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"Our
instructor did a great
job of explaining
how to approach the
exam, and was so patient
with all of my questions.
Thanks to your course
I scored a 660, which
puts me in a good
position to get into
some really good MBA
programs."
Sharon
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170 Point increase
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Why
your GMAT score is Important
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Your
GMAT score is reviewed
by admissions departments
and even some future
employers It is a major
factor in the following
areas:
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The
admissions process:
At most schools the
GMAT is one of the
most important factors
in the admissions
process since the
test is designed to
measure the academic
skills many schools
believe are the most
important for academic
success in business
school. Since the
GMAT is the only standard,
or "objective"
measure for all applicants,
many business schools
place a great weight
on your score. GMAT
scores of applicants
can be evaluated directly
as opposed to GPAs
from different colleges.
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The
B-School rankings
process:
Since the average
GMAT of admitted applicants
is one of the factors
in the B-school rankings
process, many schools
may view a higher
average as a way to
increase their respective
rankings.
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Obtaining
academic scholarships:
Highly limited academic
scholarships are usually
based in part on GMAT
scores. With soaring
tuition, nothing is
sweeter than money
you don't have to
pay back.
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The
hunt for competitive
summer internships:
Like B-schools,
many employers rely
on the GMAT in differentiating
among applicants.
In some of the more
competitive summer
internships, employers
such as investment
banking and consulting
firms may only interview
those with a minimum
GMAT - in the 90th
percentile, or higher,
for example. In fact,
many B-school career
offices will advise
students to list their
GMAT only if it is
a high score---usually
at or above the 90th
percentile---because
they view high scores
as an advantage in
the internship seeking
process.
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The
search for full-time
MBA careers:
Some employers still
consider GMAT scores
in making offers for
full-time MBA positions.
Although the school
you attended and the
summer internship
experience you gained
may be relatively
more important than
your GMAT at this
point, as we mentioned
above, your GMAT will
impact both the B-school
you attend and the
internship you land
after your first year
of B-school.
See
GMAT
Instruction
for more information about
how PrimeScore can help
you maximize your score
on the GMAT, or enroll
now.
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GMAT
Description
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The Graduate Management
Admission Test (GMAT) is
a standardized, multiple-choice
test used by graduate business
schools as one basis for
comparing and either admitting
or rejecting applicants.
The test is 3 hours long
and contains two main sections:
verbal and math. Several
years back the GMAT was
converted to a computer-based
test (Computer-Adaptive
Test or CAT). The Graduate
Management Admission Council
(GMAC) sponsors the GMAT
and the Educational Testing
Service (ETS) administers
the test.
See
GMAT
Instruction
for more information about
how PrimeScore can help
you maximize your score
on the GMAT, or enroll
now.
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GMAT
Format, Content, and Scoring
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The
GMAT consists of three
main sections:
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One
75-minute, 37-question
Math section
(Quantitative Reasoning),
with a scoring range
from 0 to 60,
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One
75-minute, 41-question
Verbal
section (Verbal Reasoning),
with a scoring range
from 0 to 60, and
-
Two
30-minute Written
Essays (Analytical
Writing), with a scoring
range from 1 to 6.
GMAT
Total Score
The total GMAT score is
based on a combination
of the math and verbal
sections with a range
from 200 to 800. This
score is what business
schools are mostly interested
in when considering your
GMAT results. However,
the writing portion, which
does not count toward
your total GMAT score,
can also be important,
especially when comparing
candidates with similar
GMAT scores, so it still
pays to prepare for this
part of the test. PrimeScore
has very effective strategies
for the analytical writing
section as well as for
the math and verbal portions.
See
GMAT
Instruction
for more information about
how PrimeScore can help
you maximize your score
on the GMAT, or enroll
now.
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GMAT
Question Types and Sample Questions
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Each
of the three main sections
of the GMAT (math, verbal,
and writing) is measured
using different types
of questions that have
specific instructions
for each. Try some
real* sample GMAT
questions provided by
ETS, the makers of the
GMAT. It is important
to practice with real*
GMAT questions so that
you don't become an expert
on the "artificial"
GMAT questions provided
by most test prep companies
in their courses and test
prep books. PrimeScore
uses only real questions
in our test prep instruction
and we highly recommend
that you only use real
questions in preparing
for the GMAT. Here are
the questions types:
Math
(Quantitative
Reasoning)
-
Data Sufficiency
- Problem Solving |
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Verbal
(Verbal Reasoning)
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Sentence Correction
- Critical Reasoning
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Reading Comprehension |
Sample
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Writing
(Analytical Writing)
- Analysis of an Issue
- Analysis of an Argument
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See GMAT
Instruction
for more information about
how PrimeScore can help
you maximize your score
on the GMAT, or enroll
now.
