I remember when I was young and would ask my dad a question, more often than not he would respond, “Would you like the short answer or the long answer?” It didn’t matter which option I chose, because at some point he would inevitably launch into the long answer. And while I hated it at…
The 4 Biggest Mistakes People Make on the GRE (And How to Avoid Them!)
Plato famously said that “courage is knowing what not to fear.” On the GRE, it can be equally said that a big part of success is knowing what not to do. Much is taught in articles like this about things you should do to boost your GRE score, but what about things to avoid doing?…
Train The Brain, Nail The GMAT [Or GRE]
What do sports and graduate admissions test have in common? More than you’ve ever imagined. Have a GMAT or GRE coming up? Listen to our talk with Brett Ethridge, founder and CEO of Dominate the GMAT and Dominate the GRE for invaluable test prep insights and advice – – and a healthy dosage of sports…
Preparing for the GMAT: Video Tips to Live By
Expert tip: Practice for the GMAT in as close to real testing conditions as possible. This will help you quickly adapt to the testing environment on the actual test day, and will help you develop the mental stamina you need to ace the exam. If you practice for 20 minutes at a time, then when…
3 Keys to Dominating GMAT Integrated Reasoning
What should you make of the GMAT Integrated Reasoning section? Two years after its introduction, there’s still no great answer to that question. Business school admissions offices still aren’t giving all that much weight to your IR score. And yet, you have to post one. If the first 30 minutes of your GMAT are going…
Your GMAT Study Plan: Get More Right Answers in Less Time
I got a call yesterday from a prospective client who sounded equal parts awestruck and discouraged. He explained that he had shown one of the sample GMAT math problems from my YouTube channel to his colleague who looked at it and proceeded to answer it, in his head, in about 20 seconds. The same problem…
GMAT, Take Two! (…or three?…or four?)
Business school Round 2 and Round 3 deadlines are looming and many prospective applicants finding themselves needing to boost that all-important GMAT score to improve their chances of getting in. If that’s you, there are two crucial questions you need to answer before diving in: 1) Should I even retake the GMAT? 2) What should…
Simplify Your Approach on GMAT Critical
Students generally either love or hate GMAT Critical Reasoning questions. There’s usually not much middle ground. If you fall into the latter category, I’m about to make your life a while lot easier. The Key to Critical Reasoning GMAT CR questions test your ability to think critically about an argument, filter through the implications of…
Uh-Oh, I Don’t Know This GMAT Question…What Now?
Picture this: It’s the day of your GMAT. You’re cruising through the Quant section, you’re feeling pretty good about things…and then up pops a doozy of a GMAT math question. It catches you off guard and you’re not quite sure what to do. You start to panic a bit. You read and re-read the question…
