GMAT
Business school gatekeeper
GMAT stands for Graduate Management Admission Test, a standardized exam used for admission to MBA and other graduate business programs.
The test measures analytical writing, quantitative reasoning, and verbal skills.
Business schools weigh GMAT scores alongside grades, work experience, and essays: She spent three months studying for the GMAT.
Graduate degree in commerce
- applicationFormal request document
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- percentileStatistical ranking threshold
- applicantOne who formally requests
university · program · admission · entrance · profile · criteria · evaluation · ranking
Concerning measurable amounts
- verbalOf or in words
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- percentileStatistical ranking threshold
timing · pacing · difficulty · adaptive
Readiness work, abbreviated
- studyDeliberate learning effort
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- tutorIndividual instruction provider
- coursePlanned path forward
review · guide · strategy · timing · Kaplan · diagnostic · retake · scheduling
Language's structural rules
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- idiomsFixed figurative expressions
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
- logicScience of valid reasoning
rhetoric · passage · tone · strengthen · weaken · assumption · conclusion · parallelism
Science of quantity and structure
- algebraMath using symbols
- geometryScience of spatial relationships
- arithmeticMathematics of basic operations
- integersNumbers without fractional components
fractions · percentages · ratios · probability · statistics · exponents · roots · inequalities
MBA
Graduate degree in commerce
- applicationFormal request document
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- percentileStatistical ranking threshold
applicant · university · program · admission · entrance · profile · criteria · evaluation · ranking · selectivity
quantitative
Concerning measurable amounts
- verbalOf or in words
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
percentile · timing · pacing · difficulty · adaptive
prep
Readiness work, abbreviated
- studyDeliberate learning effort
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- tutorIndividual instruction provider
course · review · guide · strategy · timing · Kaplan · diagnostic · retake · scheduling
grammar
Language's structural rules
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- idiomsFixed figurative expressions
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
logic · rhetoric · passage · tone · strengthen · weaken · assumption · conclusion · parallelism · modifiers
mathematics
Science of quantity and structure
- algebraMath using symbols
- geometryScience of spatial relationships
- arithmeticMathematics of basic operations
integers · fractions · percentages · ratios · probability · statistics · exponents · roots · inequalities · functions
- examsexam, test, quiz, final exam, midterm
- teststest, tests, exam, exams, quiz
- assessmentsassessments, evaluation, evaluations, test, tests
- Entrance Examsentrance exams, admission test, admission tests, SAT, ACT
- MBAMBA, business school, MBA program, executive MBA, online MBA
- MBA SchoolsWharton, Harvard Business School, Kellogg, Booth, Ross