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GMAT For Dummies 2021 (2021) simplifies exam prep with well-structured content and practice questions.

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GMAT For Dummies 2021 (2021) - Page 4 preview imageEditorialRobFranek,Editor-in-ChiefDavidSoto,DirectorofContentDevelopmentStephenKoch,StudentSurveyManagerDeborahWeber,DirectorofProductionGabrielBerlin,ProductionDesignManagerSelenaCoppock,ManagingEditorAaronRiccio,SeniorEditorMeaveShelton,SeniorEditorChrisChimera,EditorEleanorGreen,EditorOrionMcBean,EditorBrianSaladino,EditorPatriciaMurphy,EditorialAssistantPenguinRandomHousePublishingTeamTomRussell,VP,PublisherAlisonStoltzfus,PublishingDirectorAmandaYee,AssociateManagingEditorEllenReed,ProductionManagerSuzanneLee,DesignerThePrincetonReview110East42ndStreet,7thFloorNewYork,NY10017Email:editorialsupport@review.comCopyright©2020byTPREducationIPHoldings,LLC.Allrightsreserved.PublishedintheUnitedStatesbyPenguinRandomHouseLLC,NewYork,andinCanadabyRandomHouseofCanada,adivisionofPenguinRandomHouseLtd.,Toronto.TermsofService:ThePrincetonReviewOnlineCompanionTools(“StudentTools”)forretailbooksareavailableforonlythetwomostrecenteditionsofthatbook.StudentToolsmaybeactivatedonlyoncepereligiblebookpurchasedforatotalof24monthsofaccess.ActivationofStudentToolsmorethanonceperbookisindirectviolationoftheseTermsofServiceandmayresultindiscontinuationofaccesstoStudentToolsServices.
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GMAT For Dummies 2021 (2021) - Page 5 preview imageISBN9780525569367EbookISBN9780525569756GMATisaregisteredtrademarkandownedbytheGraduateManagementAdmissionCouncil(GMAC).Thematerialinthisbookisup-to-dateatthetimeofpublication.However,changesmayhavebeeninstitutedbythetestingbodyinthetestafterthisbookwaspublished.Ifthereareanyimportantlate-breakingdevelopments,changes,orcorrectionstothematerialsinthisbook,wewillpostthatinformationonlineintheStudentTools.RegisteryourbookandcheckyourStudentToolstoseeifthereareanyupdatespostedthere.ThePrincetonReviewisnotaffiliatedwithPrincetonUniversity.Editor:EleanorGreenProductionArtist:JasonUllmeyerProductionEditors:KathyCarterandSarahLittCoverartbybrtPHOTO/AlamyStockPhotoCoverdesignbySuzanneLeea_prh_5.5.0_c0_r0+Studyxy
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GMAT For Dummies 2021 (2021) - Page 6 preview imageAcknowledgmentsOurGMATcourseismuchmorethanclevertechniquesandpowerfulcomputerscorereports;thereasonourresultsaregreatisthatourteacherscaresomuchabouttheirstudents.ThankstoalltheteacherswhohavemadetheGMATcoursesosuccessful,butinparticularthecoregroupofteachersanddevelopmentpeoplewhohelpedgetitofftheground:AliciaErnst,TomMeltzer,PaulFoglino,JohnSheehan,MarkSawula,NellGoddin,TeresaConnelly,PhillipYee,KimberlyBethHollingsworth,BobbyHood,ChrisChimera,ChrisHinkle,PeterHanink,CathyEvins,andDougScripture.SpecialthankstoJohnFulmerandKyleFoxfortheirvaluablecontributionstothe2021editionofthisbook.SpecialthankstoAdamRobinson,whoconceivedofandperfectedtheJoeBloggsapproachtostandardizedtestsandmanyoftheothersuccessfultechniquesusedbyThePrincetonReview.Wearealso,asalways,veryappreciativeofthetimeandattentiongiventoeachpagebyJasonUlimeyer,KathyCarter,andSarahLitt.
