GMAT preparation- some thoughts

May 16, 2008 at 7:06 am · Filed under GMAT

Hi,

I am trying here to capture a few thoughts on GMAT preparation.
I hope this helps you and you get a good score.

Books – A Must have list

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1) Official Guide

2) Kaplan Verbal Workbook

3) Kaplan 800

4) Princeton

5) Manhattan SC

 

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GMAT Quant
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This is not a difficult section for Indians, as they generally have
good quantitative abilities. While reading gmat prep books like
Princeton, kaplan and OG this will be sufficiently covered.

 

GMAT Verbal
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Lots of practice is needed in this portion.
Special Note – Sentence Correction – Manhattan SC has grammar concepts
in a very concise manner and I read it 2-3 times.

Apart from Manhattan SC, all the other books have to worked on
completely until a level of confidence is acquired.

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Mock Tests

Timely tests will help in you in reviewing your preparation and

highlight the areas you need to focus on. I will suggest you to start

off with a diagnostic test. Tests can be found online. I did not gave

many tests so do not know where to look for them,, but I believe you

can find them online. Do keep in mind that test results should be used positively

and dont get bogged down by the results. Kaplan Tests are said to be

very tough and if you have a score of 650+ in kaplan than your actual

score can be from 720-760 in actual GMAT. Princeton tests are at par

with GMAT level.

Find comments by other people online and you can gauge your

performance accordingly.

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Some GMAT resources

 www.scoretop.com

 www.pagalguy.com

 www.esnips.com 

 

Best of Luck

Sudhanshu

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