Grid-in items appear in Part B of Section I after the multiple-choice questions. Six questions are presented that require you to apply your scientific thinking and mathematical skills to calculate a response. Then you “grid in” your responses in the grid provided on your answer sheet, which will resemble the one shown here. The next […]
The schedule presented here is the ideal. Compress the schedule to fit your needs. Do keep in mind, though, that research in cognitive psychology has shown that the best way to acquire a great deal of information about a topic is to prepare over a long period of time. Because you may have several months […]
There is a 10-minute reading period sandwiched between the multiple-choice section and the free-response (essay) portion of the AP Biology exam. Notice that this is a “reading” period, not a “nap” period. Ten minutes isn’t much time, but it does give you an opportunity to read the essay questions. You can write notes in the […]
Before you decided to study nursing, you might have thought that a nursing program was a nursing program, and that was all there was to it. Like most things in life, it’s not quite that simple. There are two major categories of nurses working in medical settings across the U.S.—the registered nurse (RN) and the practical nurse […]
You can beat anxiety the same way you can beat the AP U.S. History exam—by knowing what to expect beforehand and developing strategies to deal with it. Take a few minutes to think about what your sources of test-related stress are. The idea is to pin down any sources of anxiety so you can deal […]
A ratio is both a comparison and division, and can simply be treated as such. “The ratio of boys to girls is seven to two” can be expressed as the proportion: B/G = 7/2. Do with this what you like: 7G = 2B or B = 7G/2, whatever. Forget the “:” with ratios. GMAT writers […]
By far, the easiest and fastest way to learn English is to be a tiny baby growing up in an English-speaking environment. If you are reading this article, though, you are no longer in a position to take advantage of that opportunity, and will have to improve your English the hard way: practice. Not all […]
A common point of confusion among those studying for the GMAT—as well as the general writing public—is the difference between several sets of similar but different words (that vs. which, if vs. whether, between vs. among, like vs. as). Knowing which of these words to use in a given situation can often allow you to eliminate a […]
A linear equation is any equation where the highest power of the unknown, which I shall call x, is 1. To illustrate more clearly with a few examples: x+1 = 4 10x = 3 x = 18 – 4x x2 + 2 = 2x and x3 = 8 are not linear equations because there are […]
Supporting idea questions ask about details directly stated in the passage. You can identify them because they will refer to only one part of the passage. These questions are different from main idea questions because supporting ideas questions ask about the points the author makes within the passage and do not ask about the passage as […]