The latest Official Guide (OG) provides 25 Percent new content to support aspiring MBA students says the book’s publisher Graduate Management Admission Council, the creators of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) Exam that is used by more than 6,300 graduate management programs worldwide to select future students.
The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), in partnership with Wiley, has launched the Official Guide for GMAT Review 2016 series. This year’s edition contains 25 percent new content – more than 350 never-before-seen questions across the Quantitative, Verbal and Integrated Reasoning sections of the GMAT exam and other significant updates to the online portal.
Created and administered by GMAC, the GMAT exam is an important part of the admissions process for more than 6,100 graduate management programs worldwide. It represents a significant first step for those who want to progress their career through graduate management education.
The Official Guide for GMAT Review 2016 series comprising the Official Guide for GMAT Review, the Official Guide for GMAT Quantitative Review, and the Official Guide for GMAT Verbal Review, offers access to more than 1,500 past GMAT questions (across all three publications). These guides are the only material available that use real questions from past GMAT exams. The Official Guide for GMAT Review also includes a 100-question diagnostic exam to help focus the test-taker’s studies.
The print guides are supported by a Web portal with exclusive videos providing insights and study tips from actual test takers. With an enhanced user interface for 2016, this online component allows users to create their own practice sets and exams, arranging questions by subject or difficulty level.
“The demand for new business school graduates continues to rise, as 84 percent of companies globally are planning to hire MBA graduates in 2015, up from 74 percent that hired them in 2014,” said Ashok Sarathy, vice president, Product Management, GMAC. “The GMAT guide and supplements have been updated to offer the best preparation material for those wishing to pursue an MBA, a professional qualification increasingly valued by employers.”
Key features of the Official Guide for GMAT Review 2016 series and where to buy:
The 3 books are also available as a bundle which is more economical than buying the books separately (click to buy on Amazon).
All three books offer a Web-based tool with exclusive access to 50 Integrated Reasoning questions, video content and customizable question sets in which users have the flexibility to create their own practice sets by number of questions and difficulty level of a question.