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Join the successful MBA students who have benefitted from our live-online GMAT Prep Course. We will help you improve your skills, confidence, and score, all of which increase your chance of admission into the MBA or other business program of your choice!

Receive 24 hours of expert online instruction on the Quantitative, Verbal, Integrated Reasoning, and Analytical Writing sections of the GMAT.  This comprehensive course includes a review of the mathematical and verbal concepts tested on the GMAT and prepares you for the questions typically seen on this test.  You will also strengthen the skills tested in both the Integrated Reasoning and Analytical Writing sections.

The GMAT Test Prep course includes expert instruction, a proven format, all required course materials, and access to live-online diagnostic exams in one convenient, affordable package. 

  • Expert Instructors: Our test prep instructors are highly trained professionals.  Our experienced instructors know the GMAT and care about helping you achieve your goal.
  • Proven Strategies: WKU’s curriculum was developed by test prep experts, who have years of experience writing exam questions and preparing students for success.
  • Superior Materials: The GMAT Prep Class includes a course workbook and the official textbook from GMAC containing previously released test questions.*
  • Online Support: Our online support package includes access to recordings of all class modules, an instructor-monitored question forum, and online office hours. Access to online resources continues through 120 days after your last day of class, so you will still have support for your independent practice after class is over.
  • Convenient Schedule Options: Live-Online classes provide flexible schedules and the added benefit of taking the class from anywhere in the world.
  • Value: The course fee includes student course materials*, access to online resources, and instruction from a trained professional who cares about your success.

*Course materials will be shipped to the address provided when you register for our course. We recommend registering at least five (5) business days in advance of the course start date to facilitate timely delivery of your course materials package. Are you registering within the five (5) business days of the course start or after the course start? Not a problem. Students will be emailed digital workbook handouts for the class sessions to facilitate participation until their course materials are delivered.

GMAT Prep Classes are offered live-online, giving you the option to choose the schedule that works best for you. Our virtual classroom provides you with the flexibility to attend class from any location, the opportunity to interact in real time with our expert instructors, and the ability to re-watch the recordings of your class sessions at your convenience through 120 days after the last scheduled class session.

System Requirements:

The Live-Online GMAT Prep Course is offered online using Adobe Connect, a free application. All you need are a high-speed internet connection and speakers or head phones.

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Test-Taking Strategies:

  • Utilizing the process of elimination
  • Mastering time management skills
  • Minimizing test anxiety
  • Identifying common distractors

Quantitative Topics Include:

  • Strategies for handling math questions in the confusing data sufficiency format
  • Approaches to math questions presented in abstract form
  • Tactics for translating difficult real-world word problems into algebraic expressions or equations
  • Review of the mathematical concepts tested in each of the GMAT quantitative formats

Verbal Topics Include:

  • Spotting correct idiomatic speech in sentence completion problems
  • Understanding the key components of arguments in critical reasoning problems
  • Answering reading comprehension questions quickly, without reading the entire passage

Integrated Reasoning Topics Include:

  • Interpreting data from tables, graphs, text, and other sources
  • Dealing with multiple questions about the same data
  • Analyzing data from multiple columns for Two-Part Analysis questions

General Topics Include:

  • Utilizing the process of elimination
  • Mastering time management skills
  • Minimizing test anxiety
  • Identifying common distracters
WKU's Test Prep program is partnered with Educational Testing Consultants, a leader in higher education test preparation. Each year, Educational Testing Consultants helps thousands of students at major colleges and universities across the United States prepare for standardized testing. Educational Testing Consultants provides a proven program with a record of success and highly trained, top-quality instructors. Learn more about Educational Testing Consultants at www.etctestprep.com .

"I am so glad I decided to sign up for this class! I feel so much more ready to take the GMAT. (My) professor was amazing and so nice and helpful."

"I didn't expect to get this much out of the class, I just thought it would be strategies, but I learned to look at problems in a new way." 

"This is a great class. I learned a lot of information in a short period of time.  (I’m) glad that (the University) offers this test prep program."

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 Last Modified 12/15/23