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2. | Imagine What You’re Reading in Movie Form or Create Mental “Snapshots” | Post |
3. | Getting Excited About the GMAT Could Lead to a Higher Score! | Post |
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We know that the GMAT is to a large extent a test of reasoning skill. However, it’s still the case that we need some fundamental knowledge to master the GMAT. So, a reason why people’s GMAT scores plateau is that they haven’t spent enough time learning fundamentals.
One reason why people don’t learn fundamentals when they study for the GMAT is that some GMAT resources don’t cover fundamentals in depth. Rather, such resources provide practice questions and explanations without discussing concepts. So, it’s easy to end up trying to master the GMAT by just answering a mix of practice questions.
Whatever the reason for not studying fundamentals, the outcome is that you get only so far. You may be able to answer easy questions or questions involving concepts you already know. However, when faced with questions you don’t have the fundamental knowledge to answer, you don’t make progress.
So, if your GMAT score isn’t improving, consider whether you’ve skipped the step of learning fundamentals or studied concepts only superficially or only in some areas.
The solution to the problem of not knowing fundamentals is to study fundamentals, and the way to do so is to work topic by topic. So, if you haven’t studied fundamentals, you could find a good GMAT prep resource, and start working on one topic at a time.
To master a topic, the best approach is to first learn the concepts involved in the topic. Then,learn strategies for the topic. Finally, practice applying the concepts and strategies by doing practice questions involving the topic.
Warmest regards,
Scott Woodbury-Stewart
Founder & CEO, Target Test Prep
Studying Fundamentals Is the Key to Building a Strong Foundation for GMAT Success
We know that the GMAT is to a large extent a test of reasoning skill. However, it’s still the case that we need some fundamental knowledge to master the GMAT. So, a reason why people’s GMAT scores plateau is that they haven’t spent enough time learning fundamentals.
One reason why people don’t learn fundamentals when they study for the GMAT is that some GMAT resources don’t cover fundamentals in depth. Rather, such resources provide practice questions and explanations without discussing concepts. So, it’s easy to end up trying to master the GMAT by just answering a mix of practice questions.
Whatever the reason for not studying fundamentals, the outcome is that you get only so far. You may be able to answer easy questions or questions involving concepts you already know. However, when faced with questions you don’t have the fundamental knowledge to answer, you don’t make progress.
So, if your GMAT score isn’t improving, consider whether you’ve skipped the step of learning fundamentals or studied concepts only superficially or only in some areas.
The solution to the problem of not knowing fundamentals is to study fundamentals, and the way to do so is to work topic by topic. So, if you haven’t studied fundamentals, you could find a good GMAT prep resource, and start working on one topic at a time.
To master a topic, the best approach is to first learn the concepts involved in the topic. Then,learn strategies for the topic. Finally, practice applying the concepts and strategies by doing practice questions involving the topic.
Warmest regards,
Scott Woodbury-Stewart
Founder & CEO, Target Test Prep
18 Mar 2025, 10:40
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In many instances, it simply won’t be practical or feasible for GMAT material to include visual elements such as graphs and charts or videos and animations. Yet, you still need to be able to stay focused and assimilate text-based information.
For example, GMAT students often find it difficult to stay engaged with passages in Reading Comprehension or Critical Reasoning. Of course, engaging with what you’re reading in a passage is an essential part of mastering Critical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension.
Fortunately, you CAN make the experience of reading passages more visual, and thus more engaging, by picturing what you’re reading. Imagine what you’re reading unfolding as if it’s a movie you’re watching. This visualization process will help you be a more careful reader and better assimilate and connect the information.
Picturing described scenarios isn’t just for Verbal questions; it can also help you assimilate information in Quant word problems. Whatever you’re reading, whether it’s a practice question or lesson, try imagining it in movie form. You may be surprised at how much more easily you’re able to recall what you’ve read.
Alternatively, if you’re reading about something such as a formula, try to create a photograph of it in your mind. For example, say you just learned that rate = distance / time. Rather than merely reading that formula, look at it and create a mental “snapshot” of it. Later on, you can try to conjure up that snapshot in your mind.
Warmest regards,
Scott Woodbury-Stewart
Founder & CEO, Target Test Prep
Imagine What You’re Reading in Movie Form or Create Mental “Snapshots”
In many instances, it simply won’t be practical or feasible for GMAT material to include visual elements such as graphs and charts or videos and animations. Yet, you still need to be able to stay focused and assimilate text-based information.
For example, GMAT students often find it difficult to stay engaged with passages in Reading Comprehension or Critical Reasoning. Of course, engaging with what you’re reading in a passage is an essential part of mastering Critical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension.
Fortunately, you CAN make the experience of reading passages more visual, and thus more engaging, by picturing what you’re reading. Imagine what you’re reading unfolding as if it’s a movie you’re watching. This visualization process will help you be a more careful reader and better assimilate and connect the information.
Picturing described scenarios isn’t just for Verbal questions; it can also help you assimilate information in Quant word problems. Whatever you’re reading, whether it’s a practice question or lesson, try imagining it in movie form. You may be surprised at how much more easily you’re able to recall what you’ve read.
Alternatively, if you’re reading about something such as a formula, try to create a photograph of it in your mind. For example, say you just learned that rate = distance / time. Rather than merely reading that formula, look at it and create a mental “snapshot” of it. Later on, you can try to conjure up that snapshot in your mind.
Warmest regards,
Scott Woodbury-Stewart
Founder & CEO, Target Test Prep
25 Mar 2025, 08:40
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Get excited about taking the GMAT – you might just earn a higher score. That’s right – get excited!