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GMAT For Dummies 2021 (2021) - Page 7 preview imageContentsCoverTitlePageCopyrightAcknowledgmentsGetMore(Free)ContentPartI:Orientation1Introduction2HowtoThinkAbouttheGMAT3CrackingtheAdaptiveSections:BasicPrinciples4CrackingtheAdaptiveSections:IntermediatePrinciples5CrackingtheAdaptiveSections:AdvancedPrinciples6TakingtheGMATPartII:HowtoCracktheQuantitativeGMAT7GMATMath:BasicPrinciples8POEandGMATMath9DataSufficiency:BasicPrinciples10Arithmetic11Algebra12Pluggingin13AppliedArithmetic14Geometry15NumberTheory16AdvancedDataSufficiency17Hardmath
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GMAT For Dummies 2021 (2021) - Page 8 preview imagePartlll:HowtoCracktheVerbalGMAT18GrammarReview19SentenceCorrection20ReadingComprehension21CriticalReasoningPartIV:HowtoCracktheIntegratedReasoningGMAT22IntegratedReasoning:Basics23IntegratedReasoning:Strategies24IntegratedReasoning:DrillsPartV:HowtoCracktheAnalyticalWritingAssessment25AnalyticalWritingAssessmentPartVI:AnswerKeytoDrillsPartVII:ThePrincetonReviewGMATMathandVerbalWarm-UpTestandExplanations26GMATMathandVerbalWarm-UpTest27GMATMathandVerbalWarm-UpTest:AnswersandExplanationsPartVIII:ThePrincetonReviewGMATMathandVerbalPracticeBinsandExplanations28GMATMathandVerbalPracticeBins29GMATMathandVerbalPracticeBins:AnswersandExplanations
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GMAT For Dummies 2021 (2021) - Page 9 preview image1GotoPrincetonReview.com/prepandenterthefollowingISBNforyourbook:97805255697562AnswerafewsimplequestionstosetupanexclusivePrincetonReviewaccount.(Ifyoualreadyhaveone,youcanjustlogin.)
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GMAT For Dummies 2021 (2021) - Page 11 preview image*ISBN*pagenumberNeedtoreportatechnicalissue?ContactTPRStudentTech@review.comandprovide:oyourfullname+emailaddressusedtoregisterthebookofullbooktitleandISBNeOperatingsystem(Mac/PC)andbrowser(Firefox,Safari,etc.)Onceyou'veregistered,youcan...*Take6full-lengthpracticeGMATexams*Downloadadditionalpracticematerialexcerptedfrom3otherPrincetonReviewGMATtitles*Planyourreviewsessionswithstudyguidesbasedonyourschedule—4weeks,8weeks,12weeks*Watchshortvideotutorialsinwhichtop-notchPrincetonReviewteachersdiscussGMATquestiontypesandstrategies,workingthroughproblemsstepbystep*Researchadmissionsratesandaveragetestscoresfordozensofpopularbusinessschools*AccesstheBusinessSchoolInsider,ourguidetofinancialaid,admissions,writingwinningapplicationessays,MBAjobprospects,andmore
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GMAT For Dummies 2021 (2021) - Page 12 preview image«Checktoseeiftherehavebeenanycorrectionsorupdatestothisedition*GetourtakeonanyrecentorpendingupdatestotheGMATBookPREMIUMPORTALONLINEVIDEOTUTORIALSONLINEARTICLESONLINEPRACTICEDRILLSONLINEPRACTICETESTSPROVENTECHNIQUESAPPLIEDSTRATEGIESTIME-SAVINGTIP
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GMAT For Dummies 2021 (2021) - Page 13 preview imageOTHERREFERENCESWATCHOUT
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GMAT For Dummies 2021 (2021) - Page 14 preview imagePartOrientation1Introduction2HowtoThinkAbouttheGMAT3CrackingtheAdaptiveSections:BasicPrinciples4CrackingtheAdaptiveSections:IntermediatePrinciples5CrackingtheAdaptiveSections:AdvancedPrinciples6TakingtheGMAT
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GMAT For Dummies 2021 (2021) - Page 15 preview imageChapter1IntroductionCongratulationsonyourdecisiontoattendbusinessschool,andwelcometoGMATPremiumPrep,2021Edition!PreparingfortheGMATisanimportantpartoftheprocess,solet’sgetstarted.ThischapterwillprovideyouwithastrategicplanforacingtheGMAT,aswellasanoverviewofthetestitself,includingquestionformatsandinformationonhowthetestisscored.
