GMAT COURSE AT INTERTU EDUCATION

GMAT Test Preparation is specifically tailored to bachelors who wish to enroll in post-graduation MBA courses at universities worldwide. Nearly all post-grad courses in Business, Economics or Management require GMAT test score as a prerequisite standard to assess any admitted competence, and whether they are projected to succeed throughout the learning course or not, such applicability of GMAT exam is mainly due to its capability to assess the test taker’s logical analysis and critical thinking, of which skills are highly crucial to have for any manager.

See also: GMAT certificate

1. What is GMAT Test?

GMAT is a standardized competency test governed by Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), serving as an admission prerequisite for Business, Finance and Accounting, Economics and Management post-graduation courses all over the world.

There are 4 sections in GMAT test:

- Analytical Writing Assessment: 0-6 marks
- Integrated Reasoning: 1-8 marks
- Verbal Reasoning: 6-51 marks
- Quantitative Reasoning: 6-51 marks

GMAT certificate remains valid within 5 years after the awarded date, and it’s official score band ranges from 200-800 and is converted from the markings of Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning. GMAT is an adaptive test, meaning the difficulty rating of each consecutive question is predominantly determined by the correctness of the answer of the preceding question, which implies that higher scores can be expected upon the number of correct answers to more difficult questions.

2. Is studying for GMAT any difficult?

If GRE prides itself in it’s high difficulty rating in vocabulary in it’s Verbal section, GMAT challengingly tests the candidate’s ability to critically think and scientific processing in both it’s Verbal and Quantitative sections. Some of the more challenging parts found in the 2 said sections include:

2.1. Quantitative section:

- Deeper knowledge and more formulas in Math in comparison to GRE.
- Problem Solving: GMAT Math questions are sometimes complicated and may cause confusion while also being quite time-consuming in order to find the correct answer.
- Data Sufficiency: The candidate is given 1 question with 2 data statements and is required to determined which option best fits the statement question and the given data.

2.2. Verbal section:

- Sentence Correction: Tests for concrete grammatical understanding of English language to successfully correct faulty sentences.
- Critical Reasoning: The candidate is given a statement, a point of argument and a hypothesis and is required to critically think and organize their response to which statement best fits the statement question.

Being the general admission assessment to the education and training of future business managers, GMAT tests candidates for their high accuracy in using vocabularies and structuring of English language in Sentence Correction (Verbal), along with the ability to critically analyze in Critical Reasoning (Verbal) and Data Sufficiency (Quantitative).

3. Is studying for GMAT at a Test Prep Center necessary?

There’s only a selected few that are academically well-rounded, however, GMAT aims to test the candidate’s qualification in Language efficiency and Mathematical calculations in order to achieve desirable scores. In reality, fresh university graduates with majors in Accounting/Auditing and/or Finance may find themselves being rather advantageous in Quantitative section. Moreover, those that graduate with a major in Business Administration or Management tend to find Verbal section to be easier. Thus, even though self-study for GMAT is completely viable, it would be rather difficult to score high in sections where you are not particularly strong, which can also affect the final score.

Similarly to GRE, GMAT requires a certain level of English efficiency to independently study for with success from the candidate using online GMAT materials. However, no matter how efficient you are at English language, GMAT-style standardized assessments are far from similar to pure language efficiency tests like IELTS or TOEFL, instead there are questions to test candidate’s analytical skill and logical thinking. Alas, students tend to come to GMAT test prep centers to seek help on how to best prepare for their examination, with detailed study course and learning methods to help save valuable time and money in comparison to finding the proper way to do it themselves.

Instructors at Test Prep centers have years of experience and a high level of expertise in preparing students for GMAT. Additionally, being to familiarized with the GMAT itself, instructors can help analyze and correct points of error in different students in different sections with the most suitable and tailored approach to sufficiently achieve their desired GMAT scores in the shortest amount of time.

4. How long does it take to fully prepare for GMAT?

It is practically impossible to tell the exact amount of time needed one should expect to prepare for GMAT due to the many factors that are present:

- Target score band
- Amount of time spent revising every day
- Initial English Language efficiency
- Learning capability
- Determination and resilience

Generally speaking, GMAT is a challenging test and in order to score high, candidates can expect 4 months of revision at least.

4.1. For candidates with limited English skills

An average fresh graduate that just start to prepare for GMAT, with his/her limited English skills, will need around 6 months to 1 year to fully prepare, as Verbal section alone can take up most of their revision time.

- With a target score band of 550-600: requires at least 6 months of preparation with 4,5 hours of prep work each week.
- With a target score band of 600-650: requires at least 9 months to 1 year of preparation with 3 to 4,5 hours of prep work each week.

