Our Curriculum >> ManhattanGMAT Strategy Guides

Description The 8 ManhattanGMAT Strategy Guides are the core of our curriculum. Each guide breaks down its particular content area into distinct topics and builds comprehensive understanding through rules, strategies and in-depth examples. At the end of every chapter, you will find 15 practice problems, progressively increasing in difficulty. Answers with detailed explanations follow each problem set.

GMAT Math Strategy Guides

Number Properties: 
Learn, practice, and master everything from prime products to perfect squares and form a comprehensive understanding of the properties and rules tested on the GMAT.
 

Fractions, Decimals, & Percents:
Revisit how to calculate and manipulate part-whole relationships and practice implementing strategic shortcuts.


Word Translations:
Aids in translating challenging word problems into organized data, providing structured frameworks for each category of problem.


Equations, Inequalities, & VIC’s:
Covers fundamental techniques and nuanced strategies to approach algebraic questions in all their various forms and disguises on the GMAT.


Geometry:
Illustrates every geometric principle and formula relating to shapes, planes, lines, angles, and objects.


*Each Math Strategy Guide contains a special chapter that provides content-specific strategies for attacking GMAT Data Sufficiency Questions, uniquely challenging problems that account for more than one-third of Quantitative questions on the GMAT.

GMAT Verbal Strategy Guides

Sentence Correction: Takes the guesswork out of grammar by presenting every major grammatical principle and minor grammatical point tested on the GMAT.


Critical Reasoning: Defines and breaks down the structure of arguments and outlines each type of question posed on the GMAT, providing numerous examples for practice.


Reading Comprehension: Illustrates innovative sketching techniques designed to balance speed and comprehension.


After mastering all of the topics in each of our Strategy Guides, you can test your knowledge on problems in The Official Guides for GMAT Review (sold separately). These books are published by GMAC, the organization that administers the GMAT, and contain retired exam problems that, above all other practice questions, are most similar to the ones you will encounter on test day. All of our Strategy Guides include a categorized list of problems found in The Official Guides organized by subtopic and difficulty level.