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Manhattan GMAT Set of 8 Strategy Guides, 4th Edition | 
 enlarge | Author: Manhattan GMAT Prep
Publisher: MG Prep, Inc.
Category: Book
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 2917
Media: Paperback
Edition: 4 Pap/Psc
Pages: 2027
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 9.2
Dimensions (in): 11.2 x 8.6 x 3.7
ISBN: 098417804X
Dewey Decimal Number: 650
EAN: 9780984178049
ASIN: 098417804X
Publication Date: December 1, 2009
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Product Description
The 8 Manhattan GMAT Strategy Guides (5 Quantitative, 3 Verbal) are the heart of our curriculum. Our 5 Quantitative Strategy Guides provide in-depth instruction in the GMAT's principal quantitative content areas: Number Properties, Fractions, Decimals, & Percents, Word Translations, Equations, Inequalities, & VIC's, and Geometry. Our 3 Verbal Strategy Guides provide in-depth instruction in the GMAT's principal verbal content areas: Sentence Correction, Critical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension. Included in this set are: The Critical Reasoning Guide (200 pages; ISBN: 0-9824238-0-2); The Equations, Inequalities, & VICs Guide (192 pages; ISBN: 0-9824238-1-0); The Fractions, Decimals, & Percents Guide (112 pages; ISBN: 0-9824238-2-9); The Geometry Guide (112 pages; ISBN: 0-9824238-3-7); The Number Properties Guide (160 pages; ISBN: 0-9824238-4-5); The Reading Comprehension Guide (152 pages; ISBN: 0-9824238-5-3); The Sentence Correction Guide (288 pages; ISBN: 0-9824238-6-1); The Word Translations Guide (176 pages; ISBN: 0-9824238-7-X). The content of this set is aligned to the latest Official Guides from GMAC (12th edition). Special Features: Purchase of this set includes one year of access to ManhattanGMAT's online Question Banks and Exams.
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One of the most complete set of guides July 29, 2010
I self studied and scored a 770 on the GMAT. Here is my analysis of MGMAT's Set of 8 Strategy Guides:
===== OVERVIEW =====
After reviewing all of the 8 guides by Manhattan GMAT, I can safely say that this is probably the most comprehensive tool out there for GMAT hopefuls. This set of books has its deficiencies (you can check out a more detailed analysis of each of these books by searching through my reviews), but as a whole and compared to what's available on the market, you'll likely be covered on the theoretical side of your preparation for the GMAT.
However, I must warn you: as advertised on every Manhattan GMAT book, this series challenges you to do more on your preparation. While "more prep" translates into a higher score, it also means that you'll need to commit quite a bit of your time if you want to go from cover to cover and also practice all the recommended problems from the Official Guides. Just so you can get an idea of the work in front of you:
*The five quant guides have a combined "in action" problem count of over 580 ("in action" problems are largely similar to Problem Solving questions, with the difference that most of them do not contain answer choices)
*Each of the 8 guides comes with access to an online database of 25 practice problems (so add 200)
*They reference the Official Guides for practice, with a total of around 1500 problems!
A simple addition of these numbers (and I am not counting the questions you'll see in the three verbal guides) and you'll probably get a sense of the huge workload involved when prepping for the GMAT! But the rewards are worth it: I can guarantee you that even someone starting out with a 400 will easily reach a 650 by using these guides properly.
If you're just starting out, I suggest you go online and download the GMATprep free software from the website of the makers of the test. This software contains two tests: take the first one and see how you do. If you get a score that's more than 200 points below your target, then consider buying this whole bundle plus the three Official Guides. If you seem to be doing pretty well, I think it's best to invest in the guides that specifically address your problem areas. However, I would recommend you buy the Number Properties GMAT Strategy Guide, 4th Edition (Manhattan GMAT Preparation Guides), Word Translations GMAT Preparation Guide, 4th Edition (Manhattan GMAT Preparation Guides) and Sentence Correction GMAT Preparation Guide, 4th Edition (Manhattan GMAT Preparation Guides) guides no matter what. These three guides were the only ones that I awarded 5 stars to (with the rest getting largely 4 stars), simply because they are the best I've reviewed on their respective topics.
===== PROS =====
*Access to a lot of practice questions and 6 online tests (some of the best in the industry)
*Three of these guides (see above) are top notch and should be a part of any test taker's repertoire
*Handy The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 12th Edition lists breaking down the problems according to the topics tested in each question
*Detailed explanations and solid theoretical review for all the problems in the boom (whether they're just examples or practice)
===== CONS =====
*Be careful on the amount of time you devote to studying from these books! Going from cover to cover will be time consuming, so these books are not recommended for someone who needs to take the test in a short period of time (at least not all of them)
*Data Sufficiency could have been better covered in the five quant guides. The lack of practice DS is a minus. However, this is not an issue exclusive to Manhattan GMAT: all the guides that I have reviewed so far have comparatively small DS sections
*Some other resources are a bit better than the corresponding book from this bundle (see the The PowerScore GMAT Critical Reasoning Bible: A Comprehensive System for Attacking the GMAT Critical Reasoning Questions). However, since it's cheaper to buy the whole lot that to buy each book individually, it's still a good investment
===== BOTTOM LINE =====
Thorough, comprehensive, packed with practice problems. Despite the occasional slip up, these books are well worth your time - that is, if you can afford to dedicate that much!