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GMAT For Dummies 2021 (2021) - Page 16 preview imageHOWTOUSETHISBOOK:ASTRATEGICPLANFORACINGTHEGMAT1.LearntheFamedPrincetonReviewTest-TakingStrategiesInthenextfewchapters,you'llfindthestrategiesthathavegivenourGMATstudentstheedgeforthepast20years.GotoyourStudentToolstodownloadourstudyplans—tailoredfor4,8,and12weeksofavailablepreptime!Seethispageforinstructions.2.LearntheSpecificMathandVerbalSkillsYou’llNeedOurcoursesincludeanextremelythoroughreviewofthemathandverbalskillsourstudentsneedtoacetheGMAT,andthisbookwillgiveyouthatsamereview.3.PracticeEachTypeofQuestion—attheDifficultyLevelYouNeedtoMasterTwooftheGMAT’ssections,theQuantitativeandVerbalsections,arecomputeradaptive.Thesesectionsquicklyhoneinonyourabilitylevelandthenmostlygiveyouquestionsatorjustabovethatlevel.Itmakessenseforyoutopracticeonthelevelofproblemyouwillactuallyseeduringthetest.GMATPremiumPrepistheonlybookouttherewithpracticequestionsgroupedbydifficulty.Pageafterpageofpracticequestionsarearrangedatthebackofthisbookindifficulty“bins”—justlikethequestionsontherealGMAT—sothatyoucanconcentrateonthequestionlevelyouwillhavetoanswerontheactualtestinorder
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GMAT For Dummies 2021 (2021) - Page 17 preview imagetogetthescoreyouneed.TheIntegratedReasoningsectionoftheGMATisnotcomputeradaptive.We'veprovidedtwocompleteIntegratedReasoningsectionsatthebackofthisbooktohelpyouprepareforthissectionofthetest.ToregisterfortheGMAT:800-717-GMATToreachGMACCustomerService:866-505-6559or703-668-96054.PeriodicallyTakeSimulatedGMATSstoMeasureYourProgressAsyouworkthroughthebook,you'llwanttotakeouronlinepracticeteststoseehowyou'redoing.ThesetestscloselymimictheGMATsoyoucanbecomefamiliarwiththetest’scontentandstructure.OurtestsincludeadaptivesectionsfortheQuantitativeandVerbalsectionsandanon-adaptivesectionfortheIntegratedReasoningsection.OurpracticetestscanbefoundatPrincetonReview.com.Inaddition,weactivelyencouragestudentstouseTheOfficialGuideforGMATReview,whichispublishedbytheGraduateManagementAdmissionCouncil(GMAC).ItcontainsactualtestquestionsfrompreviousadministrationsoftheGMAT.YoushouldalsotakeatleastoneoftherealpracticetestsavailablethroughtheGMATwebsite,www.mba.com.yourtests.Pleaserefertothe“GetMore(Free)Content”onthispagetolearnhowtodojustthat.
