Non-Traditional GMAT Prep Resources
Getting accepted into a MBA program is highly competitive. Do what you need to do to improve your score. Here are several
more resources. Think outside the box. Heck. Just think. Put your mind to it.
Overcome Text Anxiety
Consider the mental preparation aspect of test taking.
Whether you are filled with fear and worry about taking an exam and cannot think clearly
enough to pass, or simply have common exam jitters, there are some helpful steps you can take to overcome them and
get a better score.
The Test Taking Cure offers
help to make you feel calm and comfortable during the test to help you achieve your best score. It has sections covering:
- Eliminating Test Anxiety
- Study Motivation and Memory Enhancement
- The Studying Power Nap
- Test Run Through
Much is written about the mental preparation of sports, public speaking and other pursuits. Test taking should be taken just as seriously.
GMAT and Essay Tips
My-GMAT.com offers no-nonsense
GMAT prep tips and two e-books. The site has free info on topics I wish I had thought to cover, such as:
- Common GMAT pitfalls and how to avoid them
- Complete lists of idioms for the GMAT, key info for the sentence correction section
- Why the author choose INSEAD for his MBA
- The 1100 most common words appearing on the GMAT with usage of each word explained in a sentence
- Help with the tricky Data Sufficiency section
- Strategy for writing a great essay
- The actual essays that he wrote for his app
