Part-I: Introduction
Welcome to the journey to your dream business school!
As you take the first step in the direction of your success, let us give you the good news first - there are thousands of schools across the world that accept the GMAT, so you have a plethora of options to choose from. The bad news (or the not-so-good news) is that only a fraction of these schools offer you world class education and consequently the competition for getting through to these schools is very fierce.
The admission committees at business schools evaluate candidates on primarily five different parameters:
1. Undergraduate GPA and institution
2. The quantity and quality of work-experience
3. Admission essays
4. Letters of recommendations and
5. The GMAT score.
Each candidate’s application is evaluated holistically to determine how the candidate stacks up vis-à-vis other applicants. Schools look for candidates who are competent enough to survive the rigor of an MBA program and who have performed consistently well in the past. The schools also look for candidates with the right aptitude and the GMAT is one of the best ways for the schools to evaluate whether the candidate possesses the requisite aptitude.
If you go through any credible rankings of business schools, you will observe that the schools at the top of the pack have the highest GMAT scores and as you come down the rankings the average GMAT scores start decreasing.
So to get into a top business school, you need to target a high GMAT score and the goal of this book is to get you started on that journey. If you are about to start your preparation and don’t know how to proceed, this book is for you.
While there many other similar books to get started on your GMAT journey, one common problem with them is that they are written in a monotonous and uninteresting way. Most of them are loaded with facts but none of them provide insights that will help you as progress ahead.
Did you know ?
Approx 260,000 candidates take the GMAT annually!
6 Written in an interesting and conversational style, this book makes for a snappy read and provides insights that will help you start your preparation more confidently. It starts by providing you the necessary details about the GMAT and then continuously tries to show you how you can score better on the exam. Right from discussing the right and the wrong way to prepare for the exam to debunking some common myths, this book will help align your thoughts in a way that will help you score better. By the time you finish this book, you will know exactly how to go about your preparation and what to keep in mind to score well on the GMAT.
Let’s get going!