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Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT®)
How should I prepare for the GMAT?
Practice, practice, and then more practice! The GMAT consists of three sections: Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA), Quantitative, and Verbal. Most test takers will tell you that the questions are not hard; the hard part is efficiently managing your time during the exam so that you can answer every question.

A whole GMAT prep industry of books, workshops, online courses, and tutoring exists to teach business school applicants the best GMAT test taking tips and strategies. Studying for the GMAT can cost as low as $10 for a used GMAT study guide to $1,000 or more for a professional tutor. admissions411 knows that you don't have time to evaluate each service - just tell you which one works, right? See below for admissions411 member ratings of GMAT exam prep services.

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Table: Member Rankings of GMAT Prep service providers
 GMAT Prep ServiceTimes UsedAvg GMATAverage Rating
1. GMAX7521
2. High Q1740
3. tester10
4. Private2355
5. ETS1700
6. Jamboree3706
7. Griffon Prep (Washington, DC)3686
8. High-Q2720
9. TracTrain1710
10. test1770
11. GMAT Prep5538
12. Manhattan GMAT264617
13. Powerscore1700
14. Philadelphia Consulting3723
15. Veritas MBA Admin Consulting26544
16. Stacy Blackman1720
17. BeatTheGMAT.com5714
18. MBA Center4480
19. Veritas82601
20. MBA Strategy10
21. gmat.com23505
22. IMS India18453
23. GMAT Turboprep1720
24. 4GMAT1730
25. ASU2320
26. OG9681
27. Philadelphia Service3680
28. TestMasters11550
29. Hamaguchi-juku1650
30. MBA Consult3576
31. MBA Apply3510
32. Univ. of Utah prep course1650
33. Bellcurves1640
34. various services2670
35. GlobalNow1610
36. Kidum1680
37. MBA Mission2375
38. Megaron4702
39. Bell Curves5688
40. USDA10
41. Maitav3676
42. MBA.COM13554
43. GMATTutor.com5262
44. Other19601
45. Through a friend.3680
46. Cal State Fullerton1640
47. UT-Austin1720
48. Hamaguchijuku1690
49. IMS2700
50. BCG10
51. affiance1710
52. Accepted.com10
53. Grad School10
54. If1710
55. IFU1700
56. scoretop.com21594
57. local prep course17573
58. class4692
59. Kiddum6730
60. MBA TUTOR4707
61. MLIC2285
62. Kaplan516619
63. Private tutor17529
64. BusinessSchoolAdmission.com1780
65. Official Guide, GMAT CAT, GMAT SECRETS31593
66. JCMBA5568
67. 1710
68. GMAT Powerprep21665
69. GMATpreparation.com7774
70. Cambridge Essay Service1680
71. 800score.com15449
72. Admission Consultant.com1800
73. crack-gmat.com1620
74. Princeton Review281601
75. MBA Applicant.com5562
76. ManhattanReview16656
 
Table: Top 10 GMAT Scores (Class of 2009)
 MemberOverallQuant%Verbal%AWAGMAT Prep Service
1. MOHAMED 80007100601006.0Admission Consultant.com
2. Private 8003676 3685 5.5Kaplan
3. Private 8005199 4699 6.0GMATpreparation.com
4. takenoprisoners 8005098 4699 6.0GMATpreparation.com
5. Private 7905099 4498 6.0GMATpreparation.com
6. Private 7905098 4699 5.5GMATpreparation.com
7. Private 7804990 5199 6.0Kaplan
8. Private 7805095 5099 6.0Veritas
9. PSI 7805095 4999 6.0Other
10. Private 7805095 4799 5.0Veritas