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| Author: Graduate Management Admission Council
Publisher: Graduate Management Admission Council
Category: Book
List Price: $36.95
Buy New: $22.17
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Rating:  152 reviews
Sales Rank: 95
Media: Paperback
Edition: 11
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 832
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.3
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.5 x 1.4
ISBN: 0976570904
Dewey Decimal Number: 650
EAN: 9780976570905
Publication Date: September 2005
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 Helpful to practice with real GMAT questions January 1, 2006
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
I found this book very helpful because I knew that the questions were truly representative of the actual test questions. The sample questions are organized by question type (problem solving, sentence correction, etc.) and by hardness (the first is the easiest, the last the hardest). This makes it easy to focus on problem areas and not waste time on questions you find easy.
The downside of the book: besides the sample questions, most of the information is available for free from the GMAC website (mba.com). Some sample questions also appear in the free software (also available at their website), but supposedly this won't be the case after 1/1/06.
 Absolutely essential for practice August 31, 2006
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
The Official Guide is an absolute must when preparing for the GMAT mainly because it provides practice questions that are similar to what you'll see on the exam day. It offers abundant questions and explanations of the answers. In particular, each of the Critical Reasoning and Sentence Completion answer choices is explained in detail. When going though the Sentence Completion answer choices, I began to notice more quickly which choices were irrelevant. This made it easier to eliminate wrong choices and focus on the remaining 2 or 3 possible right choices. I wish the Math Section had included tips for answering questions faster. If you follow the sometimes rigorous methods of finding answers, you'll end up wasting time on the exam, especially with the Data Sufficiency questions. Even without helpful tips, this book is great for lots of practice. The Sentence Completion and Critical Reasoning Sections alone make this book worth its weight in gold. Some words of advice: don't underestimate the amount of time it'll take you to go through all the questions in this book. I did most of them over a one week period and it was brutal. Also, time yourself on the questions. GMAT Prep has some great advice and recommendations for pacing yourself on the GMAT.
Best book for GMAT review May 11, 2007
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I purchased this book, the Princeton Review one, and the Barron's one, and I found this one to be the most helpful for studying the GMAT. This is the only "official" GMAT book, so it is the only one that contains real questions from the GMAT. It also provides review sections that tell you exactly what material you will find on the test. Since this is the official book, you can be assured that the material is accurate and provides the best representation of the types of questions that will be on the actual test.
There is a diagnostic test that is helpful in gauging your current level of ability. And there are tons of practice questions - enough where you porbably won't have enough time to go through them all unless you start studying several months in advance.
It is also essential to get the free GMAT CD-ROM that you can request when you sign up for the test. I think you can also get it as a free download even if you haven't signed up for the test yet, but the CD is available for free if you have signed up. The software provides full-length practice tests that are a necessary means of preparing for the real thing.
Definitely get this book first, make sure you download the free software, and then I would also recommend that you purchase another book such as the Princeton Review one in order to get a different perspective on how to approach the test. A different book would be helpful to gain some additional strategies that the offical GMAT book doesn't offer.
This combination of two books and the software and a reasonable amount of study time allowed me to increase my score by 70 points, and my starting score was already well above-average. I think it would be very possible to raise your score by 100 points or more by studying with some good books like this one and studying diligently.
Good luck!
As absolute essential if you're going to take the GMAT November 5, 2007
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I used this book in conjunction with the Princeton Review and Kaplan books. The Princeton Review is a huge help for its review of the math fundamentals, but lacks a bit on questions. The Kaplan book is good because it prepares you for a harder test than the actual exam. This book, however, does the best job at just grilling you endlessly with questions.
As most of them are actual retired test questions, they are the most accurate in terms of preparing you for the test. The wording in most is very similar to the actual exam, unlike a lot of the Kaplan questions. And many ranges of difficulty are covered, letting you prepare on multiple levels.
The only shortcoming of the book is that it alone will not prepare you for the test - you need a review of the math section and some additional guidance for the verbal, which is the purpose of the Princeton and Kaplan books respectively. I don't consider this a failure, though... the quality of the questions more than makes up for an inadequate review section.
This should be the last book you use as it's the most similar to the real test. I recommend doing every single problem in the book and doing at least a dozen of the suggested essays. Give yourself time allotments to finish groups of questions - this will help you focus. And then do as many full practice tests as possible. I ended up taking over 10 practice exams, half of those in the week before the test.
I scored in the 96th percentile on my first and only exam with a perfect score on the essays. I did this using only books and didn't take an expensive class. It takes a lot of time, but it pays off.
Great book February 25, 2006
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
It is a must-have for every GMAT takers. It provides you lots of practice questions from past exams, which are in the same style as those that will appear in the actual exam. Practice with them improves your confidence. Highly recommended.
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