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GMAT For Dummies 2021 (2021) - Page 18 preview image5.HoneYourSkillsUsingthedetailedscorereportsfromyourpracticeexams,you'llbeabletozeroinonproblemareasandquicklyachievemasterythroughadditionalpractice.Andasyourscorerisesontheadaptivesections,thisbookisreadywithmoredifficultquestionbinstokeepyouontrackforthescoreyouneed.YoucanusethetwopracticeIntegratedReasoningsectionsinthisbooktohelpyouprepareforyourpracticetestsandyourrealGMAT.6.KeepTrackoftheApplicationProcessThroughoutthebook,youwillfindinformativesidebarsexplaininghowandwhentoregisterforthetest,howandwhentoapplytobusinessschool,theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofapplyingearly,andmuchmore.Plus,atPrincetonReview.com,you'llbeabletotakeadvantageofourpowerfulweb-basedtoolstomatchyourselfwithschoolsthatmeetyourneedsandpreferences.ToregisterfortheGMAT:www.mba.comWHATISTHEGRADUATEMANAGEMENTADMISSIONTEST?TheGraduateManagementAdmissionTest(GMAT)isastandardizedtestusedbybusinessschoolsasatooltodecidewhomtheyaregoingtoletintotheirMBAprograms.WhereDoestheGMATComeFrom?TheGMATispublishedandadministeredbytheGraduateManagementAdmissionCouncil(GMAC).GMACisaprivatecompany.We'lltellyoumoreaboutthemlateroninthisbook.
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GMAT For Dummies 2021 (2021) - Page 19 preview imageCheckoutoursurvey-drivenguide,TheBest294BusinessSchools,forprofilesofthenation’stopb-schools.WhatDoestheTestLookLike?TheGMATisofferedonlyoncomputer.The3.5-hourtestisadministeredatasecurecomputerterminalatanapprovedtestingcenter.Youenteryourmultiple-choiceanswersonthescreenwithamouse;youmustcomposeyouressayfortheWritingAssessmentsectiononthecomputeraswell.1.One30-minuteessaytobewrittenonthecomputerwithagenericword-processingprogram2.One30-minute,12-question,multiple-choiceIntegratedReasoningsection.SomeIntegratedReasoningquestionscanhavemultipleparts.(optionalbreak)3.A62-minute,31-questionmultiple-choiceQuantitativesection(optionalbreak)4.A65-minute,36-questionmultiple-choiceVerbalsectionOnaverage,thiswouldgiveyoutwominutesforeachquantitativequestionandalittlelessthantwominutesforeachverbalquestion—
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GMAT For Dummies 2021 (2021) - Page 20 preview imagebutyouwillfindthatourPrincetonReviewstrategieswillslightlyrevisethesetimes.Youmustansweraquestioninordertogettothenextquestion—whichmeansthatyoucan’tskipaquestionandcomebacktoit.Andwhileyouarenotrequiredtofinishanyofthesections,yourscorewillbeadjusteddownwardtoreflectquestionsyoudidnotcomplete.OneachoftheQuantitativeandVerbalsections,approximatelyone-quarterofthequestionsyouencounterwillbeexperimentalandwillnotcounttowardyourscore.Thesequestions,whichwillbemixedinamongtheregularquestions,aretheresothetestcompanycantryoutnewquestionsforfuturetests.We'llhavemuchmoretosayabouttheexperimentalquestionslater.ButWait,There’sMoreOneofthefirstoptionsyou'llencounterwhentakingtheGMATistheoptiontochoosefromoneofthreepossibleordersfortheexamsections.Youpickyourpreferredsectionorderonthedayofthetest.Herearethepossiblesectionorders:HowDoYouKnowWhatOrdertoPick?Theanswertothatdependsonyourgoalsforthetestandyourlevelofcomfortwiththedifferentsections.AreyoulookingtogetahighQuantitativescore,butyoudon’tcaresomuchabouttheVerbal?HasyourschooltoldyoutheyneverconsidertheessayandIntegrated
