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by PS2011 » Tue Feb 22, 2011 8:30 pm
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?
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by beatthegmat » Tue Feb 22, 2011 10:20 pm
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
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by BarryLi » Tue Feb 22, 2011 10:42 pm
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.
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by beatthegmat » Tue Feb 22, 2011 10:43 pm
Totally agree with BarryLi that Barrons is not worth the money.
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by PS2011 » Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:46 pm
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)

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by beatthegmat » Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:33 am
Given your practice tests, it seems like you are in range to get a 700. Taking some more practice tests will be useful, but 6 sounds like a lot between now and your test date.

Have you seen this one month GMAT study plan? It could be a useful reference for you.

Here are some AWA resources. Good luck!
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