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GMAT
Graduate Management Admission Test
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Get Adequate Sleep the Night
Before
If you have spent any significant amount of time preparing for
the exam, then you will know that your score will benefit more
from some extra sleep than it will be from a few last-minute
cram preparations
Make Sure You are Comfortable with the Computer Tutorial
The exam will begin with a tutorial on using the computer. We
do not
recommend rushing through it. If
you have adequately prepared yourself for the exam, you will
suffer no short-term memory loss in the few minutes it takes
to complete this tutorial. You do not want to find that,
having rushed through this tutorial, you panic when the timed
test begins and you're suddenly not sure how to scroll through
the long passages in the verbal section. Finally, this
tutorial provides an excellent way for most test-takers to
calm their nerves before delving into the actual test
questions
Keep Moving
Keep moving through the
test and try to finish each section. The best strategy
is to pace yourself so that you have time to consider
each test question and make your best answer choice. You
may not skip questions, and randomly guessing answers to
questions at the end of each test section can
significantly lower your scores.
Try to Relax
Yes, this is easier said than done – even for admissions
consultants who have already taken the exam, and even
graduated from business school. Nonetheless, worrying
and stressing over the exam will do nothing to boost
your confidence or increase your ability to answer the
questions correctly.
Keep in mind that the exam
is only one component of your total application package.
Admissions committees at the most selective business
schools normally give your academic qualifications,
including grades and other non-exam components a
weighting of between 30% and 40%. That means that you
may still be a very competitive applicant, even if your
exam score falls somewhat below the median of those
applicants historically accepted to your top-choice
schools.
Don't Waste Time
This advice probably seems self-evident, but we mention it
because we've had clients tell us how they wasted time by
revisiting the help screen or requesting extra scrap paper
after they had already begun their test. These activities, if
undertaken once the section has begun, will only take valuable
time away from working on the questions.
Think Very Carefully Before
Doing Any of These
Before you cancel your score
or quit the exam, ask yourself whether you are sure this is
what you really want to do. It has been our experience that
most test takers who cancel their scores or quit the exam do
so irrationally. You probably know from your previous test
experiences that you often turn out to have done better on an
exam than you thought you would while you were taking it.
It is human psychology to
dwell more heavily on the questions you believe you answered
incorrectly rather than on the (hopefully) more numerous
questions you probably answered correctly. Try to keep this in
mind when the GMAT/GRE CAT asks if you want to cancel your
scores or see them immediately. It is our frank advice that,
unless you felt deathly ill during the exam, you should not
cancel your scores
Become Familiar with the
Testing Facility
Find out where the nearest bathroom and water fountain are
located before you begin the test. You are allotted only two 5
minute breaks during the exam, and will want to be able to
locate those facilities when you need them. It is also not a
bad idea to figure out ahead of time how to get to the test
center and to arrive there well before your scheduled time on
test day.
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