GMAT AWA Essays Articles
How Many Questions Can I Get Wrong on the GMAT and Get 700?
Many people planning to apply to MBA programs consider scoring 700 or higher on the GMAT integral to building a strong application. Accordingly, one question many business school aspirants [...]
7 Whiteboard Strategies for the GMAT Online
The online GMAT currently offers two options for note-taking during the exam: a virtual whiteboard that is accessible throughout the exam via the notepad icon at the top of [...]
GMAT AWA Writing Tips: 5 Steps for a 6.0 Score
GMAT test-takers tend to get a bit nervous about the Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) because preparing for it doesn’t seem quite as straightforward as preparing for GMAT Quant or [...]
Is AWA Important for the GMAT?
Is AWA Important for the GMAT? With so much to learn for the GMAT, many students wonder how important it is to perform well on the Analytical [...]
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GMAT Essay: Minimum Effort for Maximum Return
The first section of the GMAT requires you to write an essay. But here’s the interesting part: The schools don’t care very much about your essay score. So why even [...]
How to Set up Your GMAT Scratch Paper
A student in one of my classes recently asked me how best to set up his scratch paper while taking the exam, so my first task is to give a [...]
De-Mystifying the GMAT Exam: A Closer Look at AWA & Verbal
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uakONJuYdsU[/youtube] Get an inside look at the GMAT exam from the makers of the GMAT exam! In part two of this two-part webinar series, Trevor Reaske, Field Marketing Coordinator for GMAC, [...]
Ace the Essay? No, Thanks!
We all know that the essay on the GMAT is scored separately and that the schools don’t care as much about the essay score. We also know we have to [...]
GMAT Phobia - Demystifying the GMAT Myth & Unveiling A Structured Approach
Today's article is written by our guest author, Puneet Mundhara. Puneet is a Stanford admit for the class of 2014 and the owner of Puneet's blog . This article is for [...]
What to Memorize for the GMAT: Business/Logic Vocabulary
You’ve probably heard that the GMAT doesn’t require math or verbal skills beyond the high-school level and that it tests your analytical ability as opposed to your knowledge of a [...]
5 Thoughts to Avoid on the AWA (Part II)
Last week, we shared 5 thoughts to avoid while writing your AWA essays on the GMAT. This week, we've got 5 more! Steer clear of these common mindsets if you [...]
5 Thoughts to Avoid on the AWA
Written by Christina Yu. Business schools are placing an increased emphasis on communication ability -- all the more reason to step it up during the AWA section of the GMAT. So, how [...]
Thursdays with Ron - The AWA Essays
Every other Thursday, our instructor Ron Purewal (known on the Beat The GMAT forums as lunarpower ) hosts a free study hall session, called Thursdays with Ron , where anyone [...]
Analyzing an AWA Argument
In a previous article , we talked about how to structure an essay in general: how many paragraphs, how to formulate a thesis statement, what kinds of examples to discuss, [...]
The GMAT Uncovered
We have some exciting news this week: the launch of the new, fantastic e-book The GMAT Uncovered by ManhattanGMAT (copyright 2010). If you normally like my articles, then you’ll [...]
Ace the Essays? No, Thanks!
We all know that the essays on the GMAT are scored separately and that the schools don’t care as much about the essay scores. We also know we have to [...]