Cracking the GMAT with 2 Practice Tests, 2014 Edition (Graduate School Test Preparation) 2014 ed.th Edition

See my review about the premium edition (titled: get something else instead).This book is a copy of the Premium 2015 Edition but with fewer tests (2 instead of 6). I would recommend that you get something else but if you must or interested in this book, would suggest you get the premium 2015 version due to the extra CAT tests.P.S, Keep in mind that buying a used edition will still give you access to the tests as the book does not rely on any kind of a unique code to get CAT access.Good Luck on your GMAT!

OK, not great. Was good for getting the feel for the format of the test and some basic materials. Also comes with two practice tests. I did not really begin to feel prepared until I took a prep class.

Definitely recommend. It's easy to blow through as you supplement your GMAT studies with this. The lessons are straight forward and easily understood.

I would certainly but this product for someone who needs to study for the GMAT. It is a very helpful study guide

Very useful, detailed and easy to understand. Lots of good samples to help pass the exam. I highly recommend it to anyone.

This book is a great guide to study for GMAT. Very detailed and guidance to study, good to prepare for GMAT

This is a nice book and it is written in the typical un-pretentious Princeton Review voice that aims to help the average person. I appreciate that because it feels like the authors are in my corner, hoping for me to do well.My situation is probably fairly common to those preparing for the GMAT: 31 years old and out of school for 8 or 9 years. With that in mind, here are the things I found most helpful:* Math review of basic terms and formulas - This book does a really good job in limiting its scope to those things that appear frequently on the test. For example, in a right triagle, if the short side is x, the longer side is x radical 3, and the hypotenuse is 2x. there are many simple things like this from algebra or geometry that i had completey forgotten. Almost all of them showed up on the actual test.* Sentence correction - I have an English degree and do a lot of writing professionally. However, the GMAT sentence correction is a different animal, so don't automatically assume you've got that nailed. But there are really only 8 grammatical errors that appear on the GMAT, and this book will walk you through spotting each one.* Test-taking strategies - Process of elimination and "plugging in" are two stratgies in particular that this book does a good job teaching. Even if you know how to do a problem, utilizing these strategies can help you do it faster. This is important on the GMAT, as you'll be battling the clock.Limitations:This book does not do a deep-dive on any section. It has a nice overview, but keeps it basic. It also (fairly) assumes that you know a certain degree about English and Math. If you need extra help in either area, you'll need to look to supplemental sources.Tests and Drills:The tests and drills are very close to what you will experience on the real test. There are two full-length practice tests that you can take online. They closely mimic the real thing, all the way down to the instructions and page layout.My Strategy and Results:The book recommends you take one full-length practice test first, work through the book, and then take the other one to see how much you've improved. This is exactly what I did.First practice test: 610Second practice test (after reading and working through the book): 690Actual GMAT score: 700I took my second practice test about 3 days before the real thing, then relaxed and did light review the night before as these tests can really bake your brain. I also took one of the GMATPrep practice tests before taking the test (710). When you register for the GMAT, you will be given access to two GMATPrep tests from the makers of the GMAT. I found it comprable to the Princeton Review tests.Good luck!

This book is generally what you'd expect, but I've found at least three errors so far in their practice problems and answers, which doesn't inspire a lot of confidence and is pretty frustrating. Also, a number of the problems are poorly worded. The book emphasizes strategies and "tricks", rather than teaching and drilling fundamentals. I prefer the latter, and would rather learn how to solve math problems using math, as opposed to plugging in numbers or process of elimination, which are the techniques that Princeton Review often recommends for perfectly solvable problems.The online tests are helpful, and the answer report is definitely good for identifying what types of questions you tend to get wrong. But I think their Integrated Reasoning practice problems aren't quite on-point yet. They seem to be much more convoluted than other IR problems I've seen.