GMAT Math Bible

[Mike]

I am currently enrolled in your 9-week online course but I wanted to know if anybody has heard anything about the GMAT Math Bible and whether it's worth purchasing. I would definately purchase it if it would help me, but I don't want to buy anything that is already included in the MGMAT courses. Any thoughts?

[StaceyKoprince]

Haven't heard about it - sorry! We don't use it in our programs (our 5 math books cover all of the math info you need for the test).

If any other students have used this product and know about it, please give Mike your opinion.

[Mike]

Stacey,

Here's the link to the website - again, I'm not promoting this book in anyway, it just popped into my e-mail one day and I'm wondering if this is a legitimate source or some kind of scam. If you could check it out and let me know what you think I'd appreciate it.

Thanks!

http://www.princetongmat.com/

[StaceyKoprince]

I can't really test the materials without ordering the book, of course, but I'm skeptical.

They claim, among other things, that more than half of their students score 51 on quant? Only 1% of the entire test-taking population does that. It seems a little unlikely that more than 50% of their students achieve this score.

They claim "most" people can score 150 points higher in 2-3 weeks. I've been around this business for more than a decade and have worked for multiple test prep companies. That's not a credible claim. (Yes, some people can do this. Most cannot.)

I'm also extremely wary of the language that the questions are "carefully constructed based on actual GMAT Math questions." Legally, it isn't enough that they make sure to state that they don't use "live" GMAT test questions. You also cannot attempt to reproduce "live" GMAT questions just by changing some numbers / details. Remember Scoretop.

Payment is through PayPal. Why don't they accept credit cards?

I personally would be wary unless you find someone you know who used the material and found that it worked (for that person).

[Mike]

Thanks,

I kind of figured that too. It's one of those things that looks too good to be true and I was just wondering if anyone had experienced it before.

Thanks again for your response, it confirms what I already believed (that it's probably bogus!)

[Guest]

my rule of thumb

If the print (on a book or a web site) is big, it's a scam

Why does all the text on the web site have to be so big?

[StaceyKoprince]

lol - that is kind of a giveaway, too, that something's just not totally on the up-and-up.
:)