How to Prepare for the Gmat: Graduate Management Admission Test (Barron's GMAT) [Paperback]

Eugene D. Jaffe (Author), Stephen Hilbert (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1994 | ISBN-10: 0812019202 | ISBN-13: 978-0812019209 | Edition: 10th

Five up-to-date GMAT practice tests plus a full-length diagnostic test come with answers and explanations. There are reviews of all GMAT subject areas--critical reasoning, reading comprehension, writing ability, problem solving, data sufficiency, and the new essay writing section.

Product Details

• Paperback: 575 pages
• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Inc; 10th edition (August 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812019202
• ISBN-13: 978-0812019209
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 7.8 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,172,267 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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43 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The worst of the five I got, March 10, 2000

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Emily Segall "Emily Segall" (near Philadelphia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Barron's Gmat: How to Prepare for the Graduate for the Graduate Management Admission Test (Gmat) (Book and CD-Rom), 11th ed (Paperback)

I'll be taking my GMAT in a month and decided to buy a few study guides to raise my score. It's difficult to attribute which book works the best, but so far this one seem the most useless although it does have some merit. As other readers suggested, the problems are either very easy or hard. The math is simplistic and the reading comprehension passages are over a page long. The format is outdated and doesn't consider the new CAT format or e-grader. Some of the questions have no answer because they misprinted the question. This is frustrating, but at the very least it is practice, which never hurts. In the end I'm glad I have this, but if you're looking to only get a few books, I suggest the ETS's book (a MUST!) and Powerprep software (highly recommended). These don't give you any hints, but they are the real deal and I've heard that these practice questions are still in use. Arco, Kaplan and Princeton Review are nice for tips, but they make up the questions themselves and have no way of determining their validity by ETS standards. Still, get at least one of the two, preferably both, and with the CD. The difference between Kaplan and PR is that Kaplan is more methodical and PR is more short-cut focused. Choose one based on which works best for you. I don't know what to say about Arco, but I'm here buying it now because I want more practice questions, even if they aren't official. I'm also getting the PR Verbal Workout and GMAT for Dummies because I heard these are both great references for the verbal section (in which I need the most help).

Some advice if you do decide to buy this: don't buy this with the CD attached. The practice problems and text are EXACTLY the same as in the book with no additional information.

Some more advice: if you are taking the GMAT, practice on something....anything, perferably on the computer. This has helped me tremendously and even though I'm spending upwards of $150-200 on all these books, it's worth it to not have to take the $165 test again because I didn't have the stamina to finish the test or the practice. Just keep in mind that the questions are not hard. They're tricky. The tricks are easier to spot when you've been practicing. I wish I considered that when I took my SAT!

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Spend your money on other books, August 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Barron's Gmat: How to Prepare for the Graduate Management Admission Test (Barrons How to Prepare for the Graduate Management Admission Test (Gmat), 11 ed) (Paperback)

I scored over 750 on the GMAT and don't feel that Barron's did very much for me. The tests in the book are of the old style so they do not represent the GMAT CAT well. The software format is completely different from the actual GMAT CAT and just doesn't feel right (after practicing with the actual ETS software). If you are looking for actual tests, look at Kaplan or the Unofficial Guide to the GMAT. In retrospect, I would only buy this book again if I had over a year to study for the test.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Go elsewhere for study material, September 27, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Barron's Gmat: How to Prepare for the Graduate Management Admission Test (Barrons How to Prepare for the Graduate Management Admission Test (Gmat), 11 ed) (Paperback)

I earned a 680 on the real GMAT. On actual past GMATs that are published, I got a 690 and a 680. I only got a 560 on Barron's practice test! Many of their pratice questions were logically flawed. Buy the real past tests from ETS. You will get practice with the way the GMAT people actually think.