How to Use This Book

Welcome to Kaplan’s GMAT Prep Plus 2019

Congratulations on your decision to pursue an MBA or other graduate management degree and thank you for choosing Kaplan for your GMAT preparation.

You’ve made the right choice in acquiring this book—you’re now armed with a comprehensive GMAT program that is the result of decades of researching the GMAT and teaching many thousands of students the skills they need to succeed. You have what you need to score higher; the next step is to make the commitment to your study plan, which, according to the GMAT test maker, averages about 100 hours of preparation for 600+ and 700+ scorers.

Let’s start by walking you through everything you need to know to take advantage of this book and your online resources.

Your Book

There are two main components to your GMAT Prep Plus study package: your book and your online resources. This book contains:

• Detailed instruction covering the essential verbal, math, and writing concepts
• Time-tested and effective Kaplan Methods and strategies for every question type
• A pretest (Chapter 3) featuring full-length Quantitative and Verbal sections, designed to help you diagnose your strengths and weaknesses
• Over 350 practice questions, followed by detailed answer explanations

Your Online Resources

Your Kaplan online resources give you access to additional instruction and practice materials to reinforce key concepts and sharpen your GMAT skills. The following list summarizes the resources available to you:

• Five full-length computer-adaptive practice tests (CATs)
• Analysis of your performance on each practice test, including detailed answer explanations
• Practice sets for the Verbal, Quantitative, Analytical Writing, and Integrated Reasoning sections of the GMAT
• A 200-question Qbank for additional targeted practice
• Video workshops featuring veteran GMAT instructors
• The GMAT Strategy Sheet