us preparing for GMAT.

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