Everything we know about the GMAT (Focus Edition), written down.
Each guide is written for one reader with one problem. Find yours. Every one ends with what to do this week.
GMAT critical reasoning: the nine argument structures
The nine argument structures GMAT critical reasoning reuses, each with an original example and the prephrase that shows you the answer before the choices.
For Verbal-weak candidate who reads every answer choice before deciding. 12 min. Data InsightsData Insights is a third of your score. Here is the method.
A type-by-type method for all five GMAT Data Insights question types, with a worked multi-source reasoning example and the time budget for each.
For Candidate at Data Insights 72 whose Quant is already in the 80s. 12 min. Data sufficiencyData sufficiency moved to Data Insights. The logic didn't change.
Five logic rules for GMAT data sufficiency, the trap list that catches strong quant candidates, and original worked examples, written for Data Insights.
For Quant-strong candidate who keeps missing data sufficiency. 11 min. Score scaleGMAT Focus scores explained: 655, 705, 745, and the old-score conversion
How the GMAT Focus scale works, what 655, 705 and 745 mean in percentiles, the GMAC concordance to the old 700, and where top-program medians sit.
For Applicant still anchored on a 700 from the old scale. 10 min. Study planA GMAT Focus study plan for 60-hour weeks: 10 weeks, 8 hours a week
A week-by-week GMAT Focus plan built for an 8-hour study week: two weeknight blocks, one Saturday hour, and a Sunday practice test with a review method.
For Consultant or banker with a 60-hour job and an MBA deadline. 11 min. Decision guideGMAT or GRE for business school: the quant-signal question
When the GMAT is the right call for an MBA applicant: the quant signal, consulting and finance recruiting, and a 90-minute way to decide for yourself.
For Applicant choosing a test with consulting or finance recruiting in mind. 10 min. Review and editThe GMAT review-and-edit strategy: using your three changes per section
A bank-and-flag protocol for the GMAT Focus review-and-edit feature, with a per-section time budget (Quant 2:08, Verbal 1:57, DI 2:15) and a reserve plan.
For Any candidate who has never planned the last four minutes of a section. 10 min. CostGMAT tutoring cost: what $300 an hour buys versus a $1,500 course
What private GMAT tutoring costs, what the hours buy that a $1,500 course does not, and the breakeven against merit scholarships at M7 and top-15 programs.
For Applicant deciding between a private tutor and a self-paced course. 10 min. Retake decisionRetaking the GMAT: when a second sitting helps and when it hurts
Whether to retake the GMAT before Round 2: the calendar math, GMAC's score-sending and retake rules, and the realistic gain by hours studied, as ranges.
For Applicant at 675 with a January Round 2 deadline. 11 min. PlateauStuck at 645 on the GMAT: the plateau audit
A plateau audit for GMAT retakers: classify every miss from the Enhanced Score Report into four bins, find the one pattern that repeats, and fix only that.
For Retaker whose last two sittings landed within 20 points of each other. 11 min.