Currently, I’ve come across a lot of students who have apparently taken a break (six months or more) from work in order to prepare for GMAT and dedicate more time towards college admission process. Well, to sum it up in the most euphemistic way, “this approach is going to reflect negatively upon your admission prospects.”

I agree that business school admission procedure is rather tedious and involves close to 10 months (3 months of GMAT preparation on an average, then filling out application forms, writing admission essays simultaneously, college visits, scholarship essays and forms, taking classes for extra credits and many other things). Read more…

I am not going to discuss some valuable tips and strategies to crack the GMAT exam and get the most coveted perfect score. A lot has been said about these things and I do hope that you, the GMAT test takers who aspire to study in the best business schools, have done a lot towards that end.

Every wondered if Solomon or Hercules were to sit for GMAT exam? Would they find it easy or difficult? Who is more likely to clear it? The wise Solomon or the hard-working Hercules? The test developers develop the test in such a way that only a wise and hard working candidate can get the Perfect score, thought the emphasis is more Read more…

A good start is very important for getting your GMAT preparation on track. You need to have a plan and a strategy when it comes to how you go about each of the sections and prepare to get the best score possible. A good start is half the job done as you try to build up your momentum going into the final day of the examination. Here are 3 easy and free ways to kick start your GMAT preparation and try to optimize it to ensure you perform well in the examination.

Take a practice Test

Taking a practice test has many benefits. You can get various GMAT practice tests for each section to know the pattern and to know the level of preparation. Learning about various concepts that you will be tested upon is one thing. Trying to use them to solve problems and answer questions under pressure and time constraints is another thing. A practice test will also provide a direction to your preparation as you will get an idea on what you need to work on and what are the sections that you can do well in with a little bit of hard work. It is important that the practice test too is a computer adaptive test just like the real exam. This will help delivering questions whose difficulty level varies a bit based on how you answer the previous questions. This kind of a practice test, available on some sites will help you get acclimatized to the length and format of the exam and how you can pace yourself. Read more…