590 -> 700 : How to Beat the GMAT for Dummies

Hyperbolic backstory that you can feel free to skip over I walked into that testing center a scared, shivering boy, but I emerged a hulking, confident man. I anxiously mashed the keys past all that demographic information that the GMAT absurdly insists you answer between finishing the exam and seei...

I messed up and fell into an illogical trap... I assumed that doubling the vinegar simply meant taking Vinegar's ratio and multiplying by 2, WHICH IS INCORRECT. This is from the MGMAT staff... Doubling the AMOUNT is not the same as doubling the PERCENTAGE. Think of it this way. Let's say you're maki...

Hey man - I can commiserate as I also had practice scores in the 700's, however the actual exam crushed me down to 590. My primary issue was timing . Verbal suggestions -- I'm all about diagnostics. Studying without a clear understanding of your weaknesses can lead to a lot of wasted time and percei...

Thanks for the feedback pemdas. I agree I probably have not studied in the most efficient manner as my organizational skills tend to be less than ideal. However, I think the failure on the exam itself was due primarily to timing issues. I have been reading about guessing on the exam and getting &quo...

Thanks for our feedback Jim - after the initial shock of the exam I think I am realizing that timing truly was my Achilles' heel here. Thanks for feedback BSchool2013. Perhaps you're right and I have truly underestimated the score difference timing can make in the scheme of things. There were defini...

@whats_in_the_store, I think you've already answered your question... If s has MORE prime factors than r e.g. r = 2*2 AND s = 2*2*2 then r/s will not be an integer. BUT if they have the SAME prime factors in the SAME amounts e.g. r = 2*2 AND s = 2*2 then r/s will be an integer. Makes sense? I think ...