How We Are Different

Mission Statement

Our mission is to help students achieve their goals by providing the best curriculum and the highest-quality Instructors in the industry.


There are three features that we believe distinguish ManhattanGMAT from other GMAT preparation companies.

Instructors

We feel that teaching excellence is the key to student success. We ensure that our Instructors are the very best in a number of ways:

  • All Instructors must have scored a 99th percentile overall on the official GMAT (currently a 760+). They also must have prior teaching experience in order to be considered.

  • All Instructors must undergo a rigorous audition process to be extended an offer – in 2009, we had over 500 applicants for teaching positions. After various initial stages of screening, we flew 99 of them to New York for final auditions at our expense. Out of those 99 final round candidates, we hired just 16, for a yield of 16% of those we saw in-person (approximately 3% of total applicants). After being hired, Instructors then undergo a 100+ hour training process before being allowed to see students.

  • In order to attract and retain the best teachers, we pay $100/hour for all teaching assignments, plus bonuses. This is up to 4 times the industry standard, and the highest in the industry.

You can read more about our Instructors by visiting our Instructor bio page.

Content-Based Curriculum

We believe that the best GMAT curriculum should provide students familiarity with the math, grammar, and analytical principles that the GMAT tests.  Accordingly, we strive to re-teach students the 8th and 9th grade math tested on the GMAT as well as the grammar and logic that many students may never have studied.  Other GMAT test prep programs on the market focus on teachable methods, such as “process of elimination” and "backsolving" techniques. Our GMAT course curriculum is different; it seeks to provide test takers of all levels with content mastery and an organized approach that builds skills for every question type on the exam, including the most advanced content that many other prep companies ignore. 

 

You can read more about our curriculum and download a sample syllabus by visiting our Curriculum page. 

Focus

Our dedicated team specializes in the GMAT. This means that our time, energy, and resources are spent developing strategies for the GMAT's unique content rather than for the generic standardized exam. This targeted focus ensures that ManhattanGMAT offers the most current and effective GMAT course available.