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Rumor is that there is a certain pirate-themed website where you can download the MGMAT online video course where they cover every single subject on the guides.
Or so I've heard...
O_O
I just went through the books in order (took me 1.5 months).
I started studying for the GMAT a couple of weeks ago, and here's what my reading list is:
Verbal: MGMAT SC Powerscore CR MGMAT RC
Quant: MGMAT Word Translations MGMAT Number Properties
I've done a good amount of reading on GMAT internet forums, especially at GMAT Club, and from what I've gathered, these are the most valuable books to prep with.
I'm switching between Quant and Verbal, just so that I don't get bored. Started with SC, then did NP, and now reading the Powerscore CR guide. I recommend setting a daily goal for the number of pages you do each day. Take notes, or at least highlight/underline, and do all the practice problems in the books.
One other important point: I've read about people doing ALL of their GMAT 'studying' (i.e. reading MGMAT and Powerscore guides) in a month or so, without doing any practice Qs, and then moving onto GMAT 'practice' (i.e. the Official Guide). By the time they move to the 'practice' portion of their preparation, they forget a lot of the ideas they learned 30+ days before. In order to solidify the concepts I've already learned, I solve ~10 SC and ~10 Quant questions after finishing reading my CR reading each day.
Hope this helps and GL
If you have the time, the Knewton online course is very good as well. Lots of associated practice questions and 6 practice tests come with it.
I haven't been through all the MGMAT verbal books yet so I can't comment as strongly on them, but I've found a lot of value in the Algebra book - unless you've already perused through it and know that information really well, I would add this MGMAT guide to your list. If you look in the back of the MGMAT guides it gives a list of associated OG questions relevant to that guide - be sure to roll-in GMAC OG questions to your study schedule.
Good luck!
Stick to the MGMAT books and focus on mastering the strategies and techniques. The classes are just another perspective on ways to tackle questions. However if you only have 2 months, try to master your weak areas and make sure you are comfortable with pacing.
Do the SC book first and do it last, so you'll be doing it twice. Success in SC will have the most impact on your overall score.
MGMAT is good in terms of getting to know the material.
As you get closer to the test, I highly recommend switching over to doing purely OG Practice problems as the actual test uses and re-uses the same types of tricks used in retired old GMAT questions. You will begin to develop a sense of 'where a problem is going' before you work through the whole thing -- this will save you time and increase your chances of a correct guess on the real thing if you are short on time.
Definitely download the GMAT Prep software (free) and the expansion pack ($30) and get to know all medium-hard difficulty questions. Start to recognize patterns on the common data sufficiency tricks. Trust me, it will make a huge difference on the actual exam.
Just bought Manhattan GMAT Book Package for Self-Studying. Where to start? (Originally Posted: 09/12/2016)
Just bought the self study package from Manhattan Prep that includes 1 original GMAT book, 2 strategy guides, and 10 in-depth topic books ( one is the GMAT Roadmap book). Obviously, I'll be taking a mock exam just to see where I stand now. But where do I go from there? Should I just read the 10 in-depth topics books? or just read through the 2 strategy guides and see where I go after that? Please advise. What did you guys do?
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Do a practice test, find your weak area, and start with that.
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