Crash Course for the GMAT, 2nd Edition

About This Book

10 Simple Steps to a Higher Score–in Less Than 1 Week!

If the big test is staring you right in the face and you feel doomed, then here’s your last-minute reprieve: a GMAT book designed exclusively for the student who’s running out of time.

We may not be able to turn you into a genius overnight, but we can give you the essential tools and rules you’ll need to get a good score. Practice the ten steps in this book, and you’ll have The Princeton Review advantage. Here’s what you get:

• Strategies you positively must know to ace the exam

• Dozens of practice questions that will help you master our techniques

• Detailed answer explanations that will help you avoid making
the same mistakes twice

Table of Contents

CONTENTS
Part I Introduction 1
Orientation 3
General Strategy 9
Part II Ten Steps to the GMAT 15
Step 1: Sentence Correction 17
Step 2: Math Defi nitions 37
Step 3: Arguments 47
Step 4: (How Not to Do) Algebra 65
Step 5: Formulas 79
Step 6: Reading Comprehension 89
Step 7: Analytic Writing Assessment 99
Step 8: Geometry 115
Step 9: Statistics and Spare Parts 123
Step 10: The Final Step 133
Part III Drills 137
Verbal Drills 139
Math Drills 179
About the Author 215