Huh? I promise, it will make sense soon enough. As we’ve been discussing often recently, my years spent tutoring GMAT in London have taught me a lot about high performers and their reactions to the GMAT exam. Trust me, Fear and Anxiety are two of the biggest obstacles for even the most prepared GMAT taker. … Read more
It’s simple: information is not useful; transformation is. Recently, I was listening to a speech by one of my favourite business authors, Michael Ellsberg. Ellsberg relates the story of how his personal battles with bipolar disorder—severe mania and severe depression–were exacerbated by a poor diet. Doctors told Ellsberg that he was severely sensitive to changes … Read more
Here it is: Don’t memorize equations. There you go, all the benefit of this post in one sentence! Huh? No, I’m being serious here. I’m here to argue that you don’t have to memorize anything past some very basic material that you’ve already seen before. Beyond that, everything on the GMAT Math section is all … Read more
How does the GMAT like to trick testtakers? Well, if I could answer that with one statement, I would be a very rich man. Rest assured, I’m working on it! Nevertheless, we can come pretty damn close to figuring out what the GMAT testwriters want from us. This applies to all the five primary sections … Read more
Client Profile #1: MG Looking to shift from a successful career in banking, MG has decided to apply to US business schools. Doing so will allow him to “change careers and combine my skills and experience with personal interests and passions.” MG discovered the GMAT when applying for a postgraduate program at the London School … Read more
You might imagine that the GMAT exam is logical. Until you start doing practice questions. The biggest struggle for people beginning their GMAT study is almost invariably learning to deal with the fact that a good number of the questions simply “don’t make sense.” What causes this, you might ask? How can a test ask … Read more
Make no bones about it: laziness is a virtue in your GMAT preparation. How is that possible? Of course you need to work hard, and of course you need to learn and practice as much as possible during your study time. That is, nothing beats solid, dedicated hours put into GMAT study. But what I’m … Read more
One of the biggest mistakes that GMAT students make is to know what they are doing at every moment. This is like a computer program running in the background, constantly giving commentary on the program–the actual GMAT study–that is actually running. This extra mental chatter not only slows down your GMAT study, but decreases your … Read more
Give me ten seconds and a piece of paper and I can tell how much work someone needs on the GMAT Mathematics section. I just ask the person to make an origami swan and if he or she can’t give me a passable bird within the time limit, it just won’t happen. Just kidding. However, … Read more