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  1. Paperback: 620 pages: 1 item
  2. Publisher: Nova Press; 2011-07-01
  3. Author: Jeff Kolby
  4. ISBN: 1889057401
  5. Sales Rank in Books: #156318

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Comprehensive preparation for the GMAT



Every year students pay $1,000 and more to test prep companies to prepare for the GMAT . Now you can get the same preparation in a book. GMAT Prep Course provides the equivalent of a 2-month, 50-hour course.



Although the GMAT is a difficult test, it is a very learnable test. GMAT Prep Course presents a thorough analysis of the GMAT and introduces numerous analytic techniques that will help you immensely, not only on the GMAT but in business school as well.



Features:



Math: Twenty-two chapters provide comprehensive review of GMAT math.



Logical Reasoning: Discover the underlying simplicity of these problems and learn the tactics the GMAT writers use to obfuscate the answers.



Reading Comprehension: Develop the ability to spot places from which questions are likely to be drawn as you read a passage (pivotal words, counter-premises, etc.).



Sentence Correction: Comprehensive review of GMAT grammar.



Mentor Exercises: These exercises provide hints, insight, and partial solutions to ease your transition from seeing GMAT problems solved to solving them on your own.



Also includes a comprehensive, Free online Course!



Course Features:



Ask Questions! Our instructors monitor StudyDesk to answer your questions. StudyDesk also records the step where you make a mistake or ask a question. This is just one of many powerful educational tools in StudyDesk.



Highly Interactive: You can search the course for any topic, take notes, view solutions, view reports.



Versatile: You can access the course from any computer at any time.



Statistics: Your performance on the exercises and tests is saved and you may review your performance and check solutions at any time. Also, you can check your ranking based on all students taking the course.



Also includes GMAT test prep software!



Software features:



Mentor Mode: In Mentor Mode, you are immediately told whether you answered a problem correctly, and you can immediately view a detailed solution of the problem.



Test Mode: In Test Mode, you can take a GMAT test timed and scored by the program.

Amazon.com Review

The authors tell you up front: "The GMAT is not easy--nor is this book." While that may seem daunting, the test is challenging for a reason, and if you want to get into the top business schools, you'll need to excel in a very competitive field. If you're willing to work hard, the GMAT Prep Course will show you the ropes and get you to score your best. Its refreshing, no-nonsense style reflects the authors' insistence that it is hard work, not tricks or insider knowledge, that brings success.

An orientation chapter sets the scene and guides you through the basics of what you'll find inside: overviews of each test section (including the essays) with lots of sample questions and in-depth analyses of correct and incorrect answers. No frills here, just lots of practice and some general help with the types of questions you should expect, such as analogies and data sufficiency. While some readers might miss the flashy design or eye-catching logos of the competitors, the authors maintain that attention and diligence are all that's needed to beat the GMAT. If you're up to the challenge, get the GMAT Prep Course and start burning the midnight oil. --Rob Lightner

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review
3.8 out of 5 stars (18 customer reviews)

55 of 56 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The best! Highly Recommended, October 3, 2004
mak17f (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: GMAT Prep Course (Prep Course Series) (Paperback)
I used a total of five books in preparing for the GMAT: Barron's 13th edition, Petersons 2003 and 2004 CDs, Kaplan 2005, Nova's GMAT Prep Course 2003, and the Official Guide.

I have taken the GMAT twice. The first time I used the Barron's book and the Petersons CD and scored a 40% on math, 75% on verbal, and a 4.5 on the essay for a total score of 570. This score was unacceptable.

The second time around, I budgeted more time to study a day (around 6 hours) and for a longer time period (a month and a half). For me, I felt I had a strong background knowledge on all the required subjects, but I was not as honed on specific strategies and techniques for answering questions. My thoughts on each book:

Barron's: As a beginner, I enjoyed this book. I read the whole book and did all practice tests. They did not explain probability, sequences, and progressions questions well. In general, the math explanations were a bit sketchy. However, the word problem...Read more


24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A VERY DECENT BOOK", March 31, 2000
M. Razib Haque (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gmat Prep Course (Paperback)
Basically if you would like to have good book which teaches you fundamental principles then it is a very good book. I did not like the SOFTWARE. But Math section is very good and very clear. If you are looking for some short cut then this is not the real book. But you would like to work hard and prepare for the high and medium difficulty questions then this is good book. But DONT buy this book for the software. For the software GMAT POWERPREP will be the best in my opinion.


18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent preparatory text, February 8, 2005
J. Morrissey (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GMAT Prep Course (Prep Course Series) (Paperback)
I am very happy with this book. After reading numerous reviews about this and other GMAT guides, I chose this one. It was not easy to find in bookstores, which largely carry the more familiar titles(Kaplan, etc.) I bought the book around Christmas.

I felt pretty rusty with much of the material(I've been out of school for a while), so I started working my way through the book a little at a time, somewhat haphazardly. Then I actually registered for the GMAT three weeks ago, and suddenly my sense of urgency got more intense.

Now then, the review:

I found that the coverage of the mathematics topics and the verbal topics to be thorough and comprehensive. I was able to re-familiarize myself with the material pretty quickly, and my performance on the test questions in the book improved a great deal. Similarly, I was able to improve my performance on the Verbal questions, although I found that section much harder to get into. This was more a function of...Read more

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