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GMAT Pill Levels Skewed Test Prep Market
GMAT Pill Levels the Playing FieldIt is no longer the case that you need to spend a lot of money for quality GMAT Prep!
That’s where the GMAT Pill Course comes in. The GMAT Pill offers superior GMAT test prep at a fraction of the price of the traditional programs like Kaplan.You’re probably looking at a variety of test prep options. Obviously, you can go to Barnes and Noble or Amazon.com to order some GMAT books to help you study. Popular names like Princeton Review and Kaplan come to mind.
But wait a minute! Do you really want to study out of a book? You should know the GMAT exam is not a pencil and paper test. In fact, it’s a computerized adaptive test.
Wouldn’t it make sense to prepare for the GMAT in the same way the GMAT test is administered?
If the GMAT exam is in front of a computer, then why would you spend a majority of your time studying out of a book??Let’s say you’ve decided that studying from a book won’t cut it for you, especially in the competitive applicant pools for MBA degrees. Your next option is one of those exorbitant test prep companies for $1500.That’s right. $1500 for a traditional test prep program! Ouch! That’s pretty expensive.
In fact, it’s so expensive that generally speaking, only the privileged rich kids can afford quality GMAT prep. They’re the ones that have the money to get the test prep and get a good GMAT score. With this, they’ll have better chances at getting into a top MBA program and then can make even more money and maybe even abuse their power.
Isn’t there something wrong with this system?The system is set up to help the Rich Get Richer…[see Bernie Madoff at right]
You see, the GMAT market is skewed. Those who have money pay their way to a higher score. And those who don’t have money end up studying out of books.
Sure, if you’ve got strong discipline, then you’ll do fine. But don’t you think it’s not fair how some people get access to quality GMAT prep while others do not?
There are only two options:
1) Exorbitant test prep programs ($1,500)
2) Studying out of a book ($30)Nothing in between—until now with GMAT Pill!
This is a huge problem. Unfortunately, I used to be a part of this problem.
As an exclusive GMAT tutor to privileged rich kids, I used to charge quite a bit of money ($200/hr) to help these already privileged students obtain admission into top MBA programs and then continue to make even more money.Sure, the money was great. But it wasn’t meaningful for me.
So what did I do?
My students convinced me to create the GMAT Pill site, which helps to level the playing field so everyone has access to quality GMAT prep. This site is not about helping any one specific demographic over the other. It is about helping EVERYONE regardless of economic/social background.
So that’s what this site is all about. YOU. Not the privileged rich kids—YOU!So far, we’ve served hundreds of students with incredible testimonials
Help me help you—join our facebook fan page: GMAT Pill Fan Page and show your support.Take a look around the site to see if this visual study method is for you.
If you’re interested, go to the signup page.
Best of luck on your studies!
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Times Square Terrorist Faisal Shahzad Earned MBA from University of Bridgeport | GMAT Logic Fallacy
I’m not exactly proud to announce this, but the recent Times Square terrorist attempt actually involved an MBA graduate.
Faisal Shahzad was caught Monday on board an Emirates flight headed for Dubai.
This is horrible PR for the University of Bridgeport.
Now how is this relevant to the GMAT?Well, when an article like this comes out, a lot of people will make ILLOGICAL conclusions based on the information given. The GMAT exam actually tests you on these very types of logic. If you fall for these logic questions, you will be be penalized on the GMAT exam!
Many people see the headlines with the word “Terrorist” and “Pakistani American” and automatically stereotype and become paranoid about any interaction with a Pakistani American. You cannot illogically conclude that any MBA graduate has the potential to be a terrorist. Nor can you conclude that any Pakistani American is likely to be a terrorist.
On the GMAT Critical Reasoning section, you will be given “background information.” Let the headlines of these terrorist related news articles on Faisal Shazad serve as your background information.
Then the GMAT guys might mention some hypothetical situation—either as part of the question or as a potential answer choice:
“If a dark skinned, Pakistani American male adult were to walk through a heavily populated city like Washington, D.C., then the counter terrorism unit must order Jack Bauer to take him down.”Now, of course common sense tells you that you should use extra precaution based on facts from the past. In this case, the fact is the suspected terrorist is a Pakistani American. So using extra precaution going forward makes sense.
However, be careful of keywords like “MUST” in critical reasoning questions. Reread the sentence above:
“”If a dark skinned, Pakistani American male adult were to walk through a heavily populated city like Washington, D.C., then the counter terrorism unit must order Jack Bauer to take him down.”
Notice answer choices with the word MUST tend to be red flags!
As a reality check, this kind of terrorist related question would NEVER show up on the GMAT exam. Why? Because of political reasons. The guys who administer the GMAT exam are the GMAC folks. They cannot mention anything that is remotely politically offensive. In particular, any potentially politically offensive material can NEVER be the correct answer.
Sometimes you will see answer choices sort of like “All Pakistani Americans are potential terrorists.”—such an answer choice is NEVER the correct answer. If it were the correct answer, then the GMAC guys would totally get sued for millions of dollars.If you ever see anything that is potentially offensive to any racial/ethnic/social group on the GMAT exam, you know that answer choice is no good. In a way, spotting these kinds of inappropriate logic fallacies will help you eliminate answer choices quickly on the GMAT critical reasoning.For more information on the breaking news, please see some of these link:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/04/faisal-shahzad-earned-mba_n_562892.html -
GMAT Exams in Asia – Notable Demographic Trends
The GMAC guys who administer the GMAT exam just released a press release giving some insight into the Asian demographics of GMAT test takers.
Looks like there’s been a huge jump in number of test takers in Asia over the last 5 years.
In 2009, a total of 265,613 GMAT exams were taken globally, compared to 200,503 in 2005.Of this number, 55,367 were either Indian or Chinese–so roughly 20% of all test takers came from India or China.
Also the number of GMAT percentile score reports sent to Asian schools increased significantly from 15,000 in 2005 to 50,000 in 2009. So more than 3 times as many score reports were sent to Asian schools in 2009 than in 2005.
The rise of business opportunities is increasing the demand for the MBA degree in Asia. There’s also a rise in the number of MBA institutions in Asia. It used to be that everybody sent their scores to U.S. based business schools. But that’s changing and we believe this will continue to change in this directional trend in the near future.
For more information, please see the press release from GMAC: http://gmac.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=109
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Great Questions From My Students You Should Learn From
So here’s an example of a student who had questions going thru and asked me to clarify. This is often a key step in getting the last ‘oomph’ to understand the answer to a GMAT question.
In this case, this student had another question to ask..
And here is yet another question on one of my videos...
And yes, this customer got a comprehensive answer and appreciated our effort to answer – that is great. Check it out!
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