Winning Tips To Beat the Gmat
Less than 50 people each year can get a 800 gmat score . Most of us would be happy with a 700+ score as this is usually a ticket to go to a top university. There are two routes to making it there: a test prep company or self study.
Choosing the best test prep company
Each year millions of test takers spend a fortune on test prep companies to prepare for the gmat. These structured courses guide students through their study time. You see the gmat is not a test that tests how smart you are. It is a test that tests how well prepared you are. To do well, you have to learn things the gmat way. I came to the conclusion that the best courses were from Manhattan Gmat and Veritas.
Manhattan Gmat offers:
- a 27 hour 9 session course
- 6 practice tests
- 8 strategy guides
- It costs $1390
Veritas offers:
- a 42 hour course
- 15 practice tests
- over 1000 pages of study material
- It costs $1500
Both these test prep companies boast that their instructors are paid over 100 dollars and have earned a 760+ score on the gmat.
Self Study: Choosing the best resources
I have been through all the gmat books and resources and good write a whole book to review them all. Suffice to say, the only books you actually need are the Official Guide Books. There are a handful of other resources such as Manhattan Gmat's Sentence Correction Guide, the Critical Reasoning Bible, and Rapid Reading that are helpful as well.
Whichever route you decide on, the key to mastering the gmat is practice, practice, practice. And then more practice.
Randy is the author of the 800 gmat blog and is currently working on his MBA. His blog features detailed gmat strategies and resources to beat the gmat. Visit the 800 gmat blog |
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