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Advanced GMAT Math Problem Set

Small set of advanced math questions prepared by readyforGMAT.com.

Compound and Simple Interest

Lesson on understanding and calculating compound interest and simple interest.

DanaJ’s Quant Strategies

Excellent tips from forum member DanaJ regarding some difficult GMAT Math problem types.

Difficult GMAT Math Problems

Formula for the total percentage change

Looking for Prime Numbers

Lesson on how to quickly identify prime numbers.

Permutations and Combinations – Topics in Precalculus

Permutations Lesson

Lesson on Permutations provided by the Mathematical Association of New South Wales.

Probability and Combination Practice Problems

These types of questions appear infrequently on the test, so don’t overemphasize studying them.

Probability, Permutations, Combinations

Quadratic Equations and Functions

Strategy for picking numbers

Great tips from forum member mayonnai5e on how to pick numbers for GMAT math problems.

The Highest Common Factor (HCF) and the Lowest Common Multiple (LCM)

Excellent lesson on finding the highest common factor, lowest common multiple.

Two great guides on counting methods and probability

Two methods to calculate total average speed

Businessweek B-School Forums

University of Chicago GSB Forums

Wharton’s student2student discussion board

MBA Watch

The world’s most comprehensive resource to help applicants research MBA programs.

mbaMission Personal Statement Guide

Comprehensive guide on composing personal statements for MBA applications. Includes several examples of statements

Navigating the MBA Admissions Process Video Series

A comprehensive course on how to get into business school.

The Admit Office’s Hate List

Great article by BusinessWeek exposing what NOT to say in your business school applications.

Vault/PagalGuy Business School Buzz Book

E-Book created by Vault and PagalGuy that provides a fantastic deep-dive profile of the top North American and European MBA programs. Similar guides like this have cost $50, but this one is free!

Veritas Prep Business School Annual Reports

Reports written and edited by Veritas Prep MBA admissions experts, incorporating unique insights from current students and recent graduates.

Data Sufficiency Strategy

Some suggestions on how to attack DS problems.

Boldface Critical Reasoning Questions

Some info on boldface critical reasoning questions.

Critical Reasoning Strategy – PowerPoint

Awesome PowerPoint presentation on attacking CR questions.

Critical Reasoning Tutorial

Critical Reasoning tutorial from PrepForTests.

GMAT AWA example essays from Beat The GMAT Members

Forum member AlaaQasem started a great thread that aggregates the practice GMAT AWA essays submitted by Beat The GMAT members and categorizes these essays by estimated score.

GMAT Essays Strategy and Overview

Good strategies for preparing for the GMAT AWA essays.

How to format your GMAT essay

Nice guidelines for formatting your AWA essays on the GMAT.

jangoJess’ Analysis of Argument tips

Useful AWA Argument tips from forum member jangoJess.

Official List of AWA Argument Topics

From MBA.com

Official List of AWA Issue Topics

From MBA.com

Template for Analysis of Argument Essays

Excellent template for structuring Analysis of Argument essay questions on the GMAT.

Template for Analysis of Issue Essays

GMAT Math Review

Decent overview of GMAT math topics.

Guide for people weak in math

What to do when you need some serious help with math.

List of math topics tested on the GMAT

A Beat The GMAT forum member has attempted to catalogue every math topic tested on the GMAT.

OG 12 Math Analysis

Analysis by Knewton of what’s new with OG12 math, along with a breakdown of question types.

Year 10 Interactive Maths Support Material

Lessons for 10th grade math topics (pretty much the same as what’s tested on the GMAT).

760 Debriefing – War Strategy

Very nice debriefing from a Beat The GMAT member who used war strategies to succeed on the GMAT.

Attacking each section of the GMAT

Helpful advice for approaching various sections/questions types found on the GMAT.

Beat The GMAT Blog

An example of one successful GMAT self-study strategy. This is the original blog that the site founder used to prepare for his own GMAT prep. From this blog grew the GMAT/MBA community that you enjoy today!

GMAT Hacks

Great articles on a variety of GMAT prep topics.

How to approach practice tests

There are right and wrong ways of approaching your practice tests. Don’t simply just take them and look at the score-here are some tips on how to really analyze your performance.

How to study for the GMAT under one month

GMAT study guide for people in a time crunch.

I just Beat The GMAT!

Tons of success stories and debriefings from GMAT test takers!

Introduction to the GMAT

Simple and basic overview of what the GMAT test is.

Leaving Questions Blank on GMAT

Excellent data showing that the GMAT will severely penalize you for leaving questions unanswered on the test. If you run out of time, GUESS!

