A Note on GMAT
Books
We strongly advise all prospective MBA applicants
to purchase at least 2 books on the GMAT (Graduate
Management Admissions Test). First, we recommend an
official guide from ETS (Educational Testing Service),
the test's author. There is a difference between the
official questions you will be asked on the exam and
the practice questions contained in all other books.
Secondly, we recommend an "unofficial" guide
since there is indeed a way to study for this test
and materially improve your score. The better unofficial
guides contain many time-proven test-taking strategies
as well as excellent explanations for the correct answers
to the practice problems. You will greatly increase
your chances of receiving a higher test score if you
are armed with GMAT test-taking strategies and actual
questions from previous exams.
The GMAT is a Computer Adaptive Test
Since the GMAT test has changed its
format, we believe you should also change your testing
strategy and practice the test in its computer adaptive
test format. We strongly encourage you to
download the Powerprep software free from ETS as
soon as possible. It is a great compliment to the Official Guide for the GMAT Review
described below. Bear in mind that, even with several
hundred questions, this free software represents only a
small subset of questions due to the many different
types of GMAT questions as well as the many different
tiers of difficulty for each of the question types.
You can click here to explore our free section of GMAT
tips and practice questions and answers.
The Official Guide for GMAT Review
(11th Ed)
 Buy
this book from Amazon.com (11th edition)
The 11th edition of the Official GMAT Guide presents 800 questions taken
from retired versions of the test – fewer than were
provided in the 10th
edition of the Official Guide, but with more
detailed explanations of the correct answers. The questions
are presented in
order of difficulty, giving users a better understanding
of what constitutes an easy or hard question.
The 11th edition also features a new diagnostic section
to help users focus their
preparation efforts. The Official Guide remains
the only test prep book on the market that presents actual questions from prior tests. This book, along
with an "unofficial" GMAT strategy
test-taking guide, should be all that you need to
prepare yourself for the exam. (See our note
above about downloading
the Powerprep software free from ETS!)
The Full Potential GMAT Audio Program by Bara Sapir*
 Buy this
5 CD set from TestPrepNY
The Full Potential program optimizes
your test-taking potential by enhancing your mental
retention, concentration, and relaxation.
*Mention
Z-Code "AC" to receive free shipping* GMAT 2008, Premier Program (Book and CD-ROM) by Kaplan
 Buy this book and CD-ROM set from Amazon.com
We have received a lot of favorable feedback from
our MBA admissions clients on this book's predecessor the past
2 years,
and hence we are hoping this newest edition at least
matches the expectations set by the previous Kaplan book
and CD ROM combination set.
The book is helpful and contains many good study tips.
The CD-ROM is what makes this a good buy, however,
due to the extensive test questions and diagnostic
tools. While there is a large group of people who like
the Kaplan questions because they claim they are more
difficult than the ETS official questions (an
interesting argument in its own right since there are
different bins of questions on the real GMAT each
grouped by level of difficulty), we still
prefer the official ETS questions and simply recommend
augmenting, not substituting the Kaplan questions for
the real GMAT questions in the ETS book described above.
Cracking the GMAT 2008 (CD
ROM version) by Geoff Martz
Buy
this CD-ROM from Amazon.com
We like this CD ROM because it
contains 4 full-length practice tests and provides instant scoring. Additionally,
the test-taking strategies are very insightful and
are designed to help you eliminate the "decoy" answers ETS wants you to incorrectly choose. Process of elimination
techniques are also very well explained in this guide.
We should warn you, however, that we found the practice
questions to be much easier than those administered
by ETS for the real test as well as the practice questions
contained in the Kaplan guide. As a result, we would
like to take this opportunity to reiterate our strong
belief that you will be best served by also reviewing
an official GMAT guide published by Educational Testing
Service. This product has long been a favorite amongst
our business school admissions clients.
The GMAT for Dummies by
Suzee Vlk
Buy this book from Amazon.com
If you like the for Dummies books,
you will not be disappointed. This book is a definite
help, but the
GMAT test is now computerized and the third edition
does not adequately address the test's new format.
Peterson's Logic and Reading
Review for the GRE, GMAT, LSAT, and MCAT by
Edward J. Rozmiarek
Buy
this book from Amazon.com
This is quite simply the best book on the market that
we have seen for the logic and reading review section
of the exam. Although our relatively rapid review of
the book did uncover a few errors and the book is not
specifically written for MBA applicants, we still believe
that this guide can help you improve your analytical
thinking and reading comprehension and, hence, your
verbal GMAT score.
Cliffs Computer-Adaptive Graduate
Management Admissions Test by
Jerry Bobrow, et. al.
Buy
this book from Amazon.com
Good explanations are provided for the
questions and answers. Test-taking strategies are
discussed. This book is optimal, however, only for those
test takers who have one week or less to prepare for the
exam.
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