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.
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John Katzman
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