Know the GMAT Code: Work Fast on IR Table Problems (Again!)

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In today’s latest installment of our Know the Code series, we’re going to talk about the most efficient way to tackle Table problems in the Integrated Reasoning (IR) section of the GMAT. You can check out our previous IR Table problems tips here. Read more
Sign Up for Our Free GMAT Practice Test Analysis Workshop!

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We know your time is precious while you’re prepping for the GMAT. To get the most out of your prep, we recommend analyzing your GMAT practice test results and then using those findings to create a smart study plan moving forward. This will help you strategize, identify your strengths and weaknesses, and get more accustomed to the format of the test. Read more
Use Smart Numbers to Speed Up Your GMAT Quant

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Are you having trouble finishing GMAT Quant word problems within two minutes? Here’s a technique that will help. Read more
GMAT Studying: Get to the (Mental) Gym!

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If a basketball player makes a free throw, do you expect him or her to make every free throw after that?
Of course not! Certainly the player knows “how” to make free throws, but none of us expect that “knowing how” is good enough in sports. You have to practice over and over again, and even then, we still think hitting 80%+ of free throws in a game is pretty good. Read more
The GMAT’s Favorite Equation

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After you do even a little bit of studying for the GMAT, you’ll probably start to realize something: the test is as repetitive as a Katy Perry song. You’ll see that the one hard question you’ve never quite understood is actually the same old game, reformulated in some subtle way, but ultimately similar to what you’ve learned before. Read more
GMATPrep Reading Comprehension: Tackling a History Passage (Part 6)

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We’re done! Phew! That was a complicated history passage and those questions got pretty tricky at times. (If you’re just joining us for the first time now, follow that link back to part 1 of the series and work your way back here.) Read more
How to Study for the GMAT: The First Two Weeks (Part 1)

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Not sure where to start? Here’s how to handle the first two weeks of your GMAT journey. Read more
No, The GMAT Didn’t Trick You

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A few quick questions:
1) Is ‘8x’ even?
2) Is y^2 positive?
3) What is √x + √y if x + y = 36?
4) What is the perimeter of triangle ABC below? Read more
GMATPrep Reading Comprehension: Tackling a History Passage (Part 5)

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Are you ready for your fifth and final question? We’ve been examining a Reading Comprehension history passage from the GMATPrep® free exams. If you’re just starting, go through the earlier installments first, then come back to this one—and feel free to do all five questions (one per installment) in a block for the passage. (Take some screen shots or set up separate browser tabs so that you can cycle through them all efficiently.)
Here are the history passage and the fifth problem. Good luck! Read more
How to Read Faster on the GMAT

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Are you struggling to finish the GMAT Verbal section within the time limit? Are you spending six minutes on every Reading Comprehension passage and using up time that you really need somewhere else? Here are some ideas on how to read faster on the GMAT that might turn your Verbal performance around. Read more