GMAT Grammar Biweekly: Opening Modifiers
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Modifiers can seem overwhelming. They have lots of rules, impact meaning, and come in different kinds, each of which is restrictive in different ways. So why not throw modifiers out the window? They are the grammatical spice of life! Consider this simple sentence:
The dog ran down the street.
Basic. Boring. Factual, but unimportant. Now compare it this sentence: Read more
The New Mini-GMAT for EMBA Candidates
Big news! GMAC, the makers of the GMAT, have launched a new test, the Executive Assessment exam. It contains the same question types as the GMAT, but fewer content areas are tested, and there aren’t as many questions to answer. The exam is intended for candidates applying to Executive MBA (EMBA) programs.
Do I have to take it?
The Top Three GMAT Sentence Correction Errors That Sound Totally Normal
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Here are three simple mistakes that can fool even the best-trained ear. The GMAT loves testing these rules on tough Sentence Correction problems, since the test writers know that we misuse them constantly in speech and in writing. Learn these rules by heart, and prevent avoidable mistakes when you take the GMAT. Read more
Want to do better on GMAT Quant? Put your pen down!
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Let’s do an experiment. This is one I do with all of my GMAT classes and tutoring students. Grab a piece of paper, a pen, and a stopwatch (or use the stopwatch function on your mobile device). Read more
Decoding Divisibility and Primes on the GMAT – Part 3
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Welcome to the 3rd and final installment of our mini-series on GMAT Number Properties. We’ve been doing a deep dive into Divisibility and Prime issues (see Part 1 and Part 2), exploring how the GMAT can disguise these topics and get us to fall into traps.
Here’s your third GMATPrep® problem from the free exams—and our hardest one yet. Good luck! Read more
The 7 Reasons You’re Struggling with Timing on GMAT Quant
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A lot of my GMAT students struggle to nail down their timing on the Quant section. If you’re in this situation, you can’t just tell yourself that you’ll work faster next time. Instead, with the help of this post, figure out where your timing problem is coming from. Then you’ll know exactly how to fix it. Read more
GMAT Grammar Biweekly – Participles: Everything You Never Wanted to Know
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Participles. Just the word is enough to inspire dread in the heart of most GMAT Test Takers. Let’s break down what they are and why you should care. Read more
A “Good Ear” isn’t Good Enough on GMAT Sentence Correction
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If you’re anything like me, you read books and articles avidly (although maybe less often than you did in college), and you’ve been told that you’re a good writer (although you definitely write less than you did in college). The Sentence Correction portion of GMAT Verbal seems like it should be easy for you: fix anything that sounds like bad writing, and you’ll do well here.
Unfortunately, that assumption is wrong. Read more
The Access MBA Tour is Coming to New York City and Toronto
All registrants will be able to enter for a chance to win a GMAT Complete Course or Interact self-study option with Manhattan Prep.
The Access MBA Tour, the worldwide leader in One-to-One business education events, will return to Toronto on Thursday, March 17th, from 4:30 PM to 10 PM at the Fairmont Royal York, as well as to New York City on Tuesday, March 22nd from 4:30 PM to 9:30 PM at the Warwick New York Hotel, the Advent Group announced today. Read more
Here’s What to Do When You Can’t Find the “Split” on GMAT Sentence Correction
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In GMAT Sentence Correction, a “split” is a clear difference among the answer choices that allows you to identify and eliminate several incorrect answers. You can’t always find a perfect, straightforward answer choice split to work with in every Sentence Correction problem. Sometimes, most or all of the sentence is underlined, and the answer choices seem completely different from each other. When this happens, don’t fall back on bad habits. Even if you can’t find a great split, you can take a smart, fast approach to the problem. Let’s work through that approach using the following problem, from the GMAC’s GMAT Prep software. Read more