GMAT Bridge Program: What You Need to Know

If you’re a future MBA prepping for the GMAT with The Princeton Review, we’ve got you covered.

This page will walk you through the many ways that TPR students can bridge the gap created by disruptions to scheduled test dates. For starters, you’ll continue to have access to key resources until your new test date. We’re here to help you ensure that you still receive your best possible score. (If you’re not enrolled in a program with us, you may find some helpful advice and resources on this page. Please call 1-800-2-REVIEW or email prep@review.com if we can be of assistance.) 

If your test-taking plans were disrupted, the silver lining is that you’ve got time—not just to stay sharp, but to get sharper. Here are four things you can start doing now:

1. Continue meeting with our expert instructors through GMAT Explanation Sessions and office hours.

Every week, you have access to at least two different LiveOnline sessions with expert instructors through your GMAT Explanation Sessions. Upcoming sessions appear on your “Schedule” tab, and you’ll also have the option to add those to your study plan.

You also have access to up to ten one-hour office-hours sessions for drop-in help with expert instructors. The schedule and links for these sessions can be found on the “Resources” tab of your online dashboard.

You will have access to this option as long as your online access is active, and The Princeton Review will extend your access as necessary to make sure you can prep until your test date arrives.

2. Make a study plan.

Draw up a study plan to help manage your time. Your plan doesn’t need to be elaborate. It can be as simple as designating one day of the week for each question type. For example, you could set aside Monday to work on Sentence Correction, Tuesday to work on Data Sufficiency, and so on. Designate the number of questions you want to do each day, and you’ve got a study plan!

3. Keep practicing.

The most important thing you can do between now and your test is to stay in practice. Even doing 3 or 4 GMAT questions per day will help you keep your edge. For starters, take additional practice tests. There’s a strong correlation between the number of practice tests taken and the score increase achieved. During your course, you were assigned Tests 1 through 6. Your homework syllabus also designated Test 7 as a test to take between the end of your course and your GMAT. If you haven’t taken all the assigned tests, set aside some time to do so. 

Once you finish those tests, take more! You also have access to 3 additional tests (Tests 8, 9, and 10) in your student portal. Add some or all these additional tests to your study plan. Finish any online drills that you haven’t completed. Finally, do any questions in the Official Guide that you haven’t already completed.

Set aside some time each day to review your practice tests thoroughly. Use your practice test results to identify the areas in each section that are keeping you from getting a better score. Then, use questions from the Official Guide and the online drills to address those areas. Don’t try to fix all your weaknesses at once. Fix two things, take a test, find two new things, and then fix those!

4. Use all the resources available to you.

Our GMAT program includes 10 practice tests, dozens of online lessons, and thousands of practice questions. If you finish all of those and find yourself short on practice material, there are some excellent additional resources. You can take GMAT Test 1 and 2 from GMAC. (GMAC makes two free practice tests available through their store on mba.com.) Once you complete those, you can also do GMAT Tests 3 through 6. (GMAC sells four additional practice tests through their store on mba.com.)

If you need even more additional practice questions, check out these books:

• 1,138 GMAT Practice Questions by The Princeton Review. As the title suggests, this book includes 1,138 questions, most of which are not used in our online materials, plus explanations for those questions. This book is available wherever books are sold.
• Official GMAT Quantitative Review 2020 by GMAC. This book includes 319 additional practice questions that are not used in the Official Guide. This book is available through GMAC’s store on mba.com and wherever books are sold.
• Official GMAT Verbal Review 2020 by GMAC. This book includes 312 additional practice questions that are not used in the Official Guide. This book is available through GMAC’s store on mba.com and wherever books are sold.

Best of luck, future business leaders! We are rooting for you.

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