Basic Math for GMAT   You can find a lot of information online about the GMAT. I will only write what I thought it was important. Although most of the information required for the math part is basic, I was surprised to notice that time passed and my knowledge about math was fuzzy sometimes and I also need it an update of the English equivalents of the terms used. Integers = negative or positive numbers. Do not include fractions. = odd or...

Geometry for GMAT   What you need to remember is that GMAT geometry problems always involve more than one step and that when a GMAT problem offers you just a ratio as answer, without any numbers to start from, you need to plug-in any number in the formulas you use. Some basic tools refer to remembering number replacement and measurements used by GMAT. You need to memorize the following approximations: Π = 3, √1 = 1, √2 = 1.4, √3 =...

Data Sufficiency for GMAT   On data sufficiency GMAT problems all the drawings are useless in solving the problem. Also remember TIME is of the essence. If you written down more than three rows of formulas for any GMAT problem … STOP … click on any answer and move on. The closer you think you are to the answer, the more time you loose! If a question asks “what is x?” it means: can a single value for x be found? For data sufficiency...

Reading comprehension for GMAT   The texts that you need to analyze in the reading comprehension part of the GMAT are mostly from social science, science, and business. The questions are general (the main idea, the structure) ore specific at the level of a certain row in the text. Once you start reading work on two levels: Understand what the GMAT text is about Look for landmarks: Trigger words: but, although, even though, however, yet,...

Sentence Correction for GMAT   For GMAT you do not only need to know English, but you need the basic and correct English. First, some definitions: Noun = a word that is used to name a person, place, thing or idea Verb = a word that expresses action Adjective = a word that modifies a noun Adverb = a word that modifies a verb, adjective or adverb Preposition = a word that notes the relation of a noun to an action or a thing Phrase = a group...

Critical Reasoning for GMAT   Critical reasoning was the hardest part for me in the GMAT test. Probably not because is hard, but for the feeling that I do not know with what to start. The texts are in form of an argument with three parts: Conclusion = what the author is trying to convince you of. Premises = pieces of evidence the author gives to support the conclusion. Assumptions = unstated ideas or evidence without which the entire...