{"id":17643,"date":"2013-03-25T17:13:51","date_gmt":"2013-03-26T00:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=17643"},"modified":"2013-03-25T17:13:51","modified_gmt":"2013-03-26T00:13:51","slug":"the-nebulous-gmat-a-beginners-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/the-nebulous-gmat-a-beginners-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nebulous GMAT: A Beginner’s Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Ah! If you\u2019re here then you\u2019ve got one thing on your mind: the GMAT. Ah again! If you\u2019re like most test takers the road to a good GMAT score<\/a> is long and arduous one. You neophytes out there are left in a haze of questions the moment you decide that this is the path you want to take. First off, there\u2019s always the basics. You come here and other GMAT forums<\/a> searching for the hard-to-answer questions like how hard the GMAT is<\/a> or how to study GMAT math<\/a> (where do you even begin?!)<\/p>\n

Then it hits you - this test is almost gaseous it\u2019s so nebulous. You don\u2019t know where to begin. Verbal side or quantitative side? Integrated what? Even the best GMAT books<\/a> out there have a tendency to leave studious test takers scratching fiercely at dandruffed scalps. GMAT vocabulary<\/a>? What\u2019s that? The freaking out has only just begun. You\u2019ll creep on the boards here for a while. That\u2019s normal. You\u2019ve got to get comfortable in this new space.<\/p>\n

Eventually you find a decent study schedule <\/a>and wade through a mountain of GMAT book reviews <\/a>and set sail on your course to higher scores. Everything\u2019s great! You\u2019re a regular here on the GMAT Club forums. You\u2019re dropping kudos like they\u2019re hot (and they are). Before you know it, you\u2019re schooling all the GMAT tyros out there on what they should be studying come test day. \u201cI\u2019ve got some data sufficiency tips<\/a> for you, DesperateGMATer13!\u201d you\u2019ll say. Then you\u2019ll unload all of your fresh knowledge on the poor poster. Kudos will be yours.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately there\u2019s only one small problem. You haven\u2019t even taken the test yet! You got so caught up in learning the material for the test, you forgot about the actual test itself! You crack open your guide to that first section you scoffed at when first started your journey. You realize just how long the GMAT is<\/a> and you nearly faint. Those dandruff flakes are falling again as you tear your hair out over the realization that this test is computer adaptive<\/a> and is going to try to outsmart your smartypants.<\/p>\n

But don\u2019t worry, you\u2019ll survive, young one. Perhaps slightly greyer than when you started, but that\u2019s half the fun!<\/p>\n

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