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by Savirra » Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:49 pm
Hi,
I'm Savirra Vaz. I plan to give my gmat in Jan09. The reason being I need to have 16yrs of education and at the present I have only 15yrs. Now I was an average student in maths way back in school. I've graduated in Arts. So what I did in the beginning is that I just brushed up my basics in both Algebra and Geometry. Now I want to begin with my Gmat preparation as I'm not that good in solving problems at the gmat level and I need a lot of practice. So can anyone suggest a good Beginners book so that I start right away.
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by frantastic » Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:29 pm
I think you're starting way too early, even if you had 15 years instead of 16 years of school. If you study for the GMAT for that long, you'll burn out. If you need a lot of help, I would say take a prep class instead of prepping for that many months. You'll get better results.
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by aim-wsc » Tue Mar 11, 2008 11:03 pm
You dont need 16 years of education for MBA or for GMAT!
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by bek_gmat » Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:36 am
Hi there,

How long prep does one need to get a high score...

I got 2 years and should I start now?

What books should I start with???

Thanks in advance!
aim-wsc wrote:You dont need 16 years of education for MBA or for GMAT!
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by bilko » Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:55 pm
Um, for most American b-schools, you DO need a bachelor's degree which equates to 16 years of education. The GMAT is a different story, though.

The best book to start your GMAT prep with is Cracking the GMAT, from Princeton Review. Read it from beginning to end. And definitely get the Official Guide.
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by Xephyr » Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:30 am
bilko wrote: The best book to start your GMAT prep with is Cracking the GMAT, from Princeton Review. Read it from beginning to end. And definitely get the Official Guide.
The Princeton Review, Cracking the GMAT 2008 edition, in my opinion is not the best book for anyone who's seeking to score in excess of 700.

I can say this from my own experience. The PR book barely went into the kinda depth (especially for Quant) that I was hoping it would. Hardly any high difficulty questions.

I would put Barron's in the same category as The PR. Not really great help for those who are already at the 650 level and looking to go beyond it.

Now while I can tell you what to stay away from. I cannot, unfortunately, yet tell you which books are good. I haven't crossed the 700 mark myself. But I intend to do so in a couple of months and I'm gonna turn to Kaplan and Manhattan this time. :) And as many online resources I can find.

I absolutely agree with bilko about the Offical Guide (11 ed.). There is no better place to start.
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