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GMAT Course Options
Contributor: Ajeet Khurana
Ajeet was
About.com's GMAT expert and has published books through McGraw Hill on preparing for the GMAT. Ajeet is an expert on the MBA admissions process and is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin School of Business.
GMAT students often spend more than 50 hours preparing over a six- to eight-week period. Students looking to break 600
to gain entry into a top school or who have been out of school for several years need the most work to brush up their math and test-taking skills.
Consider taking a classroom or online course if you need additional help. Your
score may increase by 100 to 200 points.
There are two main for options for GMAT prep: an online course or a classroom course.
Online GMAT courses are perfect for students who do not live where reputable classroom courses are offered or who don't have the time to go to a class. Online courses are either self-study or are conducted through virtual classrooms.
Live, in-person GMAT classroom courses are more expensive and take more time, but they provide in-depth support and motivation. Many students start with an online self-study course and then take a classroom course to focus on weak areas.
GMAT Classroom Course
VeritasPrep was recently profiled in BusinessWeek magazine as a rapidly growing GMAT prep company has over 5,000 GMAT students a year at over 70 locations worldwide. If you need help with your application, their admissions consulting service uses former admissions officers from most of the top 20 business schools.
Over 2000 pages of materials and the Official GMAT Guide
15 practice tests
42 hours of class instruction
Unlimited instructor phone and email tutoring support
Instructors have scored above the 99th percentile (760+ GMAT)
800score.com(named after the highest possible score on the GMAT, an "800"). The 800score GMAT Course has been favorably reviewed and has well-designed sample GMAT CAT tests. The course is affordable at $39.95.
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