Series: Graduate School Test Preparation
Paperback: 704 pages
Publisher: Princeton Review (June 4, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0307945650
ISBN-13: 978-0307945655
Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 1.6 x 10.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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This is a nice book and it is written in the typical un-pretentious Princeton Review voice that aims to help the average person. I appreciate that because it feels like the authors are in my corner, hoping for me to do well.My situation is probably fairly common to those preparing for the GMAT: 31 years old and out of school for 8 or 9 years. With that in mind, here are the things I found most helpful:* Math review of basic terms and formulas - This book does a really good job in limiting its scope to those things that appear frequently on the test. For example, in a right triagle, if the short side is x, the longer side is x radical 3, and the hypotenuse is 2x. there are many simple things like this from algebra or geometry that i had completey forgotten. Almost all of them showed up on the actual test.* Sentence correction - I have an English degree and do a lot of writing professionally. However, the GMAT sentence correction is a different animal, so don't automatically assume you've got that nailed. But there are really only 8 grammatical errors that appear on the GMAT, and this book will walk you through spotting each one.* Test-taking strategies - Process of elimination and "plugging in" are two stratgies in particular that this book does a good job teaching. Even if you know how to do a problem, utilizing these strategies can help you do it faster. This is important on the GMAT, as you'll be battling the clock.Limitations:This book does not do a deep-dive on any section. It has a nice overview, but keeps it basic. It also (fairly) assumes that you know a certain degree about English and Math. If you need extra help in either area, you'll need to look to supplemental sources.
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