Category Archive: GMAT

  1. How to Prepare For The GMAT in 2 Months
    How to Prepare For The GMAT in 2 Months
    So you have two months to prepare for the GMAT. If you’re unsure how to build your 2019 GMAT study plan, worry not: this blog will tell you all you need to know!  Keep reading, and 61 days from now you’ll be taking a much-deserved vacation after having completed your GMAT.     A 60-day […]
  3. The 5 Habits of Highly Successful GMAT Students
    The 5 Habits of Highly Successful GMAT Students
    What traits do those who have scored more than 650 in the GMAT test have in common? We assembled a list of the traits we believe are most helpful in students who ultimately conquer the GMAT.
  4. 9 Essentials for Getting an MBA with a Low GPA
    9 Essentials for Getting an MBA with a Low GPA
    You probably started your business school application process like so many others do: by Googling “best business schools” and looking at the GPA and GMAT scores those schools list for their admitted applicants. There is no question that you should go to the best business school you can possibly get into, but what should you do if you are concerned that your GPA might be holding you back from going to a really good one?
  5. The Best GMAT Timing Strategy, From the Beginning to the End of the Test
    The Best GMAT Timing Strategy, From the Beginning to the End of the Test
    You are hopefully spending a lot of time preparing for the GMAT by mastering the content tested and working to understand each type of question that you’ll see on both the Quantitative and the Verbal section. But at the end of the day, no matter how prepared you are on a content level, you’ll need to know how to handle the timing on the test.
  6. GMAT Time Management
    GMAT Time Management
    As anyone who’s taken the GMAT can attest, the questions are hard mainly because there isn’t enough time to solve them properly. So what can you do to help yourself beat the clock?
  7. What Makes A Good GMAT Diagnostic Test
    What Makes A Good GMAT Diagnostic Test
    One of the most common GMAT prep products is the diagnostic test. It’s advertised on the cover of almost every prep book and touted as one of the premiere elements of any high-end prep class. But there are some reasons to be skeptical about the benefit of these diagnostic tests.
  8. Tips for The Best GMAT Test Day Experience
    Tips for The Best GMAT Test Day Experience
    If you’re reading this, you probably have a GMAT this week. That’s great! This is the day that you’ve been working towards for a while, running through problem sets and taking practice tests. Nervous? Everyone is! It’s a big test.
  9. Tips for the GMAT Verbal Section
    Tips for the GMAT Verbal Section
    Whether you were an English major or haven’t read a book since the last time you wore a cap and gown, the GMAT Verbal section can be really challenging.
  10. Tips for Mastering the GMAT Quantitative
    Tips for Mastering the GMAT Quantitative
    By the time you’re done reading this article you’ll know exactly what math you have to review and get an idea of what sort of strategies you should be practicing while working through practice problems.
  12. Rethinking the GMAT’s First 10 Questions
    Rethinking the GMAT’s First 10 Questions
    The GMAT test matters a lot for your business school application. Yes, it has those awful data sufficiency questions. Yes, it’s long and boring. But what really puts the fear in test takers?
  13. How Long Do GMAT Scores Stay Valid?
    How Long Do GMAT Scores Stay Valid?
    So, everyone who’s going to business school knows they’re probably going to have to take the GMAT before applying. But not everyone has the same plan for what happens between taking the GMAT and actually starting business school.
  14. What GMAT Scores Are the Top Business Schools Looking For?
    What GMAT Scores Are the Top Business Schools Looking For?
    This article will give a quick rundown of not just what scores certain business schools are looking for but why the average GMAT scores of successful applicants at these places are so high. The answers to that part may surprised you!
  16. How Many Times Can I Take the GMAT?
    How Many Times Can I Take the GMAT?
    The GMAT is such an important test that you absolutely want to put your best foot forward. While it’s far from the only element of your application, a great score will ensure that the admissions department takes the time to read over the rest of your application, and doesn’t dismiss it out of hand.
  17. How to Reschedule Your GMAT
    How to Reschedule Your GMAT
    There are a bunch of valid reasons why you might want to reschedule your GMAT. The nice thing about the test is that the GMAC offers it so often that you really can take it whenever you like.
  18. How to Cancel Your GMAT Scores (If You Really Need To)
    How to Cancel Your GMAT Scores (If You Really Need To)
    We covered the pluses and minuses of canceling your GMAT scores in a prior blog post, but we never went in depth into how you can actually go about canceling your scores. Consider this your comprehensive guide.
  20. Should I Retake The GMAT?
    Should I Retake The GMAT?
    Maybe you’ve heard rumors about some of these crazy people who take the GMAT again, even though they’ve already taken it. Is that possible? Well you’re in the right place—we’ve gathered all the information you need to know about re-taking the GMAT.
