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Introduction -- part 1. Getting started with the GMAT: The lowdown on the GMAT ; Maximizing your score on the GMAT ; Mastering business school admissions -- part 2. Creating a GMAT study plan: Planning your approach ; GMAT practice assessment ; Scoring and interpreting the practice assessment -- part 3. Vanquishing the verbal section: Applying what you learned (we hope) in grammar class : sentence correction ; Not as enticing as a bestseller : reading comprehension ; Thinking this through logically : critical reasoning ; Bringing it together : a mini practice verbal section -- part 4. Acing the analytical writing section: Analyze this : what to expect from the analytical writing assessment ; Present perfect paragraphs : how to write a GMAT essay ; Deconstructing sample GMAT essays ; Sampling a series of writing prompts -- part 5. Conquering the quantitative section: Getting back to basics : numbers and operations ; Considering all the variables : algebra ; Getting the angle on geometry : planes and solids ; Keeping in step : coordinate geometry ; Manipulating the numbers : statistics and sets ; It's all in the presentation : GMAT quantitative question types ; All together now : a mini practice quantitative section -- part 6. Excelling on the integrated reasoning section: Best of both worlds : the integrated reasoning section ; Deciphering data in charts and graphs -- part 7. Practice makes perfect: GMAT practice test ; Practice test answers and explanations -- part 8. The part of tens: Ten question types you've got a good shot at ; Ten writing errors to avoid ; Ten ways to increase your chances of getting into business school.