Welcome Guide. RESOURCE MAP Look inside for more details. GMAT Foundations of Verbal

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1 Welcome Guide Quick Start Checklist Take a practice test. Explore the GMAT Roadmap Guide. Bring The Official Guide for GMAT Review to every class RESOURCE MAP Look inside for more details Start reading the Foundations of GMAT Math book. Start reading the GMAT Foundations of Verbal book. BOOKS 10 Strategy Guides PRACTICE TESTS 6 GMAT Practice Tests Our Computer Adaptive Tests, plus Assessment Reports, all online. 2 GMATPrep exams Download from mba.com. Wait to do these until the end of your class. GMAT Write Online tool from GMAC to test your essay skills. Foundations of GMAT Math 2 Supplements GMAT Foundations of Verbal ADDITIONAL ONLINE RESOURCES Navigator Online interface that tracks your performance on all Official Guide problems. Features interactive analytics & hundreds of explanations. GMAT Interact Our on-demand GMAT course. Includes almost 30 hours of interactive online lessons, covering all key GMAT content areas. Official Guide Test Booklet GMAT Mobile App Continue your studies wherever you go with our app for ios or Android. Foundations of Math Workshops Two 3-hour workshops and associated drills. Other Tools Question Banks, Challenge Problems, 1-on-1 Assessments, and more! WANT THE LONG VERSION? KEEP READING FOR FULL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE COURSE RESOURCES Questions? Contact our Student Services team at (212) or gmat@manhattanprep.com 1 Manhattan Prep welcome guide v

2 BOOKS 10 Manhattan Prep GMAT Strategy Guides These guides are the heart of our curriculum, providing in-depth instruction in each of the GMAT s principal content areas. Each Guide breaks down the subject into distinct topics, followed by practice problems to strengthen your skills. Foundations Strategy Supplements These supplemental books provide critical refreshers of core concepts, as well as ample practice with basic math and verbal skills. The Foundations of GMAT Math (FoM) book reinforces computational abilities, clarifies fundamental ideas, and lays the groundwork for the math Strategy Guides. The GMAT Foundations of Verbal (FoV) book reviews basic concepts of grammar and logical arguments; it also provides insight into Reading Comprehension and lists of GMAT words and idioms. The Strategy Guides and Supplements mentioned above are also available for download as ebooks in your Student Center. The Official Guide (OG) Published by GMAC, the The Official Guide for GMAT Review is the main source of real GMAT problems from previous tests. Please bring this book to every class! Test Simulation Booklet + Marker Did you know you can t use any paper when you take the GMAT? This laminated pad mimics the one used at official test centers. Practice with this to avoid gameday surprises. Make sure you have it handy whenever you do a practice test! GMAT Advanced Quant Strategy Supplement (free ebook available upon request) This guide provides intense practice with advanced techniques for problem solving and data sufficiency questions, ranging from broad principles to tactics for narrowing down possible answers. Includes over 150 "Workout Problems" to test you on the toughest quant concepts. Meant for those scoring at or above the 70 th percentile in the quant section on practice tests and comfortable with the material in the five math-focused Strategy Guides. PRACTICE TESTS 6 Manhattan Prep GMAT Practice Tests Our six full-length computer-adaptive practice tests are offered online using our proprietary GMAT testing engine. Recommended Use 1. Take one exam before Session Take two during the course, per the syllabus. 3. Run Assessment Reports for every test. These reports will allow you to identify your strengths and weaknesses, helping you use your study time more effectively. GMAT Prep (free download) Free practice exam software available from GMAC, the makers of the GMAT, at mba.com. The GMATPrep practice exams are the best predictor of your score on the actual GMAT. They are best utilized late in your study process, after you have already selected a test date, as they do not provide explanations or in-depth analytics of your performance. GMAT Write (online, one free code included with program) GMAC s web-based essay practice tool offers real GMAT writing prompts along with feedback on how well your essays demonstrate your ability to think critically and communicate ideas. You ll receive two prompts both analysis of an argument each of which you can score twice. 2 Manhattan Prep welcome guide v

3 WORKSHOPS Foundations of Math Workshops Two Foundations of Math (FoM) workshops are available to you, for free, as our student. These 3-hour workshops cover basic math material. FoM I covers Equations and Divisibility & Exponents. FoM II covers Fractions, Decimals, & Percents, and Geometry. Accompanying online homework banks consist of 400+ practice questions and explanations. Visit your Student Center to access these recordings. If you are unsure whether you would benefit from these workshops, we recommend first taking our 40- minute Basic Math Diagnostic, containing 20 problems at a level of difficulty. Advanced Workshops are also available for purchase. Visit for more info. ONLINE RESOURCES Navigator Designed for use with the Official Guides (OGs), our GMAT Navigator provides a convenient online interface for tracking your progress with real GMAT problems. Record your answers and either time yourself or enter offline times. Afterwards, review explanations and click on live graphs to dive deeper into your performance stats (even all the way down to individual question data). You can also display custom graphs based on any date range you select. GMAT Interact GMAT Interact is our on-demand GMAT course and you get full access to it! It has 35+ interactive lessons that cover all of the same content and strategies as our live courses. These lessons taught by the same instructors who teach our live courses are perfect for making up any missed class sessions, or for reviewing content that you find challenging. GMAT Mobile App Our GMAT Mobile App lets you take your studies on the go. In it, you ll find questions from our books, challenge problem archive, and foundational materials as well as study tips and admissions advice. It is available for download on both ios and Android. Question Banks These online Question Banks consist of 25 extra practice questions (with detailed explanations) per Strategy Guide. All questions included are unique and not included anywhere else in our curricular materials. Use the Question Banks late in your studies to do a review of needed topics (e.g. Geometry). Challenge Problem Archive Course students have access to our archive of 500+ Challenge Problems that test the hardest quant concepts. These questions are designed for students who have mastered the material in the general sections of our Strategy Guides and want an added challenge. 3 Manhattan Prep welcome guide v

