| The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 11th Edition | 
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Category: Book
Author: Graduate Management Admission Council
Publisher: Graduate Management Admission Council
Studio: Graduate Management Admission Council
Manufacturer: Graduate Management Admission Council
Label: Graduate Management Admission Council
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
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
ASIN: 0976570904
Publication Date: September 2005
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 What can you say? Your GMAT starts here... October 28, 2008
I used this book more than any other study resource, and I took no prep course. I scored 770 (49Q 48V). Obviously I can't say for sure what would have happened without this book, but I feel it helped.
The majority of the questions tend to be on the easy side, with only a small percentage of hard questions. I recommend going over the harder questions with a fine-toothed comb, you will need to know them cold.
The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 11th Edition (Purchased on 09/21/2008) October 26, 2008
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 Good, solid GMAT review October 3, 2008
I think this was a great first book to look at if you're planning to do the GMAT, though I wish there was a little more explanation with the statistical answers. Otherwise it's an easy guide.
A Few Mistakes October 3, 2008
As a primary resource for preparing for the GMAT this book is invaluable. The questions are organized from easy to difficult and separated in to topics to help you find weaknesses. That said, there are a few minor mistakes in the book that can lead to hours of confusion. Those mistakes can be found at
http://www.gmatix.com/blogging/index.php?x=25
Other than that the book suffers from to few questions. This is not a good comprehensive study plan, just the best first step.
 great COMPANION book for a real GMAT prep course October 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Unless you are one of the lucky few who don't need formal instruction to prepare for standardized tests, you can not use this GMAT book as your only resource. But, if you are using other instruction or practice materials the Official Guide is great for testing the accuracy of the strategies you've learned.
It's true that this guide will not tell you how to test better, but some people have left reviews saying there aren't any explanations. I don't understand why they're saying that though, because I thought one of the best features of the GMAT Review is that it explains every single answer in both the quant and verbal sections very clearly. There are some typos, but it's not like you can't figure what they meant to say. Some people have also said that random questions they tried from the book were too easy. I wonder what sections they tried, because at least in the quant portion the questions become increasingly difficult. So the first 50 questions are pretty easy, but the last 25 are much harder.
Just as a side note, I took the 7 week Veritas GMAT prep course and scored a 630 on the test right when I finished the class. But afterward I spent the next month testing the strategies in this Offical Guide and improved my score to a 700. So I would definitely say it's helpful.
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