  21. How and When to Start Preparing for the GMAT
    How and When to Start Preparing for the GMAT
    If you’re considering business school, and haven’t formulated a plan for how to deal with the GMAT, you’ve come to the right place. Here we tell you everything you need to know about when and how to get ready for the test.
  22. The History of the GMAT: Why the GMAT is the Go-To for MBA Admissions
    The History of the GMAT: Why the GMAT is the Go-To for MBA Admissions
    If you’re new to the GMAT, you might be surprised to learn that the test was established over 60 years ago. That’s right, business school applicants have been taking the Graduate Management Admission Test since 1954. Well, except it wasn’t called the Graduate Management Admission Test back then.
  23. When to Take the GMAT & When to Start Preparing
    When to Take the GMAT & When to Start Preparing
    If you’re thinking about an MBA, you’re probably already aware that the GMAT is lurking at some point in your future. But when? How do you decide when to take the test? This guide will help you pick the perfect date.
  24. How to Register for the GMAT
    How to Register for the GMAT
    Whether you’ve known your whole life you were planning to take the GMAT someday, or you’re just starting to investigate what it’s all about, we break down everything you need to know about registering for the test right here.
  25. Can You Use a Calculator on the GMAT?
    Can You Use a Calculator on the GMAT?
    One of the most common questions people ask has nothing to do with some sort of master strategy to answer GMAT questions. While it might surprise you, what people want to know is whether they can use a calculator for the Quant section or not!
  26. How Long Will it Take You to Prep for the GMAT?
    How Long Will it Take You to Prep for the GMAT?
    Here we help you figure out how much time you’ll need to devote to your GMAT prep and how to take the first steps towards organizing that time into an actionable, well-designed study plan.
  27. The GMAT Score Explained: How are GMAT Scores Calculated?
    The GMAT Score Explained: How are GMAT Scores Calculated?
    For most tests, it's easy to evaluate your performance. Yet the GMAT has confused test takers for years with its quant and verbal score scales of 0-60 and total score range of 200-800.This blog explains how the scores are calculated, in order to shed some light on the process.
  28. Most Underrated Strategies to Improve GMAT Scores
    Most Underrated Strategies to Improve GMAT Scores
    The GMAT is not easy, and if you are reading this, you have an exam scheduled or are at least considering it. You already know that you need to brush up on long-forgotten geometry and sentence structure rules. You’re aware that there are a few formulas that you will need to memorize in order to […]
  31. GMAT essential time-management hacks webinar
    GMAT essential time-management hacks webinar
    How do you know if you should keep on trying to solve a question or if you should give up and move on? Learn what should you do based on our analysis of 50,000 students' data.
  32. When to Take the GMAT & When to Start Preparing
    When to Take the GMAT & When to Start Preparing
    If you’re thinking about an MBA, you’re probably already aware that the GMAT is lurking at some point in your future. But when? How do you decide when to take the test? This guide will help you pick the perfect date.
  33. How to Start Prepping for the GMAT in 15 Steps
    How to Start Prepping for the GMAT in 15 Steps
    If you’re the kind of person who already knows they’re going to business school, then you must be the kind of person who already knows what a significant hurdle the GMAT will be. The GMAT is the preferred standardized test for most MBA programs, and has become an institution in and of itself. Ambitious would-be […]
  35. Understanding GMAT Percentiles — How Do You Measure Up?
    Understanding GMAT Percentiles — How Do You Measure Up?
    Percentile is a statistical measure used to compare one number in a sample to the rest of the numbers of that sample. In the GMAT context, your percentile tells you what percentage of students scored below you on the exam.
  36. Breaking the GMAT Down by Subjects
    Breaking the GMAT Down by Subjects
    Here we take a look at what the actual GMAT tests you on, including a breakdown of all the different GMAT subjects, including their subdivision into different question types.
  39. The GMAT will soon be 30 minutes shorter!
    The GMAT will soon be 30 minutes shorter!
    Starting on the morning of Monday, April 16, 2018, a new, shorter version of the GMAT will be launched. This blog post will go over the major expected changes and highlight those places where it really matters. See the official GMAC FAQ for more details.   So what’s new? The overall test time has been […]
  40. 700+ on the GMAT & the perfect application live webinar
    700+ on the GMAT & the perfect application live webinar
    Yesterday we held the webinar — ‘700+ on the GMAT & the perfect application’. You can find the recording of that webinar below. Getting that ‘Yes’ from your target business school is something you are willing to work hard for. We get that. Getting that MBA degree will look amazing on your resume, increase your […]
  41. Most Common GMAT Mistakes
    Most Common GMAT Mistakes
    we’ve come to identify some mistakes that a lot of GMAT students tend to make. We’ve listed some of the most common mistakes we’ve seen below. Hopefully this will give you a quick primer on what mistakes to avoid in your own GMAT prep—and what mistakes to avoid on test day.