Research by Alison Wood Brooks, professor at Harvard Business School, supports the notion that simply by getting excited about a stressful task, one can improve one’s performance on that task.
According to Brooks, many people think that the best way to heighten their performance under stress is to try to calm themselves down. To the contrary, Brooks’ research uncovered something interesting: people who got excited about rather than tried to calm down before a stressful task actually performed better.
According to Brooks, this is the act of “reappraising anxiety as excitement.” She says: “Individuals can reappraise anxiety as excitement using minimal strategies such as self-talk (e.g., saying “I am excited” out loud) or simple messages (e.g., “get excited”), which lead them to feel more excited, adopt an opportunity mind-set (as opposed to a threat mind-set), and improve their subsequent performance.”
In one experiment, Brooks looked at how reappraising anxiety as excitement helped graduate students perform better under strict time pressure on difficult math problems (sound familiar to anyone?). Before solving any problems, one group of students would say the phrase “try to remain calm” out loud, while the other would exclaim “try to get excited.” Interestingly, she found that the group of students instructed to say “try to get excited” performed significantly better than the group instructed to say the first phrase.
In another experiment, Jeremy Jamieson, professor of psychology at the University of Rochester, studied college students preparing to take the GRE. Jamieson divided the students into two groups and had each group take a practice GRE exam. He told one of the groups about new research suggesting that stress could actually be helpful to exam performance.
In addition, he told the group that if they noticed themselves experiencing stress during the exam, they should remind themselves that the stress may actually be helping them to perform better. The other group, the control group, did not receive this pep talk. Jamieson found that the group that had received the pep talk scored higher on the practice GRE exam than did the control group.
About a month later, both groups of students took the official GRE exam. Jamieson then reviewed both groups’ official GRE performances by analyzing participants’ ETS score reports (the ETS writes and administers the GRE). He found that the group that had received the pep talk, just as in the practice exam experiment, performed significantly better on the quantitative section of the GRE than did the control group.
So what are the key takeaways? First, if you’re feeling stressed about taking the GMAT, it may help to tell yourself that what you’re feeling is actually excitement, not stress. Each time you sit down to practice solving GMAT problems, try say something like “I am excited about mastering these GMAT questions,” or “I’m pumped about studying for the GMAT,” or “I am excited about scoring high on the GMAT.” Whatever it is, find a mantra that works for you. Then use that same mantra prior to taking your actual GMAT.
Then, if you find yourself stressing out during the official GMAT, you can take a moment to remind yourself that the stress is quite likely working in your favor and ultimately helping to boost your final score.
Warmest regards,
Scott Woodbury-Stewart
Founder & CEO, Target Test Prep
Getting Excited About the GMAT Could Lead to a Higher Score!
Get excited about taking the GMAT – you might just earn a higher score. That’s right – get excited!
Research by Alison Wood Brooks, professor at Harvard Business School, supports the notion that simply by getting excited about a stressful task, one can improve one’s performance on that task.
According to Brooks, many people think that the best way to heighten their performance under stress is to try to calm themselves down. To the contrary, Brooks’ research uncovered something interesting: people who got excited about rather than tried to calm down before a stressful task actually performed better.
According to Brooks, this is the act of “reappraising anxiety as excitement.” She says: “Individuals can reappraise anxiety as excitement using minimal strategies such as self-talk (e.g., saying “I am excited” out loud) or simple messages (e.g., “get excited”), which lead them to feel more excited, adopt an opportunity mind-set (as opposed to a threat mind-set), and improve their subsequent performance.”
In one experiment, Brooks looked at how reappraising anxiety as excitement helped graduate students perform better under strict time pressure on difficult math problems (sound familiar to anyone?). Before solving any problems, one group of students would say the phrase “try to remain calm” out loud, while the other would exclaim “try to get excited.” Interestingly, she found that the group of students instructed to say “try to get excited” performed significantly better than the group instructed to say the first phrase.
In another experiment, Jeremy Jamieson, professor of psychology at the University of Rochester, studied college students preparing to take the GRE. Jamieson divided the students into two groups and had each group take a practice GRE exam. He told one of the groups about new research suggesting that stress could actually be helpful to exam performance.
In addition, he told the group that if they noticed themselves experiencing stress during the exam, they should remind themselves that the stress may actually be helping them to perform better. The other group, the control group, did not receive this pep talk. Jamieson found that the group that had received the pep talk scored higher on the practice GRE exam than did the control group.
About a month later, both groups of students took the official GRE exam. Jamieson then reviewed both groups’ official GRE performances by analyzing participants’ ETS score reports (the ETS writes and administers the GRE). He found that the group that had received the pep talk, just as in the practice exam experiment, performed significantly better on the quantitative section of the GRE than did the control group.
So what are the key takeaways? First, if you’re feeling stressed about taking the GMAT, it may help to tell yourself that what you’re feeling is actually excitement, not stress. Each time you sit down to practice solving GMAT problems, try say something like “I am excited about mastering these GMAT questions,” or “I’m pumped about studying for the GMAT,” or “I am excited about scoring high on the GMAT.” Whatever it is, find a mantra that works for you. Then use that same mantra prior to taking your actual GMAT.
Then, if you find yourself stressing out during the official GMAT, you can take a moment to remind yourself that the stress is quite likely working in your favor and ultimately helping to boost your final score.
Warmest regards,
Scott Woodbury-Stewart
Founder & CEO, Target Test Prep
