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 enlarge | Author: Kaplan
Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $39.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 32853
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 576
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.9
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.3 x 1.4
ISBN: 1419551310
Dewey Decimal Number: 650
EAN: 9781419551314
ASIN: 1419551310
Publication Date: June 5, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: bought but never used. cd included
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GMAT Books you must have! March 22, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I have been studying for GMAT for a few weeks now and I think the OG is a great source for a good practice on real GMAT questions. But having said that, use the OG only once you grasp all the basics and when you are almost ready to take the GMAT. The OG does not contain any math conceptual content, so use it only for practice towards the end.
In order to get a real GMAT prep - I would recommend you buy the set of 9 books of "EZ Solutions," or whichever book(s) you think you need most help with. These books are very detailed oriented and cover everything on the GMAT math. First use the review modules to get the concepts and then use the workbooks for practice. Some of the most challenging topics in GMAT math, such as permutation/combination, probability, geometry problems, complex word problems, etc., are brilliantly explained in these books. Also, the EZ Advanced Workbook is a "must have" if you are aiming for a high score. It may be a good idea to buy Barron's without the CD (don't waste money on the CD version for any book). After doing all this, use the OG and you will see a dramatic difference in your scores. If you still need more practice, you may consider buying the Kaplan book (but really not needed). Save your money by not buying anything else. You don't even have to take any of those pricy courses. I followed this process and my scores have jumped from the 500-range to the 700-range. Good luck!
 Good enough, but annoying March 16, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Complaint #1: The book and the CD (and probably Kaplan itself) are mainly concerned with helping you get through the exam efficiently. This is a noble cause, of course, and the reason you've bought the material. But when they could be giving you a complete understanding of how each question should be answered, they too often opt simply to show you the shortcut instead. Shortcuts are fine, but if you want a full, thorough understanding of how to solve these problems, you'll need to look elsewhere. Surely the folks at GMAC read Kaplan books, too. I won't be surprised if on test day I find that they've engineered questions to trip up those of us who have only studied Kaplan's "exclusive" tricks for gaming the exam.
Complaint #2: There are tons of typos and mistakes both in this book and on the CD. It amazes me that a book / CD that is put out year after year could be so full of mistakes. The most annoying thing of all is that on the CD -- which is supposed to act like the CAT itself -- the scroll bars flash rapidly. This is highly, highly distracting when you're trying to simulate a test atmosphere, and on the real CAT the scroll bars do not flash. The only way to stop the flashing is to click somewhere on the screen. But each time you scroll, it starts flashing again.
Of course, neither of these complaints are to suggest that you shouldn't buy the book and CD -- you don't have many options anyway -- but it certainly does lower one's confidence level in Kaplan. I'm definitely going to look for alternatives before signing up for one of their expensive prep classes.
 Pretty good book March 10, 2008
1 out of 7 found this review helpful
Amazing book .Takes u from 0 to 800 in less than a month.
On the whole i am pretty satisfied with it.
Great way to prepare for the GMAT!! March 10, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Buy this book instead of the official guide! The guide provides educational material and some practice, but very little information to guide you on how to approach the test to maximize your score.
The online material works on either a Mac or PC, but the CD ROM exercises are PC only. One downside to the CD ROM exercises - when reviewing the explanations, they frequently refer back to an earlier question, which makes it inconvenient to compare and it feels like they expect you to remember what the previous question asked. I also noticed that once a practice is selected, a box comes up on the screen asking you to click on it to start timing the practice. I left to grab a bite and when I came back to click on the box, it said that time had expired. It required going and resetting the practice so that I could take it.
The test taking strategies make a lot of sense (the kind that make you go "why didn't I think of that?") and I feel should definitely help me raise my score. The book talks about where to spend more time and how to logically approach answering a question. There is no substitute for doing the practice tests.
If you've been out of school for more than a couple of years, allow more than three weeks to prepare for the test. I'm out of time and wish I had at least another month to prepare.
EXCELLENT March 3, 2008
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
THE BOOK REALLY IS VERY HELPFUL AND IS ACCORDING TO WHAT IT WAS DESCRIBED. THE DELIVERY WAS SPOTLESS AND I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK.
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