I Want to Take the GMAT
By Andy Heath
I have given some consideration to taking the GMAT. For those of you that don't know what the GMAT is, it is a test that you take to get into business school to get an M.B.A. I have to admit I am dreading it though because it is a test whose material you generally cover in advanced high school math and English classes.
The GMAT covers such topics as high school Algebra I, high school geometry, a little probability, as well as the tester's verbal abilities such as the ability to read critically and understand material read.
The highest score you can make on the GMAT is 800, and the lowest is 200. In order to get into the top tier schools such as Harvard or Yale, you would generally need to get in the mid 700 range. Lower ranked schools usually require a score in the mid 400's.
To be honest, I'm not even sure why I want to take this test because I'm not even sure I want to get into graduate business school. Still, I think it might be interesting to relearn all the algebra and geometry that I have forgotten over the years. Who knows, I might do very well at it now. I was not a great student in high school, I have to admit.
The best way to study for the GMAT, in my humble opinion, would just be to buy an algebra and geometry review guide and go through them, as well as buying a GMAT verbal review guide, which you can find at just about any bookstore. I had started the process a year and a half, but then abandoned it when I decided to move from Phoenix, AZ, back to Tennessee. Now, I'm thinking about it again, and wondering if I am going out of my mind.
I guess at this point, I'm not entirely sure what I'm going to do with myself. What do you do when you're 31-years-old and have accomplished essentially nothing in your life other than writing two unpublished novels? I guess that is the question I must struggle with over time. Still, I leave the option of the GMAT open.
