Strategies For Gmat Test Prep

An Intensive Guide to a High Score

What you'll learn

Identify different types of GMAT questions

Review key topics and background knowledge

Learn strategies to do well

Discuss GMAT practice questions

Requirements

None

Description

This course aims to improve the quantitative, data analysis, verbal, and writing skills of students taking the GMAT. Using over 400 illustrative slides, it gives a clear breakdown on the questions you will expect to see in the test, and you will learn strategies to work confidently. To do well in the GMAT, which is an adaptive test, you need to spot the different types of questions, pick the right strategy, and get to the harder questions while keeping to the time limit. Ultimately, the test is a challenge that separates students who learn by memorization versus students who not only mastered the basics but are ready to adapt concepts. This course keeps within the scope of the test and is packed with invaluable reading, writing, and data insights, as well as powerful math shortcuts. Additionally, the course provides essential concepts and formulas so that the foundational principles are clearly understood and you can get up to speed within a short time. You can apply the different strategies described in this course to work efficiently and optimize time. This will prepare you effectively and give you the greatest confidence to excel in the test.The instructor has helped thousands of students in Southern California with different levels of academic readiness do well in the GMAT. The material in this course is guided by that experience and has been class tested. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in Electrical Engineering, and has participated in the International Mathematical Olympiad when he was a high-school student. He has also authored several study guides, and enjoys analyzing test questions and developing new ways to outsmart the test folks.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: Analytical Writing Assessment

Lecture 2 Analytical Writing Assessment

Section 3: GMAT Basic Arithmetic

Lecture 3 GMAT Basic Arithmetic

Section 4: GMAT Math Review

Lecture 4 GMAT Math Review

Section 5: GMAT Math Examples

Lecture 5 GMAT Math Examples

Section 6: GMAT Data Insights

Lecture 6 GMAT Data Insights

Section 7: GMAT Quantitative Reasoning (Problem Solving)

Lecture 7 GMAT Quantitative Reasoning (Problem Solving)

Section 8: GMAT Quantitative Reasoning (Data Sufficiency)

Lecture 8 GMAT Quantitative Reasoning (Data Sufficiency)

Section 9: GMAT Verbal Strategies

Lecture 9 GMAT Verbal Strategies

Section 10: GMAT Grammar Review

Lecture 10 GMAT Grammar Review

Section 11: Reading Comprehension

Lecture 11 Reading Comprehension

Section 12: Critical Reasoning

Lecture 12 Critical Reasoning

Section 13: Sentence Correction

Lecture 13 Sentence Correction

Section 14: Quantitative Reasoning Practice (Problem Solving)

Lecture 14 Quantitative Reasoning Practice (Problem Solving)

Section 15: Quantitative Reasoning Practice (Data Sufficiency)

Lecture 15 Quantitative Reasoning Practice (Data Sufficiency)

Section 16: Reading Comprehension Practice

Lecture 16 Reading Comprehension Practice

Section 17: Critical Reasoning Practice

Lecture 17 Critical Reasoning Practice

Section 18: Sentence Correction Practice

Lecture 18 Sentence Correction Practice

Any GMAT test taker