Recommended Resources

Executive Assessment (EA)

1) GMAT Official Guide 2022 3-Book Bundle PAPERBACKS

These old GMAT books include the question types tested on the EA. If you already have some of the 3 books in the bundle, be sure to buy the rest individually via the links below. Also, if you prefer e-books, you can buy them individually via the links below.

GMAT Official Guide 2022 PAPERBACK or E-BOOK

GMAT Official Guide Quantitative Review 2022 PAPERBACK or E-BOOK

GMAT Official Guide Verbal Review 2022 PAPERBACK or E-BOOK

2) If you plan to take the EA in a test center (recommended) rather than online, then purchase a set of “noteboards” with a marker, so you can use them when you take your practice exams.

3) If you plan to take the EA online rather than in a test center, then purchase a personal whiteboard no more than 12 x 20 inches (30 x 50cm) as well as a few whiteboard pens and an eraser. For the pens, consider:

Staedtler Lumocolor Correctable 305-F

Optional:

1) Manhattan Prep GMAT Foundations of Math FREE E-BOOK

2) Manhattan Prep GMAT Foundations of Verbal PAPERBACK or FREE E-BOOK

3) Manhattan Prep Sentence Correction 6th Edition PAPERBACK - consider getting an inexpensive used copy

4) GMAT Official Advanced Questions PAPERBACK

5) Veritas Prep GMAT Set of 12 Books - consider getting an inexpensive used copy

6) Manhattan Prep GMAT All the Quant 7th Edition PAPERBACK (includes geometry) or

All the Quant + DI 8th Edition PAPERBACK or E-BOOK (does not include geometry)

7) Manhattan Prep GMAT All the Verbal 7th Edition PAPERBACK or E-BOOK (includes Sentence Correction)

8) Manhattan Prep GMAT Advanced Quant 3rd Edition PAPERBACK or E-BOOK

GRE

1) 3-Book Super Power Pack, including the Official Guide to the GRE 4th edition, Quantitative Reasoning 3rd edition, and Verbal Reasoning 3rd edition: PAPERBACKS

2) If you already have some of the books in the Super Power Pack above, or if you prefer to get some as e-books, then purchase:

A) Official Guide to the GRE 4th edition PAPERBACK

B) Quantitative Reasoning 3rd edition PAPERBACK or E-BOOK

C) Verbal Reasoning 3rd edition PAPERBACK or E-BOOK

3) Manhattan Prep 5lb. Book of GRE Practice Problems 5th edition PAPERBACK or E-BOOK

Optional:

1) Manhattan Prep GRE All the Quant & All the Verbal (includes 6 practice tests) PAPERBACKS

2) If you prefer to get only one of the paperbacks or if you prefer e-books, you can buy them via the links below; however, the 6 practice tests will not be included. The 6 practice tests are in the new short format and can be purchased separately for $49 at ManhattanPrep.com.

A) Manhattan Prep GRE All the Quant PAPERBACK or E-BOOK

B) Manhattan Prep GRE All the Verbal PAPERBACK or E-BOOK

4) Official GRE Mentor Course -  Buy this when you’re ready to take POWERPREP PLUS® Practice Test 2 (the 2nd paid practice test). After purchasing the GRE Mentor course, take that practice test first, before using the question bank of 640+ problems because the question bank includes questions from the practice exams.

5) Vocabulary Flashcards from Brainscape (6-month mobile/computer app subscription) - This is the vocabulary tool promoted by the ETS. Scroll down to the Digital Courses category.

6) Manhattan Prep GRE 500 Essential Words Vocabulary FLASH CARDS

7) Manhattan Prep GRE 500 Advanced Words Vocabulary FLASH CARDS

8) Manhattan Prep GMAT Foundations of Math FREE E-BOOK
(Even though it’s a GMAT book, everything applies to the GRE.)

9) Kaplan GRE Prep Plus 2024-2025 PAPERBACK or E-BOOK includes 5 computer-based online practice exams that are in the new short format.

Business Writing Assessment (BWA)

1) Official BWA information - Download the BWA Guide and Sample BWA Questions. Read the rules.

2) Official Practice tool - Write up to 4 sample essays, twice each. Get scored by the official algorithm.

3) Purchase a personal whiteboard no more than 12 x 20 inches (30 x 50cm) as well as a few whiteboard pens and an eraser. For the pens, consider:

Staedtler Lumocolor Correctable 305-F