With summer now in full-swing, it’s time for next year’s crop of b-school applicants to seriously start thinking about the GMAT. In the past, that meant buying a few bulky test-prep books or signing up for a refresher course. But thanks to some tech-savvy ‘app’ developers, future MBAs now have a few more convenient study options that can be accessed from their smart phones. Here is a list of the latest GMAT test prep apps for your phone that can make finding the time to study a lot easier.
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For the iPhone The most recent app to join the ranks is the GMAT Pill, released in early April. Co-Founder Zeke Lee, a GMAT 98th percentile scorer, developed the one-month study plan after discovering test-taking techniques that he says helped him improve his score in two weeks. The Pill uses visual aids that focus on how to best think through the questions in four main areas: sentence correction, data sufficiency, critical reasoning and problem solving. Users can follow the thought process test experts use for individual questions. “Just practicing thousands of questions doesn’t guarantee you’ll perform better,” explains Lee. “What’s special about these videos is they are really helping students change the way they think.” Interested users can check out free video tutorials on iTunes that Lee says preview the Pill Study Method. For the full version, prepare to pay $327 for the package or $97 for each pill per section. For the Android For the BlackBerry Source: http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/.../gmat_prep_for_the_iphone_blackberry.html |