Hi Amit
Like you I am also away from India and just started preparing GMAT. I am in Singapore , working here (Finance/Banking).
This thread has given me a lot of GYAN on how to start preparation and the books etc.
One important place to get the most of this is http://esnips.com/web/Prep-E-Books and also go thru the entire thread, specially 1st & 2nd page. you'll get to learn a lot.
I have one question for all GMAT gurus on this thread, pls help me:
I have GMAT/GRE notes and Work books of a coaching institute in India but now after reading about all Kaplan, Princeton, OG, JJ's I am in double mind whether to use that study material or go out and buy these books?
Hope to get some useful suggestions from you guys who have given GMAT recently.
Cheers
Manan
Hi Amit
Like you I am also away from India and just started preparing GMAT. I am in Singapore , working here (Finance/Banking).
This thread has given me a lot of GYAN on how to start preparation and the books etc.
One important place to get the most of this is http://esnips.com/web/Prep-E-Books and also go thru the entire thread, specially 1st & 2nd page. you'll get to learn a lot.
I have one question for all GMAT gurus on this thread, pls help me:
I have GMAT/GRE notes and Work books of a coaching institute in India but now after reading about all Kaplan, Princeton, OG, JJ's I am in double mind whether to use that study material or go out and buy these books?
Hope to get some useful suggestions from you guys who have given GMAT recently.
Cheers
Manan
Hi Manan,'
nice to meet u.....
I'm already refering to that website and lot other...i mean that's the only option i have now:neutral: .
In the mean time,can u tell me y u want to do MBA?what's ur profile?also tell me sth abt banking in general and ur job profile...actually i wanna understand this sector"BANKING".
thanks
A
Hi All, I am a fresher at PG. Would like to get some expert advice from PGites. My GMAT exam is a month away. Till now I have done Arco(Peterson)and OG.
Please tell me how to approach the remaining month, what prep required for AWA section
I am not able to get hold of Kaplan. Its not available in the market(in chandigarh). Anybody in Chandigarh who can lend me some prep material.
One important place to get the most of this is http://esnips.com/web/Prep-E-Books and also go thru the entire thread, specially 1st & 2nd page. you'll get to learn a lot.
Hi MJ and Amit
nice to see that ppl are making gud use of the stuff i uploaded. but here is my advice on the usage and utility extraction from the material:
go with the head : apply brute force. always helps when one is in doubt on the methodology to begin with.
there is much material on that thing. download the practice material. start ramming through it.
but yes before that, try and give atleast 1-2 paper tests and gauge your strengths and weaknesses. (the paper tests are up there too).
to tell u frankly, i only had Kaplan 800 to add to that material up there. did not consult any other book.. in fact could not finish the whole stuff since it was just too overwhelming..
Cheers and ATB
Kunal
Hi MJ and Amit
nice to see that ppl are making gud use of the stuff i uploaded. but here is my advice on the usage and utility extraction from the material:
go with the head : apply brute force. always helps when one is in doubt on the methodology to begin with.
there is much material on that thing. download the practice material. start ramming through it.
but yes before that, try and give atleast 1-2 paper tests and gauge your strengths and weaknesses. (the paper tests are up there too).
to tell u frankly, i only had Kaplan 800 to add to that material up there. did not consult any other book.. in fact could not finish the whole stuff since it was just too overwhelming..
Cheers and ATB
Kunal
Hi Kunal,
Can you explain me the meaning of subject & verb agreement?....heard alot of it......with ex pls.
also elaborate ur line "go with the head : apply brute force".
Thanks
A
i want to prepare for actual GMAT so will gmatter be helpful in tht.i mean will it prepare me the same way kaplan or any other do?
what if i start refering kaplan,princton and OG after refering gmatter?will i get some kinda shock if i find sth new in these books?
it is not a problem at all. u can start from gmatter rite away. u will not receive any shocks
Hi Kunal,
Can you explain me the meaning of subject & verb agreement?....heard alot of it......with ex pls.
also elaborate ur line "go with the head : apply brute force".
