GMAT Strategy

Which of the following books are the best ?

Arco
Cliffs
Peterson
Barrons
McGraw Hill

And...

Which are the best among practice tests ?

KNewton
MGMAT
KAPLAN
VERITAS
Princeton

Any suggestions?

I did the three practice exams from the Barrons book and they were terrible. Quite a bit of time was wasted by myself and a few fellow posters over poorly constructed questions. I haven't even mentioned some of the poor explanations of answers that were given.

beatthegmat wrote:I actually wouldn't recommend any of those books! Check our our book recos here: https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/books

And here is a practice tests poll that a member set up: https://www.beatthegmat.com/2010-best-gm ... 68380.html

Thanks a lot!

My GMAT is 20 days away and since I have a hectic job, I don't get enough time to study. I have completed OG and now I am focussed only on Tests.

Below is my performance till date :


GMATPrep 700
GMATPrep 700
KAPLAN 550 670 570
Manhattan 640
ARCO 680 680
Princeton 710
Veritas 610
Barrons 690

Do you think I am ready for 700+. Will 6 more Tests from MGMAT help me? Also, where can I get a scoring for AWA as I am not confident on my essays (I took a princeton paid AWA essay scoring option and was shocked to see a rating of 3.5)

Thanks