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unfocused: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 4; Joined: Sat Oct 24, 2009 3:26 pm

by unfocused » Tue Jun 08, 2010 7:17 am

Hello all! Ok so I'm scheduled to take the GMAT in about 5 weeks. I have purchased the Manhattan math and sentence correction guide and the Princeton Review 1,012 questions book. Do you all think I need the newest official guide? I have the older version but it is about 75% complete from studying previously. I am not sure about buying it as I don't think I will have time for it, what do you guys think? What has worked best for you?

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by uwhusky » Tue Jun 08, 2010 8:16 am

All the other guides are aimed to teach you the concepts, but only OG is representative of the actual test. So if you think you have learned the materials from these books and then take the test, you might be disappointed when the score flashes on the screen.

If I were you, I would dedicate at least the final week on reviewing the OG to make sure I am familiar with the way GMAT questions are written.

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by Dan@VinciaPrep » Wed Jun 09, 2010 1:10 am

unfocused wrote:Hello all! Ok so I'm scheduled to take the GMAT in about 5 weeks. I have purchased the Manhattan math and sentence correction guide and the Princeton Review 1,012 questions book. Do you all think I need the newest official guide? I have the older version but it is about 75% complete from studying previously. I am not sure about buying it as I don't think I will have time for it, what do you guys think? What has worked best for you?

I agree with uwhusky- I think it would be more useful to review the OG than doing new problems from the Princeton book. The newest official guide only has 300 new problems so really the 11th edition should be sufficient for you. Also, make sure that you take the GMATPrep tests multiple times each since you won't get very much overlap the first couple times

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