Of course, a facile discussion of this topic might say —- the most common GMAT Verbal questions are Reading Comprehension, Sentence Correction, and Critical Reasoning — those three questions are the only questions you see on the Verbal section. Similarly, all you see on GMAT Quant are Problem Solving and Data Interpretation. If you are [...]
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GMAT and IQ Correlation
Are GMAT and IQ correlated? Yes, there’s some correlation. There’s a better measured positive correlation between salary and height, but despite this, we all know rich short people and poor tall people. Correlation does not imply causality, even for a very strong correlation. Correlations don’t necessarily speak to anything other than overall statistical trends, and [...]
Should I Retake the GMAT?
Suppose you have taken your GMAT, at least once, and you are not sure whether what you got on the GMAT is a good score. You are contemplating retaking the GMAT, and you would like some advice on this topic. Over 700 This case is easy. If your score is over 700, then the [...]
How Hard is the GMAT?
Great question! Let’s establish some general parameters for this. If you imagine how hard it is to tie your shoes or how hard it is to eat ice cream, well, then the GMAT is harder than those. If you imagine how hard it would be to put a giant squid into a half-Nelson or to [...]
How to Study for GMAT Math
Suppose you plan to apply to business school and therefore have to take the GMAT. Suppose you bid a less-than-fond farewell to math at the end of, say, Algebra II, back in your salad days, and you haven’t given an iota of thought to mathematics since then. Now, you’re staring the GMAT in the face [...]
Best GMAT Books and Resources 2013
The first step in preparing for the GMAT is finding the best resources. With the welter of test prep companies touting their respective books, this first step can be downright daunting. Below is a list of the only GMAT books and resources you will ever need to use. So don’t feel overwhelmed. Your prep starts [...]
GMAT Vocabulary: Words to the Wise
Do you need to study GMAT vocabulary? The short answer: No. Need I say more? OK, I’ll say a little more, but that single word is really the take-away message. It’s that other graduate admission test, GRE, that scours the most difficult words in the English language. The web abounds with massive GRE vocab lists. [...]
How Long Should I Study for the GMAT?
Suppose you know, or at least you suspect, that you want to go to business school at some point in the not-too-distant future. You know that you have to take a GMAT at some point and you want to get some idea about how long you should study for the GMAT. Factors to consider [...]
Mike’s GMAT Experience
This was a GMAT I was taking both for information-gathering purposes as well as with the intention of doing well. It’s hard to balance those two. My results (750, 98th percentile) are not bad at all, but certainly not the best I could do, were scoring high my sole goal. My first time taking the [...]
[Guest Post] GMAT Time Crunch: Tips on How to Handle 3 Hrs. 30 Min.
Now that you’ve reviewed how to defend an argument and how to solve for x, the next step in preparing for the GMAT is learning how to manage the time limit stress. But how do you really prepare for the timed element in each section? Use the Timer as a Guide The time limit [...]
