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The Speedy Road to Insufficiency

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Here's another quick tip for those of you still struggling with the pitfalls of Data Sufficiency. Let's take a look at the following Official Guide DS problem: If p and…

The Idiot’s Guide to GMAT Idioms

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You may have heard that the GMAT is no longer testing idioms. You also may have heard that the first 10 questions on the GMAT are the most important. You…

Intuition and Common Sense on Geometry DS Questions

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This GMAT prep post was written by Rich Zwelling. Who cares?"  That should be the operative question on your mind as you tackle Data Sufficiency problems. Here's what I mean:…

The AWA Isn’t That Important, So Can I Blow It Off?

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I want to take a moment to address some common confusion about the Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) portion of the GMAT exam.  As many of you inveterate students know, the…

How to Get In the Zone for the GMAT

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As a GMAT teacher and tutor, I am often asked about the best way to “get into the zone” to take the exam. After all, no one can sit for…

Tips for Comparing Fractions on the GMAT

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When discussing fractions, I often find a very interesting area of confusion among students. I'll ask them to compare, for example, 1/3 and 1/4. Almost everyone correctly answers that 1/4…

MBA Dictionary: How To Talk Like a CEO, Part 2

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In the second MBA Dictionary post, we cover 16 more corporate and academic terms you should know if you want to fit in in the boardroom and understand your CEO’s…

Puritans and Parallelism on GMAT SC

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Recently, I wrote about how some students place too great an emphasis on memorizing grammar rules. This misplaced emphasis can cause those students to eliminate answer choices that are grammatically…

Filling in Your Chart: A Data Sufficiency Primer

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In last week's post, I gave the following Data Sufficiency problem to be solved using a chart: A certain zoo has 288 mammals, 25 percent of which are female. What…