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GMAT For Dummies 2021 (2021) - Page 21 preview imageReasoningsection?AreyougoodatVerbalbutnotsogoodatQuantitative?Theanswertothesequestionsandotherquestionslikethemhelptoinformyoursectionorderchoice.HowDoesThisImpactYourStudying?Werecommendthatyoutakeyourfirsttwotestsusingtheclassicorder.Amajorgoalofyourfirstpracticetestistosimplygetacquaintedwiththesections,questiontypes,content,andtimingoftheGMAT.Amajorgoalofyoursecondpracticetestistostartputtingintousesomeofthebasicapproachesforimportantquestiontypes.Takingyourfirsttwotestsusingtheclassicsectionorderprovidesabaselinescore.Havingestablishedabaselinescore,youcanthentryoutdifferentsectionordersfortheremainingtests.Comparetheresultsofthetestswithdifferentsectionorderstotheresultsofthetestswiththeclassicsectionorderandseeifthereareanyimprovements.Inadditiontolookingforscoreimprovements,youshouldalsopayattentiontoahandfulofotherfactorsaboutyourpreferencesintesttaking.Forinstance,doyouliketoeaseintoatestorhitthegroundrunning?Ifyouliketoeaseintoatest,youmaywanttostickwiththeclassicsectionorder.WhileallpartsofyourGMATscoreareimportant,mostschoolsdoattachlessimportancetoyourAWA(AnalyticalWritingAssessment)andIntegratedReasoningscoresthanyourQuantitativeandVerbalscores.Remember,aswell,thatonlytheQuantitativeandVerbalscoresareusedincalculatingtheoverallscore.So,ifyouliketoeaseintoatest,theAWAandIntegratedReasoningcanprovidethatwaytoeasein.Doyouliketodothesectionyou'remostworriedaboutfirst?Sometest-takersliketogetthesectionthattheyaremostworriedaboutoutoftheway.Ifthat’syou,you'llprobablywanttopickeithertheVerbal
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GMAT For Dummies 2021 (2021) - Page 22 preview imageFirstorQuantitativeFirstorders,dependingonwhichsectionyouaremostworriedabout!Areyouworriedaboutfatigue?Mosttest-takersfindtheGMATbothfast-pacedandtiring.Fatiguecanbeaveryrealissue.Ifyouareworriedaboutfatigue,youprobablywanttodoeithertheVerbalFirstorQuantitativeFirstordersastheyplacethetwoleastconsequentialsectionsattheendofthetest.WhatInformationIsTestedontheGMAT?Youwillfindseveraldifferenttypesofmultiple-choicequestionsontheGMAT.Quantitative(31questionstotal)¢ProblemSolving—approximately16questions»DataSufficiency(astrangetypeofproblemthatexistsonnoothertestintheworld)—approximately15questionsVerbal(36questionstotal)»ReadingComprehension(testsyourabilitytoanswerquestionsaboutapassage)—approximately12questions»SentenceCorrection(agrammar-relatedquestiontype)—approximately14questions«CriticalReasoning(alogic-basedquestiontyperecycledfromtheLSAT)—approximately10questionsIntegratedReasoning(12questionstotal)»TableAnalysis—dataispresentedinasortabletable(likeanExcelspreadsheet);eachquestionusually
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GMAT For Dummies 2021 (2021) - Page 23 preview imagehasthreeparts.oGraphicsInterpretation—achartorgraphisusedtodisplaydata;eachquestionusuallyhastwoparts;answersareselectedfromdrop-downboxes.oMulti-SourceReasoning—information(acombinationofcharts,text,andtables)ispresentedontwoorthreetabs;eachsetoftabbedinformationisusuallyaccompaniedbythreequestions.oTwo-PartAnalysis—eachquestionusuallyhasfiveorsixoptionsofwhichyouneedtopicktwo.HowIstheGMATScored?Assoonasyou'vefinishedtakingtheGMAT,yourcomputerwillcalculateanddisplayyourunofficialresults,notincludingyourWritingAssessmentscore.Youcanprintacopyofyourunofficialresultstotakewithyou.Within20days,youwillreceiveyourscorereportonline;awrittenreportwillbeavailableonlybyrequest.MostpeoplethinkoftheGMATscoreasasinglenumber,butinfacttherearefiveseparatenumbers:1.Quantitativescore(reportedonascalethatrunsfrom6to51inone-pointincrements)2.Verbalscore(reportedonascalethatrunsfrom6to51inone-pointincrements)3.Totalscore(reportedonascalethatrunsfrom200to800andbasedonlyontheresultsofQuantitativeandVerbalsections)4.AnalyticWritingAssessmentscore(reportedonascaleof0to6,inhalf-pointincrements;6isthehighestscore)5.IntegratedReasoningscore(reportedonascalefrom1to8inone-pointincrements)
