--- title: Grad School / MBA News and GMAT / GRE Strategy | MyGuru | Lisa Alvarado description: Stay current with the latest grad school and MBA admissions news, as well as proven GMAT and GRE strategies. --- # GRAD School / MBA News and GMAT / GRE Strategy Stay current with the latest grad school or MBA admissions news as well as proven GMAT and GRE strategies. Browse by All GRE gre test prep GRE study tips GRE tutors GRE study plan GRE Verbal GRE Vocabulary gre prep MAT MAT Analogies MAT test MAT vs. GRE MAT prep GRE study help Vocab gre quant section GMAT gre quantitative GMAT Blog gre tutoring how to increase my GRE score mat verbal GMAT Focus GMAT vs. GRE GRE Writing Section Uncategorized gre prep course online GRE tutoring GMAT prep Revised GRE studying for the GRE GRE changes GRE mental math gmat strategies GRE reading comprehension gmat mathematics improving your gmat score online gmat test taking strategies time management ACT Challenge Problem GMAT logic GMAT online GMAT score GMAT time management GMAT tips GRE analytical writing GRE at-home testing GRE cost GRE essay GRE essays GRE general test at-home GRE practice tests GRE progress GRE single question passages GRE text completion GRE timing GRE vs. GMAT LSAT MAT math MBA Admissions MBA programs MBA rankings Probability Quant SAT business school gmat 11th edition gmat test gmat test prep gmat tutoring grad school grad school online graduate school gre argument essay gre data interpretation gre geometry help with the GRE how to get a good score on the GRE how to improve a GRE score how to increase GRE score improving my GRE score master's degree mat test prep mba online GRE online gmat tutoring online graduate degree test taking confidence what makes a good score on the GRE exam This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. ## Posts by Lisa Alvarado: [MAT test](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gre-and-the-graduate-school-admissions-process/topic/mat-test) [MAT](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gre-and-the-graduate-school-admissions-process/topic/mat) [MAT vs. GRE](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gre-and-the-graduate-school-admissions-process/topic/mat-vs-gre) [MAT Analogies](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gre-and-the-graduate-school-admissions-process/topic/mat-analogies) [MAT prep](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gre-and-the-graduate-school-admissions-process/topic/mat-prep) ### In this continuation of our MAT review video series, we approach working through a standard MAT style analogy that tests your grammar mastery.  Grammar may be something you wanted to avoid by taking the MAT instead of the [ACT](https://www.myguruedge.com/act-tutor), [SAT](https://www.myguruedge.com/sat-tutoring), or [GMAT](https://www.myguruedge.com/gmat-prep-0). But the way that the MAT tests grammar is based on the relationships between punctuation marks and what they actually indicate from a definition standpoint, rather than sentence completion as seen on the GMAT. [MAT test](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gre-and-the-graduate-school-admissions-process/topic/mat-test) [MAT](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gre-and-the-graduate-school-admissions-process/topic/mat) [MAT vs. GRE](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gre-and-the-graduate-school-admissions-process/topic/mat-vs-gre) [MAT Analogies](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gre-and-the-graduate-school-admissions-process/topic/mat-analogies) [MAT prep](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gre-and-the-graduate-school-admissions-process/topic/mat-prep) ### In this continuation of our MAT review video series, we approach working through a standard MAT style Analogy via a technique using the “Pivot Term.” A “Pivot term” is a term that cannot relate to the blank in the analogy; it helps you correctly determine the relationship between the given terms in the original analogy before evaluating answer choices. It’s imperative to identify this relationship before looking to the answer choices, as you will be better able to narrow your focus to pair the blank to one term vs. anything in the list of choices. [GRE](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gre-and-the-graduate-school-admissions-process/topic/gre) [GRE Writing Section](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gre-and-the-graduate-school-admissions-process/topic/gre-writing-section) --- The purpose of the GRE’s Analytical Writing section is to test your critical thinking & analytical writing skills. These skills include your ability to properly articulate and support a complex idea, and build strong arguments while composing a well-structured and coherently written essay. One thing to note is that this does not assess your specific knowledge on a given topic. ### Follow this blog ![](https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/viewthroughconversion/1024210668/?value=0&label=RNTBCNrfvQQQ7O2w6AM&guid=ON&script=0) ![](https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/viewthroughconversion/1024210668/?value=0&label=RNTBCNrfvQQQ7O2w6AM&guid=ON&script=0)