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what books/materials do i need to study from?

by alexdallas » Mon Mar 16, 2009 6:59 pm
Hello all

i am a newbie. ive been studying for about 1 month now- i have only the Princeton Review 2007. Do you think that's enough to get me a good score (620 and up)?

If not, what are the minimum requirements (books/materials) that i need to get?

I got the Princeton book on loan from a friend, but after reading the posts here, i think that's not good enough/...am i right?
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by alexdallas » Tue Mar 17, 2009 4:55 pm
hello all

after carefully reading some of the posts here, i decided to buy the following books:

1)Official Guide for the GMAT 11
- And the 2 verbal supplements

2)OG companion (gmatfix.com) - is this really needed? its expensive :(

3)MGMAT SC

4)Kaplan Premier Program

5)Kaplan 800

6)I already have a Princeton Review book at home which i';ve been studying for the past month.


I will have about 3 months to study for my test.
The hard part for me is figuring out a strategy/plan to cover all these books in that time.
I don't know which book to start with, and if so, do i read one book, and then move on to the next?

Can someone please help me figure out a study strategy once i get the books? thank you!!!
Also, do you think any of those books are unecessary?
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by alexdallas » Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:27 am
can someone pls help me with this? i'm getting ready to buy the books..want to make sure i buy the right ones..

thank you!
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by TedCornell » Wed Mar 18, 2009 5:28 am
alexdallas wrote:hello all

after carefully reading some of the posts here, i decided to buy the following books:

1)Official Guide for the GMAT 11
- And the 2 verbal supplements

2)OG companion (gmatfix.com) - is this really needed? its expensive :(

3)MGMAT SC

4)Kaplan Premier Program

5)Kaplan 800

6)I already have a Princeton Review book at home which i';ve been studying for the past month.


I will have about 3 months to study for my test.
The hard part for me is figuring out a strategy/plan to cover all these books in that time.
I don't know which book to start with, and if so, do i read one book, and then move on to the next?

Can someone please help me figure out a study strategy once i get the books? thank you!!!
Also, do you think any of those books are unecessary?
Hi Alex,

The materials you've chosen seem really good. I don't know much about the Kaplan stuff, but OG Companion, Manhattan SC and the Official Guides are essential in my opinion.

I assume you'll be using the GMATPrep testing software? It's the best test assessment tool hands down but the HUGE downside is that it doesn't have solutions. Still a must have. You can post questions that come up on a forum like this one, or get access to a 3rd party solution set like gmatfix Quant Solutions Set.
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by alexdallas » Wed Mar 18, 2009 4:22 pm
tks..

would someone be able to help me structure a study plan?

i dont know which book to start with first-and how much time to devote to each section?
i saw a lot of threads here about the study strategy, but they are all different..

please...anyone? based on my books, can you help set the best study strategy for me?
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by virtuoso902 » Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:17 am
Hey man,

I'm in the same position as you. Currently I am just researching information to create a structured plan to attack the GMAT studying. I read thru a lot of Eric's blog and ammassed some information so far. I started my own blog to just write out my ideas and plan if you want to see what I'm doing. So far I'm keeping it simple by

1) reading the PR book just to familiarize myself with the test in general
2) take 1 simulated practice test a week
3) Crack open OG 11 and take my time day by day to answer the questions and really go over the answers in detail to figure out the logic behind it (use the excel tables to really analyze my weaknesses)
4) Create flashcards as I go in addition to Eric's Flash cards.. keep them near the pooper and review them whenever I can haha
5) Blog about my thoughts and revelations.
6) Actively participate in the forums to surround myself with those who are in my position who can either be helped or help me out

I literally started 2 days ago but here's my blog

https://gmatresults.blocked/

I figure I'd just take it one step at a time and if I feel like I still need more help after OG11 I will go onto the next book that helps me in my area of weakness.

Hope this helps Good luck!!
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by alexdallas » Thu Mar 19, 2009 5:01 pm
thanks bro...

did u buy any other books- except OG 11?
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by virtuoso902 » Thu Mar 19, 2009 6:44 pm
Yea. I just picked up Princeton Review's Cracking the GMAT 2009 Edition 30 minutes ago and i'm cracking that crack. So far its a really good read on just familiarizing yourself with the GMAT and the general concepts applied towards the GMAT. The cool thing I like about it is the summary it has at the end of each chapter that makes it easy to refresh and remember what you just read.

Good luck buddy!
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by pJackson79 » Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:21 pm
I would throw into the mix PowerScore Critical Reasoning Bible.

I have found it to be rather good and helpful (also working LSAT Logical Reasoning Questions---same format as CR, but harder).
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by alexdallas » Tue Mar 24, 2009 4:24 pm
i just found out the Kaplan CD doesnt work with Vista- thats what i have.

should i still buy the book, and not use the CD?

or should i buy another book?

please let me know what you think...so far i have the OG Guide (and the 2 companion books), Princeton Review Craking the Gmat, and a Manhattan SC book.


thank you.
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by virtuoso902 » Wed Mar 25, 2009 3:24 am
Just read this off of Eric's Blog to give you a heads up. The link below basically says that the cracking the GMAT's math review sucks compared to what was actually on the test. I'm still on the math review but I think I won't take it so seriously now.

https://beatthegmat.blocked/2005/04 ... ceton.html
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