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GMAT For Dummies 2021 (2021) - Page 24 preview imageThereportwilllooksomethinglikethis:ScoresintheQuantitativeandVerbalsectionsofthetestarebasedonthreefactors:thenumberofquestionsyouanswer,whetheryouansweredthequestioncorrectly,andtheparametersofthequestion(suchasdifficulty).Yourscoreimprovesifyouanswermorequestions,answerthemcorrectly,andanswerthematahigherlevelofdifficulty.Scoresbelow6orabove51areexceedinglyrare.GetThePrincetonReview'sdefinitivelistofadmissionsratesandaveragetestscoresfordozensoftopbusinessschools.VisityourStudentToolsformoreinfo.Manybusinessschoolstendtofocusonthetotalscore,whichmeansthatyoumaymakeupforweaknessinoneareabybeingstronginanother.Forexample,ifyourquantitativeskillsarebetterthanyourverbalskills,they'llhelppullupyourtotalscore—althoughsomeofthemoreselectiveschoolssaytheyprefertoseemathandverbalsub-scoresthatarebalanced.AccordingtoGMAC,two-thirdsoftest-takersreceiveatotalscorebetween400and600.Totalscoresgoupordowninten-pointincrements.Inotherwords,youmightreceive490or500ontheGMAT,butnever494or495.TheIntegratedReasoningsectionisscoredfrom1to8inone-pointincrements.Questionshavemultipleparts,andyoumustanswereachpartcorrectlytogetcreditforthequestion.TheIntegratedReasoning
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GMAT For Dummies 2021 (2021) - Page 25 preview imagescoreisnotincludedintheOverallscore.ThescoreontheAnalyticalWritingAssessmentsectionisbasedonthesubmissionofoneAnalysisofanArgumentessay.Theessayisscoredindependentlytwice,andtheaverageofthescoresistaken.Oneofthescorersfortheessaymaybeanautomatedessay-scoringengine.Youwillalsoseeapercentilerankingnexttoeachscore.Forexample,ifyouseeapercentileof72nexttoyourVerbalscore,itmeansthat72percentofthepeoplewhotookthistestscoredlowerthanyoudidontheVerbalsection.WHATISTHEPRINCETONREVIEW?ThePrincetonReviewisatest-preparationcompanyfoundedinNewYorkCity.Ithasbranchesinmorethan50citiesacrossthecountry,aswellasabroad.ThePrincetonReview’stechniquesareuniqueandpowerful,andtheyweredevelopedafterastudyofthousandsofrealGMATquestions.Theyworkbecausetheyarebasedonthesameprinciplesthatareusedinwritingtheactualtest.ThePrincetonReview'stechniquesforbeatingtheGMATwillhelpyouimproveyourscoresbyteachingyouto:othinklikethetest-writerseotakefulladvantageofthecomputer-adaptivealgorithmsuponwhichtheGMATisbased»findtheanswerstoquestionsyoudon’tunderstandbyusingProcessofEliminationoavoidthetrapsthattest-writershavesetforyou(andusethosetrapstoyouradvantage)AWarningManyofourtechniquesforbeatingtheGMATmaybeverydifferentfromthewaythatyouwouldnaturallyapproachproblems.Somemethodsmayevenseemcounterintuitive.Restassured,however,that
