Implementation Assumptions on GMAT Critical Reasoning
Don’t Overthink GMAT Critical Reasoning Arguments I recently received an e-mail from one of my students asking the following: “I was reading in Brandon Royal’s Game Plan for the GMAT book about “Implementation Assumptions” and I don’t really understand them. How do they work and what am I missing?” Note: Brandon Royal writes the following about […]
Peter Nichols, Salt Lake City UT
I just scored a 710 on the GMAT!!! A 710… 30 more than my minimum goal of 680! I don’t know how I did it, but I know I can mostly attribute it to the content and strategies I learned through your videos, office hours, and 1-on-1 emails (if you remember, my last attempt was […]
MBA Interview Tips
Following the initial screening of applicants, most leading business schools invite candidates to the “second stage” of the admissions process — the admission interview. Approximately 30%-50% of applicants are usually invited to interviews. However, some schools, such as Kellogg, interview all applicants prior to submitting applications, as an integral part of the admissions process. Usually, […]
Connecting the Dots from the Big Apple, to Columbia Business School, to YOU!
What do Wall Street, Central Park, the New York Stock Exchange, the Empire State Building, and YOU all have in common? Why, proximity to Columbia Business School, of course! (You’ll be on campus while the other things will be a short subway ride away, but you get the idea ;)). Now…the tough part: How are […]
GMAT DS: When is 2nd Better than 1st?
A Modest Proposal for GMAT Data Sufficiency Strategy I want you to forget everything you know about GMAT data sufficiency. Okay, well, maybe not everything. But let me flip things on their head for a second. This may just be the fresh look you need to dominate GMAT data sufficiency once and for all. I […]
Kiril Janssen, Zwaag Netherlands
Just wanted to share my happiness with you as I took the GMAT exam today and got the score I needed! Finally, after one year of studying and struggling, I got the score I need and I thank you and your course for it! I think the main thing that I benefitted from in your course […]
Idioms, Sentence Correction, and the GMAT Exam
Setting the Record Straight, from the GMAC Dominate the GMAT recently received the following note from the GMAC (the makers of the GMAT) that they wanted us to share with our readers: Quote from the GMAC: Recently there has been some discussion and questioning about the role and place of idioms and sentence correction as they […]
Two Unusual (but Effective!) GMAT Time Management Strategies
Improve Your GMAT Time Management & Score Higher Warning: This article is going to contain a LOT of sports analogies! (but it’ll be worth it) When you think about what it takes to crack 700 on the GMAT, it goes beyond just knowing the content tested on the GMAT — the X’s and O’s, if you will. […]
3 Proven Steps to Overcome Test Anxiety
GMAT Tips to Perform Your Best on Test Day! By: Bara Sapir, CEO and Founder of TPNY/TPSF Picture this: It’s the day of your GMAT, and you find yourself at the testing center sitting in front of your computer, about to begin. What do you feel? If you’re like a lot of students, you may […]
How to Overcome GMAT Test Anxiety – Free Webinar
Got GMAT Test Anxiety? Not Any More! Join us as we partner with Bara Sapir of TPNY/TPSF to bring you a free webinar on Tuesday, September 23rd 2014 at 9:00pm EST (6pm Pacific) where we’ll teach you how to overcome the stress of the GMAT and perform your best on test day. Don’t miss it! We’ve […]



















