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GMAT CAT -- The Best Test Preparation for the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT Test Preparation)

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This book is below average for several reasons:

1. The math questions are very limited in scope. They only cover areas that are introduced in the book.

2. The critical reasoning questions are terrible. They don't cover the question types the official GMAT guide covers.

3. Numerous errors in their answers. A lot of answer reviews have remarks like "that's the best choice" and no real explanations following it.

The mistake is that the tests aren't computerized tests. That means they have limited value for GMAT prep since the GMATs are only available as GMAT CATs since 1998. The GMAT CAT is a computerized test that is taken on a computer instead of the old paper-and-pencil format this is based on. You can get CAT books or download GMAT CATs from the net.

This book is a poor study aid for several reasons. First, while the cover says that it has been complete updated based on GMAT CAT, it has not. It's still very much oriented to the obsolete way of taking GMAT. For example, at the end of each practice exam instructions say you can go over your answers - WRONG! CAT doesn't allow this. Second flaw with this exam is the most damming. The exam questions are not reasonable representations of what you would see on the real GMAT. These questions are far simpler and do not seem to have the range of difficulty that I have seen on the real exam questions.

In short, I would recommend getting something else, preferrably a software program that's directly oriented to the CAT.

the exam samples offered by the book are the best way to try yourself before going to the testing room. The book proved my ability to deal with all sections of the test and this improved my confidence in myself to crack stress beforehand. The book is the most powerful tool you can have beforehand, it's wonderful!