The Next Step is to take a Practice Test.
“Carefully examine your results to understand your strengths and weaknesses, and then develop a
“It’s very important to pace yourself. Completing the test is one key to a better score. If you are stumped by a question, give it your best guess and
“Let’s say the test calls for your next question to be a relatively hard problem-solving question involving arithmetic operations. If arithmetic- based questions of this difficulty have all been administered, then you might be given an easier item,” Delbene explains.
“It takes special skill to correctly estimate the difficulty level of test questions – most people get it wrong. Don’t waste valuable time during the test trying to figure it out,” she stresses.
The Perfect MBA Interview
Impressing the business school admission officer with a refined and compelling pitch during an MBA admissions interview will bring candidates a step closer to bagging a place at their desired business school, but this may require a lot of practice.
“Speaking about yourself is a lot different from writing, so it’s probably a good idea to practice this out loud,” says Rose Martinelli, associate
strategy that addresses your weak spots,” she advises.
Every Question Counts
However when it comes to sitting the GMAT, some candidates make the mistake of investing too much time on the first ten questions, with the view that the computer adaptive testing algorithm uses these initial ten to estimate their ability.
“The reality is that every question counts. In fact, it can hurt your ability to finish the test,” says GMAC’s director of marketing, Jane Delbene.
move on. The penalty is severe if you don’t finish the test,” she adds.
Trying to estimate the difficulty level of the test questions could be to the detriment of securing a good score. Many candidates make the mistake of thinking that an easier question is an indication that they had answered the previous question incorrectly.
However this is not necessarily true. The computer adaptive system selects a specific number of questions from each category.
dean for student recruitment and admissions at University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
“What is really helpful for candidates is to sit down with friends or colleagues and discuss their path, plans and dreams. Really get into a mock interview experience. The more you interview, the better you become,” he adds.
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