  42. GMAT Scores Across the World
    GMAT Scores Across the World
    The world keeps getting more global. Business and commerce are the twin engines flying the jet of globalization, even if politics tries to keep its hands on the steering wheel. So it shouldn’t surprise you that this trend is increasingly affecting the world of business school and the GMAT. Over a quarter million GMAT exams […]
  44. How to Make The Most Out of The GMAC Mock Tests
    How to Make The Most Out of The GMAC Mock Tests
    Everyone knows practice tests are a crucial part of studying. And if you’re going to do any mock tests, it seems obvious that the GMAC CATS are the way to go: for starters, they’re written by the same people who write the actual GMAT, and they’ve also been statistically tested and selected on thousands of […]
  46. The GMAT and Disability Accommodations
    The GMAT and Disability Accommodations
    Whether you’re a verbal person or a quant person, taking the GMAT is inevitably going to force you to confront some kind of challenge. In this sense, it’s an equal opportunity test— or rather maybe an equal difficulty test. At least in theory. That’s why the GMAT goes to such lengths to enforce its many, […]
  47. Why Books Will Never Prepare You For The GMAT
    Why Books Will Never Prepare You For The GMAT
    It’s a question we hear all the time: which books should I use to prepare for the GMAT? Although in 2017, we are living in an increasingly digital world, this is one corner which has remained remarkably analog: young students everywhere still see physical books as an essential part of their test prep. We’ve explained […]
  48. The Best Digital Ways to Turbo-Charge Your Productivity and Get More Study Time
    The Best Digital Ways to Turbo-Charge Your Productivity and Get More Study Time
    How to make the most out of your GMAT study time In the wake of the digital revolution, the number of ways to waste time increases by the second. It’s easy to forget that technology was originally supposed to help our productivity, not hurt it. With that in mind, here are some of the best […]
  49. How to Crush the GMAT’s Reading Comprehension?
    How to Crush the GMAT’s Reading Comprehension?
    What is Reading Comprehension anyways? Congratulations, we’ve reached the Reading Comprehension section of the GMAT! This is one of the more difficult sections to crack as it requires us to use all of our hard-earned verbal skills – vocabulary, grammar and critical reasoning – while dealing with long texts. In this blog we’ll go over […]
  50. The Official Guide For GMAT 2018 — The Right Way To Use It
    The Official Guide For GMAT 2018 — The Right Way To Use It
    So what is the Official Guide?   The Official Guide (or as we call it, the OG) is a GMAT preparation book put out by the GMAC – the organization in charge of administering the exam. The fact that it’s written by the GMAC is important, since this is what gives the OG what other […]
  51. Re-Thinking the GMAT’s First Ten Questions
    Re-Thinking the GMAT’s First Ten Questions
    CAT and Mouse There’s a common misconception almost everyone taking the GMAT takes with them into the test. Everyone knows the GMAT is different from other standardized tests in that it uses an intricate Computer-Adaptive Test algorithm. Gone are the days of the paper-and-pencil SAT. The GMAT not only has you looking at a computer […]
  52. How To Get A ‘YES!’ From Business Schools? Live Webinar
    How To Get A ‘YES!’ From Business Schools? Live Webinar
    Yesterday we held a webinar for our American students — ‘How to get a ‘Yes!’ from business schools, and afford it’. You can find the recording of that webinar below. Getting that ‘Yes’ from your target business school is something you are willing to work hard for. We get that. Getting that MBA degree will […]
  53. How To Prepare For The GMAT In 1 Month
    How To Prepare For The GMAT In 1 Month
    So you have 4 weeks to prepare for the GMAT. For whatever reason, you need to do in 1 month what most people do in several. 30 days, no time to fool around. Say goodbye to your friends and family and promise to call them in a month or so, when you have time to […]
  54. How to overcome GMAT Anxiety
    How to overcome GMAT Anxiety
    Do you struggle with terrifying thoughts every time you think about your upcoming test? Does your mind wander to a negative place that’s filled with anxiety whenever you try to sit down and study for it? If so, you’re not alone, and I have some good news for you! By understanding test anxiety and learning […]
  57. Verbal Booster – How Non-native English Speakers Ace the Verbal Section
    Verbal Booster – How Non-native English Speakers Ace the Verbal Section
    If you think about it, the GMAT can actually teach you a lot about running a business even before you step into business school. If you’re already an examPAL student, or have been following our blog, you know that we always say that you should review your mistakes and see how you can improve. So, […]
  58. Get Psyched! How to Put Yourself in the GMAT Zone?
    Get Psyched! How to Put Yourself in the GMAT Zone?