Mark Rice’s GMAT Help, Notes & Study Outline

Great tips for approaching your GMAT study.

MBA.com

The official website of the GMAT. Another great source for test information, and the only place you can register to take the GMAT.

Myth of getting the first few questions correct

Great post debunking the myth that it’s important to get the first few questions correct on each section in order to get a great GMAT score.

Reflecting on my GMAT Experience

Summary of how the founder of Beat The GMAT (Eric) prepared for and earned a 720 on the GMAT.

Sample GMAT Score Report

Example of what your GMAT score report will look like after taking the GMAT.

Taking GMAT with medical condition

Interesting forum post on what steps to take to get additional time/resources for your GMAT if you have a medical condition that qualifies.

Teach Yourself the GMAT CAT in 24 Hours

Decent introduction to the GMAT.

The GMAT Uncovered

Free e-book by Manhattan GMAT containing a gmat overview, general strategies, and a bonus sample gmat test.

Understanding your GMAT Score Report

Breakdown of a GMAT score report from MBA.com

Wikipedia Article on the GMAT

A great place to start if you have no knowledge about the GMAT; includes information on what is tested, number of questions, scoring, etc.

Your last 14 days of GMAT prep

Great advice on what to do in your final two weeks of study.

Free Grockit GMAT Membership

Free Kaplan GMAT Practice Test

Free Knewton GMAT Class

Free Manhattan GMAT Flash Cards

Free Manhattan GMAT Practice Test

Free Master GMAT Trial

Free Princeton Review GMAT Practice Test

Free Veritas Prep GMAT Practice Test

GMATPrep Free Practice Tests

The best and most accurate GMAT practice test simulation. This software is produced by GMAC (makers of GMAT test), and features actual but retired GMAT questions. This is a must download!

Official Guide 10th Edition vs. 11th Edition

These two books are compared, with interesting results on overlapping material between the two editions.

Official Guide 12 Analysis

Manhattan GMAT has put together a great guide analyzing OG12 vs. OG11.

Poll: Best GMAT Practice Tests?

Ongoing poll asking which GMAT test prep company makes the best practice tests. Started January 26, 2007.

PowerPrep – GMAT Practice Test Software

PowerPrep was the free GMAT practice test software that used to be distributed from MBA.com. Beginning in 2006, it was replaced by GMATPrep. Even though this software is a bit old, it may still be valuable for practice.

Recommended GMAT Books and MBA Books

The best books to use for your GMAT and business school prep.

CBS Learning Resources Site

Nice archive of articles that are similar to GMAT reading comprehension passages.

Eric’s Approach for Reading Comprehension

A small post that provides an overview of the founder’s (Eric) personal approach to attacking RC questions.

General Strategies for Reading Comprehension

Guide for folks who are newbies to RC.

How to Break Down a Science Reading Comprehension Passage

BTG Expert DanaJ walks through an example of tackling a Science RC passage–one of the most difficult question types found on the GMAT.

Speed Reading Test Engine

Helpful tool to build speed reading skills.

The McKinsey Quarterly

Nice business articles. Good prep for those RC business passages.

The New York Times

Wide variety of well-written articles. A good way to prep for RC passages and keep up with current events.

The Scientific American Magazine

You’ll find many articles here that are similar to the science passages tested on the GMAT.

Tips for improving reading speed

Some advice on how to read more quickly. Especially good for slow readers.

“Cheat Sheet” for Sentence Correction and Critical Reasoning

Sentence Correction and Critical Reasoning notes compiled by forum member whodeani.

Brutal SCs

A collection of the toughest sentence correction practice questions.

Comprehensive List of GMAT Idioms

Excellent list of GMAT Idioms prepared by Griscom Test Prep

GMAT Idioms

Another great list of GMAT idioms.

Grammar Slammer

Very useful American English grammar reference.

HyperGrammar

Grammar resource.

Infinitives, Gerunds, and Idioms

Cool verbal spreadsheet put together by ’4nilesh’.

Pronouns with Elliptical Clauses

An advanced topic sometimes tested on the GMAT: elliptical clauses.

Rajat-nda’s Sentence Correction Notes

Sahil’s Grammar Notes

SC topics tested on the GMAT

A forum member’s compilation of all the sentence corrections tested on the GMAT.

Spidey’s Sentence Correction Notes

These SC notes from Testmagic.com are absolutely legendary. A must download.

The Phrase Finder

Resource to look up English idioms.

Verbal Guide for Sentence Correction

An overview of SC grammar.

