I've manhattan & official guides but from older versions. Manhattan from fifth edition and official guides from 2nd edition.
Should I get newer version or go ahead with this old version.
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Those guides that you have are basically fine.
There may be some minor updates in the more recent guides, but the test has barely changed and any updates in the guides may not even reflect any changes in the test itself.
When you are preparing for this test, just remember that studying what's in books may not entirely do the job for you. The GMAT is a game, and what you really have to do to score high is to get good at playing the game. So be sure to take practice tests, both for practice and to see what you need to work more on to hit your score goal. Also, probably you should use some online question banks, such as the Veritas Question Bank, https://www.veritasprep.com/gmat-question-bank/, and the quant part of the BellCurves question bank, https://bellcurves.com.
There may be some minor updates in the more recent guides, but the test has barely changed and any updates in the guides may not even reflect any changes in the test itself.
When you are preparing for this test, just remember that studying what's in books may not entirely do the job for you. The GMAT is a game, and what you really have to do to score high is to get good at playing the game. So be sure to take practice tests, both for practice and to see what you need to work more on to hit your score goal. Also, probably you should use some online question banks, such as the Veritas Question Bank, https://www.veritasprep.com/gmat-question-bank/, and the quant part of the BellCurves question bank, https://bellcurves.com.
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Hi november22,
The versions of those books that you have are fine. Since you've been studying/posting periodically over the last couple of years, what studying have you done recently? Have you taken any FULL-LENGTH CATs in the last couple of months? How have you scored?
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The versions of those books that you have are fine. Since you've been studying/posting periodically over the last couple of years, what studying have you done recently? Have you taken any FULL-LENGTH CATs in the last couple of months? How have you scored?
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Definitely those versions are fine. Just make sure you get the Official Guide that aligns with your 5th edition MGMAT books, either the 13th or the 15th edition. Don't buy the 2016 version.
You might also want to consider Powerscore's CR book: https://amzn.to/20Yvghm
It's pretty stellar.
You might also want to consider Powerscore's CR book: https://amzn.to/20Yvghm
It's pretty stellar.
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You're definitely fine with those books. The content of the test itself hasn't changed since then.
Our 5th edition guides have an appendix in the back that lists all of the OG questions in each particular topic discussed in the book. For example, in the Word Problems book, you'll find a listing for all of the Rates questions in the various OGs.
Since we didn't want to have to update our books every time a new OG came out, though, we now have all questions listed by topic in our GMAT Navigator. So, you can use any edition of the OGs in conjunction with our books.
You should have access to Navigator if you purchased your books through Mprep. If you didn't, you can get it here: https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/stor ... navigator/
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to our Student Services department: [email protected]
Good luck!
Our 5th edition guides have an appendix in the back that lists all of the OG questions in each particular topic discussed in the book. For example, in the Word Problems book, you'll find a listing for all of the Rates questions in the various OGs.
Since we didn't want to have to update our books every time a new OG came out, though, we now have all questions listed by topic in our GMAT Navigator. So, you can use any edition of the OGs in conjunction with our books.
You should have access to Navigator if you purchased your books through Mprep. If you didn't, you can get it here: https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/stor ... navigator/
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to our Student Services department: [email protected]
Good luck!
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Harvard Graduate School of Education
EdM in Mind, Brain, and Education
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