Tag Archives: GMAT tips
December 9, 2015
Survey Reveals the Study Habits of Top Standardized Test Takers
What does it take to get a top score on a standardized exam? The test prep experts at Magoosh surveyed more than 400 students who scored in the top 10% for the GRE, GMAT, …
September 2, 2013
Try These Fixes for a Low GMAT Score
This post originally appeared on Stacy’s “Strictly Business” MBA Blog on U.S.News.com A strong performance on the GMAT is a key component of the MBA application to most top business schools. But what can you …
February 23, 2012
The Best GMAT Reading Comprehension Strategy
Learn the Approach On a GMAT Verbal Section, you will typically have four Reading Comprehension passages, each with associated questions. The danger of Reading Comprehension is that it becomes a major time-sink, stealing valuable time away …
October 17, 2011
Overprepare for the GMAT
There’s a key difference between math skills and tricks. A trick, usually, applies to one question, or a very small subset of questions. Sometimes the trick is extremely effective”“it might even amaze you with its …
March 10, 2011
A GMAT Primer – This is a Good One!
GMAT strategy is not universal; what works for one individual learner’s style and background can make no sense at all for another’s. I’ve been working with GMAT students since the civilized world failed to collapse …
February 1, 2011
GMAT Hacks: Book Reviews for GMAT Reading Comprehension
Most test-prep resources tell you that, in order to get better at handling GMAT Reading Comprehension passages, you should do lots of reading. Preferably, you should read things that are similar to GMAT passages. That’s …