Data Sufficiency Articles
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 [...]
The GMAT Official Guide 2018 Edition – Part 4
In the previous three installments of this series, I summarized some of the big messages and discussed some of the interesting problems I spotted in the 2018 edition of The [...]
The GMAT Official Guide 2018 Edition - Part 2
The new Official Guide (OG) books have landed and I’ve got the scoop for you! (If you’d like, you can start with the first installment of this article series.) Today’s [...]
Know the GMAT Code: Story Problems
How are the GMAT test writers going to hide information in plain sight and get you to fall into traps? Try out this problem in our Know the Code series and [...]
Know the GMAT Code: Mixed-Shape Geometry
Geometry can be fairly straightforward on the GMAT. It can also be seriously convoluted. We’re going to talk about one of the big ways that the GMAT test writers make [...]
Know the GMAT Code: Translation Traps
The problem we’re going to talk about today is a work of art. (Yes, I’m a geek. Did you not know that already? :) ) But I’m serious: it’s a thing [...]
Know the GMAT Code: Overlapping Sets - Part 2
Welcome to the second installment of our Know the Code series on overlapping sets. We’re learning how to recognize (quickly!) that you have an overlapping sets problem in the first [...]
Know the GMAT Code: Overlapping Sets - Part 1
GMAT story problems can be pretty frustrating. First, you have to turn the problem into math, and then you still have to do the math—all in 2 minutes! It’s important to [...]
How to Become a Great GMAT Guesser - Part 2
Welcome to part 2 in our guessing series. You know you’re going to have to guess on the GMAT. The only real questions are when … and how? Last time, we [...]
GMAT Data Sufficiency: Follow Your Process - Part 2
In the first installment of this series, we talked about an overall process that allows you to work methodically and make sure that you’re performing the necessary analysis to give [...]
Conquering GMAT Inequality Questions – Part II
In the last article , we examined some must-know concepts and strategies for answering inequality questions on the GMAT. In this article, we’ll explore some additional properties and strategies to [...]
GMAT Data Sufficiency: Follow Your Process - Part 1
Data Sufficiency problems are fantastic because you can avoid doing lots of math calculations! Data Sufficiency problems are really annoying because they’re so tricky; it’s very easy to fall into [...]
Decoding Divisibility and Prime on the GMAT - Part 1
Most of my students are driven crazy by Number Properties. On the face of it, the topic seems straightforward: I know what positive and negative, odd and even are. Divisibility [...]
Data Sufficiency to Boost Your Quant Score
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0Ygwej94cM[/youtube] In this video, Scott Woodbury-Stewart and Jeffrey Miller, GMAT experts at Target Test Prep , demystify data sufficiency concepts and provide practical strategies, tools, and techniques to boost your quant score. [...]
Avoiding Calculations on GMAT Data Sufficiency
The beautiful thing about Data Sufficiency is that we’re allowed not to do all of the calculations that a Problem Solving problem might require. Still, leave it to the GMAT [...]
The Importance of Getting to 'No' on the GMAT - Part 2
Last time , we talked about how crucial it is to develop the instinct to go for the “No” when taking the GMAT. If you haven’t read the first installment , [...]
The Importance of Getting to 'No' on the GMAT - Part 1
Recently, a colleague of mine shared this very interesting puzzle published by The New York Times . (Thanks, Ceilidh!) Go ahead and try it. I’ll wait. After you’ve tried the puzzle, [...]
New Edition of Advanced Quant: Study the Hardest Quant Questions
I am super excited to announce a new edition of our Advanced Quant Strategy Guide ! We worked hard on this book all of last year (yes, it takes a [...]
How to Tackle Every Single GMAT Problem (Seriously!) - Part 2
Last time, I introduced you to a set of principles that tie together everything we need to do on the GMAT . If you haven’t already read that article, go ahead [...]
How to Tackle Every Single GMAT Problem (Seriously!) - Part 1
Wouldn’t it be nice to have one common thread among all GMAT problems you’ll ever do, something you do no matter what kind of problem or content area is being [...]
GMAT Data Sufficiency: Ratio Stories
Recently, we took a look at a story problem dealing with ratios , and I finished up by giving you a second problem to test your skills. How did you [...]
GMAT Data Sufficiency: Ratio Stories
How are you with story problems? Most math concepts can be presented in story form on the test and the GMAT test writers do like to get wordy with us. [...]
When Your High School Algebra is Wrong: How the GMAT Breaks Systems of Equations Rules
If you have two equations, you can solve for two variables. This rule is a cornerstone of algebra. It’s how we solve for values when we’re given a relationship between [...]
GMAT Data Sufficiency Strategy: Test Cases
If you’re going to do a great job on Data Sufficiency , then you’ve got to know how to Test Cases. This strategy will help you on countless DS problems. Try [...]