GMAT For Dummies, with CD

New York : : Wiley, , 2012.

1 online resource (363 p.)

6th ed.

Description based upon print version of record.. - GMAT For Dummies; About the Authors; Dedication; Authors' Acknowledgments; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; Foolish Assumptions; How This Book Is Organized; Icons Used in This Book; Beyond the Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Putting the GMAT into Perspective; Chapter 1: Getting the Lowdown on the GMAT; Knowing Why the GMAT Is Important; Timing It Perfectly: When to Take the GMAT (And What to Bring); Forming First Impressions: The Format of the GMAT; Knowing Where You Stand: Scoring Considerations. - Analyzing an ArgumentRacking Up the Points: How the GMAT Scores Your Essay; Chapter 8: Present Perfect Paragraphs: How to Write a GMAT Essay; Avoiding Grammar, Punctuation, and Mechanics Errors; Building a Better Essay: Ten Steps to a Higher Score; Chapter 9: Deconstructing Sample GMAT Essays; Defining GMAT AWA scores; Taking a Look at Sample Essays; Part IV: Conquering the Quantitative Section; Chapter 10: Getting Back to Basics: Numbers and Operations; Just Your Type: Kinds of Numbers; It's Not Brain Surgery: Basic Operations; Using Little Numbers for Big Values: Bases and Exponents. - Checking Out the Ancestry: Roots. - Implementing an Approach to Sentence Correction QuestionsSentence Correction Practice Problems with Answer Explanations; Chapter 4: Not as Enticing as a Bestseller: Reading Comprehension; Judging by Appearances: What Reading Comprehension Questions Look Like; Approaching Reading Passages; Sticking to the Subject: Types of Passages; Approaching Reading Comprehension Questions; Reading Comprehension Practice Questions with Answer Explanations; Chapter 5: Let's Think This Through Logically: Critical Reasoning; Focusing on "Critical" Concepts: An Overview. - Making a Case: Essentials of Informal LogicThinking Inside the Box: Question Types; Stalking Your Prey: How to Approach Each Question Type; Critical Reasoning Practice Questions and Answer Explanations; Chapter 6: Bringing It Together: A Mini Practice Verbal Section; Working Through Verbal Reasoning Practice Questions; Understanding What's Right with Answer Explanations; Part III: Acing the Analytical Writing Section; Chapter 7: Analyze This: What to Expect from the Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA); Fitting in the AWA with the Rest of the GMAT; Calling 411: Your AWA Writing Tools. - Repeating the Process: Retaking the GMATChapter 2: Maximizing Your Score on the GMAT; Discovering Strategies for Successful Guessing; Winning the Race against the Clock; Getting Rid of Wrong Answers; Playing It Smart: A Few Things You Shouldn't Do When Taking the Test; Tackling a Case of Nerves with Relaxation Techniques; Part II: Vanquishing the Verbal Section; Chapter 3: Applying What You Learned (We Hope) in Grammar Class: Sentence Correction; Building a Solid Foundation: Grammar Basics; Pointing Out Mistakes: Common Sentence Correction Errors. - Learn to: Score higher on the GMAT and get into the business school of your choiceImprove your skills to conquer the verbal and quantitative sectionsWrite clearly and effectively to ace the analytical writing sectionPrepare for the big day with expert strategies for solving integrated reasoning problems Review your math knowledge and verbal skills with the interactive flashcards, and take 5 simulated GMAT tests on the companion CD Practice your skills and score your highest on the GMAT Nervous about taking the GMAT? Don't sweat it! This

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