Optimizing Stubborn Tendencies on the GMAT
Nate Burke is a Content Developer at Knewton, specializing in GMAT prep. Are you stubborn? There are many situations in which stubbornness would help a human being. A stubborn nature can be extremely useful when trying to accomplish a complicated goal over an extended period of time. Building a house, …
Business-like approach to GMAT math
Nathan Burke is a Math Content Developer at Knewton, specializing in GMAT prep. The GMAT quantitative section is different from most math tests. You don’t usually see Data Sufficiency questions outside the GMAT, for one thing. They’re tricky, and mastering them requires a high level of familiarity. The good news …
Data Sufficiency — Nurture over Nature
Nobody likes Data Sufficiency questions. They’re like the Pigeon Pose in yoga — unnatural, and therefore uncomfortable. The good news is everyone feels this way. No one is born a good Data Sufficiency question-taker. You become good, but you have to work at it. Turn this to your advantage. Data …
On the Merits of Memorization
During your entire educational career, teachers have probably told you the same, shopworn motto: Deep Understanding is more important than Memorizing Facts. You always knew that this was silly—those teachers would invariably test you on facts, and if you didn’t know them, then a “deep understanding” of them was impossible. …
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