Favorite GMAT prep books? Suggestions to prep?

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I'm doing a switch in careers. I spent my undergrad doing classes I could B.S. my way through. So I went from and English B.A. to a J.D. (At the time I was debating pursuing an English Lit PhD, but there really wasn't anything I wanted to focus on and thankfully I knew enough not to go after something I was ambivilent about. After acing the LSAT practice test and being assured that it was a great general degree, I went that route.)

I've been working for several years using my J.D. in a large company. But I've always wanted to teach. I know there's a shortage of accounting PhDs, so I'm aiming in that direction. It's not toally out of nowhere...before I got this job, I was back at school for a semester for an MPA and discovered an affinity for number crunching that I never knew I had. It was actually kind of relaxing to be taking classes where there was a correct answer! So now, after speaking with some grad schools about how to prepare, I'm filling in the gaps in my education and I plan to spend the next couple of years taking classes equivilant to an accounting major (non-degree seeking though). At the same time, I will need a killer GMAT score. Lucky for me, I'm a very good test-taker. I don't doubt my ability to study my way into a respectable score, but I'm going to need to start working on it gradually so that by next spring/summer I can take the exam.

Aside from the free practice exams online, are there any favorite books to study from? Or just do as many practice exams as I can get my hands on until I like my score consistantly?

I never really studied for the LSAT...those logic puzzles just come naturally for me. This is going to take real work on my part! I don't doubt that I can do it. But it's not going to be something I can just cram for a few weeks. Mostly because I don't have time for cramming! I work full time + single mom of a 3 yr old + starting to go to school 1/2 time. I'm a little busy! I'm excited for this new direction, but there are a whole lot of IFs that I need to accomplish. One of the biggies is a great GMAT score to convince them to take me seriously.

Thanks!!

[CTCSG]

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