    So you’ve studied like a pro, learned the ins and outs of Quant and know every syllable of Verbal. The test date is fast approaching, and you’re ready to crush it. But hold on. You may have gotten the professional side of GMAT down, but before you take it, it’s important to make sure you […]
  60. The Importance of Learning to Cheat the GMAT
    The Importance of Learning to Cheat the GMAT
    What’s the Hardest Part of Studying for The GMAT? Is it the material – relearning geometrical properties you forgot in high school or wrapping your head around a confusing grammatical rule? Is it knowing how to build a structured study plan that will foresee ahead of time what you should be doing? Is it persistence […]
  61. Straight From the GMAC Summit: GMAT Secrets Revealed
    Straight From the GMAC Summit: GMAT Secrets Revealed
    Hold on to your seats. The Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC), the organization that runs and administers the GMAT, had its annual summit on December 2 in Frankfurt, Germany. At this gathering, GMAC revealed some never-before-seen secrets about the exam – and examPAL has the scoop. News From the GMAC Summit Into-great-ed Some people overlook […]
  62. GMAT Score Report Explained – Including Recent Changes In The Enhanced Report
    GMAT Score Report Explained – Including Recent Changes In The Enhanced Report
    So you’ve studied your heart out, taken the test, and given it 110%, and now it’s time to sit back and see how you’ve done… but wait, how exactly do you see that, and when? This post will discuss the different ways the GMAT reports your scores back to you, and what information these reports […]
  63. The GMAT Crystal Ball – Can You Estimate Your Score Before The Test?
    The GMAT Crystal Ball – Can You Estimate Your Score Before The Test?
    How Accurately Can You Estimate Your GMAT Score Before The Test? Have you taken practice GMAT tests but still don’t know how your scores compare to the real GMAT results? You may have different scores on different practice tests and are wondering which GMAT Score is accurate. This statistical variations among scores is common and […]
  65. How to Improve an Already High GMAT Score
    How to Improve an Already High GMAT Score
    So you’ve done the GMAT and gotten a good score, but for whatever reason, you want more. Maybe your dream school requires an even higher score. Maybe a very high score will help you get a scholarship. Maybe you just don’t feel your current score reflects your capabilities. First, figure out whether there’s a reason […]
  69. The GMAT Or The GRE: The Conclusive Answer
    The GMAT Or The GRE: The Conclusive Answer
    A crucial question faced by those who intend on pursuing Master’s-level education has a simple answer that I will make clear here. Whether to take the GMAT (Graduate Management Admissions Test) or the GRE (Graduate Record Examinations) is a question that must be answered swiftly and definitively. It is a new question, since some business […]
  70. How I got 730 on the GMAT
    When I finished my GMAT and saw the 730 score on my screen, I didn’t scream or jump; I just stood there, closed my eyes and enjoyed the moment. I had done it. It had been  a hard journey: I changed my study approach, repeated the exam, and overcame the disappointment of a low GMAT […]
  73. How to choose the best GMAT course for you
    How to choose the best GMAT course for you
    With so many courses out there promising to be the best, how does one find the right GMAT course? This blog analyzes the key attributes students need to consider: Cost, format, flexibility, adaptiveness, terms and conditions.
  74. Dispelling the Top 10 Myths About the GMAT
    Dispelling the Top 10 Myths About the GMAT
    On the web, you’ll find a lot of myths surrounding the GMAT. And you’ll be shocked to find out how inaccurate most of them are. In this blog we challenge the top 10 myths surrounding the GMAT. Myth 1: “The first 10 questions count more towards your score, and you should spend more time on […]
  75. 5 Insights to Improve Your GMAT Preparation
    5 Insights to Improve Your GMAT Preparation
    The GMAT is all about measuring cognitive flexibility – or in other words, it’s about seeing how quickly you can get to the right answer. Improving cognitive flexibility is way to boost GMAT performance, and this starts with knowledge of what tools to use and which tools work best for you.
  76. Does The GMAT Really Fit Into Your Life Goals?
    Does The GMAT Really Fit Into Your Life Goals?
    If you dream to become a top manager, do not do what most people do. You need to work the other way around. Identify your target, then work backwards to achieve your goals rather than compromise.
  78. What is GMAT? Everything You Wanted to Know
    What is GMAT? Everything You Wanted to Know
    This blog highlights the 5 essential things you need to know before taking the GMAT: What it is, its structure and time, types of questions, scores, test dates and locations.
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