How to Increase a GMAT Score

Raising your GMAT score will raise the chance that'll be accepted to the business school of your choice.

Increasing a score on the GMAT can greatly assist a person who is attempting to enroll in the business school of her choice. Students who have previously received a GMAT score with which they are not pleased have the option of taking the exam again, because most admission selection committees use the score from the most recent GMAT.

Instructions

1. Focus on your weak areas before you schedule the GMAT test. Knowing your weaknesses is a good thing. If you know that you did poorly on a certain portion of the GMAT, make it a point to spend extra time studying that topic before you take the GMAT again. Make it your goal to turn your area of weakness into a strength. Once you have mastered one area of weakness, move on to any other areas in which you could use extra practice.

2. Focus on answering correctly, not quickly. Understand that the people who compose the questions on the GMAT know that certain portions of the test are timed. Do not let your emotions get the better of you. Take your time and read through each question entirely rather than focusing on the amount of time you have left on a certain part of the test.

3. Eliminate the wrong answers from the multiple choices. If you are not sure of the correct choice on the GMAT, eliminate each answer you know is wrong. Know that the more wrong choices you eliminate will increase your chances of answering correctly.

4. Finish the entire GMAT. Remember that failing to complete any part of the GMAT will cause you to have a lower score. If you are not sure of an answer, it is better to make an educated guess because it will lower your score far more to leave an answer blank. GMAT's chief psychometrician, Vice President of Research & Development Dr. Lawrence Rutner, reportedly said, "Random guessing is like shooting yourself in the foot, but leaving answers blank is like shooting yourself in both feet." Do not let your score suffer because you have not completed the whole GMAT. Time yourself while you are taking practice GMAT exams at home, in a training class, or online. If you can finish an entire exam during your prep time, you should be able to complete the real GMAT with ease. Practice tests will also give you the confidence you need to succeed.

References

• GMAT Advice
• Approaching GMAT Exams