About me: Dana Jinaru, 770 GMAT scorer, expert at Beat The GMAT - a community serving 1.5 million+ MBA applicants each year
LIke having a personal tutor in book form June 9, 2010
G meister (Scotland)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I used the manhattan gmat series to improve my quant and sentence correction. It takes about 2 months to go through the math guides, but the improvement was unbelievable. I went from the 50th to the 80th percentile in quant, raising my overall GMAT score from 610 to 700. I would recommend working through this series of books before spending large sums of money on a tutor (a tutor may still be beneficial in conjunction with the books). Top class.
The only books to use for a 700+ score June 1, 2010
John B
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought the Kaplan GMAT book and breezed through it and thought I was prepared for the GMAT... Luckily a friend recommended the Manhattan GMAT books to me just in time - they were orders of magnitude better than Kaplan.
These books are much, much more thorough and really break down "typical" GMAT question formats - there will be few if any surprises on the actual test. The Sentence correction strategies were useful, but if you have to cut costs/time, skip the reading comprehension stuff (assuming you're a native english speaker).
Manhattan really shines in the quantitative books - even if you're good with quant and good at taking tests, these questions can be tricky when you're under the gun. The books lay out step-by-step processes for every type of question that makes them very easy to solve.
The online practice tests are also invaluable and did a very accurate job of predicting my actual score (in fact, they were slightly harder than the actual GMAT).
[I scored a 760]
Best review book!!! May 9, 2010
K. Wu (Los Angeles)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Highly recommended!! I bought this set and Kaplan Premier Live 2010. I think this set is the most comprehensive. I only finished Guide 1, but I already think it is very good. This set is much more in depth than Kaplan. It will certainly help you to score above 700.
Get this collection and an Official Guide 12ed and you are set November 29, 2009
GMATClub.com (USA)
57 out of 57 found this review helpful
If you are just starting out with GMAT prep - get this bundle; it's a good deal for the Manhattan GMAT Guides (separately they cost close to $150). These books don't emphasize tricks or easy ways to 700+ score, instead they methodically cover areas tested, and should be pretty much all you will need (besides the Official Guides - see below for links). If this is above your budget, then would recommend you pick the best of the pack:
- Number Properties Guide (condensed overview of Arithmetic and strategies for saving time/solving questions more effectively)
- Word Translations Guide (includes some of the hardest topics - probability, combinations, and statistics)
- Sentence Correction (best book out there and closely followed by PowerScore SC)
- Critical Reasoning (only second to PowerScore CR but by a slim margin)
- Reading Comprehension (there are no other dedicated RC books on market really)
Between these 5 books you should have 80-90% of the GMAT covered and the rest could be picked up from the remaining books and practice with the Official Guides. You can throw in a Kaplan Premier as well - a good intro to GMAT book with 6 free GMAT Tets. It is a good starter book to get your feet wet, but definitely not a must.
To make the most use out of the MGMAT guides, you will need the Official Guide 12th and also OG Verbal 2ed and OG Quant 2nd are recommended. The guides refer to these 3 books for additional practice questions. If you own previous versions of the Official Guide books, you can use those too with a translation table available from MGMAT's website.
*** Each book comes with access to 6 online gmat tests and additional question banks. Don't spend money on these as they are pricey ($45 for 6 tests on the MGMAT website).
Also, if you are new to the GMAT, download 2 official practice tests from [...]and take one of them before you start prepping to get your level - very helpful to track your progress along the way but don't waste these tests - they use real retired gmat questions and though it is possible to recycle them (there are close to 900 questions in the banks), would recommend you use something less valuable for your practice such as MGMAT tests included with these books).
One more thing, don't rush into questions and tests - you will only hurt your self confidence, instead methodically cover each math and verbal topic and only after you are done with each of the sections move on to take the tests (take math only after you are done with math and verbal only after done with verbal). Final word of advice - the main mistake (esp in verbal) is not following strategies. Whichever books or strategies you use (they are all pretty similar between MGMAT, PowerScore, and Kaplan) - follow them EXACTLY. These people are getting big bucks to develop methods to improve score and maximize performance - don't try to be smarter and change things around. Unless you are scoring 750+, I would follow each step of the strategy to the "T". If the book says to read the CR question twice, then that's what you do even though it may seem that it is faster to read it once - trust me, there is a reason why you read it twice. If you want to get 700+ and not worry about the GMAT, stick to the strategies and keep creativity low.
Hopefully this will get you started. For more details on each of the guides, see my reviews of each of the individual books
BB - Founder of GMAT Club.
P.S. Let me know if you have any questions about GMAT Books - I reply to comments and appreciate any feedback (especially negative and suggestions for improvement).
Good luck on your GMAT.
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