Thanks
A
about the first i wudn't know 2 pence.... it isn't my style to go with the rules. never bothered about English grammar rules and nomenclature. i just went ahead with what was right to speak, read and listen. better ask somebody else.
about the second - i meant just start doing practice questions that i uploaded. since you do not have a book. give the sample exams - gauge your weakness and start practicing questions from the section. practice never hurt anybody.
Cheers
kunal
about the first i wudn't know 2 pence.... it isn't my style to go with the rules. never bothered about English grammar rules and nomenclature. i just went ahead with what was right to speak, read and listen. better ask somebody else.
about the second - i meant just start doing practice questions that i uploaded. since you do not have a book. give the sample exams - gauge your weakness and start practicing questions from the section. practice never hurt anybody.
Cheers
kunal
Kunal,
I was going thru' some of notes that i dwnloaded from net....plenty of rules are there for grammer....so i'm a little intimidated by this.How to catch a hold on all these rules?how to actually keep all of them in mind while solving a SC question?if you're not the right person for this then whom to ask?
Rgds
A
Kunal,
I was going thru' some of notes that i dwnloaded from net....plenty of rules are there for grammer....so i'm a little intimidated by this.How to catch a hold on all these rules?how to actually keep all of them in mind while solving a SC question?if you're not the right person for this then whom to ask?
Rgds
A
like i said. forget the rules and concentrate more on the usage. what do these rules actually try and convey.
jus remember that and you will be just fine
Hi Kunal
Thanks, you cleared some of my doubts on how to start.
I do not have any past experience of writing any exm (CAT, GMAT etc.), I'll try to start with the available material as you suggested till I arrange these books.
Cheers
Manan
Is the data removed from the esnip...
All will be intrested to have OG10 softcopy with answer and explanation.
If possible can u upload somewhere, so that all people who are intrested can download.
Hi MJ and Amit
nice to see that ppl are making gud use of the stuff i uploaded. but here is my advice on the usage and utility extraction from the material:
go with the head : apply brute force. always helps when one is in doubt on the methodology to begin with.
there is much material on that thing. download the practice material. start ramming through it.
but yes before that, try and give atleast 1-2 paper tests and gauge your strengths and weaknesses. (the paper tests are up there too).
to tell u frankly, i only had Kaplan 800 to add to that material up there. did not consult any other book.. in fact could not finish the whole stuff since it was just too overwhelming..
Cheers and ATB
Kunal
Is the data removed from the esnip...
All will be intrested to have OG10 softcopy with answer and explanation.
If possible can u upload somewhere, so that all people who are intrested can download.
Hi Samir
The data still exists on the site. I think you are clicking on the link given earlier. remove 'and' from the link and it will work just fine
Kunal
nagpalkunal SaysI think you are clicking on the link given earlier. remove 'and' from the link and it will work just fine
thanks kunal 😃
Hi Fellas,
Need some more information regarding the Kaplan Material...I see two books available in the market...The Kaplan 800 and the Kaplan book...could some one tell me the difference between the two please?
Also, which material is better for verbal the Manhattan guide or the Kaplan guide in terms of both strategy and practice questions...please suggest...
Thanks & Regards,
Karthik
Hi Fellas,The Kaplan 800 and the Kaplan book...could some one tell me the difference between the two please?
Also, which material is better for verbal the Manhattan guide or the Kaplan guide in terms of both strategy and practice questions...please suggest...
Thanks & Regards,Karthik
Hi Karthik,
Kaplan 800 _contains the most difficult questions on gmat (it is for those who are strong at basics and are thorough with basic prep)
Kaplan Premier/Comprehensive :- for refreshing the concepts in verbal & quant ( for those who are starting their prep)
For verbal I would go with Manhattan (espically for Sentence Correction)...
My personal opnion is purchase the following
1)manhattan
2)Kaplan Premeir /Comprehensive
3)Official guide to gamt 11th edition.
