More than 200,000 M.B.A aspirants take the GMAT annually to gain admission to business school. Kaplan's GMAT test preparation program has long been the most trusted- and most recommended to peers-among business school applicants. Since 1997, when the GMAT became available exclusively on computer, Kaplan has offered innovative computer adaptive test-taking strategies.
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This review is from: GMAT with CD-ROM: Fifth Edition (Kaplan) (Paperback)
Although the book has some interesting exercises, its value pales in comparison to that of the companion CD. The CD, stocked with a diagnostic test, four practice tests, and at least three practice sets for each question type (data sufficiency, problem solving, sentence correction, reading comprehension, and critical reasoning), is an invaluable part of any study regimen. The quantitative questions are harder than those on the "real" GMAT (a popular sentiment expressed in most of the reviews), whereas the verbal questions are right on. So, a word of advice, don't be discouraged by low scores on the practice tests as they tend to underestimate your true ability.In addition to the Kaplan book, another good resource is the PowerPrep software offered by ETS. PowerPrep's practice tests offer you the best approximation of your true score, familiarize you with the interface used on the real GMAT, and help you pinpoint areas for improvement. Before I purchased the Kaplan book I downloaded the Powerprep software and took the first practice exam cold. I scored a 660. I then bought this book and Princeton Review's Verbal Workout (another excellent book). I took all of Kaplan's practice exams, scoring 590, 610, 640 and 650 on consecutive tests. Two days before the GMAT, I took PowerPrep's second practice test and scored a 740, a sizeable improvement. I've no doubt most people experience the same improvement, giving them considerable confidence going into the exam (confidence that helped me score a 780). The bottomline - buy this book. Despite somewhat forgettable lessons and annoying typos in some of the reading passages, this book/CD succeeds. It will help you work out any timing issues and, unless you're already at 700 or above, it WILL raise your score.
48 of 48 people found the following review helpful:
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I crammed for the GMAT in one week. I bought books/CDs from both Kaplan and Princeton. I also downloaded the *FREE* PowerPrep software... (from the guys who actually make the real tests). I used all three.Kaplan had the most amount of useful material. Plenty of sample tests on the CD. The downside is the interface, with a "map" for preparation and tons of useless videos and animation. I'd prefer a simple, plain, interface. My results on Kaplan's practice tests were about 150 points lower than the Princeton and PowerPrep tests. But this isn't a bad thing because it can make you work and study harder. Princeton was OK, but there wasn't as much information on the CD. My scores on the practice test were slightly lower than on PowerPrep. PowerPrep was an excellent way to judge my TRUE score. But it won't teach you the "tricks" of getting a higher score. However, the results were almost identical to my actual test results. If I did it again, I'd buy Kaplan and download PowerPrep. Forget Princeton. Do some practice tests with Kaplan but don't be disappointed in the "low" scores. Then, to boost your confidence, take a PowerPrep test to see where you truly stand. Good luck!
77 of 83 people found the following review helpful:
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Kaplan raised my score by over 100 points!!,
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This review is from: GMAT with CD-ROM: Fifth Edition (Kaplan) (Paperback)
Although the book has some interesting exercises, its value pales in comparison to that of the companion CD. The CD, stocked with a diagnostic test, four practice tests, and at least three practice sets for each question type (data sufficiency, problem solving, sentence correction, reading comprehension, and critical reasoning), is an invaluable part of any study regimen. The quantitative questions are harder than those on the "real" GMAT (a popular sentiment), whereas the verbal questions are right on. So, a word of advice, don't be discouraged by low scores on the practice tests as they tend to underestimate your true ability.In addition to the Kaplan book, another good resource is the PowerPrep software offered by ETS. PowerPrep's practice tests offer you the best approximation of your true score, familiarize you with the interface used on the real GMAT, and help you pinpoint areas for improvement. Before I purchased the Kaplan book I downloaded the Powerprep software and took the first practice exam cold. I scored a 660. I then bought this book and Princeton Review's Verbal Workout (another excellent book). I took all of Kaplan's practice exams, scoring 590, 610, 640 and 650 on consecutive tests. Two days before the GMAT, I took PowerPrep's second practice test and scored a 740, a sizeable improvement. I've no doubt most people experience the same improvement, giving them considerable confidence going into the exam (confidence that helped me score a 780). The bottom line - buy this book. Despite somewhat forgettable lessons and annoying typos in some of the reading passages, this book/CD succeeds. It will help you work out any timing issues and, unless you're already at 700 or above, it WILL raise your score.
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Let's start with the basics: The GMAT is, among other things, an endurance test. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
requiring more data, general curiosity about extraterrestrial life, maximum name recognition, saturation radio advertising, innate reasonableness, legitimate national movement, drab jobs, shared artistic vision, electronic lamp, support public financing, many musical traditions, precursory phenomena, biological taxonomists, data sufficiency, business school experience, richest one percent, legalizing gambling, picking numbers, question stem, nascent businesses, arboreal creatures, sentence correction, founding professor, historical reassessments, fare hikes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Critical Reasoning, Kaplan Rules, Teacher Tip, United States, Reading Comp, Practice Quiz, Analytical Writing Assessment, Central High School, Nathanael West, New York, Brookdale Public Library, Denial Test, Freedom of Information Act, Los Angeles, North America, Albany Trilogy, Balaland Republic, Black American, Doris Humphrey, Doris Lessing, Ezra Pound, Maria Mitchell, The Dream Life of Balso Snell, Beatrix Potter, World War New!
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Let's start with the basics: The GMAT is, among other things, an endurance test. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
requiring more data, general curiosity about extraterrestrial life, maximum name recognition, saturation radio advertising, innate reasonableness, legitimate national movement, drab jobs, shared artistic vision, electronic lamp, support public financing, many musical traditions, precursory phenomena, biological taxonomists, data sufficiency, business school experience, richest one percent, legalizing gambling, picking numbers, question stem, nascent businesses, arboreal creatures, sentence correction, founding professor, historical reassessments, fare hikes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Critical Reasoning, Kaplan Rules, Teacher Tip, United States, Reading Comp, Practice Quiz, Analytical Writing Assessment, Central High School, Nathanael West, New York, Brookdale Public Library, Denial Test, Freedom of Information Act, Los Angeles, North America, Albany Trilogy, Balaland Republic, Black American, Doris Humphrey, Doris Lessing, Ezra Pound, Maria Mitchell, The Dream Life of Balso Snell, Beatrix Potter, World War New!
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- YALE DAILY NEWS GUIDE TO FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS (Kaplan Yale Daily News Guide to Fellowships & Grants) by Kaplan in Front Matter
- Real Estate by Rh Value Publishing in Back Matter
- The Dream Life of Balso Snell by Nathanael West on page 263
- Problem Solving by Frank Honywill George on page 163
- The Grapes of Wrath (Centennial Edition) by John Steinbeck on page 68
- GMAT Exam Success in Only 4 Steps by LearningExpress Editors in Back Matter
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