Cracking the New GMAT, 2013 Edition: Revised and Updated for the New GMAT

847 Pages·2012·11.46 MB·English

by  Princeton Review

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2013 Edition
v3.1
Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword
…So Much More Online!
Part I: Orientation
1 Introduction
2 How to Think About the GMAT
3 Cracking the Adaptive Sections: Basic Principles
4 Cracking the Adaptive Sections: Intermediate Principles
5 Cracking the Adaptive Sections: Advanced Principles
6 Taking the New GMAT
Part II: How to Crack the Math GMAT
7 GMAT Math: Basic Principles
8 POE and GMAT Math
9 Data Sufficiency: Basic Principles
10 Arithmetic
11 Algebra
12 Applied Arithmetic
13 Geometry
14 Advanced Data Sufficiency
Part III: How to Crack the Verbal GMAT
15 Sentence Correction
16 Reading Comprehension
17 Critical Reasoning
Part IV: How to Crack the Integrated Reasoning GMAT
18 Integrated Reasoning: Basics
19 Integrated Reasoning: Strategies
20 Integrated Reasoning: Drills
Part V: How to Crack the Analytical Writing Assessment
21 Analytical Writing Assessment
Part VI: Answer Key to Drills
Part VII: The Princeton Review GMAT Math and Verbal Warm-Up Test
and Explanations
22 GMAT Math and Verbal Warm-Up Test
23 GMAT Math and Verbal Warm-Up Test Scoring Guide
24 GMAT Math and Verbal Warm-Up Test: Answers and Explanations
Part VIII: The Princeton Review GMAT Math and Verbal Practice Bins
and Explanations
25 GMAT Math and Verbal Practice Bins
26 GMAT Math and Verbal Practice Bins: Answers and Explanations
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Our GMAT course is much more than clever techniques and powerful computer
score reports; the reason our results are great is that our teachers care so much
about their students. Thanks to all the teachers who have made the GMAT course
so successful, but in particular the core group of teachers and development
people who helped get it off the ground: Alicia Ernst, Tom Meltzer, Paul
Foglino, John Sheehan, Mark Sawula, Nell Goddin, Teresa Connelly, and Phillip
Yee.
Special thanks to GMAT guru, John Fulmer, for his tireless work updating all of
the books in the TPR GMAT suite for the new version of the GMAT.
Special thanks to Adam Robinson, who conceived of and perfected the Joe
Bloggs approach to standardized tests and many of the other successful
techniques used by The Princeton Review.
Foreword
I’m glad you bought this book.
Primarily I’m glad because you’ve probably heard good things about The
Princeton Review. Our tutors and teachers are carefully chosen and supported,
and our tutoring and classroom courses continue to produce unmatched gains in
GMAT scores. And we attract people like Geoff Martz, who is one of the most
insightful and articulate instructors I’ve met, to make sure this book reflects
everything we’ve learned about the test and the best ways to prepare for it.
I’m also glad because it means you’re going to raise your GMAT score, and
you’re going to do it without memorizing dozens of math theorems or the
complete rules of English grammar. The information needed to do well on this
test is surprisingly limited, and we’ll concentrate on a small number of crucial
concepts.
Students who feel that their standardized test scores do not reflect their college
grades or business acumen probably suspect that there’s more to mastering one
of these tests than just honing rusty math and verbal skills. At their root, these
tests are trying to measure your IQ. They do so with an array of tricks, many of
which lead you to wrong answers (called, fittingly, distracters). Some of our
techniques address those tricks; I think you’ll find them fun and useful on every
standardized test you take.
Despite Geoff’s great skill, this book can’t mold itself around your strengths and
weaknesses as effectively as our instructors or online programs. For this reason,
we’ve created supplementary online tools that you can access at
PrincetonReview.com. Using the online exams, we can help you spend your
time more wisely to achieve the best results possible.
So good luck on the New GMAT! And if you need more help, or just want to
find the right business school or the best way to pay for it, please stop by
PrincetonReview.com/mba or call us at 800-2REVIEW (international students
should call 1-212-874-8282).
John Katzman
Founder
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Part I
Orientation
1 Introduction
2 How to Think About the GMAT
3 Cracking the Adaptive Sections: Basic Principles
4 Cracking the Adaptive Sections: Intermediate Principles
5 Cracking the Adaptive Sections: Advanced Principles
6 Taking the New GMAT