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GMAT For Dummies 2021 (2021) - Page 26 preview imagemanytest-takershaveusedourmethodstogetgreatGMATscores.Togetthefullbenefitofourtechniques,youmusttrustthem.Theonlywaytodevelopthistrustistopracticethetechniquesandpersuadeyourselfthattheywork.PracticewithRealQuestionsOnereasoncoachingbooksdonotuserealGMATquestionsisthatGMACwon'tletthem.Sofar,thecouncilhasrefusedtoletanyone(includingus)licenseactualquestionsfromoldtests.Aswementionedabove,thecouncilhasitsownreviewbook,TheOfficialGuideforGMATReview,whichweheartilyrecommendthatyoupurchase.GMACalsoputsoutpreparationsoftwarecalledGMATPrep,whichcanbedownloadedforfreefromwww.mba.com.Thissoftwareincludestwocomputer-adaptivetestsplusadditionalpracticesets,allofwhichfeaturerealGMATquestions.BypracticingourtechniquesonrealGMATitems,youwillbeabletoprovetoyourselfthatthetechniquesworkandincreaseyourconfidencewhenyouactuallytakethetest.And,remember,byusingThePrincetonReview’spracticequestionsgroupedbylevelofdifficultyatthebackofthisbook,you'llbeabletoconcentrateontypesofquestionsyouareactuallylikelytosee.AdditionalResourcesInadditiontothematerialinthisbook,weofferanumberofotherresourcestoaidyouduringyourGMATpreparation.RegisteryourbookatPrincetonReview.comtogainaccesstoyourStudentTools,thecompanionwebsitetothisbook.Thereyouwillfind6full-lengthGMATexams,assortedvideosthatdemonstratestep-by-stepapproachestoGMATquestiontypesandstrategy,extradrillsandpractice,andtonsofusefularticles,essays,andinformation.
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GMAT For Dummies 2021 (2021) - Page 28 preview imageSummaryoByusingacombinationofThePrincetonReview'sIntegratedReasoningintroduction,mathandverbalreviews,thepracticequestionscontainedinthisbook,andperiodicsimulatedtests,youwillbeabletoimproveyourscoreontheGMAT.oThetestitselfistakenoncomputer.Itconsistsofthefollowing:
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GMAT For Dummies 2021 (2021) - Page 30 preview imageChapter2HowtoThinkAbouttheGMATIfyouthinktheGMATtestsyourbusinessknowledgeorshowshowsmartyouare,you'reinforasurprise.ThischapterwillgiveyouanewwaytolookattheGMATtoguideyourstudiesintherightdirection.
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GMAT For Dummies 2021 (2021) - Page 31 preview imageHowDoYouThinkAboutStandardizedTests?Ifyou'relikemostpeople,youthinkstandardizedtestsmeasurehowsmartyouare.Ifyouscore800ontheGMAT,youmaythinkofyourselfasagenius(andthefuturemanagerofacorporateempire).Ifyouscore200,youmaythinkofyourselfasanidiot(andthefuturemanagerof...well...nothing).YoumaythinkthattheGMATmeasuresyourverbalandmathabilities.Attheveryleast,youprobablybelievetheGMATisanaccuratepredictorofhowyou'lldoinbusinessschool.WhatDoestheGMATMeasure?TheGMATisnotatestofhowsmartyouare.Norisitatestofyourbusinessacumenorevenapredictorofyourgradesinbusinessschool.It’ssimplyatestofhowgoodyouareattakingtheGMAT.Infact,youwilllearnthatbystudyingtheveryspecificknowledgeoutlinedinthisbook,youcansubstantiallyimproveyourscore.TheGMATasaJobInterviewThefirstaxiomofanyhow-tobookonjobinterviewingisthatyoumustalwaystellyourinterviewerwhatheorshewantstohear.Nomatterwhetherthisisgoodjob-huntingadvice,ithappenstobeaveryusefulstrategyontheGMAT.Thetest-writersthinkinpredictableways.Youcanimproveyourscorebylearningtothinkthewaytheydoandanticipatingthekindsofanswersthattheythinkarecorrect.HowCloselyDoesThePrincetonReviewMonitortheGMAT?Veryclosely.Eachyear,wepublishaneweditionofthisbooktoreflectthesubtleshiftsthathappenovertime,or,inthecaseoftheintroductionoftheIntegratedReasoningsection,themajorchangestotheGMAT.ForthelatestinformationontheGMAT,pleasevisitourwebsitePrincetonReview.com,IsThisBookJustLikeThePrincetonReviewCourse?No.Youwon'thavethebenefitoftaking10computer-adaptiveGMATSs
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