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A standardize test required by most B-schools, the GMAT primarily tests four skills: Endurance and ability to focus, basic knowledge of grammar/math/reasoning/argument formation, test-taking skills and problem-solving abilities
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The GMAT
Official GMAC information about the GMAT. Includes operations, scores, assessment research, and more
800score.com
"Everything you need to get a perfect 800 score". Includes downloadable GMAT CAT tests and more
Crack-Gmat
GMAT preparation
Kaplan's test preparation
GMAT courses
Upstartraising GMAT Practice Simulator
Upstart Raising's new GMAT practice simulator provides a pool of over 300 questions, from the quantitative, verbal, and AWA sections of the GMAT exam. The simulator features performance-based question selection algorithms, an accurate scoring engine,
GmatBuster.com
GMAT preparation
Princeton Review
GMAT courses
GAS - GMAT Advanced Simulator
GMAT exam preparation software. GAS is intended for students, who are already familiar with GMAT basics and have the necessary verbal and quantitative skills for taking GMAT.
The Delta Course
Offers a free daily GMAT practice question by e- mail as well as online GMAT study guides and practice questions
Gmat.hu
GMAT preparation in Hungary
Upstart Raising GMAT Simulator
GMAT Preparation Simulator - practice quantitative, verbal, and AWA sections with over 300 realistic sample questions including the new question types - free demo.
American Language Institute, San Diego State University
The ALI has been a leader in Pre-MBA/GMAT preparation since 1974. Many ALI Pre-MBA students have successfully entered SDSU's MBA/MSBA programs as well as many other U.S. MBA programs. The ALI Pre-MBA Program is designed for students and professionals
MBA-CENTER Venezuela
MBA-CENTER, Caracas, Venezuela. Test preparation.
NEWS AND ARTICLES
Maximizing GMAT Scores: The Early Testing Strategy (Businessweek.com , 05/17/2011)
At the age of 20 or 21, the average GMAT score is 575. At 22 or 23, it’s 536, a drop of 39 points
Nearly 100 Would-Be MBAs Nailed in GMAT Scandal (Businessweek.com , 09/09/2008)
The scores of 84 MBA seekers are canceled after they were found to have peeked at test questions. Some have already enrolled or graduated
GRE Eyes GMAT's Testing Turf (Businessweek.com , 01/06/2008)
Can an alternative entrance exam break the GMAT monopoly at top business schools? The group behind the GRE is giving it a trying...
Preparing for the GMAT Verbal (Businessweek.com , 11/25/2007)
Word challenged? Here are some tips for improving your score on the verbal portion of the Graduate Management Admissions Test
GMAT Tips: The Numbers Game (Businessweek.com , 09/30/2007)
Experts offer advice on improving your score on the business-school admissions test's quantitative section
Retaking the GMAT (About.com, 01/13/2006)
After taking the GMAT, it is only natural to wonder if you could have done better. You are of course allowed to retake the GMAT, but retaking the test may not be as beneficial as you think.
GMAT Problem Solving (About.com, 07/27/2005)
The largest number of questions in the quantitative part of the GMAT are Problem Solving questions. Enjoy this little Problem Solving quiz....
GMAT Data Sufficiency Can be Quite Irksome (About.com, 06/13/2005)
Here is a quiz to get you up to speed on this tricky question type....
Testing Times for B-School Hopefuls (Businessweek.com , 06/06/2005)
Applications are dropping, but the books and prep courses geared to the GMAT keep on coming
Sample Critical Reasoning Questions (About.com, 05/26/2005)
Critical Reasoning is to the verbal section of the GMAT what Data Sufficiency is to GMAT Math. Both Critical Reasoning and Data Sufficiency are known to frustrate test takers, who often dispute the...
GMAT Info for MBA 2006 Applicants (About.com, 04/11/2005)
If you are seeking spring 2006 admission to an MBA program, you will quite likely appear for the GMAT sometime later this year. If you are targeting a really high score or if you cannot devote full-time...
GMAT Shocker: Answering a Question Incorrectly is Better Than Not Answering It! (About.com, 04/01/2005)
That is exactly what GMAC chief psychometrician Lawrence Rudner told an assembly of 50 people affiliated with companies that help candidates prepare for the Graduate Management Admission Test. How is
Daily GMAT Prep Mail (About.com, 03/14/2005)
Succeeding at the GMAT is of paramount importance to MBA aspirants. There are several factors that business schools consider while evaluating the candidature of applicants. The GMAT is one of the...
GMAT Sentence Correction Scores Can Improve With Practice (About.com, 02/18/2005)
Attempt this quiz to experience several of the common traps that the Sentence Correction section of the GMAT uses....
GMAT questions answered (Which MBA, 10/07/2003)
Dave Wilson, CEO and president of the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) answers students' questions on the GMAT
Graduate Management Admission Council Endorses Full Disclosure of GMAT Scores (ascribe.org, 12/20/2002)
GMAC announced they would continue their full disclosure policy of providing business schools with Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) scores
How important is the GMAT - and could I get into business school without it? (Which MBA, 11/02/2002)
This most feared and hated part of the business school admission process is something that most applicants will have to go through
The Princeton Review's No Stress Guide to the GMAT CAT (MBA jungle, 09/01/2002)
The test prep leader explains how the test works, shares strategies for success, and tells you how to register today
Free Help for MBA Hopefuls (Businessweek.com , 09/01/2000)
The Graduate Management Admissions Council now makes practice versions of a key test available on the Web
Ace the GMAT (MBA jungle, 09/01/2000)
Experts say that acing the GMAT doesn't guarantee you'll get into business school, but a low score can definitely keep you out. So how can you make sure you're in the running? Check out our GMAT cheat sheet to learn how to tame the test.
BOOKS
Barron's Gmat: How to Prepare for the Graduate Management Admission Test
by Eugene D. Jaffe, Stephen Hilbe
Arco Gmat Power: User's Manual
by Cambridge Review
Cliffs Computer-Adaptive Graduate Management Admission Test: Preparation Guide
by Jerry Bobrow, William A. Covin
Test Preparation for the Computer-Adaptive Gmat
by Powerprep
GMAT For Dummies
by Suzee Vlk
Cracking the Gmat Cat With Sample Tests on Cd-Rom: 1999 (Book and Disk)
by Geoff Martz
Arco 30 Days to the Gmat Cat
by Mark Alan Stewart
   
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