The GMAT Online: What to Expect
UPDATE: I took the GMAT online! And boy, do I have a lot to tell you. Read all about my experience here.
NOTE: This post was accurate when published but is now outdated. Please follow the link above for updated information regarding all things GMAT Online.
You can take the GMAT online! The test will be available from Monday April 20th until (at least) Monday June 15th; GMAC, the organization that makes the GMAT, will reevaluate the timeline as we get closer to June. Read more
My GMAT Was Canceled. Now What?
Update: On April 14th, 2020, GMAC announced that an online GMAT will be available starting on April 20th. I’ve posted some of the main details in another post. I’ll be taking the exam on the 20th and will tell you what to expect and how best to get ready—keep an eye on our blog on Tuesday April 21st.
Some of you will decide to take the online GMAT; if you’re in this group, look for my post next week. Others will decide to wait until the GMAT is available again in testing centers; if you’re in this group, read on.
As you no doubt know by now, many GMAT testing centers are currently closed as a result of the pandemic. GMAC has announced that the test will move to a take-at-home option sometime in April. How do you keep getting ready for the GMAT in the face of this uncertainty?
The Official Guide 2021 Review and Highlights
GMAC published the 2021 edition of its Official Guide series in late June and we’ve got all of the highlights for the main guide.
Math on the Executive Assessment
The Executive Assessment (EA) shares a lot of roots with the GMAT, GMAC’s flagship graduate business school exam. In certain ways, the Executive Assessment feels almost like the GMAT on steroids—it’s even more stereotypically GMAT-like than the GMAT itself, if that’s possible. Read more
How To Read A Reading Comp Passage
How can we efficiently tackle Reading Comp Passages on the GMAT? What are we supposed to do and look for during the initial few minutes before we start to answer the first question?
Note: this article doesn’t address how to answer reading comprehension questions; it focuses on the initial read-through and note-taking. If you do that well, though, then that should help you answer any kind of question.
GMAT Study Tips: How Do We Learn?
This post was written by Manhattan Prep GMAT, GRE, and LSAT instructor Chris Gentry.
As a standardized test teacher (I started teaching LSAT classes back in 2003, and now teach GMAT, GRE, and LSAT classes), I’ve come to realize that one of the most impressively unfortunate aspects of test preparation is the simple fact that many people don’t know how to study! This is especially true for those of us who have not entered a classroom environment for several years—also known as most of my students preparing for the GMAT.
Let’s start with learning itself: how does the brain learn?
New Manhattan Prep GMAT Guides Are Here!
I’m super excited to announce that our new Manhattan Prep GMAT guides are ready for you to study! We’ve been working hard for more than a year now to bring you new and improved content, strategies, drills, practice problems, and more. All of the guides are included with any Manhattan Prep GMAT class or Self-Guided option. Read more
Register for Our Upcoming Dream MBA Webinar Now!
Starting April 10, Manhattan Prep and mbaMission will be coming together for an invaluable series of free workshops titled “Maximize Your Potential: 5 Steps to Getting Your Dream MBA.” Senior consultants from mbaMission will address and explain various significant admissions issues, while experts from Manhattan Prep will help you tackle some of the toughest challenges GMAT test-takers face, offering insight, advice, and more. Read more
The GMAT Official Guide 2019 Edition, Part 3
Welcome back to our series on the new GMAT Official Guide 2019 (OG)! (If you’d like, you can start with the first installment of this article series.) Today’s post focuses on the Sentence Correction questions in the big OG. Read more
8 Essential GMAT Study Tips
It’s easy to feel lost when you start to study for the GMAT. It doesn’t help that everybody wants to share their own GMAT study tips—and half of those tips contradict each other! Should you always study in the same spot, or should you change it up? Do you get a 700 on the GMAT by solving every official problem, or by reading every study guide?
Based on a combination of learning science and GMAT experience, here are our favorite GMAT study tips. We’ve broken them up into three categories: Read more