GMAT Prep Book: Practice Tests and Study Guide for GMAT Focus: [10th Edition]

GMAT Study Guide: A Game-Changer for Aspiring MBA Candidates!I've tried numerous study materials, but the GMAT Study Guide stands out as an absolute gem in the world of test preparation. This guide is nothing short of a revelation, designed meticulously to cater to every aspect of the GMAT exam, and it truly delivers on its promise to help you achieve your best score.Comprehensive and ClearFrom the very first page, the GMAT Study Guide grabs your attention with its well-structured content. The explanations are crystal clear, breaking down complex concepts into manageable, understandable chunks. Whether you're grappling with quantitative reasoning or brushing up on your verbal skills, this guide covers it all, leaving no stone unturned.

The media could not be loaded. Going back to college to finish my graduate degree and I need some help with passing the GMAT exam. This guide has a great detail of practice test and practical proven methods to tackle this exam so I thought I will try this author.

Accuracy is important in test prep. Trying to figure out why you got a question wrong or can't find a solution at all will frustrate test takers just when time is of the essence.I scored high on the GRE (a similar standardized test) and tutored it for a few years, so I was exposed to a lot of prep materials and I was eager to check this one out.The Study Guide briefly reviews basic principles. Although it's billed as a comprehensive review, and it does cover many of the topics, it's not in-depth. Buy this for the two practice exams and answers, not the Study Guide; just use that to refer back to if you got a question wrong. I felt the Study Guide was lacking. For example, Percent Problems (p. 14) gives the examples "What percent of 100 is 20?" and "30% of what number is 30?" They almost make you think they are trick questions.I was disappointed to find a glaring error in the Two Part Analysis question type. In the only example provided to explain how to solve these typically challenging questions (p. 53), neither of the "correct" values were actual answer choices. Mistakes like this waste time and cause frustration. I thought I must have misread or misunderstood the question, I must have miscalculated, or I must have lost my mind.Although the practice quiz also had a Two-Part Analysis question that was one of the type I wantd to review, and it was correct and also had a solid explanation, that means students get only one example of a challenging type of question. Further, each practice test has only 2 examples of Two-Part Analysis. With just 5 questions of this type, this book alone is not enough prep.I didn't feel that the Data Sufficiiency question on the same practice quiz had (ironically enough) a sufficient explanation. Data Sufficiency questions can be tricky, because they are unfamiliar to most students. Although the question in this case was easy, it only shows how statement 1 was sufficient but doesn't address why statement 2 was not.Another factor I use to evaluate test prep materials is how close they are to actual questions students see on exam day. A Critical Reasoning question (p. 40) caught my eye because it compared the subject to an NFL linebacker. Although I've never taken the GMAT, I would be surprised if they included such a detail in their questions. Many test-takers are not familiar with American sports and might not know what NFL nor linebacker means. It may be argued that the detail was not really pertinent to understanding the question, but in that case it should be removed. I have found that every detail in a standardized test is there for a reason. The only time they add a superfluous detail is the (rare) case of a red herring, which this was not. If a student presumes it was important enough to include, and they don't know what it means, they might waste time and energy.A test-prep book must not just teach how to solve a problem, but how to solve it quickly or efficiently. In Working with Money (pp. 18-19), the question asks for a day's total profit, given the prices, the costs, and today's sales for each item. The advice to first calculate the day's costs, then the day's revenue, and then subtract the sum of the costs from the sum of the revenue. This is not good advice. The profits per item could be done in your head, given the smaller, round numbers, then multiplied by the day's sales, cutting out the unnecessary calculations of larger numbers and reducing the chance for error. Time is your nemesis when taking a standardized test.One downfall of using a printed book to prep for a computer-adaptive test, which the GMAT is: the book cannot adapt. Each test will offer a mix of dificulty levels, when in reality you may not ever see certain levels. This can be quite a shock if you do well, because when you take the real test and answer the first question right, you'll get a harder one. When you answer that right, you'll get another harder one. Keep answering correctly and you'll stay at the highest level of difficulty. That's great, you'll score high, but your prep should have been all hard questions. Don't waste time solving easy or easy-medium. And vice versa if you score low.It would behoove students if this book addressed the matter of difficulty, either by marking questions with their level of difficulty, or explicitly ordering the questions easy to hard in the practice exams. I could not determine if they did the latter; some sections only had two or three questions per type.Also, the beginning page of a practice test should provide the amount of time that students should allot, even if it's stated in the front of the book.Finally, I did not see any explanation of how to interpret results. Students are often disappointed with what seems like low scores. For example, a score of 77 might cause distress, but depending on the levels of difficulty, it might correspond to an above-average GMAT score, which could be enough to get admitted to their school choice. Again, it is difficult to gauge how well you can do on a computer-adaptive test based on a paper test.While my review might seem negative, there was plenty of good content. A plus was the labeling on top of each page that identified what section was (e.g., Answer Explanations #1, Practice Test #2). Test prep requires a lot of practice. The more practice you get, the better you will do. I still think a book like this has value when you need to get all the practice you can find. Test prep books are notoriously expensive, but this one seems like a fair value.

This GMAT study guide is well-structured, easy to follow, and packed with valuable strategies. The practice questions closely resemble the real exam, and the explanations are clear and concise. The included practice tests are a great way to track progress. Highly recommend for anyone serious about achieving a high score!

This GMAT Prep Book is full of very helpful and elaborate practice tests and tips! The study guide is excellent and goes over concise example questions to really test your knowledge and understanding. I would definitely recommend this book if you are trying to pass the GMAT exam.

I really like it. it's very informative and I like how it breaks the problem down so that you can understand the steps clearly. I'm also going to use it to help my daughter with math topics that I'm not familiar with. All in all it's a great math tool.