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January 17, 2010

What to Do the Night Before the GMAT

By Brian Galvin, Director of Academic Programs at Veritas Prep where he oversees all of the company’s GMAT prep courses

The GMAT is a marathon, and not a sprint! I like to use the analogy of an endurance athletic event like a marathon or a stage of the Tour de France. At that point, you’re well trained and primed for action — you really can’t improve your conditioning the day before the race, but you could certainly downgrade your performance by draining your energy or taxing your muscles. The same is true of the GMAT — you won’t get any “smarter” the night before the test by studying; you may, however, wear yourself down by staying up late to get to one more set of problems, or make yourself nervous by happening to hit a patch of ten monster questions in a row and struggling through them.

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January 11, 2010

The Two Most Common Errors in Data Sufficiency

Author:  Arthur Ahn, Kaplan GMAT Product Manager & Instructor

GMAT data sufficiency questions test your ability to analyze a quantitative problem and recognize which information is necessary to figure out the solution.  What a data sufficiency question does NOT test you on is your ability to calculate and number-crunch.  A simpler way of addressing this might be to ask yourself a question as you work through a data sufficiency problem: “Is this enough?”  Keep this in mind as you evaluate (and on test day, avoid) two specific common errors that test-takers make while taking the GMAT:

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January 6, 2010

New Year’s Resolution: Create a GMAT Study Schedule

Author: Gina Allison, Kaplan GMAT Instructor

It’s that time of year again—time for resolutions and re-assessing your priorities. If getting an MBA is one of your priorities in the near future, then creating an effective GMAT study schedule should be one of your top January goals.

You would be surprised at how many ways there are to fit GMAT study into your busy schedule. As I’ve worked on the Kaplan GMAT Revision and looked at the new material and resources that we will be offering our students, I’ve thought more than ever about how success on the GMAT is inevitable if you devote enough time and attention to your test prep material. For many of my students, juggling a full-time job, a family or relationship, a social life (what’s that?), and all the other assorted and sundry components of life along with focused GMAT study seems difficult, if not impossible. Although it is hard work, incorporating adequate study time into your already busy life is definitely not impossible! Here are a few pointers on how to make it all happen:

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November 24, 2009

GMAT Test-Taking Tips from the Test Prep Experts

A boom in applications to business schools is not surprising MBA admissions officers, who say a similar upturn occurred following the dot-com crash earlier in this decade.  The increase in B-school applications is — once again — fueled by the economic crisis.  Applicants recognize that scoring well on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) will help secure them a spot at competitive business schools thereby increasing their likelihood of success after graduation. With this in mind, MBA Podcaster interviewed five of the leading test prep companies to impart advice and recommendations for GMAT test takers in this year’s competitive application season. The show encompasses all aspects of taking the GMAT, from timing, to test-taking conditions, to how many times to take the GMAT.

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