Kaplan GMAT 800, 2008-2009 Edition | 
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Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
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Rating:  12 reviews
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 2008-2009
Pages: 408
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 1419551795
Dewey Decimal Number: 650
EAN: 9781419551796
ASIN: 1419551795
Publication Date: March 4, 2008
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GMAT 800 offers high-achieving students the toughest practice questions, hardest concepts, and strongest strategies to help them prepare for the GMAT. The guide includes: * NEW! Online companion with intensive math concepts review and practice drills! * Hundreds of the toughest practice questions with strategic explantions * Tips for getting the questions right on test day * Focused guidelines for tackling each question type * Proven strategies for getting a perfect score * Special step-by-step methods for special question types
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 Extra tough workout, very helpful December 18, 2008
A. Ogrins
I first read the book Kaplan GMAT Premier Program, performing the exercises included. As a result, my practice scores increased to an average of about 85% correct, but I simply could not get them any higher. However, the GMAT 800 book allowed me to ace those extra-hard questions I simply could not figure out before. The majority of the questions really do seem like a breeze now.
Improved my score by 50 pts December 19, 2008
Kepler
Great book to use in conjunction with a more introductory study guide. If you want to score 700+, definitely invest in this book!
 Honest Review of GMAT Books! July 6, 2008
Rochelle Smith (USA)
18 out of 21 found this review helpful
After going through all the GMAT books, here is my honest opinion about some of the most popular GMAT books:
Official Guide:
Pros - Excellent source of GMAT questions. Very well organized with real test like questions.
Cons - No review of any math content or test-taking strategies. Not enough explanations of practice questions.
Overall, the Official Guide is a must have for all test-takers. It will give you a good idea about the type of questions to expect on the GMAT; however, if you need more than just a bank of questions, you need to look at some other source.
Kaplan:
Pros - Good for additional practice questions as a supplement
Cons - Review of math content is not thorough but just the very basics. Not enough explanation of test taking strategies. Full of guessing techniques with no real mathematical solutions. Not good enough explanations of practice questions. Unrealistic questions.
Princeton:
Pros - Good for additional practice questions as a supplement
Cons - Review of math content is not thorough but just the very basics. Not enough explanation of test taking strategies. Full of guessing techniques with no real mathematical solutions. Not good enough explanations of practice questions. Weird sense of humor.
Barrons:
Pros - Good math review. Big list of questions. Good test taking strategies. Very well organized. This is by far the best of the all-in-one kinds of books.
Cons - Although the book has a good math review, it doesn't go deep enough into each concept. Not enough explanations to practice questions. Does not have a good section for logical reasoning (permutation, combination, probability, etc) questions, which is one of the most important question-type. Does not break down the concepts/questions step by step.
EZ Solutions (set of 9 books):
Pros - Thorough math review from A to Z. Effective test taking strategies. Abundant solved examples. Numerous practice exercises. Great practice question bank in basic and advanced workbooks.
As with most books, you are expected to already have a good knowledge about the various match concepts, but with these books, you can literally start from scratch and reach the most advanced level of the GMAT.
Cons - To get the best result from these books, you have to invest in buying several books (set of 9 books), but if you compare the cost and benefits, the benefits outweigh the cost, or you can buy a few not all. Missing the verbal section. This is not a good option if you are looking for a mediocre score or just looking for a very basic brush-up. Recommended for serious test takers only.
Some of the other books has no real content; whereas, there are some other books that I haven't yet had an opportunity to review, but may be some of them are good supplementary aids.
I hope my review will help some of you in making the right decision.
Good for final review April 24, 2008
RLF (Boston)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I used this book the day before I took the GMAT just to gain some extra insight on the areas that I had the most errors on the practice tests. I was scoring about 600 - 650 on the practice tests but got a 710 on the actual exam. I found the explanations to be more helpful in this book than the official GMAT book and I believe that if I had spent more with this book I would have scored higher on the exam.
Good for small tips and tricks... November 28, 2008
Chris Scott
This is definitely worth the money before you take the test! You will learn a lot of small tips and tricks, and the verbal section will help you (more than the math section). Make sure you read the essay and verbal section carefully and get everything you can out of it. While this book is not perfect, you should probably invest the money before you take the test.
Good Luck!
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