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 [...]

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 [...]

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 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

[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. [...]

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 [...]

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 , [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]