Superior GMAT Test Preparation
- All of our teachers have been specially chosen for each subject because of their vast experience with the GMAT as well as their excellent scores. All of our teachers have scored above the 95th percentile in their respective teaching areas. Each is skilled in breaking down the sections in a way that will help you increase speed and accuracy.
- Pretests and post-tests administered to familiarize students with the format and to assess improvement
- Detailed diagnostic results from computer-adaptive tests (CAT).
- Diagnostic shows students their areas of strength and weakness and where to focus their studies.
- Materials include Kaplan’s GMAT 2012 Premier textbook, The Princeton Review’s Cracking the GMAT 2012 textbook, GMAT’s The Official GMAT Review (12th edition), pre- and post-test diagnostic assessments, and a CD-ROM of computer-adaptive tests (so students can practice with the actual test format).
- This course will instill confidence in test-taking skills for each test section:
- Verbal—Critical Reasoning, Reading Comprehension and Sentence Completion
- Quantitative—Data Sufficiency and Problem Solving
- Analytical Writing
Exceeding Expectations
When coupled with personal study, our comprehensive program and excellent teachers will prepare you to excel on these high-stakes tests, giving you the best opportunity to increase your score.
CALENDAR/COURSE DATES
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April 21 – June 6
June 16 – August 4
September 5 – October 20
October 13 – December 1
- Six-week course
- Wednesdays from 5:00–9:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 8:00 a.m.–noon
- 8 hours of class per week; total of 40 hours of instruction
Pricing
$695 For the GMAT Test Prep Course.
Why should I register???
- BYU’s advantage of free use of on-campus classrooms lowers our costs
- Big savings over other local and national courses
- Money-back guarantee to “test Drive” our course at no risk
- All books, materials and diagnostic tests included
- Higher Score Guarantee allows you to retake the course one time for up to four years
2012 GMAT Test Prep Course
Event Dates: 21 January 2012 – 1 December 2012
Online Registration Closes: 12 October 2012
GMAT Information
The GMAT is a standardized test that is an important factor in determining admission into MBA programs at business management schools. It provides an objective element in your application.
The test is broken into three separately timed sections:
Analytical Writing: 2 writing tasks—30 minutes each
Quantitative: 37 multiple-choice questions divided between
data sufficiency and problem solving—75 minutes for entire section
Verbal: 41 multiple-choice questions divided among reading
comprehension, critical reasoning, and sentence correction—75 minutes to
complete the entire section
Please note: Pre-trial questions for use on future tests are
spread intermittently throughout the GMAT test. They will be unidentified, but will
not affect your score.
GMAT scores are broken down into 3 different scores:
Total (200–800)
Verbal (0–60)*
Quantitative (0–60)**
The total score is a scaled combination of the verbal and quantitative scaled scores, and thus reflects a student’s overall performance on the multiple choice sections of the test. The AWA score is independent of and has no impact on the total scaled score.
*Scores below 9 and above 44 for the Verbal section are rare
**Scores below 7 and above 50 for the Quantitative section are rare
List of Business School MBA Rankings according to GMATCAT.com
Top MBA Programs
Here are a few GMAT score averages for top schools:
| School Renowned MBA Programs | Average GMAT Scores |
|---|---|
| Harvard MBA Program | 720 |
| Wharton MBA Program | 710 |
| Stanford MBA Program | 720 |
| Sloan MBA Program | 710 |
| Yale MBA Program | 710 |
| Arizona State MBA Program | 670 |
| Brigham Young MBA Program | 660 |
It is recommended that applicants take the GMAT during the senior year of their undergraduate work or shortly thereafter, rather than waiting until after work experience is gained. Students who take the GMAT while they are still in school tend to perform better on the exam—because they are still in the academic or test-taking “mode”—than those who wait until they apply for the MBA Program after working for several years. The GMAT score is valid for five years.
The GMAT is now a computer-adaptive test. Because of this, test takers are given an unofficial copy of their scores immediately after completing the exam and prior to leaving the testing center. Applicants may fax or bring in a copy of the unofficial GMAT score report from the testing center to be used to process their MBA application until the official scores arrive from the testing services. The MBA Admissions Committee can use the unofficial score report to make a recommendation on an application, but the official GMAT scores must reach [your business school] before an official offer of admission can be made.
It is suggested that the GMAT be taken several months before the application deadline for the following reasons:
- It takes approximately four weeks for official GMAT scores to reach your prospective schools. An official offer of admission cannot be extended to an applicant until the school has received the official GMAT scores.
- To allow applicants the opportunity to study and retake the GMAT (and have the scores sent in time to meet the application deadline) should previous GMAT scores be unrepresentative of ability or too low to merit consideration for admission.
- To allow applicants the opportunity to meet scholarship deadlines and benefit from other advantages that early admission to the MBA Program provides.
—BYU MBA Web site.
** Be sure to visit your prospective schools’ Web sites to check
application and scholarship deadlines as well as score/GPA expectations.
- General information about the GMAT:
- Testing Centers
- Score distribution
- FAQ about the GMAT
- Tests are administered by student appointment at specified local testing centers.
- Please click here to schedule your GMAT at the following testing sites:
- Provo/Orem: Pearson VUE Test Center
- Draper: Pearson Professional Centers
- Midvale: Pearson VUE Test Center



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