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Kaplan GMAT 800, 2007-2008 Edition
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| Part No: | 1419550969 |
| Manufacturer: | Kaplan Publishing |
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| Customer Rating: | 3.5 / 5.0 |
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Delivered as expected.
Most of my GMAT taking friends recommended this book, so I hope it helps. |
| Good Source for knowing the exact status of your preperation | 2007-11-30 | 4 / 5 |
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Well this book has by far got the difficult most questions you'll ever come across..However dont start off your GMAT preperation with this book, otherwise you would completely feel completely de-motivated..
All in all good questions!! |
| Not worth the money | 2007-11-27 | 2 / 5 |
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I recently took the LSAT and began studying for that test using Kaplan materials but quickly noticed how absurd some of Kaplan's advice was, not to mention the fact that their made-up questions were way out in left field. Despite Kaplan's claim that they make-up these ridiculous questions in order to over-prepare the test-taker, in reality Kaplan does this because they are too cheap to pay LSAC to use actual LSAT questions and this is the best they could do. When I saw little improvement in my practice test scores I decided to invest in the Powerscore Bibles since they use actual LSAT questions and I immediately noticed a difference in my practice test scores and ultimately did well on the LSAT.
I've decided to take the GMAT so that I can pursue a dual JD/MBA and, since I didn't learn my lesson last time, I purchased Kaplan's GMAT 800. The only value I got out of this book was where Kaplan would point out the most commonly tested errors of a particular section of the test. It isn't that the questions are difficult, they aren't really, it's that they are poorly constructed and don't really resemble those written by the GMAC.
While going over GMAC's Official Guide 11, I realized that I needed help with the sentence correction questions so I bought Powerscore's Sentence Correction Bible, which was fantastic. Fortunately, I still have Powerscore's Logical Reasoning Bible so I can use that to prepare for the Critical Reasoning section and a math degree that'll come in handy with the quant section.
This test is too important to waste your time and money on Kaplan's GMAT 800. I'm obviously fond of Powerscore but unfortunately they don't offer a comprehensive study guide so it can get expensive...but you get what you pay for.
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| Not the "Holy Grail: that everyone claims it to be | 2007-11-19 | 2 / 5 |
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Apart from the brilliant name, there is nothing else in the book that's in the top leagues.
This book has a lot of errors in the verbal section (trust me, I know what I'm talking about; I had a V51). Some of the problems in the quant section are quite challenging though.
So overall, if you do need extra practice beyond the "Official Guide". I suggest you go for the Official Guide verbal and quant books rather than this one. Kaplan 800 is a waste of money, but can be of use for quant if you get it free. |
| Mediocre attempt at hard questions | 2007-11-11 | 2 / 5 |
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| While a good bank of hard questions, the explanations of the book do little to help you develop the skills needed to actually get an 800. |
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