Waqa’s Sentence Correction Flashcards

Beat The GMAT Flashcards

Over 300 free flashcards on GMAT Strategy, Math, and Verbal subjects. Review these flashcards daily during your GMAT preparation, and be sure to add your own flashcards to supplement your own study strategy. This is a must download!

Error Log

Example of an error log created by ‘rlvesco7′.

GMAT Practice Grid

Excellent grid to help you analyze your strengths and weaknesses in your practice problem sets.

GMAT Practice Grid with Timer

Very cool Excel-based GMAT practice grid that automatically tracks timing.

manishhemnani’s GMAT Practice Grid

Another practice grid to help you analyze your performance. Created by the user ‘manishhemnani’.

Official Guide 10th Edition Question Information Grid

Handy grid that classifies every question in OG 10 by: question type, topic, and level of difficulty. Unfortunately, I haven’t seen a similar grid created for OG 11 or OG 12.

OG 11 Question Types

Someone created this Excel grid that classifies each questions in OG 11th Edition. Unfortunately, this document is missing the additional data which classifies each question as ‘EASY, MEDIUM, or HARD.’ Still, it might be useful.

Vittal's GMAT Study Grid

Beat The GMAT moderator, vittalgmat, has put together an advanced Excel-based GMAT Study Grid for students seeking to track their errors and practice pacing

Details of my GMAT test experience

Debriefing of the Beat The GMAT founder’s GMAT test day experience.

Materials you are given during the GMAT

Running out of time before confirming answer

Information about this common timing scenario for GMAT test takers.

Stress Management during the GMAT

The GMAT can be a psychologically grueling experience. Learn how to manage the stress from this post.

What to Bring to the Test Center

What you should bring and should not bring to the GMAT testing center.

What to eat on test day

Being hungry is the last thing you should worry about while taking the GMAT!

Grockit Test Prep

Kaplan Test Prep & Admissions

Knewton Test Prep

Manhattan GMAT

Master GMAT

The Princeton Review

Veritas Prep GMAT Prep & Admissions

1400 GMAT Words

Collection of words that commonly appear on the GMAT–very useful flashcard format.

Common GMAT Words Confused & Misused

GMAT Verbal Notes

A set of verbal notes compiled by a forum member, Sumit.

Litesee GMAT Verbal Tests

Online GMAT verbal quizzes.

OG 12 Verbal Analysis

Analysis by Knewton of what’s new with OG12 verbal, along with a breakdown of question types.

Ten Best Vocabulary Learning Tips

Particularly useful to international folks with limited knowledge of English. To be clear, the GMAT does not test vocabulary.

Accepted Admissions Almanac Blog

ClearAdmit Blog

ClearAdmit MBA Admissions Wiki

MBA Admissions Studio

An elite b-school admission support service for MBA applicants since 2002.

MBA Exchange ® Admissions Consulting

Comprehensive services, independently reported admissions success, and free evaluations.

MBAPrepAdvantage

MBA Admissions Consulting services to maximize your probability of acceptance into your top programs.

Stacy Blackman Consulting Blog

Beat The GMAT Flashcards

Over 300 free flashcards on GMAT Strategy, Math, and Verbal subjects. Review these flashcards daily during your GMAT preparation, and be sure to add your own flashcards to supplement your own study strategy. This is a must download!

Free Grockit GMAT Membership

Free Kaplan GMAT Practice Test

Free Knewton GMAT Class

Free Manhattan GMAT Flash Cards

Free Manhattan GMAT Practice Test

Free Master GMAT Simulation Test

Free Princeton Review GMAT Practice Test

Free Veritas Prep GMAT Practice Test

GMATPrep Free Practice Tests

The best and most accurate GMAT practice test simulation. This software is produced by GMAC (makers of GMAT test), and features actual but retired GMAT questions. This is a must download!

The GMAT Uncovered

Free e-book by Manhattan GMAT containing a gmat overview, general strategies, and a bonus sample gmat test.

charting consumption since 2007

Beat The GMAT member blog about GMAT prep and other things.

Chronicles of an MBA Aspirant

An MBA applicant blog.

Clayton and the GMAT

Journey to my MBA

At one time, one of the best b-school applicant blogs around. Rarely updated today.

MBA Admissions Wire

Very impressive end-to-end journal of this guy’s b-school admissions.

Palo Alto for a While

Student blog about a woman who’s entered the Stanford GSB MBA program, class of 2011.

Part-Time MBA Degree in DC

Blog of a part-time MBA student at the GWU Business School. Discusses life as a student and full-time worker.