Take Prep Course For GMAT Online!
In the business world, timing may not be everything, but it matters. After all, no matter how good a report is, it still must also be on time. This is a lesson that can also be applied when one is making moves towards getting their MBA.
One area where timing is almost as important as what you know is with the GMAT. Anyone who does well on this evaluation exam will have their pick of top flight business schools and programs at their beck and call. If they don't do well, they might not gain access to any post-grad schools at all.
Most MBA candidates prepare for the GMAT through online classes. This is a good way to do it as the exam itself is automated, and can give the student a more real time experience. One can schedule their classes around their work schedule and never miss a day until it's time to take the exam. There are still dozens of these online courses, and picking the right one should be considered carefully.
The thing is that the GMAT is a timed exam. All three parts of the exam must be completed within their respective allotted time or the unanswered portions are counted against one's final grade. While the penalty for one might not seem like much, when it gets to three or more, it can be considerable.
As it turns out, each unanswered question deducts 3% from one's total score in a section. That means leaving five questions blank puts the test taker at an immediate 15% disadvantage. That can be the difference between getting into a top flight post-grad program, which tends to only look at the top 10-20% of any exam class to begin with.
As such, when looking for a prep program, it would be a solid idea that the drills and simulations include a stop watch or other kind of timing app. The idea is to develop a way of timing one's self so one can get to the last question with time to spare. It will also drill you so you learn to have plenty of such things as scratch paper, pens and other things allowed and not dwell to long on one question.
True, this could lead to one particularly glaring criticism of the GMAT, i.e., it's better to put an answer down-even a wrong one-than no answer at all. At the same time, the best way to answer a real mind bending question is to eliminate the obviously wrong ones and then take an "educated guess" at what remains. It may not give the right answer, but it increases the odds of hitting it.
One could also argue that this is the way things actually work in the business world, that it's really making the most intelligent guess given any circumstance. You will increase your chances of getting it right with online classes. In the real world one simply doesn't have the time to divine the best answer all the time. Thus maybe the GMAT tests one's business degree knowledge better than you think.
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