Global View - Taking The GMAT (C0320)

Ash:

I can’t seem to progress up the career ladder no matter how hard I try and I have been here for 2 years already!

Mindy:

Well, have you thought of getting an MBA? I heard it does wonders in getting you to the top.

Ash:

An MBA hey… well my degree wasn’t in business, the business schools won’t be interested in me.

Mindy:

Nonsense! The business schools measure your ability through a test called GMAT.

Ash:

GMAT? What does that stand for and what will the test contain?

Mindy:

Graduate Management Admission Test, it contains three parts; Analytical Writing Assessment, the Quantitative section, and the Verbal section. Not only does the test mark you on the number of questions answered but also on the difficulty.

Ash:

Okay this sounds a little tough, how am I supposed to practice for this?

Mindy:

Up to you, you could have a one on one session with a tutor or group sessions, you can also use free or private computer software. Going to church might help as well!

Ash:

No matter what I do I’m going to ace this test and go on to become a corporate fat cat!

Mindy:

Umm…That’s the spirit!

Key Vocabulary

corporate

related to business

management

the action of controlling an area of a business

graduate

person who finished university

GMAT

Graduate Management Admissions Test

analytical

pertaining to or proceeding by analysis

quantitative

type of information based in quantities

verbal

consisting of or in the form of words

MBA

Master of Business Administration

fat cat

A wealthy and privileged person

Supplementary Vocabulary

greed

excessive desire, as for wealth or power

wizard

a person of amazing skill or accomplishment

market

the field of trade or business

thesis

a dissertation on a particular subject in which one has done original research

professor

a teacher of the highest academic rank in a college or university

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