New strategy guides?

[Guest]

Hi there-

I’m starting private tutoring with Manhattan GMAT soon. Below is my email exchange with my instructor (I’ve taken out both of our names... I don’t want to get him in any trouble!). He was pretty vague about the new books. I was hoping someone here would be able to give me a little more detail about them...

(me)-

The books are going to be updated. I don’t know how much more I can say about them, actually. But you’ll be notified when we officially have a release date for them.

Best,
(tutor)

----- Original Message -----
Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2008 10:35 am
Subject: RE: Private tutoring with MGMAT


> Hi (tutor)-
>
> Thanks for getting in touch! I'll be sure to talk to student services
> before we're ready to start.
>
> You mentioned new books. I actually have a few of the books already.
> Are these going to be significantly different? When will I be able to
> get them?
>
> Thanks!
> (me)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 8:17 PM
> Subject: Private tutoring with MGMAT
>
> Hi (me) -
>
> I'm (tutor) and I've been assigned to be your private tutor.
> I know you were planning on getting started in early November
> (Which is great! Way to plan ahead!), so I just wanted to get in
> touch with you about some things that you can do to prepare in the
> meanwhile:
>
> 1. You'll want to take a practice test ahead of time. You can do this
> through your student center, but this will help both of us determine
> where we need to start working.
>
> 2. Since you're not going to start until November, you'll be able to
> get started fresh with the new books. They're coming out around that
> same time, so you'll get to be one of the first to use them. We'll get
> a set to you as soon as they come out.
>
> I think that's about it. Student services will be in touch with you to
> clear up their end of things, but feel free to let me know if you have
> any questions between now and then. I figure we can set up specific
> days and times a little closer to our start date.
>
> All right, well, I'm looking forward to working with you!
>
> Best,
> (tutor)
>

Does anyone know anything else? Help please!

[KHnt98]

Oooooh! Yeah, they've been talking about putting out new books for a while. This is the closest I've heard to anyone from MGMAT actually giving us a real date. Does anyone else have info or stuff they've gotten out of their instructors?

[StaceyKoprince]

I don't know the official "drop" date but I think it's going to be either at the end of this month or in Nov.

If you're an active student, as it sounds like this poster will be, then just ask for the new books when they come out! (In fact, I think the company is already planning to swap out the books of any active class or tutoring students who want to switch.) For other active students who are on the "cusp" here, if you're planning to take the test before about mid-Nov, you should go with what you've got already. If you're planning to take it later than that, then you may want to look into the new books and see whether there are any significant changes in the areas that are still giving you trouble.