Word Translations, 4th Edition (GMAT Strategy Guide, No. 4)

I self studied and scored a 770 on the GMAT. Here are my thoughts on the Manhattan GMAT Word Translations guide:

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Finally, a guide that addresses combinatorics and statistics properly! Well, let's not get too excited, the book could always use more practice problems (I'm firmly convinced that practice is as important as theory in the GMAT), but compared to other resources on the market, the fourth guide in the Manhattan GMAT series of quant books is definitely one of the best when it comes to these pesky problem types. Word problems can be tricky even for those who are well-versed in math: it takes more than just pure calculations or formulas to get to the bottom of them.

The book follows the same structure of all MGMAT quant guides, with a basic to intermediate section (95 questions) and a more advanced part (only 13 questions, though). The combinatorics and statistics chapters are golden and offer significantly more...Read more

There are 2 MGMAT books that stand out from the pack - this one and MGMAT Number Properties.
Here is why: The number properties book covers arithmetic very well (Arithmetic is 50% of the GMAT questions actually). This book covers the "money" questions aka the "700" questions aka - the hardest questions. GMAT score depends not on how many questions you answered correctly but rather on how many hard questions you answered correctly and this book covers the areas most have issues with since highschool or college. Here are the 5 reasons to get this book:
- Combinations
- Probability
- Statistics
- Overlaping sets
- Advanced word problems

My suggestion would be to get the full 8-book MGMAT set but if you are cherry picking a few books, this is the one you want to get. Also make sure you grab a...Read more

Definitely worth the money paid, in my opinion. While it may not be the ideal material for people who are already scoring 700+ in tests, this book is very useful to refresh and strengthen the basic concepts.