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45 minutes, 20 questions: building a pacing protocol for GMAT Data
A tutor-grade pacing protocol for GMAT Data Insights: per-item time boxes, batch strategy, the 90-second rule, and how to keep 20 items inside 45 minutes.
Why the GMAT Data Insights calculator costs you 30 seconds
GMAT Data Insights calculator strategy: when the on-screen tool saves time, when mental maths wins, and how to triage every item family by ROI.
How to read a GMAT Data Insights chart, table, and passage in one pass
A tutor-grade reading protocol for GMAT Data Insights items that fuse a chart, a table, and a passage into one stimulus, with concrete drills and pacing.
Why GMAT Two-Part Analysis feels like a quant-verbal hybrid
GMAT Two-Part Analysis solution guide: structural reading of the stem, the column-by-column elimination method, and a 4-minute triage protocol for the Data Insights section.
Why GMAT Graphics Interpretation wrong answers win on units
A tutor-grade protocol for GMAT Graphics Interpretation: how to read the chart, decode the stem, and pick the right answer without doing more arithmetic than the item actually needs.
Why GMAT Table Analysis errors are off-by-one column reads
A tutor's protocol for solving GMAT Table Analysis prompts: stem-first reading, column mapping, partial-credit traps, and the 4-minute pacing that protects a Data Insights 80+.
How to attack GMAT Multi-Source Reasoning across three tabs
Tactical protocol for GMAT Multi-Source Reasoning in Data Insights: read the stem first, triage the tabs, and avoid the three-tab trap that costs most candidates a DI point or two.
How to read a GMAT Data Sufficiency statement without inventing data
A tutor-grade walkthrough of GMAT Data Sufficiency statement analysis: how to read each statement on its own, apply the five answer codes, and avoid the most common sufficiency traps.
How do you stop doing unneeded maths on GMAT Data Sufficiency stems?
Learn the exact decision protocol that prevents GMAT Data Sufficiency candidates from doing algebra they were never asked to do, with stem-by-stem tactics and common traps.
3 minutes per GMAT Data Sufficiency item
A senior-tutor walkthrough of GMAT Data Sufficiency: stem parsing, the five answer-choice patterns, Adam's convention, and a minute-budgeted triage method for the Data Insights section.
GMAT Data Insights: a roadmap from weak foundations
A staged GMAT Data Insights road map for candidates with weak foundations: diagnostic, item-family triage, weekly plan, and score recovery to 78+.
How to rank GMAT Data Insights topics by ROI before week one of prep
Set GMAT Data Insights topic priorities with a scoring-aware framework. Map question families, weight your prep, and target the lifts that move your GMAT score.
What is the GMAT Data Insights section really asking
What the GMAT Data Insights section actually tests: item families, scoring logic, minute budgets, and a preparation strategy built around the GMAT format.
GMAT Verbal study plan for low-B2 English candidates
A 12-week GMAT Verbal study plan for low-B2 English candidates: bridge lexical gaps, rebuild reading speed, and engineer a V76+ on GMAT.
Stuck between two GMAT Verbal choices
Stuck between two GMAT Verbal answer choices? Learn the four elimination questions, stem-led checkpoints, and pacing tactics that resolve a 50/50 stalemate on test day.
How long should a GMAT RC passage actually take? A timing model
Time management on GMAT Reading Comprehension: passage-length budgets, per-question pacing, and the triage rules that protect a Verbal score.
How to read a GMAT RC science passage without losing the thread
Tactical reading protocol for GMAT Verbal: how to handle science versus business Reading Comprehension passages, with stem-by-stem drills and pacing targets.
Why GMAT RC author's purpose questions punish skimmers
Tactical playbook for GMAT Reading Comprehension author's purpose questions: stem signals, passage-mapping moves, and the wrong-answer archetypes that trap V80 candidates.
How to read a GMAT Reading Comprehension inference stem
A tutor-led breakdown of GMAT Reading Comprehension inference questions: how to test 'must be true' against passage scope, recognise the four common trap answers, and triage RC inference stems inside…
Why most GMAT RC wrong answers win on a partial match
Targeted drill on GMAT Reading Comprehension detail questions: how to read the stem, find the line, and avoid paraphrase traps that cost Verbal points.
4 stem shapes that signal a GMAT Reading Comprehension main idea item
GMAT Reading Comprehension main idea questions reward synthesis, not paraphrase. Learn the stem shapes, traps, and 90-second read pattern that separate V80 from V85.
GMAT Reading Comprehension passage mapping
A senior-tutor walk-through of GMAT Reading Comprehension passage reading strategy on the GMAT, covering pacing, 3-pass protocols, and question-type mapping.
How many GMAT Reading Comprehension passages can you afford
A senior-tutor walkthrough of GMAT Reading Comprehension: passage shapes, question families, timing budgets, and the stem-substitution trap that costs Verbal points.