GMAT Tip of the Week – Week of 9/26/11
GMAT Tip of the Week for the week of September 26, 2011 This week’s GMAT tip* has to do with problem solving questions involving geometry. Enjoy! * Each week, one of the GMAT experts at Dominate the GMAT shares a valuable GMAT test-taking tip, strategy, trick, or content item. These tips are designed to augment […]
Must You “Confirm” Your Final Answer on the GMAT?
End-of-section strategy plays an important role in maximizing your score on the GMAT. As you know from our video lesson on “GMAT Overview and Scoring,” there is a penalty for not completing all of the questions on the test. As such, if you’re running out of time in a section but have a few questions […]
Quadratic Equations Shortcut – GMAT Data Sufficiency
A lot of GMAT students strongly dislike algebra. Hate is a strong word, but you get my drift. Moreover, of all the algebra topics tested on the GMAT, quadratic equations tend to give students the most pause. You may be one of those students. Well, fear not! I’m about to make your life a whole […]
Effective GMAT Time Management Techniques
Effective time management is important for scoring well on the GMAT. Learning how to solve all of the major questions types tested on the GMAT is only half the battle; at the end of the day, you need to translate that knowledge into getting right answers on the actual test. And here’s the rub: you […]
GMAT Data Sufficiency – Sequence Questions
A common pattern of GMAT Data Sufficiency question concerns sequences — specifically, arithmetic sequences and geometric sequences. The good news is that unlike with GMAT problem solving questions concerning sequences, on GMAT data sufficiency questions you don’t actually have to solve anything! Remember, all you need to do is figure out whether or not you […]
GMAT Sentence Correction Tip: Spot the Differences
Don’t you hate it when you’re working a GMAT Sentence Correction problem, you eliminate a couple clearly wrong answers, and yet you just can’t seem to choose between the remaining answer choices? The longer you look at them, the more they seem to blur together, right? You start to convince yourself that one of the […]
Suggested Reading List – Reading Comprehension
GMAT Reading Comprehension questions test — get this — your ability to comprehend what you read! Crazy, huh? Sure, you can learn how to read the passages in a way that is most effective for setting you up for the best chance to identify right answers. Sure, there are tricks for figuring out the main […]
Solving for “x” in GMAT Algebraic Equations
I want to get back to the basics in this blog post. As you’ve probably noticed in your GMAT prep, a lot of times you have to do basic math in the context of solving more difficult or complex GMAT math problems. We spend a lot of time teaching you how to solve those more […]
Aaron Newman, Denver CO
At the highest level, Dominate the GMAT provides students with the ability to identify complex concepts and simplify them down to straightforward ideas. The program is great for working professionals because it allows them the freedom to learn at their own pace. Furthermore, the staff is extremely helpful and willing to go way above and […]
GMAT Math – Inequalities with Two Variables
Inequalities on GMAT problem solving questions are pretty straightforward. In their most basic form, you solve an inequality almost exactly like you solve an equation, remembering to reverse the inequality sign if you end up multiplying or dividing by a negative number. Nothing earth-shattering there. But what about more difficult GMAT inequalities involving two variables? […]
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