GMAT - Best Quant Resources?

I'm officially back to GMAT studying. I was so sure that I was done, I almost gave all of my study materials away after the first time - I'm glad I didn't! Anyway, I'm trying to decide what materials I'm going to use this time around, and what better resource than fellow applicants who have been through it, too??

I've gone through the main OG, and will be working through the Quant OG this time around. I'm considering the Manhattan guides for Quant, the math focused book off the the GMAT Hacks blog/website, and the GMATClub website tests. My tutor is recommending the Princeton Review 1,012 question book - he says that's the best for the advanced quant that I'm looking for.

Any recommendations out there? I got 70th percentile quant last time and am aiming for 80th+ percentile, so I'm looking for a little more advanced practice and quant only. Let me know what worked for you!!

Posted in: on Sunday, October 04, 2009 at at 2:54 PM  

7 comments:

  1. Cris On 5:31 PM Wrote

    Hey Cali Girl.

    I would suggest you check out the Manhattan Gmat guides - they are truly wonderful. I used them to bring my quant score up from a 47 to a 51. Also, if you purchase the guides, you will get access to a quant question bank and practice tests on Manhattan's website. These additional materials will let you practice some much more advanced concepts which will undoubtedly help you on test day. I wish you the best on your apps. Stay positive, I'm sending you good GMAT vibes .... :-)

    - Chris

     
  2. Wildcat On 7:47 PM Wrote

    Hi. I'm applying to Cornell and Northwestern, just like you. I did well on the GMAT and to be honest my most valuable resource for the quant portion might have been a used college algebra textbook that I bought for $8 at Half Price Books. Lots of lots of practice problems and answers given for every odd # one.

     
  3. Jon @ AppMentor.com On 4:12 PM Wrote

    Hi Cali Girl,

    I second Cris' comment -- the Manhattan GMAT guides are quite good, and of course the official guides are great. Other than that, I haven't found many good resources on the topic (most are very elementary).

    Wildcat's idea is pretty great also though -- use the official guide or something similar to find the areas you are weakest in...then find some cheap textbooks on half.com or amazon that are good for your topics/recommended by reviewers.

    Good luck!

     
  4. Eric Bahn On 5:07 PM Wrote

    You might want to check out the Kaplan GMAT Math Workbook. The book features some good fundamentals, and I hear that the latest version is really good. Also, there are some free quant resources I've cataloged on Beat The GMAT: http://www.beatthegmat.com/a/resources#linkcat-40

    Good luck Cali Girl!

    Eric Bahn
    Founder, Beat The GMAT

     
  5. Metal On 1:09 AM Wrote

    I think as far as Quant is concerned, stick to OG questions...the level of difficulty in the actual exam is very similar..but make sure u prepare a spreadsheet to trace your errors..more often than not..its the small slip-ups which are planted by the test makers..good luck!

     
  6. niki On 7:48 AM Wrote

    Hey,

    The Manhattan guides are great, as this the book called Kaplan 800. But overall, what really worked for me were two things - I read the questions carefully to ensure that I answered what was asked, and budgeted for as much time on the questions in the beginning as the questions in the end.

    I think that a basic probability text-book would be a good buy as well. In my GMAT, I got a lot of probability questions

    Best of luck


    Regards,
    Nikhil

     
  7. this1girl On 4:15 PM Wrote

    I am a big fan of the MGMAT books. They are thorough and easy to get through. I'm in LA also and took the MGMAT course several instructors. My tutor, and the best instructor I've had, is Chris Berman from Manhattan GMAT and I highly recommend him for quant related work. He's really phenomenal.

     

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