06-15-2003, 11:10 PM
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Eager!
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What are the similarities and differences between these 2 books. I know erin, in your recommended materials you have listed the Kaplan GMAT 2003 edition, but how does this differ from the gmat 800 book, and would you recommend one over the other? both? does the material overlap?
thanks for your help...i had been reading and posting a while back while preparing for my test, but i recently got a new job and had to move cities, so the gmat prep had to be put on hold. I am now settled and ready to resume my prep. Hope to be a active member of this forum once again as i continue my studying. |
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06-15-2003, 11:32 PM
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Eager!
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In addition to my previous post, i would like to add the following info to help anyone better advise me on this matter.
I have already taken the kaplan online course, so i have a pretty idea about what the test is about, what it tests, how it tests it etc. As i said before, i started my test prep, then put it on hold now i am going back to it. Rather than going over my kaplan course books again, i would like a prep book that can quickly refresh me on the test strategies etc., and provide me with new material to study. That being said, would Kaplan's GMAT 800 or GMAT Guide 2003 edition be a better choice for me. Once again, thank you for your help |
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06-16-2003, 07:44 PM
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Eager!
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I think GMAT 800 is one of the better non-official books out there for the GMAT. It goes into much more challenging problems than the regular guide. The math problems are on the level of the more difficult one you will see on the real test. Also I found the verbal section on sentence correction to be quite good. I would skip the combo verbal/math books and get the GMAT 800.
If you have any weakness in Math, the Kaplan MATH workbook is great. They have a section in there that has every possible formula you need including permuation/combinations and probability. This is not in GMAT 800. GMAT verbal workbook has an excellent appendix of idioms and grammar usage. I would buy all three of the above but *not* the combination verbal/math book. Mariam |
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06-18-2003, 01:05 AM
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Trying to make mom and pop proud
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Thanx for your input. I have the same confusion ... actually I landed up buying all the Kaplan Books
KAPLAN MATH KAPLAN 800 KAPLAN VERBAL KAPLAN 2003 Now what is the strategy I should be using since in your post you are recommending the use of all these books ... but to what extent. Since I have to practice also it makes me feel may be I will be doing something that will be a over kill or what ... Kindly advice since I really get confused at times ... dumdum420 |
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06-24-2003, 07:57 PM
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Eager!
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I would just read and study the appendix of Kaplan Verbal workbook. I would learn all the 100+ formulas in the math workbook. I would skip the rest of those books (yes, that means only using 20 pages or so from each)
Second, I would do all the math mini-tests from the Kaplan CD (comes with some editions of the regular kaplan book) I think the book itself is too general and I wouldn't waste time on that. Finally, I would go through GMAT 800 cover to cover. Just my thoughts based on my own expereinces. Mariam |
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