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Introduction to the 3rd Edition

It's hard to believe that it's been five years since I started working on the very first draft of 30 Day GMAT Success. The small Starbucks tucked inside Meguro train station in Tokyo was my second home, where I spent many of my week nights typing away. It astonishes me where the book has been since that humble start; best selling spots on Amazon.com, numerous educational magazines and news outlets, and the hands of one of the top business book publishers in the world.*

Most importantly, I've been amazed at the response I've received from students who have been able to achieve what they set out to do on the test and more, some far surpassing expectations. One student who emailed me from Germany scored 750 with only two weeks of preparation by adopting my original study plan.

Two years after it was first published, we've gathered feedback from readers all around the world, and taken into account recent changes to the test to craft this latest edition. Here is a list of some of the new improvements you can expect from edition 3:

  • New section on Integrated Reasoning, the newest section of the GMAT test.

  • Improvements to all practice questions and explanations in both the verbal and math sections.

  • A streamlined study plan and book structure to further improve the way you study.

  • More than 100 new pages of new content and practice questions.

To prevent the book from becoming too thick, we have moved the Mind and Body section from the 2nd edition to the website. You can find it along with other additional resources at:

http://www.30dayGMATsuccess.com/free-resources/

Thanks to all the contributors and editors who helped us keep improving this book. And thank YOU(!) dear reader for your support and feedback that helps us to continue improving the book year after year. I'd really appreciate it if you can take a minute or two and write up an honest review of the book on the site where you purchased the book to keep us going and to help fellow GMAT takers understand more about the book.

Thanks again,
Brandon Wu

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September 2012, Seattle, Washington.
brandon@30daybooks.com

30 Day GMAT Success - http://www.30dayGMATsuccess.com/

(First published by 30 Day Books - http://www.30daybooks.com/)

*Business Weekly Publications bought the Mandarin rights in Spring 2011