What would you reccomend for gmat prep?

Question

I am only a sophmore in college, but I know how important a stellar gmat grade is and would wish to get started on my studying as early as i can......any reccomendation? thank you

Answer 1

If you go to www.mba.com and register for free, you can download some FREE gmat prep software. I downloaded it the other day, so I haven't had a chance to look into everything on it, but from what I have looked at, it's great. There are sample tests and also review sections for each section (example verbal, math, essay). I'm particularly devoting a lot of time to the math review and it has everything. There are also tips and strategies for getting the right answers for each section.

Answer 2

First, download the GMAT Prep software. It's two real CAT tests, and its free from MBA.com. Taking one of those will give you a really good idea of where you stand score-wise.

Second, go get all three GMAT Official Guides. There is the general one, and then the smaller ones for quant and verbal. They each have different questions, and you need to get as many different questions as possible. All the questions in each book come from actual, former tests.

Last, buy some study guides. I like the Manhattan GMAT books, but they are a bit short at times, and not necessarily written in the easiest way for self-study. Powerscore has books on sentence correction and critical reasoning that helped me. Here's how I'd break it down in terms of what to get:

Verbal CR and SC: The two Powerscore GMAT Bibles that cover these topics

Verbal RC and Math: Manhattan GMAT guides for these subjects

Try to study a few hours a week. You have a lot of time to prepare so slow and steady should be your goal. It gets boring but the payoff for a good score is substantial.