Quant Study Plan Help

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jo2jo: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 1; Joined: Sat Dec 05, 2009 5:27 am

by jo2jo » Sat Dec 05, 2009 5:57 am

I took the GMAT in August and scored:
Quant - 30
Verbal - 37
Total 560

Ideally, I would like to score a 700, but I would be happy with a 650. In order to do that, I know I need to significantly improve my quant score. Before my first GMAT attempt, I took a Princeton Review prep course, but my score actually dropped (from a 590 to a 560) after taking the course! It seemed to me that they tried to teach ways to 'cheat' the test vs truly understanding the concepts, which confused me and threw my timing off.

Can you recommend some good books/resources/study plans that would help me to improve my quant score and help me to really understand/relearn the concepts? And how long should I plan to study for my retake?

Thank you!!!

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by DanaJ » Mon Dec 07, 2009 10:58 am

Hey there,

Sorry you did not get your dream score, but don't worry, I'm sure you'll get it this time around.

Anyway, in my review of Princeton material (review here), I noticed that they did not go deep enough in concepts, so I'm not surprised that their course followed a similar pattern. IMHO, your best bet for math practice would be either the Kaplan Math Workbook (review here)or the Manhattan GMAT study guides (haven't reviewed those yet - but people seem to be pretty impressed by them).

It's ultimately up to you which path you choose. The Kaplan Workbook has the advantage of being just one book instead of five, while the MGMAT series should be more complete than one book and also offer access to their tests.

Hope this helps!

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