How to Check for Parallelism in Sentence Correction
A guide to using correlative conjunctions, such as “either … or”
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: GMAT
Getting Started with Integrated Reasoning
Learn what makes Integrated Reasoning different and how to begin studying for it.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: GMAT
Think With Your Pen and Take Control of the GMAT
Some GMAT test-takers have the idea that not writing much on the note board is the way to score high on the GMAT. Nothing could be farther from the truth.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: GMAT
The Verbs ‘Do’ and ‘Does’ as ‘Stand-ins’ in Sentence Correction
These short verbs sometimes act as substitutes for longer verbs.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: GMAT
Don’t ‘Bury the Lead’ on Data Sufficiency
Taking note of what is written can help you see what is not written.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: GMAT
Word Order Does Not Matter on Sentence Correction
Word order often does not matter on sentence correction. To put it another way, on Sentence Correction, the order of the words often does not matter.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: GMAT
The GMAT: An Exam with Greater Profit Margins than Apple
Sixty years since its birth, the spectacular growth of the admissions exam mirrors the rise in popularity of the MBA degree, arguably the most successful educational product of the post-war period.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: John A. Byrne | Source: FORTUNE | Subject: GMAT
The Most Important Moment in a Problem-Solving Question
With problem-solving questions, there are moments—often just one but occasionally two, or even more—when you have to make a decision that is not dictated by the problem or by the rules of math. This is when you have to slow down and think about how to proceed. This is the “moment” that can make this question work for you or can send you off in … [ Read more ]
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A Universal Template for the AWA Essay: Part II
Treat the AWA as a flawed critical reasoning prompt, then analyze the evidence, assumptions, and conclusion.
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A Universal Template for the GMAT Essay: Part I
The Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) comes first on the GMAT exam, but it is often the last section a student studies. If are new to the AWA section or just looking for an efficient way to structure your essay, you will find this template useful.
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Doing the Most with the Least on Data Sufficiency
Your goal on data sufficiency is to achieve the greatest results with the information you are given. For this reason, you should begin each data sufficiency question with the goal of choosing answer choice D—“Each statement ALONE is sufficient.”
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Automatic Conclusion on Plan Questions
One of the major types of Critical Reasoning Questions on the GMAT is the “Plan” Question. A Plan question features a PLAN and a GOAL, rather than the premises and conclusion found in most critical reasoning questions.
Test takers are rightfully taught to seek out the conclusion in the stimulus, and this technique usually pays off, but in the case of the plan type of question … [ Read more ]
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle—Part III
Break GMAT practice problems down to their essence so that if you see a similar problem on test day, you can apply the method to the new problem.
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Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle—Part II
It used be said that kids were taught the 3 Rs: Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic. Anyone who is under the age of 40 probably grew up with a different 3 Rs: REDUCE, REUSE, and RECYCLE.
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Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle: Good for … Your GMAT Score
“Grammar” becomes easier when you reduce the portion of the sentence that you focus on.
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GMAT Tip: Diagnose Your Data Sufficiency Difficulties – Part III
After learning to diagnose your own mistakes on data sufficiency questions, here’s how to act on that diagnosis.
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GMAT Tip: Diagnose Your Own Data Sufficiency Difficulties
Learn how to navigate the trap-and-reward system for Data Sufficiency.
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GMAT Tip: Proficiency in Data Sufficiency
Here’s how to avoid the two mistakes in solving data sufficiency problems.
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GMAT Tip: Avoiding Errors With Four Common Words
“Among,” “between,” “like,” and “as” are four words that bedevil many GMAT test takers.
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GMAT Tip: How to Deal With a Critical Reasoning ‘Paradox’
When tackling “paradox” questions on the GMAT it helps to analyze the argument before taking on the question and answer choices.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: GMAT