Ace the GMAT offers a distillation of the experiences of a veteran test-prep instructor, MBA Admissions coach, author and education raconteur, which helps students pass this often challenging test first time. Offers a philosophy built on two simple but powerful propositions: Identify the principles behind classic problem types Succeed first by not getting the easy questions wrong and then go on to get the difficult questions right Contains two of the author's own inventions: The Big Seven Number Cracker for open-ended variable problems in Data Sufficiency, and the Four-Corner Question Cracker for Reading Comprehension questions