self-study materials for GMAT beginners

[arina.rud]

Dear users,

I am looking for an effective self-study material for GMAT beginners.
As far as I found too many of them on your web-site I need your professional advice - which of them would be the best choice for beginner?
I also have weak English, therefore I am looking for advancement in English as well.

Thank you for your help!

[messi10]

Hi,

This is probably best answered by instructors. I will chip in with what I feel is the first step for you.

Take one of the MGMAT CAT exams to see where you stand. This will give you a good understanding of the type of questions to expect on the real GMAT and also give you a fair assessment of your level. You should also attend one of their free GMAT Preview sessions that will give you a good insight into how GMAT works. I have not personally seen it, but have heard good things about it.

As far as beginner materials are concerned, there are some good free English language resources on the web and Manhattan have recently released a verbal foundations book and they also have a Maths foundations book so I would start with those.

Hope this helps

Regards

Sunil

[StaceyKoprince]

Thanks for chiming in, Sunil.

I agree that taking a practice test is a good place to start. You can sign up for a free practice test with almost any company (including MGMAT!). That will give you an idea of your starting point.

You should also do some research into the schools to which you want to apply. What kinds of scores do you need to be competitive at that school?

If you sign up for a free practice test with us, you'll also get a free copy of our e-book The GMAT Uncovered. That will give you a bunch of good ideas about how to get started and what to think about.

The other good news for you (and as Sunil mentioned): yesterday, we just published a new book called Foundations of Verbal! (And we also have another book called Foundations of Math, if you need that.) I would start with the practice test and get the Foundations of Verbal book, then decide (based on the practice test) whether you need the Foundations of Math book as well or whether you can go straight to the "regular" math Strategy Guides.

If you'd like help making decisions about these things after taking your practice test, do two things:
(1) use the below article to analyze that test, and
(2) come back here and share your analysis with us, and we'll help you decide what to do!

http://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2011/02/ ... sts-part-1

You also may need to decide whether you want to work on your own, take a class, or work with a tutor - I'm not sure from your post whether you've already decide that. This article can help you to decide:
http://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2010/06/ ... s-or-tutor

[mnjkr123]

An excellent GMAT Quant site for beginners.

http://www.kmtutor.com

Host of GMAT quant materials available just for USD 49.

MNJKR

[StaceyKoprince]

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