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Do Flashcards Help for GMAT Preparation?
Many GMAT students are unsure whether they should devote time to creating flashcards to use as study aids during their test preparation. In this article, we’ll look at the [...]
Know When to Retake the GMAT
Occasionally, we hear tales of MBA applicants offered admission in a top business school with a 640 GMAT score. But in truth, accepting students with scores of 700+ is more the norm at [...]
The GMAT Official Guide 2019 edition, part 3
Welcome back to our series on the new Official Guide (OG) books! (If you’d like, you can start with the first installment of this article series.) Today’s post focuses on [...]
4 Steps to Analyze your CATs (part 4)
Welcome to our fourth and final installment on how to get the most out of your CATs! In the first three installments of this series, we talked about: Part 1: Global [...]
4 Steps to Analyze your CATs (part 3)
Are you ready to get even more geeky on test data? :) In the first two installments of this series, we talked about: Part 1 : Global executive reasoning and timing [...]
GMAT: Traps for Weaken Questions in Critical Reasoning
This is a really interesting question. I’m not going to tell you why yet, though. Try this problem from the free GMATPrep© exams and then we’ll talk about what’s going on! [...]
GMAT: Spot the Math Traps in Critical Reasoning
As soon as I saw this question, I knew I had to write about it. The ability to handle this question depends on a certain kind of quantitative reasoning that [...]
GMAT and Flu Season: Making Assumptions
I thought this question would be apropos for this time of year. :) Assumption questions are common on the Critical Reasoning section of the GMAT, and assumptions in general form the [...]
Scholarships, Grants & Loans: Tips for Funding Your MBA
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr241Fr2TVg[/youtube] Once you have made your choice of which schools to apply to, it is time for another serious decision—how are you going to finance your studies? In this video, Rebekah Lewin, [...]
Executive Assessment: Verbal Strategies – Part 6
Welcome to the sixth and final installment of Verbal Strategies for the EA! If you’re just joining us now, I suggest going back to the first part and proceeding from [...]
Executive Assessment: Verbal Strategies – Part 5
Welcome to the fifth installment of Verbal Strategies for the EA! If you’re just joining us now, you may want to head back the first part and proceed from there [...]
Executive Assessment: Verbal Strategies – Part 4
Welcome to the fourth installment of Verbal Strategies for the EA! If you’re just joining us now, I recommend going back to the first part and proceeding from there . So [...]
Executive Assessment: Verbal Strategies – Part 3
Welcome to the third installment of Verbal Strategies for the EA! If you’re just joining us now, you might want to go back to the first part and work your [...]
Executive Assessment: Verbal Strategies – Part 2
Welcome to part 2 of our series! If you’re just joining us, take yourself back to part 1 and start from there . Give yourself ~2 minutes to try the below [...]
Executive Assessment: Verbal Strategies - Part 1
The Verbal section of the Executive Assessment (EA) shares all of the same question types with the GMAT exam—and we can use the same strategies to tackle these questions. Give yourself [...]
Executive Assessment: Quant Strategies for Faster Solutions - Part 5
Welcome to the fifth installment of Quant Strategies for the EA! If you’re just joining us now, head back to the first part and work your way back here. I’m super [...]
60 Days Until MBA R2 Deadlines: A Week To Week Guide
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXAaQLQZZcg&t=25s[/youtube] Now is the time to turn our focus to Round 2 applications. With just 60 days until the first deadlines, there is a TON of work to be done. In this [...]
Executive Assessment: Quant Strategies for Faster Solutions - Part 2
Last time, we talked about how to Test Cases on Data Sufficiency (DS) questions. ( If you haven’t read the first installment yet, go do that now. ) Today, you’re [...]
Executive Assessment: Quant Strategies for Faster Solutions - Part 1
The Executive Assessment (EA) shares a lot of roots with the GMAT, GMAC’s flagship graduate business school exam. The Quant section covers almost all of the same material and uses [...]
700+ Sentence Correction: Breaking Down 5 Very Difficult SC Questions
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mra28Dkh7M[/youtube] In this video, Erika John, PrepScholar GMAT 's lead instructor, walks you through five of the most difficult Sentence Correction questions found on GMAC's GMATPrep software. These questions are REAL [...]
90 Days Until MBA R2 Deadlines: A Week by Week Plan
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGpzIRJB60c[/youtube] The final Round 1 deadlines are upon us—now is the time to turn our focus to Round 2 applications. With just 90 days until the first deadlines, there is a [...]
Executive Assessment: Fast Math for Faster Solutions - Part 4
Welcome to the fourth installment of Fast Math for the EA! If you’re just joining us now, head back to the first part and work your way back here. I have [...]
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Executive Assessment: Fast Math for Faster Solutions - Part 3
Welcome to the third installment of Fast Math for the EA! If you’re just joining us now, you might want to go back to the first part and work your [...]
Executive Assessment: Fast Math for Faster Solutions - Part 2
Last time, I gave you a couple of questions to try and then we discussed how to minimize your work on the first one. (If you haven’t read the first [...]