4.2. For candidates who are sufficient with the English language

Possessing good English skills is obviously a tremendous advantage to 2 smaller sections of Reading Comprehension and Sentence Correction in Verbal, however, even with set advantage, it can still be expectable that a revision period may take up at least 4 months as previously mentioned for those who wish to score high. Inherently, GMAT doesn’t only serve as an English efficiency test but also a test on the ability to critically think and analyze accordingly.

- With a target score band of 550 – 600: requires at least 4 months of preparation with 4,5 hours of prep work each week.
- With a target score band of 650 – 700: requires at least 4 months of preparation with 6 hours of prep work each week.
- With a target score band of 700 – 750: requires at least 6 months of preparation with 6 hours of prep work each week on high determination and sheer will.

GMAT is an adaptive test, which means that if you answer the previous question correctly, the next question will be more difficult, and subsequently, you can expect to get more scores if you answer it correctly. On the other hand, if you either consistently give wrong answers or only get easy questions correct, your projected score may not be as expected. Upon reaching the upper limit scores of GMAT, the harder it is to score even higher as it will require the candidate to answer more types of questions perfectly so as to ensure that the upcoming questions become more challenging, which directly translates to higher weighted mark per challenging question answered. Almost getting a GMAT score of 760 or higher is extremely difficult for most candidates both in Vietnam and around the world.

5. GMAT Test Prep courses at Intertu

5.1. GMAT Basic Test Prep

Mainly focus on familiarization to all types of questions presented in GMAT, highly suitable for learners with lower intermediate English language efficiency who wish to apply to MBA courses at institutions that are not demanding when it comes to GMAT results:

- Exam format and test structure, including all types of questions presented in the GMAT
- Key grammatical points of knowledge expectable in Sentence Correction
- Practice critical thinking-style questions in Critical Reasoning
- Brush up on Mathematical understandings in Problem Solving
- Familiarization to Data Sufficiency
- Practice doing full-on exam-style questions for the GMAT without time constraint
- Methods to writing Analytical Writing Assessment without fear of being off-topic

5.2. GMAT Advanced Test Prep

Suitable with learners with high English language efficiency with considerable Maths capability aiming for a GMAT band score of 700 and above:

- Skimming and Scanning to grasp the main ideas in Reading Comprehension
- Practice correcting grammatical errors in Sentence Correction with high accuracy
- Practice mastering critical thinking in Critical Reasoning
- Ability to quickly analyze any given data to give accurate answers in Data Sufficiency
- Solve an abundance of Problem Solving questions so as to minimize the feeling of alienation upon encountering any types of question in the test
- Practice full-on exam-style GMAT mock tests under time constraint
- Methods to best produce and structure ideas for the analysis of any given business case with great details in Analytical Writing Assessment

6. What kind of GMAT Test Prep materials does Intertu use?

- Intertu combines GMAT Test Prep materials from renowned publishers:
  - GMAT Official Guide by Wiley
  - GMAT Prep Plus by Kaplan
  - GMAT Premium Prep by The Princeton Review
  - All the GMAT by Manhattan Prep
  - In addition, exclusive GMAT test prep materials are provided throughout all courses

- Exclusive question bank expertly designed by Intertu’s Academic Department with more than 300 questions for Verbal, Quantitative và Integrated Reasoning sections. Instructors with high level of expertise will personalize and adjust to the learner’s progressional ability accordingly in order to tailor only the best-fit question sets.

7. Form and type of studying GMAT at Intertu

7.1. Form of studying

- Offline GMAT test preparation: For students residing in Ho Chi Minh City who want to come directly to Intertu to study in an inspiring, pure learning environment without being distracted by surrounding problems.
- Online GMAT test preparation: For students in the provinces or in Hanoi who want to take the GMAT test but can’t find a reputable training place in their locality and want to practice with a center dedicated to teaching certifications international like Intertu Education. The form of online GMAT learning through Intertu’s “virtual classroom” application is highly appreciated by many students across the country because of its useful features that make online learning convenient, lively and effective just like offline.

7.2. Type of studying

- 1 on 1 tutoring: For students with special support needs, for example, only preparing for a specific test in the GMAT, aiming for a high GMAT score of 720 or higher, quick GMAT practice…
- Private tutoring (up to 4 students): Suitable for groups of students with similar GMAT score goals to facilitate exchange of learning, create mutual motivation as well as reduce the burden of tuition fees.
- Small class (from 2 to 8 students): The course is packed according to a fixed route for each different GMAT score milestone suitable for a wide range of students with English ability corresponding to each course.

8. Why should you choose GMAT preparation at Intertu Education?

- Guaranteed output
- The curriculum follows the actual GMAT test
- Update GMAT exam trends regularly
- Experienced and knowledgeable teachers about the GMAT
- Fast and accurate inference method for Critical Reasoning and Data Sufficiency sections
- Support GMAT exam registration for students

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