General GMAT Math Strategies

[Brent@GMATPrepNow]

VIDEOS

- General GMAT Math Strategies: Learn general strategies for tackling GMAT math questions.

- Shortcut for Dividing by 5: Learn a useful shortcut for dividing any number by 5.

- Multiplying by Doubling and Halving: Learn a useful shortcut for finding certain products

- Managing your Time on the GMAT: Learn how to use a milestone table to manage your time on the GMAT.

- Handling Stress on Test Day: Learn how to minimize/eliminate GMAT test anxiety.



ARTICLES

- GMAT Math vs. School Math: https://www.gmatprepnow.com/articles/gm ... %93-part-i

- Handling "Analyze the Answer Choices" Questions: https://www.gmatprepnow.com/articles/ha ... -questions

- The Mindset and Body Language of a GMAT Destroyer: https://www.gmatprepnow.com/articles/mi ... -destroyer

- Simplifications that Complicate: https://www.gmatprepnow.com/articles/si ... complicate

- Guessing on the GMAT: https://www.gmatprepnow.com/articles/guessing-gmat

- Avoiding Silly Misteaks on the GMAT: https://www.gmatprepnow.com/articles/av ... teaks-gmat

[Matt@VeritasPrep]

That article on GMAT math vs school math is fantastic! I find myself preaching that in class a lot: the GMAT is going to be your (and your, I mean the typical student's) first introduction to real math, which is about not knowing what to do, but being willing to try something and see where it leads, and probably learn something new and exciting en route.

Breaking that mindset of "is that a rule? which other rules should I memorize?" is one of the first real keys to success in your GMAT studies, I think. School math was all about contrived exercises meant to illustrate some of the cardinal formulas of math, but GMAT math is what math is really like.

[Brent@GMATPrepNow]

the GMAT is going to be your (and your, I mean the typical student's) first introduction to real math, which is about not knowing what to do, but being willing to try something and see where it leads, and probably learn something new and exciting en route.

I wholeheartedly agree. My first introduction to MATH (vs. ARITHMETIC) was in university (while getting a degree in math, a subject I thought had a handle on).