Articles by Brian Galvin
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I love the Beat the GMAT website. I really do – it’s a lot of fun to offer advice to motivated people around the world, and to watch students improve and share their success with the community. Eric, David, and … Read More
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To understand GMAT Data Sufficiency, one should try to think about how these questions are written. While popular novice strategy says to “only look at each statement individually, and only consider them together … Read More
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In today’s blog post, Brian Galvin describes how to get what you need from your GMAT preparation. “I saw her today at the reception…” As an aspiring MBA reading a blog about the GMAT and MBA admissions, you may … Read More
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As we’ve noted before, knowing specifically how the GMAT is scored won’t help your score much (if at all), so if you only have a few hours left to study please click to a more academic post immediately! Really the … Read More
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As we’ve noted often in this space, the GMAT is a test of higher-order thinking, one of “how you think” and not “what you know.” Even in our recent debrief of a conference hosted by the Graduate Management … Read More
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As you study for the GMAT, you are likely to begin by noticing all of those things that you used to know. Algebra rules, geometry formulas, calculation methods – at first glance the GMAT looks like a test of every … Read More
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Brian Galvin shows how thinking about the test as a whole can accelerate your understanding of its individual parts, and more importantly how that can help you study efficiently and effectively. At Plymouth-Salem High … Read More
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As you plot out your study plan, keep in mind that the GMAT is a test different from others you’ve taken. Cramming will not work and repetition leading to rote memory is not all that effective either. Remember, the … Read More
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My name is Brandon Dorsey but I am probably better known as Osirus0830. I recently took the GMAT again and scored a 760 (Q50 V44). I am already in business school. As you read this, you’re probably thinking … Read More
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It’s not uncommon for GMAT test-takers to be “goal-oriented.” For most of your life, mentors and superiors have told you to set goals and work to achieve them, so why should the GMAT be any different? But heed … Read More
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While the GMAT’s new Integrated Reasoning section will not become an official part of the exam until June of 2012, so anyone taking the test beforehand need not worry about this new question format, it’s never too … Read More
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Veritas Prep’s Strategy and Operations Manager, Jason Sun, recently took the GMAT scoring an incredible 780! We asked Jason to share the strategies that helped him with this amazing accomplishment: Last week on … Read More
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Based on the fact that you are reading this post, one can infer that you are a decent reader. So why are you struggling with Reading Comprehension questions? GMAT Reading Comprehension is its own genre; remember, … Read More
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Repackaging is a business theme that you’ve undoubtedly encountered and that you will certainly see again in business school. Have an item that’s not selling? Repackage it as a unique item and you may find that … Read More
