Multiples and Divisibility
GMAT Divisibility Problems Certain problem solving and data sufficiency questions on the GMAT concern what I call number theory, where you need to determine whether one number is a factor or multiple of another number. They can be tricky, but there’s a fundamental principle that, once you understand it, will help make these types of […]
How Your GMAT Prep Serves Kids in Need
Children’s Hunger Fund and Dominate the GMAT: A Healthy Partnership 10% of DTG’s proceeds go to feeding hungry children around the world It has been said that a person can live forty days without food, four days without water, four minutes without air, but only four seconds without hope. Hope restores faith to a life […]
Data Sufficiency GMAT – Yes/No Questions
GMAT Data Sufficiency – Yes/No Questions “Yes/No” questions are a common pattern of GMAT Data Sufficiency problems. In other words, they’re questions where the answer to the question itself will be either “Yes” or “No”. For example: Is x>0? (1) … (2) … Either x is greater than zero or it’s not. Yes or no. […]
New GMAT Format 2012
New GMAT Format – with Integrated Reasoning If you’re planning to take the GMAT after June 5, 2012, make sure you’re ready for the new GMAT format — what the GMAC is calling the “Next Generation GMAT with Integrated Reasoning.” How will it be different from the current version? What should you be doing to […]
GMAT Sample Questions – GMAT Quadratic Equations
GMAT Problems – Quadratic Equations Quadratic equations are among the most advanced algebra concepts tested on the GMAT. You will encounter quadratic equations on both Problem Solving and Data Sufficiency question types on the GMAT quantitative section. Fear not — they need not be scary! There are just a few basic things you must know. […]
Entrepreneurship and Business School
Best Business Schools for Entrepreneurship It’s a tough job market out there right now, there’s no doubt about it. In fact, that may be why you’re studying for the GMAT and looking to go back to business school in the first place. Perhaps you’re looking to delay having to find a job for another couple […]
New GMAT Review Official Guide Book Now Available
Get Ready for the new Integrated Reasoning Section Now Available: The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 13th ed. If you’re planning to take the GMAT after June 5, 2012, you’ll want to start preparing for the new Integrated Reasoning section as part of your study plan. Just released this week, the Official Guide for GMAT […]
GMAT Geometry – Area of Shaded Regions
Finding the Area of a Shaded Region on the GMAT A common GMAT problem solving question asks the test-taker to find the area of a shaded region. For example, in the figure to the right, how would you find the area of the shaded region? Unlike finding the area of a traditional geometric shape (e.g. […]
Interview with an MBA Admissions Director
Tips on How to Get Into Business School Interview with Jen Smith, Director of Admissions for the MBA and Evening MBA Programs at the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado – Boulder We recently had the opportunity to sit down with a Director of MBA Admissions, Jen Smith, and pick her brain […]
GMAT Verbal – The Bracketing Technique
GMAT Sentence Correction Tip: Ignore Distractions Between the Subject and Verb of a Sentence On the surface, subject-verb agreement is a fairly simple English grammar concept. Subjects and verbs must always agree in a sentence. Singular subjects require singular verb conjugations, while plural subjects require plural verbs. Simply put, we say “I like cake” instead […]
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