If you want MOck GMAT test you can find various links of PG for GMAT CAT's ...
Thankx
Azeem
hi... could some one pls mail the OG 11 or OG 10 material/ link at my personal email id... it would be the same id at PG at google mail...
abhaydhawan Sayshi... could you pls mail the OG 11 or OG 10 material at [email protected]
Hey Dude!!! Please remove the email ID. Friendly advice or else the MODS will snip it. You should send a PM to the person you want the information from!!! Go thru the PG rules!!!
I'd just list the books i used and would speak abt them - personal opinions anyway!!!
Kaplan 2006 edition - Very little in the name of theory. They have some strategies too - helpful, but not complete. Each section had 50 test Qs though, which werehelpful to begin with.
Princeton 2006 edition - Lots of theory and strategies - but i wudnt say complete again. More types of Qs covered as compared to Kaplan 2006. Fun to read
Kaplan 800 - One helluva book. You'll be given a bunch of the Qs for each section and all the Qs are from the top draw (or somewhere above it). This MUST be the final book on the prep list. Anyone beginning with this will be SHATTERED :wow:
OG 11 - The bible. This is the only place where u get actual GMAT Qs. The prev books are to get familiar with or rather brush up the concepts.
I started with Kaplan 2006, Princeton 2006 and Kaplan 800 in tandem. I'd do one section a week - covering all 3 books. In about a 5 weeks, i was able to finish everything. Now i'm working on OG 11.
I'm doing OG towards the end coz it is better to be in the same zone before the real exam. much of cracking GMAT is abt being familiar with the Qs and being able to think how the test creator wud have thought :wow:
About the sample tests - this is my plan. Start with GMATPrep1 and PowerPrep1. These will let you know where u stand. Then strategise ur study plan and frame ur schedule. Work on ur schedule and during this time being do the Kaplan and Princeton tests. They are simply for getting familiar with the 4 hr test. Dont give too much into their scores - they are not supposed to be closer to the actual test scores. Kaplan especially can be pretty demotivating. I havent seen any of the top scores (those who scored 750+ in GMAT) score beyong 670 in the Kaplan tests 😞 One all prep is over, do a GMATPrep2 and PowerPrep2 to see where u need to fine tune and all other stuff.
Disclaimer: Absolutely no guarantee that this will work. Even i dont know as i am yet to give my GMATBut till date (i've been sticking to this for almost 6 weeks now) i'm doing well and i can see real improvement. What works for me need not work for u
Post if there are any doubts or other queries.
To the GMAT baaps, any suggestions on the schedule are welcome. If you see an scope for improvement, feel free to post in ur comments :)
Iday
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Hi Iday,
I am overwhelmed by your strategy... I would like to add that its pretty DE-motivating as far as i am concerned... I am actually a beginner to this whole thing... In fact read through most of the educating posts on this forum... Only here i got to know tat there is hell lot of material available apart from what i knew :)...
I never thought that one had to do Kaplan, Princeton, Kaplan 800 and the OG... I really wanna know how much u scored in the actual exam so that i can do some benchmarking for myself as even if i wanted to do all that u mentioned i wont find time; thats a certainity... i am targetting fall' 06 and have registered an exam date in Aug end...
Regards,
Abhay Dhawan
rajatc SaysHey Dude!!! Please remove the email ID. Friendly advice or else the MODS will snip it. You should send a PM to the person you want the information from!!! Go thru the PG rules!!!
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Hi Rajat,
thanx for the advise... where do i find the PG rules??? and wat does "snip" mean???
hi ppl,
I have a question regarding preparation from wren and martin... is it safe to do the english rules and basic concepts from this book or is it that amercian english (gmat) rules are materially different from british english rules??? i am confused regarding the same coz even though i had bought this book for preparation of CAT + GMAT, i was advised by one of my friends to avoid this book for GMAT... but he was not sure whether there are material differneces in the grammar.
So, junta who know about this book kindly advise....... thanks in advance
Abhay.