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If you are planning on pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA)  or a degree in a related field, you will need to take the General Management Admission Test (GMAT). Preparing for an exam of this caliber can be … Read More

When I teach people how to beat the GMAT a common refrain of mine during class #1 goes something like this: “It is not enough to study content. It’s not enough to study methods and strategies. It’s not enough to … Read More

Getting ready for the GMAT® exam takes time and hard work. It also takes the right approach. Do what strong test-takers do: follow your study plan, know how to get the most out of practice tests, understand how you … Read More

The AWA section of the GMAT is made up of one short piece of writing called the “Argument” essay. It essentially asks you to evaluate an argument, usually a type of proposal. The main qualities that the readers look … Read More

We know “the power of positive thinking” is an overused cliche. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t true. The brain is not as crafty as it likes to believe. If you have a strong expectation of failure, you … Read More

I just read a really fascinating post on the New York Times’ Well blog. We’ve known for a long time that exercise has a whole host of good benefits, including benefits associated with memory. Two recent studies have … Read More

The road to 700+ on the GMAT is littered by the torn-up score reports of those who had outstanding practice test scores, knew all the material forward and backward, but succumbed to the stress of test day and made silly … Read More

There’s no crying in baseball - Jimmy Dougan, from ‘A League of Their Own’ It’s Monday and your GMAT is coming up on Saturday. You just took a practice test. After scoring the exam, you discovered … Read More

Today’s article comes courtesy of Veritas Prep GMAT instructor and BTG expert, David Newland. Have you taken the time to read the directions for AWA Analysis of an Argument? The directions read like a list of … Read More

An official GMAT score report consists of five parts: a Verbal Scaled Score (on a scale from 0 to 60), a Quantitative Scaled Score (on a scale from 0 to 60), an Integrated Reasoning Scaled Score (on a scale from 1 to 8), … Read More

“You know, a town with money is like a mule with a spinning wheel. No one knows how he got it and danged if he knows how to use it!” – Lyle Lanley, Monorail Salesman, The Simpsons Once upon a time, the favored … Read More

Submitted by Rebecca Loades, director, New Product Development, Graduate Management Admission Council® Studying for the GMAT® exam involves making sure you have the basic skills you need, understand the question … Read More

Integrated Reasoning (IR) hit the GMAT in June 2012. Here we are, nearing the end of March 2013. Schools have been receiving IR scores from applicants for the last nine months. I have been teaching the section for that … Read More

To articulate a guiding principle at GMAC, CEO Dave Wilson often quotes Harry Bosch, the protagonist of several Michael Connelly novels, who said, “Everybody matters, or no one matters.” With management education now … Read More