Top programs read one number first.
We move it.
The GMAT is 2 hours 15 minutes that admissions committees weigh against years of your career. The program is built on the current Focus Edition, treats Data Insights as the main event, and fits a working professional's calendar.
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Taught by Rick, founder, 99th percentile. One tutor in every session.
What the GMAT rewards.
Data Insights decides it
A third of your total score, and the section most candidates under-prepare. Multi-source reasoning, data sufficiency and table analysis reward a method, not more math. It is the fastest section to move.
Three edits, used well
The Focus Edition lets you flag and change up to three answers per section. Candidates with a deliberate strategy for which questions to bank and revisit pick up points nobody else gets.
Verbal is pattern recognition
Critical reasoning uses a small set of argument structures. Reading comprehension rewards mapping structure over absorbing content. Both are learnable in weeks.
The GMAT, section by section.
| Section | Questions and time | What it tests | Where points leak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Reasoning | 21 q, 45 min (2:08 each) | Problem solving: arithmetic and algebra, no geometry | Careless arithmetic, no calculator, number-property traps |
| Verbal Reasoning | 23 q, 45 min (1:57 each) | Reading comprehension and critical reasoning | One critical-reasoning pattern missed repeatedly, RC timing |
| Data Insights | 20 q, 45 min (2:15 each) | Data sufficiency, multi-source reasoning, table analysis, graphics interpretation, two-part analysis | Treated as an afterthought, data sufficiency logic, time per prompt |
Format from mba.com. Pink marks where students most often lose points.
Where GMAT points go.
Your diagnostic shows which of these are yours. Usually two.
- 1
Grinding quant, ignoring DI
Most candidates come from quant-heavy careers and spend 70% of their time on the section they're already good at. Data Insights is where the points are.
- 2
No review-and-edit plan
Three edits per section is a real advantage only with a method: which questions to bank, when to flag, how to spend the last four minutes. Most candidates waste it.
- 3
Mental math under the clock
No calculator in Quant means arithmetic speed and number properties matter. Both are trainable in two weeks.
- 4
Studying between flights with no structure
Professionals fail through inconsistency. Two fixed sessions a week, scheduled around your travel, and a Sunday practice test is the structure that holds.
What a GMAT program looks like.
Diagnostic and debrief
Full-length proctored Focus Edition test, or your official score report if you have one. Section scores broken down by question type. DI method gap identified.
Methods
Data sufficiency logic, multi-source reasoning method, critical-reasoning structures, mental-math drills. Two sessions a week around your calendar.
Adaptive practice
Weekly proctored tests. Review-and-edit strategy practiced section by section. Pacing per section: Quant 2:08, Verbal 1:57, DI 2:15.
Finish
Dress rehearsal, protocol, test. Most clients sit the official exam within two weeks of finishing.
GMAT questions.
I already have an official score. Will I need a diagnostic?
No. When the program opens, your official score report is enough to run the debrief from, section by section. The diagnostic is for first-time test takers.
GMAT or GRE for business school?
Nearly every MBA program accepts both. Candidates with strong quant backgrounds who want to signal it usually lean GMAT; those with weaker math and stronger verbal often lean GRE. We'll run a diagnostic of each if you're undecided.
Is the Focus Edition different from the old GMAT?
Substantially. It's shorter (2:15), has three equal sections including Data Insights, drops sentence correction and geometry, and lets you edit answers. Old prep material is largely obsolete. Everything we teach is Focus Edition.
What score do I need?
Depends on the program. Top-10 medians are generally in the 680 to 730 range on the Focus scale. We set the target from your program list in the debrief.
When does GMAT tutoring open?
It is waitlist only for now. Join the list on this page and you hear first, with first pick of diagnostic slots when it opens.
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