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GMAT – Strategy – General Tips
The scores necessary to get into top schools are increasing year by year, making quality preparation an even greater
necessity. Disciplined and dedicated preparation for the GMAT will allow you to get the best score possible on the exam and
get into the school of your choice.
High quality preparation is essential to achieving your best score on the GMAT. High quality preparation means becoming
intimately acquainted with the test structure, format, and the types of questions that are being asked. It means improving
upon your weak areas through practice and repetition. It means developing your ability to answer correctly the tougher questions.
It also means becoming aware of the types of answers that tend to be the correct ones.
We recommend that applicants use a combination of the Official Guides
and Manhattan Review's proprietary Turbocharge Your GMAT
course materials. Manhattan Review's exclusive course materials include:
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Verbal and Quantitative Study Guides |
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Verbal and Quantitative Practice Questions |
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Verbal and Quantitative Detailed Solutions |
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Verbal and Quantitative Vocabulary Lists |
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One Diagnostic and Three Full-Length Computer Adaptive Tests |
In terms of general GMAT taking strategies, we recommend:
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Learn the most typical problems and answer types. |
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Answer all questions. |
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Guess and estimate when necessary. |
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Try your best on the initial questions. |
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Others to be discussed in class. |
If you aim to achieve a top score, we recommend:
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Use a systematic approach to your test. Take all questions seriously and answer them. Skipping questions is not
helpful on the GMAT CAT. |
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Make a special effort to improve your weaknesses along with strengthening your expertise during practice. |
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Do not take breaks during a practice test. In the actual test center, you will not be allowed coffee breaks etc.
during sections. |
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Eliminate distractions and be conscious of time. Especially when you taking practice tests, be as aware of the
clock as you will need to be on the actual exam. |
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Locate or set up a serious test-taking environment in your house or a public library or a park or another facility
so that you can exclusively focus on taking the mock tests. |
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Save the free GMATPrep™ software from www.mba.com for right before
the actual test and practice the tests in a mock test setting of your choice so that your memory of the actual question
types and difficulty levels which have appeared in prior GMAT tests stays fresh. |
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Review all prior mistakes along with explanations. |
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Make a list of those typical errors you tend to make and consciously remind yourself of them and refrain from making
the same mistakes. |
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Keep a light-hearted and positive attitude on the test day. |
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Maintain strong momentum from beginning to end as the final problems can sometimes be equally as important as the
initial ones. |
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