4 HOMEWORK HELP Online Forums Interact with fellow students and Manhattan Prep instructors. Ask and answer questions about the GMAT, our curriculum, b- school admissions, and more. You can even find or form study groups! Access at Thursdays With Ron A free 90-minute group study session offered every other Thursday with veteran GMAT instructor Ron Purewal. Submit your questions online beforehand, and Ron will hand-pick questions to teach during the live study session. Office Hours Boot Camp students are provided with six Office Hour sessions (each 30 minutes long) that can be used at any point during your program. Only one appointment can be scheduled at a time. Use your Office Hour session to discuss and diagram problems with an instructor in an interactive online classroom while speaking with him or her over the phone (note: these sessions will likely not be with your Boot Camp instructors). If you need additional help, call us at for details. Directions 1) Go to Office Hours tab in your Student Center. Complete the payment/setup process and select your desired date/time. Specify problems to review and a phone number for the instructor to call. 2) A confirmation includes instructions for accessing Blackboard, the live online platform used for office hours. Please follow the instructions to complete the online set-up before your session. 3) At the scheduled meeting time, an Instructor will call to start your session. You should be ready with: (a) A web-connected computer. (b) Your books open to the problems that need to be discussed. 1-on-1 ASSESSMENTS Game-Planning sessions All Boot Campers are eligible for two game-planning sessions during the programs. In these sessions, you will meet one-onone with one of your Boot Camp instructors to review your comfort level with the test and map out a game-plan for your studies. Your instructor may also review a few sample problems with you during these sessions. Post-Exam Assessment (PEA) Didn t get the score you were hoping for when you took the official GMAT? We re still here for you. Do an in-depth consultation with a specially trained instructor over the phone. Eligibility Must have taken the official exam, completed one Manhattan Prep GMAT practice test by Session #2, and at least two more Manhattan Prep GMAT practice tests, all timed, by the end of the course. Contact Student Services for details. 4 Manhattan Prep welcome guide v

5 MANHATTAN PREP POLICIES MAKING UP CLASS SESSIONS If you miss a session of the Boot Camp, we advise you to speak directly with your instructor(s) about the best way to make up the material. One option is to make up class sessions through GMAT Interact, our on-demand GMAT course. Our course students have full access to this program and can complete lessons at any time. These lessons are also a great way to review content from the course. If you are enrolled in an in-person Boot Camp, you will also have the option of making up the class session by sitting in on another inperson course in your area (students are allowed up to three make-up classes). You can reserve a sit-in spot by calling our office at or by making a reservation online via your Student Center. Because the Boot Camp program differs somewhat from our standard course offering, we highly recommend that you speak with your instructor(s) before scheduling a make-up class, to ensure that you are attending a comparable session. Online course students can access recordings of each of their class sessions with their assigned instructors through Blackboard Collaborate, our e-learning platform. Each recording becomes available approximately 24 hours after that week s session ends. SWITCHING INTO A DIFFERENT COURSE If you re enrolled in a course that has not yet started and is not sold out, you may switch into another course that better fits you by contacting Student Services at least 48 hours prior to the start of the class you are currently enrolled in. If your course has already started or is sold out, you can switch into a different course by paying a switch fee. If you choose to switch from an online course into an in-person course or a boot camp, you will need to pay the difference in cost between these programs. RETAKING A COURSE Complete Course students can retake an in-person or online course for a significantly reduced retake fee. To enroll at the reduced rate, call Student Services at If you want to retake a different program than you originally completed, your retake fee may differ. Retake fees for international in-person course students may also differ. PAYMENTS Full tuition is due by the first day of class. If you have any questions about your account, contact us at REFUNDS/CANCELLATIONS Due to our proprietary materials and limited class sizes, we are not able to provide refunds for any reason. This applies to all tuition payments and fees. We always want to work with you to make sure your course experience is a great one. Give us a call if you have questions or if there is anything we can do to improve your prep experience with us. Our Student Services team is available seven days a week at gmat@manhattanprep.com or SCORE GUARANTEES Manhattan Prep does not make any score guarantees. While we provide you with the structure for success including a rigorous curriculum and outstanding teachers most of the work must come from you. If you complete all the assigned homework, come prepared to class, and take advantage of the many resources we provide, you will be well-equipped to meet your GMAT score goals. If there is anything else we can do to help along the way, just give us a call! Manhattan Prep Student Services AVAILABLE 7 DAYS A WEEK gmat@manhattanprep.com or Manhattan Prep welcome guide v