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So you wanna get an MBA. Do you have a good GPA? You also need to ace the GMAT CAT. Even if you have only a month to prepare, there's hope. The authors of 30 Days to the GMAT CAT have compiled 30 lessons to help you maximize your score--in about an hour a day. A brief overview of the structure of the exam is followed by detailed information about the Computer-Adaptive Test--from the way the screen will look in the various sections of the actual exam to the way the questions posed reflect your performance. The lessons themselves begin with a list of the day's topics and a brief overview of the lesson. As you work through the book, you'll prepare for the different types of questions (for example, reading comprehension, sentence correction, algebra, and geometry), take eight "mini tests," and spend time reviewing each one using the detailed explanations of the correct answers. During the last week, you'll take the three individual sections of the practice exam and evaluate your results. While additional preparation (including taking full practice exams) would of course be helpful, by the time you complete the program, you will have brushed up your skills and--more importantly--learned strategies to outsmart the GMAT. --C.B. Delaney
Product Description
A surefire study plan for the new computerized version of the business school test.This book is part of the popular 30 Days series--a line specially created by top-ranked test coaches. Each book is a proven study plan that takes the guesswork out of test prep. Readers study a single custom-designed lesson in 60 minutes or less per day, and in just a few shorts weeks they're at the peak of their test-taking powers--and ready to ace the test!This innovative book includes the following features:- 30 mini-sections designed to be studied one per day- Tips and strategies for every question type- Practice with two full-length sample exams- Important test-taking advice and last-minute review
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30 Days to the GMAT CAT (Arco Thirty Day Guides)
- Paperback: 282 pages
- Publisher: Arco; 2001-06-22
- Label: Arco
- Studio: Arco
- ISBN: 0768906350
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 8 reviews
- Sales Rank in Books: #678787
Avg. Customer Review:
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Next time, hire an editor 2002-08-27
Comment: I started using this book but switched to the Kaplan and GMAC guides because of the number of editing mistakes I encountered in using this book. Nothing undermines my confidence more than a book that dispenses wrong answers, so for that reason I gave it one star. Save your money - go with the Kaplan guides instead.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Poor Editing .Full of printing errors in the practice tests 2002-06-23
Comment: Poor Editing. Full of printing errors in the practice tests
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good, but poorly edited and written 2002-03-10
Comment: I have mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, I appreciated the concise and to-the-point style. I found it easier to brush up on my quantitative and verbal skills with this book than with other GMAT books. If you are short on time then this book would be a good choice. However, the sheer volume of errors really bugged the hell out of me. Most of them are stupid editing errors (occurring on virtually every page), but I also found some critical errors with the practice questions. The massive number of mistakes detracted from my ability to study effectively because I was always second-guessing the book. I found this to be an unforgiveable sin for a test prep book and so I only give two stars instead of four.
2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Packed with real help! 2001-09-04
Comment: I highly recommend this book. Small in price and page length, but packed with practical skill-building materials that don't insult the reader's intelligence. Explanations for practice questions are the most thorough of any GMAT book I've seen. Kudos! What I liked best is that the author provides online support for the book. (Why don't more authors do this?) At the end of each lesson the reader is referred to online materials (at the author's web site) that supplement the lesson. Cool!
4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Really good for most of the material 2001-08-03
Comment: Arco's GMAT in 30 days is an excellent book for a person intending to raise his/her score by 80-100 points in that timeframe. I took the GMAT and got a score of 730 and 6 in the AWA. This book contains a lot of the information presented really nicely. It however is lacking in two areas. The verbal reasoning explanations are quite difficult to understand and the book doesn't talk much about probability. The other sections are excellent and provide all the information and relevant practice questions. In order to get a good feel for the GMAT though, I found several opinions from different publishers helped, besides, there is so much information out there that I wanted to get as much as I could. I would also recommend Princeton's excellent book with the CD for the other sections. Their Process of Elimination method is really good.
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30 Days to the GMAT CAT (Arco Thirty Day Guides)
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