Books and Study Plans at a Glance

Standard/Quick

Advanced/Thorough

Specialized

General Strategy Books

Explain how GMAT works, provide general principles and strategies, 

give an idea about weaknesses, provide practice tests

Official Guide 12 

+ comes with 900 official questions

Kaplan Premier

+ comes with 6 CAT's

Official Guide 12

+ comes with 900 official questions

8 MGMAT Guides

+ come with 6 online tests 

15 Veritas Prep Guides

+ come with 5 online tests

Kaplan GMAT 800

- Poor guidebook, more of a question collection

Quant Books

Refresh math principles, fill gaps, and learn patterns

Kaplan Math Workbook

- missing probability and combinations

OG Quant 2

- somewhat easy

MGMAT Math Foundations

MGMAT Advanced Quant

Total GMAT Math

Verbal Books

Refresh grammar rules, aquire CR and RC strategies

Kaplan Verbal Workbook

OG Verbal 2

MGMAT Verbal Foundations

PowerScore CR

Aristotle SC

Ultimate GMAT Grammar

LSAT Books 

– goes beyond the scope

GMAT Practice Tests

Tests included with books or recommended practice

6 Kaplan Practice Tests 

+ come with Kaplan Premier

+ Take 1 free

6 MGMAT Practice Tests

+ come with MGMAT books

+ Take 1 free

15 Veritas Prep CAT tests

+ come with Veritas books if purchased at VeritasPrep 

+ Take 1 Free

GMAT Club Tests

+ Take 2 Free

Other GMAT Tests