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
GMAT Tip: Patience is a Virtue on Sentence Correction Questions
Quickly eliminating an answer because it sounds wrong could turn out to be a big mistake.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: GMAT
GMAT Tip: Tackling the Toughest Data Sufficiency Questions
If you can narrow your answer choices on a data sufficiency question down to two, finding the correct one requires a little work.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: GMAT
GMAT Tip: ‘Why’ Can Be as Important as ‘What’
Answer choices can tell you if a question requires a calculation or a rough estimate, and where you might go wrong.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: GMAT
GMAT Tip: Understanding Rate Problems
A single tough rate problem can wreak havoc on your GMAT score, but not if you understand the basics.
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GMAT Tip: Looking for Clues Where You’d Least Expect Them
On sentence correction questions, the GMAT often hides clues far from the underlined portion that needs to be fixed.
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GMAT Tip: Using Minimums to Maximize Your Score
To tackle “minimum/maximum” questions, test-takers need to rely on reasoning, not math.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: GMAT
M.B.A. Admission Tip: Always Go for an Easy ‘A’
Business-school applicants with a high undergraduate grade-point average—even those who attended schools identified as practicing grade inflation—are more likely to be admitted than those who performed slightly less well amid tougher grading standards.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Melissa Korn | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subject: Getting In
Harvard B-school interview: An inside view
The business school’s student newspaper has offered a revealing portrait of the admissions process and offers up 96 interview questions.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: John A. Byrne | Source: FORTUNE | Subject: Getting In
GMAT Tip: One-Word Clues in Critical Reasoning Questions
Critical reasoning questions often contain a single word that makes all the difference.
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GMAT Tip: A Tricky Probability Question
If a GMAT probability question refers to “simultaneous” events, it’s a trick. Instead, calculate the probability of consecutive events.
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GMAT Tip: Pacing Yourself on Test Day
Managing your time on test day involves setting a pace, not watching the clock too much, and venturing a few guesses if you are falling behind.
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GMAT Tip: Don’t Rush to Judgment
On multiple-choice questions, answer A is frequently a trap-so obviously “correct” that many test-takers choose it, or so obviously “wrong” that many eliminate it.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: GMAT
Finding Your ‘Best Fit’ Business School
How do you know when you’re a good fit for an MBA program? These tips will help you decide.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Francesca Di Meglio | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Choosing a Program
GMAT Tip: When Details Really Matter
Ignoring the details contained in critical reasoning questions to shave a few seconds off your test time can be catastrophic.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: GMAT
The Truth About MBA Applications
More than half of all MBA applicants responding to a new survey employed the services of an admissions consultant; more than a third were asked to write their own recommendations.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Getting In
GMAT Tip: Critical Reasoning Strategy
Some of the knottiest GMAT critical reasoning questions ask for an answer that will strengthen an argument. This strategy can help.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: GMAT
GMAT Tip: Becoming Above Average on Average Problems
Calculating averages typically involves adding and dividing, but many GMAT average questions can be done without any division.
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How to Score MBA Scholarships
Follow these guidelines to help snag merit-based aid and make your MBA a little less expensive.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Francesca Di Meglio | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Financing Your MBA
GMAT Tip: Digging for Clues in Answer Choices
In multiple choice questions, only one choice is correct, but the others can be equally valuable.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: GMAT