Don’t let the data sufficiency questions on the GMAT throw you off your game.  The Nova Press GMAT Prep Course clarifies the directions, outlines methods to use during the test to improve your score, warns against common problems, and provides ways for you to check yourself.

The content on the data sufficiency part of the exam is not anymore difficult than the content in the rest of the math section.  Rather, the complicated directions are what increase the difficulty level.  By working with Nova Press, you can know the directions before walking into the test and be clear on what they’re actually looking for.  We outline how to work through a problem and give clear explanations, so you can follow the reasoning.

Knowing which answers to eliminate can also be key to improving your score.  The Nova’s GMAT Prep Course walks step-by-step through how to know which answers to eliminate.  We give numerous examples with explanations to help you understand the reasoning process, work in a section on warning you about unwarranted assumptions, and how to check extreme cases.

After all of this, you get a chance to work through three sets of problems on your own.  The answers (with explanations) are given in a separate section, so you can check your answers at the end.

Rather than worry about how to study for the data sufficiency section of the GMAT, work with Nova Press.  our GMAT Prep Course will make sure you have all of the information you need to master this section (and the rest) of the GMAT.

Originally posted 2012-05-07 22:33:38.

When you’re looking for a GRE iPad app to prepare for the GRE, you don’t want one that just gives you vocabulary.  You check out GRE iPad app reviews, trying to find one that gives you the best review for ALL of the content that will be tested on the GRE.  Rely on Nova Press to give you the best app around:  GRE Ascent.

With GRE Ascent, you get access to 500+ pages of review material, covering math, verbal, and writing.  GRE Ascent provides 800+ questions with detailed explanations along with 4,000 vocabulary words with meanings.  Most other apps only give you vocabulary, giving GRE Ascent a clear advantage.  You also gain access to 5 mini-diagnostic tests to help you track your progress.

GRE Ascent is convenient and versatile.  You can access it from your iPhone or iPad, desktop computer, and over the web.  It syncs up your progress across all of these platforms and provides detailed charts and performance analysis.  That way, you can easily determine where to spend your study-time.  Included with the app is a way to take notes within the app.  This feature allows you to bookmark certain questions, solutions, and review pages as well as a location for customized note-taking.  GRE Ascent also provides a “GRE-o-meter:” a projected score for every practice session and diagnostic test.  With GRE Ascent, you can collaborate with other users in our offline forums and study groups.

When looking at GRE iPad app reviews, trying to figure out the best app for you, turn to Nova Press’s GRE app: GRE Ascent.  It does more than give you vocabulary and definitions.  It gives you ALL of the content you need to prepare for the GRE.

Originally posted 2012-05-05 15:14:36.

Choosing what to resources to use when studying for the GMAT can involve a lot of research just in itself, but Nova Press can make that decision easier.  Nova Press’s GMAT Prep Course Software is comprehensive and affordable: the perfect combination for the student (or future student).

Nova Press makes sure you are ready for the format of the exam as well as the content.  We detail the “mentality” behind the creation of the questions on the GMAT, give hundreds of practice problems, and provide 4 scored GMAT practice exams with the software.  You can move through the program at your own pace, doing as many questions in whichever areas you need the most practice in whatever time you have.  There are different modes to choose from as well, whether you choose to complete questions in “Mentor Mode,” where the correct answer is revealed immediately after you answer each question, or “Test Mode,” where the section is timed and scored like the real GMAT test.

The software includes a review of math concepts as well as sections on reading comprehension, logical reasoning, and data sufficiency.  Each section includes detailed explanations and clear examples of each concept.  The math section includes seventeen different lessons, all accessible through a home screen, so you control which math concepts to review.  The reading comprehension section debunks myths about some approaches to this section as well as reviewing subtopics, like pivot words, to immediately improve your score.  The logical reasoning section helps you to recognize common answer patterns and to understand the underlying simplicity of these questions while the data sufficiency section outlines methods to master these dreaded questions.

When looking for the best GMAT software, turn to Nova Press.  Our GMAT Prep Course Software has everything you need in order to master the GMAT.  All you need to do is put in the time and do the work.

Originally posted 2012-05-03 03:48:56.

If you’re looking for the best MCAT Physics prep, look no further.  Nova Press has a book devoted just to the physics portion of the test!  Our MCAT Physics Book is the best choice when preparing for the MCAT.

The MCAT Physics book contains 16 chapters devoted to important physics topics that will be tested.  The first chapter gives information about the test as well as giving recommendations on how to use the book and reviewing units and equations.  Chapter 2 addresses the “Language of Motion,” including force, mass, vector, velocity, etc.  The other chapters include topics such as: the laws of motion, gravitation, planes and circles, friction and air resistance, torques and properties of solids, momentum, energy, fluids, periodic motion and waves, sound, light, electrodynamics, electric circuits, and atomic and nuclear physics.  Each chapter includes clear examples with explanations, so you can learn to reason through the various problems given.

In addition to being a thorough review of all things physics, we include practice problems at the end of each chapter for you to apply the material covered in the chapter.  An answer key is at the end of the book so you can check your accuracy.

If you’re looking for the best MCAT Physics prep, Nova Press has you covered.  The Nova Press MCAT Physics Book will review all of the information you need to know and give you practice for test day.  If you’re willing to work, Nova Press will help you master the MCAT.

Originally posted 2012-04-30 14:12:47.

The average GMAT score varies a bit from year to year.  There are also many different components to it.  You receive separate verbal, math, and writing scores as well as a composite score.  The average verbal score is about 27 while the average math score is about 36.  The average total score is 545.  Want to do better than average?  Let Nova Press help you prepare with the Nova Press GMAT Prep Course!

Nova Press wants to make sure you have all of the information you need in order to master the GMAT.  Our GMAT Prep Course contains 3 different sections, each devoted to a different section of the GMAT.  Part One covers all of the math that you will need for the test.  There are many subsections, each devoted to a specific mathematical concept.  Each subsection also includes clear examples and explanations as well as practice questions (with answers) for you to apply what you have learned or what you are reviewing.

The verbal section contains subsections devoted to reading comprehension, arguments, sentence correction and an analytical writing segment.  Nova Press outlines specific tools for you to use in order to improve your reading comprehension, including categorizing the six main types of questions asked, reviewing pivotal words, and outlining a specific three-step method that you can use on test day to succeed.  The arguments sections helps you to understand the “point” of each argument, so you can choose the correct answer, even if the argument is fallacious and the “right” answer is actually wrong.  We focus on making sure you have the tools you need to be able to understand what the argument is and what is being asked.    The sentence correction subsection details eight different areas that are commonly tested on the exam and gives examples and explanations for their proper usage.

The analytical writing segment makes sure you understand the two different types of writing that the test-graders are looking for.  It reviews basic grammar and punctuation, gives tips on how to develop your own writing style, rubrics so you can evaluate your own writing with the same criteria used by the test-graders, and sample prompts to practice with.

Studying with Nova Press’s GMAT Prep course will help you get better than the average GMAT score if you are willing to put in the work.  You can  master the GMAT, and Nova Press can help.

Originally posted 2012-04-28 01:32:08.