This document provides tips for scoring 700+ on the GMAT exam. It recommends beginning by determining a baseline score to set goals, creating an action plan with efficient study materials, and making time for regular practice. Specific study tips include mastering content before practice problems, focusing on weaknesses, and avoiding careless mistakes. It emphasizes regular review, joining a study group, and taking care of mental and physical health to do well on the exam. The goal is a balanced score through quality practice and eliminating hazardous attitudes.

1. HOW TO
SCORE A
700+ ON THE
GMAT
A Mini Guide
For Success

2. Scott Woodbury-Stewart

4. BUSINESS SCHOOL
ADMISSIONS ARE
COMPETITIVE, AND A 700+
GMAT SCORE PROVIDES A
GREAT BOOST

5. 732
points
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percentile
the best
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7. UNDERSTAND THAT
EARNING A 700+ WON’T BE
EASY, BUT IT WILL BE
WORTHWHILE

9. BEGIN WITH THE END
GOAL IN MIND

12. Once you know
what your GMAT
goal is, it’s time to
figure out what
your current
abilities on the
GMAT are.

13. DETERMINE YOUR
BASELINE GMAT SCORE, BUT
DON’T OVER-INFER FROM
THE RESULTS

16. BE REALISTIC ABOUT HOW
LONG THE GMAT PROCESS
TAKES

18. FIND AND PREPARE WITH
MATERIAL THAT IS
ACCURATE, APPLICABLE,
EFFICIENT, AND EFFECTIVE

21. Once you’ve found excellent
test prep material to fit your
needs, the next step is to create
a strategic plan of attack.

22. CREATE AN ACTIONABLE
PLAN

25. Once you’ve planned a
strategic course of
study, the next step is
to make time in your
busy schedule.

26. BE PROACTIVE IN MAKING
TIME FOR YOURSELF

29. YOUR GOAL IS A
BALANCED COMPOSITE
GMAT SCORE

33. DON’T NEGLECT
INTEGRATED REASONING

35. WHEN STUDYING, MASTER
CONTENT BEFORE
SOLVING PRACTICE
PROBLEMS

37. HOLD OFF ON SAMPLE TESTS
UNTIL YOU’VE MASTERED
CONTENT AND PRACTICED
WITH THIS MASTERY

39. LEAVE AMPLE TIME BEFORE
YOUR GMAT FOR PRACTICE
TESTS

43. WHEN YOU STUDY, FOCUS
ON QUALITY AND EMPLOY
THE TABULA RASA RULE

48. BUILD A STRONG
FOUNDATION PRIOR TO
WORKING ON MORE
COMPLICATED MATERIAL

51. BE A PIANIST WHEN IT
COMES TO THE GMAT —
FOCUS ON ELIMINATING
YOUR WEAKNESSES

55. Speaking of memory, it’s
always important to
frequently review the
material you’ve been
learning.

56. REVIEW THE MATERIAL
OFTEN – GMAT SKILLS
ARE PERISHABLE

59. DON’T WORRY ABOUT WHAT
OTHERS ARE DOING —
FOCUS ON YOURSELF AND
ON DOING YOUR BEST

61. SOME HELPFUL
VERBAL TIPS

63. Learn the Rules

64. Learn the Rules

65. Learn the Rules

66. Put Your New Sentence
Correction Skills Into Action

67. Once you’ve eliminated the
impossible, whatever
remains, however
improbable, must be the
truth.
Sherlock Holmes

68. Be the Sherlock Holmes
of Sentence Correction

69. KEEP A SHORT LIST OF
SIGNIFICANT NOTES —
REVIEW EACH DAY

73. KEEP A SHORT LIST OF
YOUR COMMON ERRORS —
REVIEW DAILY

75. FOCUS ON GETTING
BETTER BEFORE YOU
FOCUS ON GETTING
FASTER

78. DON’T TRICK YOURSELF INTO
SAYING: “I KNOW THE
MATERIAL, BUT I JUST DON’T
HAVE MY TIMING DOWN.”

80. SOME HELPFUL
QUANT TIPS

81. Data Sufficiency Questions
— Put in the Time and
Calculations

82. Be Careful of Making the
Easiest Deduction, Especially
on Data Sufficiency Questions

83. Try to Master the Algebra:
Don’t Rely Solely on Picking
Numbers and Backsolving

86. NIP CARELESS
MISTAKES
IN THE BUD

88. Slow Down

89. Be More Present

90. Read More Carefully

92. Write Neatly and Legibly

93. Regularly Practice
Multiplication and
Division by Hand

94. Watch Out for Unit
Conversions

95. Watch Out For
“Except” Problems

96. Before You Select an Answer,
Double Check Whether You’re
Answering the Question

97. Pay Careful Attention to
Restrictive Information in the
Question Stem

98. Don’t Perform Calculations
in Your Head

99. Keep A Log of Your Mistakes
Each time you commit one the
above mistakes, put a hash mark in
your log. The goal of tallying your
mistakes is to make yourself fully
aware of them and, most
importantly, to AVOID them in the
future.

100. JOIN OR START A GMAT
STUDY GROUP

102. PLAN TO TAKE THE EXAM
MORE THAN ONCE

104. GET EXCITED ABOUT
TAKING THE GMAT!

106. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF BOTH
MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY

108. START USING THE DRY ERASE
BOARD ABOUT ONE MONTH
BEFORE YOUR TEST

110. MASTER YOUR TEST DAY
TIMING

113. SEPARATE GMAT FACT
FROM FICTION

119. UNDERSTAND WHAT TO DO AND
WHAT NOT TO DO IN THE WEEK
BEFORE THE EXAM

124. DON’T PUT TOO MUCH PRESSURE
ON YOURSELF! PLAN AHEAD

127. DON’T GIVE UP!

133. ELIMINATE HAZARDOUS
ATTITUDES

135. See the GMAT as an Opportunity,
Not as a Curse

136. Realize That You Won’t Be
Rewarded Just For Putting
in the Time

137. Don’t Tell Yourself the Story That
You are Bad at Standardized
Tests

139. Don’t Tell Yourself the Story
that Others Are Acing the GMAT
Quickly and Easily

140. I’ve Done Great Things in Both My
Personal and Professional Life, so
the GMAT Shouldn’t Matter Much

141. SOME HELPFUL PERFORMANCE
COACHING TIPS

142. Believe You Can Do It, and
Say You Can Do it

143. Embrace Your Individuality

144. Forget About What Others
Think

145. Get Rid of Negative People

146. Be Optimistic, Not Pessimistic

147. Don’t Unnecessarily Criticize
Yourself – Don’t be Overly
Judgmental About Yourself

148. Be Inquisitive and Curious

149. IN CONCLUSION

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