经企管理研究生入学考试GMAT-course.docxVIP

GMAT: ( User ID: arnab1386@ ; Password: Abcde@1 ) GMAT Handbook : The test is broken down into 4 parts:1. Essay You analyze an argument 2. Integrated Response Mix of quant and verbal 3. Quantitative Data sufficiency Problem solving 4. Verbal Reading comprehension Critical reasoning Sentence correction First, forget the essay.? At the time I took the test, most business schools had publicly stated that they didn’t care about the essay.? And literally, the only prep I did for the essay was the night before I took the test.? I went through about 20 essays (both in the official guide and the Manhattan GMAT guide) that had scored a perfect 6 out of 6, realized that they all had the same format, memorized the format, and reproduced that on the test the next day.? Sure, I only got a 5/6 on the essay, but when you only have 8 days, every second of study time is valuable. I have typed up my essay notes below:Essay (formally referred to as the Analytical Writing Assessment): Identify/ Summarize the evidence +conclusion List the flaws (3 to 5) ????????? a) Cause and Effect????????????? i. Conclude that x causes y when y causes????????????? ii. Conclude that x causes y when y causes x????????? b) Statistical????????????? i. Sample is not representative of the entire population????????????? ii. Conclusion does not match statistics???? 3. Analogy????????????? i. Not enough similarities to draw conclusions???? 4. Other????????????? i. Unsubstantiated assumptions????????????? ii. Vague words: some, many, few????????????? iii. Ignoring supply+demand fundamentals????????????? iv. Drawing a strong conclusion based on weak evidence???? 5. Find 1 or 2 ways to strengthen the argument???? 6. Choose the top 2 to 4 flaws - write essay???? 7. ProofreadEssay outline: Tell what you are going to say Say it Tell ‘em what you told ‘em Intro: First sentence: paraphrase argument and state that it is flawed. General Format: The author concludes x based on y, however… Second