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by beatthegmat » Mon Oct 08, 2007 9:31 pm
Wa_Wa wrote:Naively/ arrogantly just attempted the GMAT with virtually no study (absolutely no knowledge of question types) - not surprisingly did very poorly.

V.keen now to make amends, but wanted to get advice from others on the best prep?

The text I had, simplified everything to much, especially in regards to the quant, and as a result, I expected much easier questions...

I do not have $$$ to put towards a course, but any advice on on-line courses etc would be greatly appreciated.
I have two recommended resources for you to kick start your self prep:

https://beatthegmat.blocked - This is an example of how you can structure your self study.

https://www.beatthegmat.com/wiki/ - Lots of free resources here to aid your study.

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by bates88 » Tue Oct 09, 2007 6:22 am
What book did you use the first time? The books that I personally think are best for GMAT are Official Guide (1000+ practice questions) and Cracking the GMAT (strategy + 4 tests). And you MUST download and take the two free GMATPrep tests from the official site (mba.com).

I have those books and I am taking an online course thru Princeton Review. Do the demo...the course is cool. They give me practice drills based on how I do as I go through it, and that has been huge. It's very interactive. I actually hate doing things on the computer if I have to read a lot on it, but I love this class.

Plan on doing practice questions of one type at a time on weeknights, and then take a full timed test about once a week. Use an error log to keep track of mistakes. You'll start to see steady improvement!!
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by Stacey Koprince » Wed Oct 10, 2007 7:08 pm
Absolutely make sure you get the OG (official guide) books - no matter how you decide to study. The books contain questions that are real past GMAT questions - nothing better than the real thing!
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