Introduction Welcome to the GMAT /Attaining Your Competitive Edge: McGraw-Hills GMAT Meet the GMAT/Achieving Your Goals on the GMAT/Registering for the GMAT Additional Practice/Some Final Advice Acknowledgment GMAT Information for International Test Takers Registering for the Test/Finding a Test Center /On Test Day Test Preparation for International Test takers Another Hurdle for Internationals: the TOEFL/Business School Admissions The Business School Interview /One Last Hurdle: the Student Visa PART ONE THE QUANTITATIVE SECTION CHAPTER 1 The Techniques of GMAT Problem-Solving The Answers: Not Necessarily Your Friends Problem-Solving Tips CHAPTER 2 Data Sufficiency Can You Answer the Question?/The Intent behind the Question Type Working Data Sufficiency Problems Efficiently/Practice Problems CHAPTER 3 Basic Principles of Numbers Introduction: Remembering Your High School Math/Number Systems Algebraic Notation and the Order of Operations/Exponents and Roots Factoring Numbers /Working with Non-integers/Key Concepts to Remember Practice Problems CHAPTER 4 Algebra The Importance of Algebra/Quadratics/FOIL Practice Problems CHAPTER 5 Probability and Statistics Introduction: What Do Numbers Mean? /The Mean/The Median /The Mode The Range/Calculating the Standard Deviation/What You Need to Remember Application Problems——Statistics/Probability/Practice Problems CHAPTER 6 GMAT Geometry Introduction/Para Uei and Intersecting Lines/Types of Triangles and Their Attributes Quadrilaterals/Circles/Volume of Boxes and Right Circular Cylinders/What You Need to Remember Practice Problems CHAPTER 7 Boolean Problems and Combinatorics Introduction/Boolean Problems on the GMAT Combinatorics Problems: Two Approaches/Practice Problems PART TWO THE VERBAL AND WRITING SECTIONS CHAPTER 8 Critical Reasoning Introduction/Critical Reasoning Reading/What Is an Argument?/ssumption Questions Weaken the Argument/Strengthen the Argument/Inference Questions Less Common Question Types/The Art of Wrong Answers/Practice Arguments Practice Problems CHAPTER 9 Sentence Correction troduction/Verbs: Where the Action Is/Pronouns: In Place of the Right Answer Misplaced Modifiers/Para Uelism D-Idiomatic Expressions False Comparisons: Apples and Oranges/Quantity/Rare Errors The Most Common Type of Error/How to Approach a Hard Question Further Study/Practice Sentences/Practice Problems CHAPTER 10 Reading Comprehension Introduction/Reading Comprehension Strategy/Passage Topics/Passage Structures Question Types/Strategic Reading/Answering the Questions: Focused Reading The Art of the Wrong Answer/Practice Problems CHAPTER 11 The Analytical Writing Assessment Introduction/How the Analytical Writing Assessment Is Used How to Approach the AWA/How the Writing Assessment Is Scored Factors That Can Help or Hurt Your Score/Maximizing Your Score Analysis of an Issue/Analysis of an Argument/Practice Essays PART THREE BEYOND THE GMAT CHAPTER 12 Choosing the Right Program Introduction/Choosing a School: Considering Your Objectives A Brief Taxonomy of MBA Program Types A Brief Bibliography of School Ratings Lists/Selecting a Portfolio of Schools CHAPTER 13 Getting Admitted The Importance of the GMAT in Admissions -The Importance of Your Past University Transcripts Researching the Programs/Preparing Your/Soliciting the Right Recommendations Requesting an Interview/Writing Some Compelling Essays/Thinking about Your Career Plan during the Admission Process CHAPTER 14 Getting Ready to Survive B-School Concepts to Remember from Your GMAT Preparation/Math Camp Essential Tools for the MBA Student CHAPTER 15 Recruiting and Career Management Introduction/The Importance of the GMAT to Recruiters/PlanningYour Job Search/Tools for Career Management/Preparing Your Cover Letters/Thank-you Notes/Interviews/Finishing Up and Looking Back/Networking/Selecting the Right Offer/Will the GMAT Ever HauntYou Again? PART FOUR THE PRACTICE TESTS Instructions for the GMAT Practice Tests Practice Tests Practice Test 1/Practice Test 2/Practice Test 3/Practice Test 4/Practice Test 5 Practice Test 6 Answer Keys Answers and Explanations Practice Test 1/Practice Test 2/Practice Test 3/Practice Test 4/Practice Test 5 Practice Test 6 Answer Sheets