GMAT CAT General Strategy

The GMAT CAT scores necessary to get into top schools are increasing year by year, making quality preparation an even greater necessity. Disciplined and dedicated preparation for the GMAT will allow you to get the best score possible on the exam and get into the school of your choice.

GMAT tests basic grammar and reasoning skills, and the math portion of the exam rarely goes beyond a 10th grade level. Knowing that, it might be surprising to learn that the average GMAT test taker gets only half of all the possible points available on the exam. That’s because the test is designed to trick you and then take advantage of your mistakes.

High quality preparation is essential to achieving your best score on the GMAT. High quality preparation means becoming intimately acquainted with the test structure, format, and the types of questions that are being asked. It means improving upon your weak areas through practice and repetition. It means developing your ability to answer correctly the tougher questions.

GMAT CAT Preparation Strategy

• Learn the most typical problems and answer types.
• Answer all questions.
• Guess and estimate when necessary.
• Try your best on the initial questions.
• Use a systematic approach to your test. Take all questions seriously and answer them. Skipping questions is not helpful on the GMAT CAT.
• Make a special effort to improve your weaknesses along with strengthening your expertise during practice.
• Do not take breaks during a practice test. In the actual test center, you will not be allowed coffee breaks etc. during sections.
• Eliminate distractions and be conscious of time. Especially when you taking practice tests, be as aware of the clock as you will need to be on the actual exam.
• Locate or set up a serious test-taking environment in your house or a public library or a park or another facility so that you can exclusively focus on taking the mock tests.
• Make a list of those typical errors you tend to make and consciously remind yourself of them and refrain from making the same mistakes.
• Keep a light-hearted and positive attitude on the test day.