*
PrimeScore
will provide all course
materials except for the
following book which you
will need to purchase:
The Official Guide
for GMAT Review, 12th
Edition (ISBN:
13: 9780470449745). The
book can be purchased
online or at most major
bookstores.
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The
CAT (Computer-Adaptive Test)
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The
CAT is a computer-based
test that attempts to
estimate your score
based on your response
to previous questions.
In other words, it "adapts"
as you either answer
a previous question
correctly or incorrectly.
The questions are chosen
from a very large pool
of test questions categorized
by content and difficulty.
Only one question at
a time is presented
to you on the screen.
The first question is
always of middle difficulty.
The selection of each
question thereafter
is determined by your
responses to all previous
questions. In other
words, as the adaptive
test adjusts to your
ability level, you will
get few questions that
are too easy or too
difficult. Once you
answer a question and
move on to the next
question, you may not
return to the previous
question to change your
answer.
Example:
CAT Operation
Assume all questions
on the test can be ranked
in difficulty from 1
to 10 where 1 is the
easiest level question
and 10 the most difficult.
The test will begin
by giving you a few
5-level, or mid-level,
questions. If you correctly
answer most of those
questions, the computer
will assume that you
may be able to answer
higher-level questions
so it will start to
give you some 6 or 7-level
questions. If you get
most of those questions
right it will start
to throw in some 8 or
9-level questions. But,
if you then start to
get the higher level
questions wrong it will
send you back to the
6 and 7 level questions,
and so on. Its kind
of like a program designed
to fine tune your score
based on your success
with previous questions.
Visit
the actual test makers
to get more information
about
the CAT.
See
GMAT
Instruction
for more information
about how PrimeScore
can help you maximize
your score on the GMAT,
or enroll
now.
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How
the CAT differs from "paper
and pencil" tests
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Because
of the adaptive nature
of the GMAT CAT, it
will have a different
"feel" compared
to traditional "paper
and pencil" tests.
Usually when a person
is really prepared and
understands the material
on a paper and pencil
test, he or she will
be able to answer most
questions with relative
ease. Therefore the
test may "feel"
easy. Not so on the
CAT. On the CAT, because
the computer is constantly
adjusting, or adapting,
you will be given harder
and harder questions
the better you do, so
even though you may
be doing great on the
test, it will probably
feel somewhat difficult.
The point is, don't
despair if the test
"feels" hard
because it is probably
a good sign that you
are doing well since
those who answer harder
level questions correctly
do better on the GMAT
than those who answer
easier questions correctly.
Another
major difference, mentioned
above, between the CAT
and traditional "paper
and pencil" tests,
is your inability on
the CAT to go back to
review and change answer
choices on previously
answered questions.
This amounts to a fairly
significant strategic
difference for those
of us who like to "save"
questions for later
review, if time permits,
so that we can go on
and spend time on other
hopefully easier questions
before coming back to
the difficult ones.
As a result we must
learn to become comfortable
with selecting the best
answer and moving on
to the next question
with the knowledge that
we cannot revisit it
even though we are not
sure about our answer.
Therefore, doing well
on the CAT involves
developing effective
strategies for "educated"
guessing and for knowing
when to move on to the
next question. Helping
you to develop that
kind of strategy is
just one purpose of
PrimeScore's test prep
courses and tutoring
sessions. Our strategies
for "educated"
guessing are particularly
effective because we
have developed and designed
them so that we can
identify and eliminate
typical "wrong
answer choices"
based on our extensive
experience with the
GMAT.
See GMAT
Instruction
for more information
about how PrimeScore
can help you maximize
your score on the GMAT,
or enroll
now.
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Exam
Fees, Policies, Registration,
and other GMAT Information
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Listed
below is a summary of
some key points about
the GMAT.
GMAT
Fee: $250
Repeating the GMAT:
You may take the test
only once per calendar
month and no more than
five times within any
12-month period.
Canceling
Your Scores:
You must do so immediately
after testing, but before
you see your scores.
No refund is available.
More
information about the
GMAT: Contact
PrimeScore by calling
(713)
977-TEST
or ETS at (703) 749-0131
or on their web site,
www.MBA.com.
Registering
for the GMAT:
http://www.mba.com/mba/TaketheGMAT
See
GMAT
Instruction
for more information
about how PrimeScore
can help you maximize
your score on the GMAT,
or enroll
now.
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