GMAT & MBA Admissions Blog

In this article, we’ll work through a standard GMAT sentence correction question that involves comparisons using an Official Guide to the GMAT diagnostic exam practice problem. You can either read this article or watch this GMAT sentence correction video on YouTube.

In our previous article on effective GMAT time management, we covered how the GMAT is scored. We noted that due to its adaptive nature, effective time management is critical. We also discussed how the test is not primarily about academic skills, but rather the ability to appy those skills and use critical reasoning and logic to allocate your time and arrive at the best answer. Hopefully, that created a foundational of effecive GMAT time management. In this article, we’ll more specifically discuss how to manage your time when answering questions on the GMAT test itself.

Whether your GMAT prep consists primarily of self-driven study with texts, group GMAT courses, or one-on-one instruction, one crucial thing to keep in mind is that any effective prep regimen will focus extensively on time management. The best GMAT tutors and most effective GMAT prep courses will actually make this as important a part of your practice as any of the academic content.

Students studying for the GMAT often wonder if they should hire a tutor. While some people insist that self-study or traditional GMAT prep courses are a suitable way of achieving a high score on the GMAT, most test prep experts agree that having a GMAT tutor is the most efficient way to reach your potential. If you’re on the fence about whether or not you need help before you take the GMAT, this article will help you decide whether to hire a tutor for the GMAT.

GMAT tutoring can be expensive. It takes time. You only engage in it if you expect a positive result, of course. But are there things you can do to improve the experience? To dig deeper into what students can do to get the most out of the private GMAT tutoring experience, we asked one of our most experienced private GMAT tutors to describe how a tutor can add value to the GMAT prep process.

“Should I take the GRE or the GMAT” is one of the more frequent lines of questioning we get from students considering working with a GRE tutor. Everyone wants to know if their application is negatively impacted by the decision to submit a GRE score instead of a GMAT score. In this article, we’ll offer our brief thoughts on the question.