Some fast facts about the GMAT’s new Integrated Reasoning section. Fact: Right now, the GMAT has a Verbal Section (75 min), a Quantitative Section (75 min), and two Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) essays (Analysis of Argument and Analysis of Issue, 30 minutes each). Fact: Right now, your GMAT score report tells you: (a) V score, [...]
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“Understanding” the GMAT: Practice vs. Exam Performance
Those of us in test prep have become used to hearing folks tell us: I thought I understood such-and-such a topic, but then I did so poorly on it on the test (whether a practice test or the real GMAT). Of course, there’s a difference between a more academic understanding of a topic and the [...]
Guessing and Skipping Strategies for the GMAT
Learn what sophisticated GMAC research reveals about last-minute time-crunch strategies on the GMAT. It’s All About Timing Of course, learning to solve problems under time pressure is an important part of preparing for the GMAT. Of course, you should do everything you can do to maximize your ability to perform at the highest level [...]
Breakdown of GMAT Quant Concepts by Frequency
Magoosh’s very own Mike McGarry, GMAT/Math Teacher/Tutor/Foosball player extraordinaire, went through 5 different sets of Official GMAT Practice Material and tallied questions based on the subject material they tested. Here are the samples of Official Material he used: 1.GMAT Official Guide (12th Edition) Problem Solving Practice Questions (Pg. 152-265)* 2. GMAT Official Guide (12th Edition) [...]
GMAT Study Approaches: Systematic vs. Random
Consider these two extreme approaches to studying for the GMAT: 1) Focus on one topic/concept. Practice that same kind of problem exhaustively until you master it. Then move on to the next topic/concept. Repeat. 2) Practice a wide mix of problems every time you sit down to practice. If those were the only two possibilities, [...]
Should I Take the GMAT Before It Changes?
Fact: On June 5, 2012, the current format of the GMAT will vanish and the “next generation” GMAT will replace it. Fact: the “next generation” GMAT will have only one AWA essay question, instead of two, and will have the new Integrated Reasoning questions. Fact: The ordinary Verbal and Quantitative sections aren’t going to change [...]
Time Management Tips for the GMAT
The First Five Questions Myth A popular story that has been bandied about so much in GMAT circles that it has taken on a patina of truth is that the first part of the test is the most important. Many claim that the GMAT algorithm “knows” your score after only the first five questions, and [...]
GMATPrep for Macs?
Update: It looks like GMATPrep heard your pleas! New, Mac-accessible GMATPrep to be released in April 2012. Why you should use GMATPrep The single most important thing you can do shortly before you take the actual GMAT is to take an online practice test. Apart from sitting in one spot for 3+ hours, you will [...]
Scratch Paper on the GMAT
No. Yep, that’s a first for a blog post – beginning it with the word ‘no.’ But I want to be emphatic lest someone actually think they will have a blank piece of paper, with a finely sharpened of no.2 pencils. Simply put – there is NO scratch paper on the GMAT. Don’t throw your [...]
3 Month GMAT Study Schedule for Advanced Students
OK, you are starting more or less from scratch, and you want to prepare for the GMAT in three months. You need a strategic plan to organize yourself. I designed four different versions of the Three Month Plan, and I need you to start with a little self-diagnosis. Which sounds most like you? Version A [...]
