That said, in the above article we referenced earlier about the GRE vs. If you know your stuff but lack confidence, you’ll probably still not do very well. So, you must have confidence, and work quickly. Furthermore, if you don’t ensure you re-learn the core concepts (i.e., not just tips and tricks) that are repeatedly tested on the exam well, you’ll struggle.Īnd finally, time is an issue on the GMAT. The GMAT tests your understanding of things like number theory, and abstraction (i.e., turning a scenario into an algebra equation), and if you haven’t taken a math class recently, you are going to struggle. We believe there’s a relatively simple reason for this – while the math concepts tested on the GMAT don’t get into calculus or anything that advanced, they can still be tricky. But, we’ve noticed that, having what appears to be a strong quantitative background doesn’t necessary mean you’ll do that well on GMAT quant. Many of our most impressive tutors seem to have a similar story.īasically, we’ve noticed that if you are a well-educated and well-read native English speaker, your chances of doing well on GMAT verbal are very good. Yet I scored in the 99 th percentile on GMAT verbal and 75 th percentile on GMAT quant. For example, my undergraduate degree is in Finance and I was in the highest level of mathematics offered at my large, public high school, but was in a normal level of English. In fact, we wrote a blog article about whether you should take the GRE or the GMAT where we too make the point that, relatively speaking, the quantitative section of the GMAT is difficult.įurthermore, we’ve noticed that many folks who consider themselves “math” people but who also have generally solid educational backgrounds find that they do much better on GMAT verbal than on GMAT quant.
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And, most test prep experts suggest that, if you aren’t a math person, you should consider the GRE. Given that many business schools now accept the GRE, students can choose between the two tests. The quantitative section of the GMAT can be very difficult.
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So here is an article by a guest GMAT expert, Mark Skoskiewicz, whose company does GMAT tutoring in Chicago, New York, Boston, and Minneapolis.